Discussion
gary71 said:
e30m3Mark said:
It's lists like the one above that stops me buying one
It’s certainly at the labour of love stage...I'm looking at a 911 for when I finally grow up and sell the M3, although it won't be a lovely as yours. I'm thinking manual 997 C2 as they're more my budget. I look forward to watching your progress here though.
e30m3Mark said:
gary71 said:
e30m3Mark said:
It's lists like the one above that stops me buying one
It’s certainly at the labour of love stage...I'm looking at a 911 for when I finally grow up and sell the M3, although it won't be a lovely as yours. I'm thinking manual 997 C2 as they're more my budget. I look forward to watching your progress here though.
gary71 said:
Slippydiff said:
Have got the following parts if they're of any use to you Gary :
901 501 408 22 GRV
901 501 408 23 GRV
901 501 407 22 GRV
Yours FOC if you want them.
Great offer! I probably need them, many thanks. 901 501 408 22 GRV
901 501 408 23 GRV
901 501 407 22 GRV
Yours FOC if you want them.
What are they?
Not much progress other than some thinking time and planning due to my back playing up (for a change!)
The inside of rear crossmember and inner longitudinals all look very original, but the outer panel I know to be rusted through.
The repair panel is the whole thing including the engine mounts but I’m tempted to leave most of it in place.
The ends under the quarters again look original (spot the green paint!) but have a hole through into the inner wing at the top at both sides.
Parcel shelf is completely shot as I’ve known for many years!
This is coming out in it’s entirety and I have a full replacement, hinge brackets etc to go back in. I’ll take a look at the lower window corners as well whilst it’s out. I also have repair panels for that.
The inside of rear crossmember and inner longitudinals all look very original, but the outer panel I know to be rusted through.
The repair panel is the whole thing including the engine mounts but I’m tempted to leave most of it in place.
The ends under the quarters again look original (spot the green paint!) but have a hole through into the inner wing at the top at both sides.
Parcel shelf is completely shot as I’ve known for many years!
This is coming out in it’s entirety and I have a full replacement, hinge brackets etc to go back in. I’ll take a look at the lower window corners as well whilst it’s out. I also have repair panels for that.
Good luck, it will be totally worth it!
Tear down continues and the known and one unknown problem areas emerge.
Parcel shelf horrors are well known and have progressed further since I was last patching in here 15 years ago.
Screen flange has gone in the corner as expected:
I’d forgotten just how much I didn’t want the seat belt mount to come out!
And the new hole:
This is right above the brake pipe bracket underneath and looks like corrosion between the two panels. Easy enough fix (in the scale of this job!) so not worried to much about this.
I’ve stripped the doors and remounted the frames to use as a gap reference in the future.
Tomorrow is dash, front screen, instruments, headliner etc then rear suspension before the metalwork fun starts...
Parcel shelf horrors are well known and have progressed further since I was last patching in here 15 years ago.
Screen flange has gone in the corner as expected:
I’d forgotten just how much I didn’t want the seat belt mount to come out!
And the new hole:
This is right above the brake pipe bracket underneath and looks like corrosion between the two panels. Easy enough fix (in the scale of this job!) so not worried to much about this.
I’ve stripped the doors and remounted the frames to use as a gap reference in the future.
Tomorrow is dash, front screen, instruments, headliner etc then rear suspension before the metalwork fun starts...
More progress.
I’m unraveling the rats nest under the dash and now have to work out how to get the ignition switch out!
Definitely not planning to disconnect the wires from the headlamp switch! Could this be any more complicated?
The glovebox door looks to have been painted in situ when the car was new, so it’s staying on!
This is the slow boring bit of the job, but at some point I’ll cut some metal.
I’m unraveling the rats nest under the dash and now have to work out how to get the ignition switch out!
Definitely not planning to disconnect the wires from the headlamp switch! Could this be any more complicated?
The glovebox door looks to have been painted in situ when the car was new, so it’s staying on!
This is the slow boring bit of the job, but at some point I’ll cut some metal.
Thanks for keeping this so updated - this is one of my favourite threads and its great to see the rebuild in such detail. I've only had my lowely 996 a year and I'd love to be able to keep it going for over a decade like you've kept this one! Inspiring stuff and lots of tenacity to keep the car on the road.
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