Lovely E24, we used to have a mint Dolphin Grey M635CSi come into work..... the tech used to think the guy was away with the faries when he said it worth 25K (back in 2003)... now hes probably not far off.
I finally joined BMW ownership 17 years later than I should have..... luckily found out...
Amazing!! :cool:
There are "professionals" out there who would charge the earth and wouldn't do a job even a quarter this good.
It's given me some motivation to attack my collection of long over dude projects :welder:
Just read redwine300's 300ZX thread, seriously impressed....Cheers for the Link to that, it has been an inspirational eye opener :cool:
Its also answered many questions that have been rolling round in my head for a bit :D.
Cheers for the comments :D
The Rotisserie (Cheers thats the word...
Wow....
Iv just read this thread from start to finish
Im impressed to say the least :clapping:
Inspiration is a bit of an understatement....im all revved up now wanting to go attack my rusty J-Tin Project :welder:l .
Great work and perseverance...Thank You for sharing it in such detail so...
Iv just spotted this on Retro Rides
Sorry about the link to another forum but i thought this was some pretty awesome craftsmanship
http://retrorides.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=othrmod&action=display&thread=110030
:cool:
My mates got one of these buried in his nans shed that iv just bought, soon as i get it i'll stick some pictures up. I think its just a simple triangle based design, and supported his AE86 with no probs.
Wow, i would never have imagined it would look like that under the wing :o
E30 tourings are cool :cool:
Good luck with it
Blurk99 - Thats an awesome link i fancy a go at making my own panels now :D
Cheers for the comments guys :D
Heres some more areas of concern :whistle:
Front Panel
Scuttle Panel
Front Wings
Im going to invest in a Makita grinder very soon, and will be getting a chassis spit ( im unsure of the proper name).
@ Spot the welders dog -...
Hi,
I thought its about time I made a project thread for my old Corolla
Iv had it since 2005 with the intention of an engine swap then go have some fun with it however....the body was in need of repair :welder:.....which isn't my strong point.
Months/Couple of years of seaching for...
I went with my mate to the Nurburg 24 hour in a 1988 BMW E30 318iS he bought two weeks ago for £700.
It didn't miss a beat even when stuck in bad traffic in Belgium on Monday in the heat.
Id go in a mk2 Transit or a really old Hiace but they are expensive these days.
Tho i did see a RS...
Did anyone go tho the birmingham ones as if its definatly on i'll go get an engine crane on the 7th
i have had loads of stuff from there before but never get an invite :(
Are these done with TIG or a MIG with the stainless wire?
I was thinking about making my own turbo manifold for my 4AGZE Twin Charge engine for uni next year if i can get good enough with much more practice....any tips or basic rules i should follow for the design?
Looks a better project base than my bug was....it looked okish before i started...it had newish floorpans strong 1200 engine...then day of its MOT i saw a slight scab by the carpet edge, so i pulled and the front heater channel came off with the carpet :o
Then i found the rear quarters had been...
Good work :cool:
That takes some balls to take on and stick with a project of that much work
Id love one...i fancy a 15 window but they daft money :(
saw a 23 window for 40K at BVF few years back :o