** Acme [Akagi] bought a pink estate car - E30 325i project log! **

Taking an engine out is a little beyond me at the moment! I meant a lack of someone willing to help as much as a lack of a hoist. Haha :p

Not something I want to be doing, nor is it something my Dad will help with, nor something he'll let me attempt to do myself without trying to make my life difficult every step of the way.

I was met with strong resistance when I told him what I was buying, but I think now he's calmed down he secretly digs it a little, and has been talking about replacing a few of his motorbikes with a classic car! :D

So I'll save that for if and when I re-build the engine/have the engine re-built. :)
 
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Car back from the garage.

List of things which need rectifying which I wasn't already aware of:

- Lollipop bushes
- Both front jacking points/inner arches going rotten, drivers side has a hole through to carpet!
- Brake pipes

Aside from that, all things I knew about.

The jacking points are weird though because the drivers side has a massive hole and yet the carpet doesn't seem to get wet! Passenger side doesn't have a visible hole but gets wet.

The full list is now:

- Full outer and inner sills both sides (no massive rush as they are pretty solid)
- Front jacking points both sides
- Inner nearside rear arch cut and weld (again, no rush as pretty solid)
- Boot floor cut and weld
- Offside inner front arch cut and weld
- Sump pan gasket + oil and filter service
- Drop links
- Lollipop bushes
- Brake pipes + fluid renew
- Clutch master cylinder
- Nearside front wheel bearing

Think that little lot will come to somewhere between £1500 and £2000.
 
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Yeah it should be. Still little bits of rust on the doors and things which I need to sort, but I can do that myself.

I think I was jumping the gun slightly by borrowing @Voxination's DA polisher. :D
 
I'd rather a MK1 MX5 to my MK2, but I naively bought a MK2 thinking the rust wouldn't be as bad, only to then find out that the MK2's rust worse than the MK1's. :o

I only have space cos I still live with my folks. The chances of me having space when I move out are slim! :(
 
A driveway which fits 4 cars and a fully equipped workshop at the end of it, plus a qualified mechanical engineer living under the same roof. Perks. :p

Just a shame that 75% of the time he doesn't want to help. :p
 
I was originally going to spend about £5K on a "mint" one which would have thrown up the odd expensive issue anyway, but im enjoying doing it this way :)
 
Right then, she is being dropped off tomorrow with this note:

Work to carry out:
- Replace sump gasket (modern Loctite or similar solution preferred to OEM cork gasket)
- Replace oil and oil filter in conjunction with the above (Supplied)
- Replace control arm ‘Lollipop’ bushes (E36 M3 bushes which are direct fit, part no. 31129064875)
- Replace drop links
- Replace front wheel bearing (Nearside)
- Repair brake pipes where they are heavily corroded incl. fluid renew
- Replace fuel filter (Supplied)

- Investigate clutch issue whereby bite point sometimes drops right to the bottom of the pedal travel where it is usually high up (pumping the clutch rectifies this) – Possibly clutch slave cylinder? Rectify and renew clutch fluid which appears to be contaminated.

- Investigate issue where brake pad thickness warning is always illuminated. Suspected that brake pads without wear indicators are fitted. If so, replace brake pads with items with wear indicators. If the wear indicator plugs/wires are missing or damaged on the car itself then please ignore this and leave it as-is for the time being.

- If while the car is apart you notice any wear and tear parts which can be replaced cheaply which are not listed, then please do so if it is reasonable/viable to do so. (If parts available etc)

- Similarly if you notice any items which would benefit from replacement which are more expensive then please give me a ring/text/email using the details above.

Many thanks,
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The guy is a family friend and very genuine and trustworthy, so I have no issues including those last two points.

And then will be booked in for the welding in around a months time when the resident pro-welder becomes available.

Most of that stuff I could do myself but I want to drop it off and get a load of stuff sorted in one go while I do other things, just to get it moved forward. :)
 
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