Thoughts?
I'd always planned to do this when I got an E30, but I'm not too sure against the red?
I'd always planned to do this when I got an E30, but I'm not too sure against the red?
** Acme [Akagi] bought a pink estate car - E30 325i project log! **
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And so it begins 
quiet you.
I have loads of yellow film left over from doing the Corolla foglights.
I have loads of yellow film left over from doing the Corolla foglights.
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Lucozade lights suck hard.
Haha that seems to be the consensus from everyone so far. I'll leave it. 
I really like it on silver ones, but it just looks like a fruit cocktail on a red one, with the red, yellow, and orange.
I really like it on silver ones, but it just looks like a fruit cocktail on a red one, with the red, yellow, and orange.
Sold the Skoda about 20 minutes ago. The E30 is now my only practical car. May God rest my soul.
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Awesome project this, very interesting!
NOT MY CAR
But a red E30 Touring just like mine, photographed when less than 1 year old... I can only dream that one day maybe mine will look like this again.
But a red E30 Touring just like mine, photographed when less than 1 year old... I can only dream that one day maybe mine will look like this again.
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Such a well proportioned (and handsome) shape, with the ever so slightly 'chiseled' or whatever the subtle angle is called twin exhausts just giving the hint that it is a powerful car!
I think that one may be a different shade of red, I prefer that shade. Also suggests the rear number-plate may have been a special size originally?
And I need some mudflaps...
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Have you done anything else to it?
To be honest, yours would look 8/10ths of that from the outside with just a really good machine polish, Aerospace 303 to blacken the plastic, a wheel refurb and some Megs tyre gel.
To be honest, yours would look 8/10ths of that from the outside with just a really good machine polish, Aerospace 303 to blacken the plastic, a wheel refurb and some Megs tyre gel.
Haven't had a chance to do anything else to it just yet. New PAS reservoir has arrived (the old one leaks from a join), along with oil and filters (incl fuel filter).
Monday I'll be having a chat with my local mechanic (who luckily is an excellent welder!) armed with various photos, and then hopefully it should be going in to him to inspect properly and give me a ball-park figure for the rot repairs (only the ones to the shell for now.)
Filled it up again having driven like a bit of a loon on the last tank, and mostly town driving at that. 21.7MPG. Pretty pleased with that, was expecting high teens!
It does feel strange to look at the numbers "21.732" on the calculator having worked out the MPG, and to be pleased rather than shocked!
Monday I'll be having a chat with my local mechanic (who luckily is an excellent welder!) armed with various photos, and then hopefully it should be going in to him to inspect properly and give me a ball-park figure for the rot repairs (only the ones to the shell for now.)
Filled it up again having driven like a bit of a loon on the last tank, and mostly town driving at that. 21.7MPG. Pretty pleased with that, was expecting high teens!
It does feel strange to look at the numbers "21.732" on the calculator having worked out the MPG, and to be pleased rather than shocked!
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flings his bits in the dishwasher
Thread rename to "Acme's Innuendo Thread"?
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Haven't had a chance to do anything else to it just yet. New PAS reservoir has arrived (the old one leaks from a join), along with oil and filters (incl fuel filter).
Monday I'll be having a chat with my local mechanic (who luckily is an excellent welder!) armed with various photos, and then hopefully it should be going in to him to inspect properly and give me a ball-park figure for the rot repairs (only the ones to the shell for now.)
Filled it up again having driven like a bit of a loon on the last tank, and mostly town driving at that. 21.7MPG. Pretty pleased with that, was expecting high teens!
It does feel strange to look at the numbers "21.732" on the calculator having worked out the MPG, and to be pleased rather than shocked!
Ah cool. Get ready to sit down when he gives you a quote! Rust is one of those things where you find it, and then you just keep finding more.
I'm expecting the number to be between £1K and £2K, closer to £1K would be preferred... If its closer to £2K I'll still pay it, but I'll have to have a little cry first.
You're making me wet with tears of laughter. Stop making it hard for me to concentrate.
Thread rename to "Acme's Innuendo Thread"?
You're making me wet with tears of laughter. Stop making it hard for me to concentrate.
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Think twice before you sink any money into removing rust from existing panels, rust is incredibly hard to ever eradicate, and you will probably find that given another year it simply manifests itself again. You'll need to have surprisingly large sections of metal removed from around any spot.
I trust that he knows what he is doing thankfully. I suspect that he will cut out reasonably large bits. The sills may get replaced entirely if necessary for example.
New PAS reservoir fitted, PAS hoses cleaned off, new hose clamps, bit more of a clean to the side of the block, and a top-up of ATF.
No pic because a.) its dark and b.) there isn't much to look at!
Also noticed my front tyres were looking soft, and subsequently discovered they were on 13PSI [] despite only pumping them up to about 35PSI a few weeks ago... So they need to come off, alloys need a scrub, then new valves and re-fit tyres.
I don't know the history of the front tyres, how old they are, how long they have been on the rims, etc. The rears are holding pressure fine (I had replacement tyres put on those)
No pic because a.) its dark and b.) there isn't much to look at!
Also noticed my front tyres were looking soft, and subsequently discovered they were on 13PSI [
] despite only pumping them up to about 35PSI a few weeks ago... So they need to come off, alloys need a scrub, then new valves and re-fit tyres.I don't know the history of the front tyres, how old they are, how long they have been on the rims, etc. The rears are holding pressure fine (I had replacement tyres put on those)
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Pretty sure this is what you said about the Celica chap. Don't do anything stupid.