Project cabby

[Nobimmer 694]

Ok. So me and Luka bought a cabby.

Its a NZ new E30 325 manual with 200 k's on it. When we bought it, it looked like someone had left the thing in the desert for a few years. The roof is well f**ked but we have another skin. (thanks Ian and Dave)

We stripped it all out at the workshop and the more we pulled off the more desert sand we found.So we got a little bit carried away and not the car is gutted and will be getting sprayed inside and out.

Anyways here are some pics.

[Nobimmer 694]

Oh.

Plan is to keep it as original as possible.

So far we need to get new carpet, clean the sh*t out of the interior panels and seats, make up some new shifter and hand brake gators, fix the brakes, fix exhaust leak, full service etc etc.

Should be sweet for some queer cruising in summer time.

[Silver Fox 43]

Do like, can't go wrong for the price I reckon.

[E30 325i Rag-Top 2963]

Nice work fellas!

Good to see another vert going to a good home.

[Nobimmer 694]

Thanks mate, has anyone ever done the roof on one of these before? Looks like a dog of a job. Noone really wants to touch it

Except BMW, who want $1200 to fit it. So I think I will try it first and see how I go, atleast there is a forked one to pull apart to see how it fits. Think there is some glueing involved too somewhere along the line.

[bimmer boy 21]

I want a cab.

Roof shouldnt be too hard and just get some mad skills like me and that interior would be mint in no time!

[nath 134]

[quote name='Indecorous' date='Aug 22 2010, 05:58 PM' post=

Should be sweet for some queer cruising in summer time.

You can cruise for me any day bigboy...

haha but seriously sounds good you are keeping her orig

[bravo 35]

Dad did the roof on his baur. Will ask how he found it.

There's a place in Auckland that specialises in cab roofs of all makes and models. Advertise in Classic Car Mag all the time, but I can't remember their name.

[nath 134]

Vintrim?

oh and congratulations Graeme you sly dog

[Nobimmer 694]

Cheers for that. Still think we'll give it a crack before coughing up $.

Mr Subritzky, where is your amazing leather cleaning thread?

[bimmer boy 21]

Im guessing you want me E30 specific one? haha

Here you go Mr Razmi

Leather restoration

[Nobimmer 694]

cHuRrR

[gouba 0]

Im guessing you want me E30 specific one? haha

Here you go Mr Razmi

Leather restoration

Bit off topic, but awesome work! I have to do mine soon and ill give this a go.

[zenetti 0]

Nice work, it will look awesome on some 17" BBS replicas

[gouba 0]

Import a hard top for it that would be sweet and solve the issue of having to sort that roof

[Nobimmer 694]

Nice work, it will look awesome on some 17" BBS replicas

shhhhhhh

[Nobimmer 694]

After spending 4 hours masking every little patch up, it is all primed. Will post pics eventually I guess. Note to self: Never do that again.

[Nobimmer 694]

Woah. Last coat of clear done.

Should really invest in proper respirator and stuff. My brain hurts.

Will get some pics tommorow. but it is shiiiiiny

[bimmer boy 21]

Now please.

[Nobimmer 694]

Have secretly been working on this in my spare spare spare time. In between the race car, work, and girlfriend.

Anyways, here's some pics of the finished product.

[Mash 0]

Very nice!

Be keen on the paint job in the next few weeks mate.

[Nobimmer 694]

Has really been a bit of work, more just scrubbing and fine detailing. Although not that fine, still looks a bit better than it did before.

Have retro-fitted an early E36 badass cassette player, E36 gearknob, got one of the girls from our workroom to make a gear knob gator,put some new tires on all round, new front lip, cambelt etc done, tappets, few gaskets etc full service, new (well not quite, but better than before) carpet, few new clips and moulding etc.

The hardest part of the whole thing was doing the roof. Took 2 of us 2 days to do it. Would do it a little different if i were to do it again, if anyone wants to undertake it, let me know and I will point out what NOT to do.

It is essentially completly original and this project is now finished. Have yet to take it for a proper drive, I took it for a warrant last week and it passed no worries, will get a reg tommorow in time for the meet.

All that is left to do really is get that kick panel for below the steering wheel and fix an exhaust leak at the manifold which has suddenly come up today. Think the gasket has probably sh*t itself.

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[Nobimmer 694]

Very nice!

Be keen on the paint job in the next few weeks mate.

Would like to help mate, but thanks to the w4nker next door and the department of labour, we can no longer spray ANYTHING. Not even spray cans . Have had 3 spot inspections in the last 2 months.

[lbirgel 0]

looks realy good man!

[E30 325i Rag-Top 2963]

Great result, you should be very happy with that. Also great to see it has been saved and not broken for parts.