elias 377 Report post Posted May 13 Got a message from the panelbeater tonight that the cad was done. Went and fetched it after work, wasted no time as I was quite excited to have it back. Hired a trailer and jumped in the touareg to collect it. overall very happy with how it looks, yes there are some minor imperfections if you’re being very picky but for the money I paid you absolutely cannot complain. Rust hole is fixed (they chopped a piece of the cowl out to access it, then welded it back in and painted it blending up the a pillar), rust holes in firewall fixed, rust around boot seal lip fixed and painted, as well as entire engine bay/front structure painted. All of that cost half of what another shop had quoted for just the engine bay paintwork. next up I need to waterblast the underside of the car, strip out all the suspension and under seal the whole underside. If anyone has any reccomendations for a good underseal product that can be applied via brush/roller that would be much appreciated, unfortunately don’t have anywhere where I can spray. 8 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elias 377 Report post Posted May 21 Some more progress over the last week or so. Stripped all the suspension out, arms, struts, steering rack, front and rear subframe a, diff handbrake cables etc have all been removed. Masked up the engine bay and have begun painting the underside. Just using black Epoxy paint, any spots where there was minor surface rust wire wheeled back to clean metal. Will go over any seams with seam sealer and then do another coat of black epoxy. Very time consuming and messy process but will be worthwhile. Have done the first coat on the front wheel arches and underside of engine bay so far, lots more painting to do. also made up a new Clevis pin to adapt the e30 brake booster bracket thing that the pedal pull rod actuates to the e90 booster. 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elias 377 Report post Posted Sunday at 08:57 PM Busy weekend lying on the garage floor covered in dirt. Dropped the fuel tank out, and cleaned the whole underside with a drill brush, degreaser etc. Then painted the whole underside. Long day of painting the entire underside with a paintbrush. Looks much better now though. Just need to seam seal a few spots and go over them with the black paint again. Then the fuel tank can go back in. Next up will be subframes, arms, hubs knuckles etc will all need a good clean (sandblast maybe?) and paint or powdercoat, yet to decide what I want to do. 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eagle 1759 Report post Posted Monday at 03:32 AM Did you happen to get a wheel alignment before all this work? E30's trailing arms aren't strong and bent especially given their age Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elias 377 Report post Posted Monday at 06:51 AM 3 hours ago, Eagle said: Did you happen to get a wheel alignment before all this work? E30's trailing arms aren't strong and bent especially given their age No unfortunately not, I drove it straight home (bought with a blown head). And took it apart straight away. I have some rear arms I bought off a parts car that I will be using as I am converting to disc brake rear, but also don’t have an alignment report from the car they came off of. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eagle 1759 Report post Posted Monday at 10:37 AM Assuming you going to cert it then doing adjustable toe\camber brackets could be a good idea while everything is out,. Bit of a hassle but could well pay off if the arms arent perfect and you are lowering it. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
