E30 from Ukraine - "Shadow of Intelligence"

[The_Glory]

Club calendar 2022 and "rarities"

Traditional club calendar entry.
This year I did not take any part either in its creation or in the competition. Accordingly, my car is not there, but the calendar turned out, as always, beautiful. Thanks guys.



During this year, I did nothing with the car, but the habit of monitoring flea markets remained - at least to distract myself with something ... Therefore, I did buy a few rarities during this time. There are no photos, I just folded them in the garage.
Actually, this is wiring for four power windows, a rear seat with an armrest (for constriction into a "goose foot"), a mirror with lamps in excellent condition, a whole plastic of motor wiring, a green rear window (as it turned out later with a broken heating terminal).

But over the past two months, as he began to do something with the car, as they say, it just flooded into rarities!
The first is a set of Michelin TRX tires - for more than a year I watched this announcement, purely out of interest, since the price was like on eBay, and at that price they were not interesting to me. But apparently no one wanted to buy it, and when the price was reduced to a reasonable one (as for me), I decided to pick it up, in a set with my "metric" "bottle caps", which a friend gave me a few years ago. It’s good that I didn’t make tables out of these wheels, or some other crap, as I was going to - now there will be a set of rare wheels.



Vryat I will ride them, but as a rarity for photo shoots - super. I still need to buy caps for them and paint them. But more on that later and separately.

Startec - how much in this sound ... (c) I dreamed about them since I bought the E30, but I was greedy to pay $ 300 for them thirteen years ago ... And now, when the prices for them on eBay have become within 800-1200 $, and we have about the same as on eBay, I understood, and resigned myself to the fact that I will never have Startec ... I started looking at replicas, transparent glasses on eBay ... then I completely forgot, so as brought in a great view of their stock lights. But suddenly, by chance, I saw Startec for sale at a good price, albeit with minor jambs. And now they almost never meet without jambs. I decided that I should take it, otherwise I really will never have them. And here they are with me.



Which I am very happy about. Later I will bring beauty, polish, and it will be super. Special thanks to my friends for their assistance, and, in fact, for the lights and the organization of delivery.

Another old dream. I don’t want to dismantle the entire interior again later, and without air conditioning - this is not a “full”. Therefore, I bought an air conditioner kit - it should arrive soon. On occasion, the other day I bought another fan for it - it will be in reserve.

Recently I saw aluminum spacers for sale - a Hartge replica and an Eibach original. My homemade spacer, although it looks pretty decent, but it's not so cool. The original, of course, is more expensive, but I decided that it would be logical to put an Eibach spacer to the Eibach springs.



You also need to bring beauty and polish.

Well, again, on occasion, one of these days a set of information stickers and a new clean service book should arrive - although they are replicas, they are also a kind of fetish.

Look like that's it...
Well, according to the assembly, "the ice has broken" (c) But more on that later, and separately.

[The_Glory]

Build_18. Electroplating and painting parts

I didn’t do anything with the car for the whole of 2021... Another batch of parts and fasteners lay in the garage all this time, which caused surface rust to appear on the bare metal. Therefore, I had to sandblast and clean everything again.
Various brackets:


Fasteners for them, and not only - several of these "sets":



And electroplating - galvanization with passivation - "yellow zinc".





Many of the details didn't look great. Some, like this:



By the way, I was lucky to find this bracket in good condition. Mine completely rotted away.
Some parts looked better, some even worse. Therefore, I collected all the details that need to be painted, and sanded. This time I used abrasive powder instead of sand - a good thing. He also used a pistol with a "closed cycle" - i.e. the powder is poured down into a pile, and from there, again sucked into the gun - also very convenient. Plus, now there is a normal electric hood - it's much more pleasant to work with sandblasting.







I have already mentioned that my tank was completely rotten along the joint, and I glued it right on the road several times with "cold welding" (by the way, it holds well). I was lucky to buy a great whole tank.





