I bought a total loss e28.

[Nesset]

I love this thread... That takes some serious dedication to straighten a frame on a car. Looks awesome man!

[Best_name_available]

I spend $200 on brakes and you buy a e28... wtf!

[E30NJ]

Much improved. I wouldn't call it a total loss.

[jdirty]

nicely done man. looks really good! with that damage i would have assumed it was done but good for you for pulling though

i work at a salvage auction lot and we go through a few old german cars...i picked up a 16v 190e dogleg from our lot for $800...i put it back together but I was just so unmotivated to put any effort into a salvage-title car. plus they're all forklifted at least twice. power to ya!

I question myself more times than I care to admit about putting work towards this car despite being a salvage title only to realize that at the time of me buying it(e28), I was just being cheap and needed transportation while the e30 was down.

Maybe if I find a clean title e28, I'll sell this to somebody in desperate need of a car for cheap. Minus the euro bumpers and pfeba spoiler. Lol

[mkcman17]

i work at a salvage auction lot and we go through a few old german cars...i picked up a 16v 190e dogleg from our lot for $800...i put it back together but I was just so unmotivated to put any effort into a salvage-title car. plus they're all forklifted at least twice. power to ya!

[FireFight]

Haven't updated this on here but this is what it looks like now.


My 'build' thread is at mye28.

i might copy stuff over here when i'm not lazy.

nicely done man. looks really good! with that damage i would have assumed it was done but good for you for pulling though

[jdirty]

this is a good thread.

Thanks dude!

[Dj Buttchug]

this is a good thread.

[jdirty]

Haven't updated this on here but this is what it looks like now.


My 'build' thread is at mye28.

i might copy stuff over here when i'm not lazy.

[jdirty]

lets see photos of the repair to the frame rail.

Sure i'll snap a photo later.

Spoiler alert: It was done for free dollars.

I'm not really worried since I plan on having a new core support welded and by then, access to the rails would be abundant. It looks like the rails are parts that can be sourced as well.



Though I'm not quite sure what the difference between Part 5 (41111875093/4) versus Part 18 (41111914389/90).

[xxx-Lost-Soul-xxx]

lets see photos of the repair to the frame rail.

[jdirty]

Well.. i said fuck it. I left the parts in a bin soaking in 'Evaporust' that I got from Harbor Freight. Surprisingly majority of the rust(?) is gone. The instructions actually recommend that the solution be warmed up to some extent. But I was too lazy and just let it stew for 24 hours which probably got cooked in the garage thanks to Vegas temps. I'll try to separate the two pieces later.

update:
After 48 hours in varying temperatures.. surprisingly the surface rust that I was too lazy to sand just washed off. Pretty cool but didn’t really do much for my dilemma. I decided.. Fuck it. I’m gonna try what I do best, make shit happen or break it trying. First i heated up the locking ring with a mini torch. Probably for cooking stuff or searing or something used elsewhere but the task at hand. Afterwards, I made a little pry bar that slipped into the lock ring and rested on the bulb housing (potentially a really bad idea) and tapped away. Slowly but surely the small pry bar got into the lock ring and i went around and ta-dah. No broken lenses. Lol

[jdirty]

We have a customer at work that loves E28s, He bought an White 528e, 5 speed, with M-Tech Bits For $600, obviously needed some work. When I started doing the timing bellt I noticed both frame Rails were bent, Very Similar to the way yours are. Youd never be able to tell by looking at the front of the car. It had a respray and was generally a great looking E28.

He drove the shit out of it, Eventually he got rear ended (even after adding his own 3rd brake light)and it sent him into the car in front of him. Very little damage to the car. Both rear quarters were buckled.

He got payed out over $5,000 and only had to pay $80 for the buy back.

Yea, you can save that car.

Nice. Sounds like he lucked out on the pay out. I'm in the process of just rebuilding it as a daily so that I have something to drive while I park the e30 for a rebuild/swap/whatever.

*******

Currently i'm refurbishing some e28 euro headlamps but.. on the backside there's rust and I'm also trying to free up the high beam part 11 from part 2. (highlighted in the photo.. )



Are the headlamps made of aluminum or..?

I'm trying to do the chemical approach to get these two pieces separated because I've try to forcefully unscrew the cap but I'll probably end up crushing the headlamp itself.

[TimKninja]

We have a customer at work that loves E28s, He bought an White 528e, 5 speed, with M-Tech Bits For $600, obviously needed some work. When I started doing the timing bellt I noticed both frame Rails were bent, Very Similar to the way yours are. Youd never be able to tell by looking at the front of the car. It had a respray and was generally a great looking E28.

He drove the shit out of it, Eventually he got rear ended (even after adding his own 3rd brake light)and it sent him into the car in front of him. Very little damage to the car. Both rear quarters were buckled.

He got payed out over $5,000 and only had to pay $80 for the buy back.

Yea, you can save that car.

[jdirty]

If you do buy it and part it out, I'm looking for the rear sheet metal under the taillights where the bumper shocks mount. Mine is rotted and needs replaced. Pm me and you can tell me if your close enough for me to drive.

I bought it awhile back. Updated the first post.

Out of curiosity, were you just gonna cut and weld? Or replace the whole panel?