Go Back   United Bimmer Community - BMW Forum > UnitedBimmer- Model Categories > E21, E30
Register FAQ Members List Calendar Advertise With Us Mark Forums Read

Welcome to United Bimmer Community - BMW Forum .

You are currently viewing our boards as a guest which gives you limited access to view most discussions and access our other features. By joining our free community you will have access to post topics, communicate privately with other members (PM), respond to polls, upload content and access many other special features. Registration is fast, simple and absolutely free so please, join our community today!

If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please contact
contact us
.

E21, E30 General discussion and technical help for 1975-1991 3 series cars.

Reply
 
Thread Tools
Old 01-23-2006, 03:27 PM   #1
e30boarder
 
e30boarder's Avatar

Name: e30boarder
Title: Member
Status: Offline
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Jersey
User not setup in Rate My Car.
Click here to set it up.
Your Ride: e30
started working on the e30

Over the last week or so we started working on the car. We took out the door handles and installed poppers. The left side is ready for primer and theres alittle more work to do on the right side. We glued the sideskirts up with panel adhesive the other night. We'll get those prepped tonight. I hav pictures and I'll try to get those posted sometime today.
  Reply With Quote
Sponsored Links
Old 01-23-2006, 03:41 PM   #2
komodo
 
komodo's Avatar

Name: komodo
Title: Administrator
Status: Offline
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Athens, GA
Rate My Car: 71 / 337
Your Ride: 1995 M3
Awesome.

Also, if you do anything worthy of a DIY, you should take some pics and throw it together to help others down the line.
__________________

  Reply With Quote
Old 01-23-2006, 05:54 PM   #3
e30boarder
 
e30boarder's Avatar

Name: e30boarder
Title: Member
Status: Offline
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Jersey
User not setup in Rate My Car.
Click here to set it up.
Your Ride: e30
  Reply With Quote
Old 01-23-2006, 06:03 PM   #4
witeshark
 
witeshark's Avatar

Name: witeshark
Title: Suspended License
Status: Offline
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Miami FL
Rate My Car: 84 / 337
Your Ride: 89 325i 5 speed
Feelin' the E30 love
  Reply With Quote
Old 01-23-2006, 07:26 PM   #5
Numark318i
 
Numark318i's Avatar

Name: Numark318i
Title: has an empty wallet
Status: Offline
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: The Only place in the world where people say "Hella"
Rate My Car: 119 / 337
Your Ride: ^^
looking good
thinking about upgrading the lights?
__________________
We all get the urge...Saturday early morning...nothing to do till noon... BMW FTW

The aural sensations of 1st gear WOT
**CGM **(Certified Garage Mechanic)
  Reply With Quote
Old 01-23-2006, 09:09 PM   #6
e30boarder
 
e30boarder's Avatar

Name: e30boarder
Title: Member
Status: Offline
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Jersey
User not setup in Rate My Car.
Click here to set it up.
Your Ride: e30
yeah... im looking into getting a nice pair of angeleyes... one step at a time
  Reply With Quote
Old 01-23-2006, 09:10 PM   #7
nick_318is
 
nick_318is's Avatar

Name: nick_318is
Title: Suspended License
Status: Offline
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Detroit, MI, I Heart E30s
Rate My Car: 10 / 337
Your Ride: 1991 318is (e30 m42), 2007 Mazdaspeed 3
Looks good, can't wait to see the finnished product.
  Reply With Quote
Old 01-23-2006, 09:46 PM   #8
Red_Rocket
 
Red_Rocket's Avatar

Name: Red_Rocket
Title: Senior Member
Status: Offline
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Coeur D' Alene, ID
Rate My Car: 212 / 337
Your Ride: E30 325
yea dude, dont over do it with the bondo, lol
__________________
  Reply With Quote
Old 01-23-2006, 09:53 PM   #9
Cellardoor

Name: Cellardoor
Title: Senior Member
Status: Offline
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: RI
User not setup in Rate My Car.
Click here to set it up.
Your Ride: 95 M3
awsome man, how about a DIY for the shaved door handles? that would b an awsome thing !

-Hutch-
__________________
///M Accelerate till you see GOD....then Brake

If life passes you by...............Downshift
  Reply With Quote
Old 01-24-2006, 08:18 PM   #10
e30boarder
 
e30boarder's Avatar

Name: e30boarder
Title: Member
Status: Offline
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Jersey
User not setup in Rate My Car.
Click here to set it up.
Your Ride: e30
Quote:
Originally Posted by Red_Rocket
yea dude, dont over do it with the bondo, lol
the door had a past repair and they screwed it up pretty bad... so we had to sand out all the high spots and we ended up using a lot of body filler. its all straight now though, just look at the shot along the side of the car
  Reply With Quote
Old 01-24-2006, 08:50 PM   #11
e30boarder
 
e30boarder's Avatar

Name: e30boarder
Title: Member
Status: Offline
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Jersey
User not setup in Rate My Car.
Click here to set it up.
Your Ride: e30
heres a few more pics... the hood is pretty far gone, the people that worked on it last didnt do a great job. so im replacing the hood and the front bumper needs quite a bit of work too. it has lots of high and low spots. so were gonna try working the spots out tonight. ill try to post some more shots later

http://files.unitedbimmer.com/ub.c/e...r/DSCF0130.JPG

http://files.unitedbimmer.com/ub.c/e...r/DSCF0131.JPG
  Reply With Quote
Old 01-24-2006, 09:32 PM   #12
Numark318i
 
Numark318i's Avatar

Name: Numark318i
Title: has an empty wallet
Status: Offline
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: The Only place in the world where people say "Hella"
Rate My Car: 119 / 337
Your Ride: ^^
looking good.
once u shave the door handles do u use an alarm to open the doors or what?
What happens if ur battery dies?
__________________
We all get the urge...Saturday early morning...nothing to do till noon... BMW FTW

The aural sensations of 1st gear WOT
**CGM **(Certified Garage Mechanic)
  Reply With Quote
Old 01-24-2006, 10:50 PM   #13
e30boarder
 
e30boarder's Avatar

Name: e30boarder
Title: Member
Status: Offline
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Jersey
User not setup in Rate My Car.
Click here to set it up.
Your Ride: e30
the set up comes with two remotes... and we set up an emergency switch in the back that shuts the doors off. were gonna try and fit a little button in the bottom of each mirror to pop the doors. and if the battery dies.... im basically screwed. i would need a jump. ive heard about cables that run through the door and if ur battery does die, you can pull on em and pop the door mechanically. i guess you could run it out to the wheel well. im not really sure how its set up.

i fired up the patch on the right door handle so ill make sure i take some DIY pics wen it gets patched up again... i dont hav any pics of the actuator and popper and how we rigged it up in the door but ill put up a quick walkthrough for anyone interested. its not too difficult
  Reply With Quote
Old 01-25-2006, 07:22 PM   #14
Akuma

Name: Akuma
Title: Member
Status: Offline
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: UK
Rate My Car: 6 / 337
should be good when its fully resprayed. Tip, see if you can get hold of the M-Tech 2 side door panelling, will look better with those side skirts you got on there otherwise it might look a bit plain and stuck on, trust me on it!
__________________
1989 BMW E30 325i Cabriolet.
  Reply With Quote
Old 01-25-2006, 09:09 PM   #15
e30boarder
 
e30boarder's Avatar

Name: e30boarder
Title: Member
Status: Offline
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Jersey
User not setup in Rate My Car.
Click here to set it up.
Your Ride: e30
the left side is primed and after alittle wet sanding the right side will be ready tomorrow. i should be getting a new hood friday... ill see how it works out. im gonna use the sun roof off my 84 cuz theres a few rust spots on the one in the car right now. heres some more pics

http://files.unitedbimmer.com/ub.c/e...r/DSCF0144.JPG
http://files.unitedbimmer.com/ub.c/e...r/DSCF0145.JPG
  Reply With Quote
Sponsored Links
Reply


Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
 
Thread Tools

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
e30 sunroof e30boarder E21, E30 7 03-08-2012 11:16 PM
My 97 Camry vs an e30 325e BMWLotAttendant Kill Stories 18 10-26-2005 12:38 AM
I think im buying an e30 catalyst E21, E30 13 07-19-2005 05:54 PM
WTB: e30 shell Mot Bmw Cars For Sale/Wanted 0 06-08-2005 01:10 PM


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 10:13 AM.

A vBSkinworks Design

 
Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.7
Copyright ©2000 - 2012, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
Copyright © 2010 UnitedBimmer.com
Ad Management by RedTyger
 

Search Engine Optimization by vBSEO 2.4.0 © 2005, Crawlability, Inc.