But under the fixing mortgages, rust has also begun to appear on it. Therefore, I removed the factory preservative, and sanded it locally at the junction and near the tube. Found some markings.





The cleaned parts that are placed under the bottom are covered with zinc primer. And I prepared such a set of pieces of iron for painting:



A set of materials and tools - APP 2-component epoxy primer, 2-component paint, black gloss.



I will say right away - the painter from me is not very good. It seems that it’s not the first time I’ve been painting, but it doesn’t work out without smudges. Although, the ground is cool - this time it lay perfectly. But the paint, with smudges, in places, even drops dripped ... I don’t know what it is ... Well, something like that ... for such pieces of iron, the norms.
We hang "garlands" of pieces of iron.



Two coats of 2K epoxy primer.



Tank, neck, and other parts that are placed under the bottom covered in three layers of black anti-gravel.





And the final painting in black gloss with 2-component paint in 1.5-2 layers.



Buck, just like new turned out.





The drain plug from the factory was covered with some kind of protective coating, so I didn’t touch it - I blew it out.



The same thing with the S-shaped tube - I didn’t unscrew it, sanded it off, coated the nuts with zinc, rubbed the copper lightly, and blew on top of it in three layers of transparent varnish.



A few details will still need to be painted silver on top, for order.
By the way, for convenience, I made such a list of parts, and their colors according to the factory.



I don’t pretend to be true - when compiling, I used the ETK and a photo of new original parts on the internet. Some parts were found in two color options. Maybe someone will come in handy.

[The_Glory]

Plans…

Man proposes, but God disposes. (c)

Almost a year has passed since the last entry ... Almost a year ago, a terrible event happened in my life, after which I lost interest in the car, and not only in the car ... There were thoughts to sell everything as it is ...

I don’t know why, but in my life almost nothing and never goes the way I plan ... So last year I planned to assemble a car by the end of October - for the birthday of my eldest daughter, and give her a gift for her anniversary. Did not work out. Then, after the New Year, I promised her that I would soon collect "thirty". I wanted to give her a surprise gift at the E30 festival. She loved our "thirty" very much and dreamed of driving it ... But God judged otherwise ... Soon there will be a year, as Yulia is gone ... Time goes by, but it does not get easier ... and, probably, it will never be . During this time, I did fulfill everything that I promised Yulia, but I did not have time then. I don't know if that made sense now...but I did. In addition to his last promise - the assembly of the "thirty". And this year, on her birthday, I sat and thought about a lot of things, remembered a lot of things .... including this promise of mine. On that day, I firmly decided that I would not sell anything, and I would still finish assembling it - in memory of my Yulia. My wife and youngest daughter also support me in this. The youngest daughter has already asked several times why I do not finish the assembly of the "thirty". She also loves and waits for her. In the summer, she even secretly took her girlfriends to the garage, showed them. I left this picture:



Previously, I would have scolded, but now it was even nice.
The car was covered with a thick layer of dust - it's been standing like that for almost a year ...







But over the past month and a half, I have already begun to do at least something - I bought a lot of things, prepared them. I'll wash it over the weekend and continue assembling. No more plans - how will it go ... Then only assembly notes.

PS
Yes, - now the machine will have a new name - Shadow of Intelligence




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[The_Glory]

Body repair_34. BBS body kit painting

Now, everything is already painted! The body kit was painted, of course, not in a week. ) But I was not in a hurry, because there was something to do, especially since New Year's holidays and all that. And the day before yesterday, finally, he took everything. Although, not all - the rapids did not fit. I didn’t want to scratch or bend them at all, so I’ll have to go for them again one of these days.







Overlays on doors, "eyelashes" and "sickles".



Haven’t decided yet what is better to glue the lining - body, or glass sealant? If someone glued something similar, I would be grateful for feedback or recommendations.

The Breyton wing is now, as it should be, without an additional brake light.



Mirrors and small things in the box - headlight rings, grille rims, tow hook cover, fender flares and rear arches.



Spoiler - again, it has been proven once again - rubber can be well painted if you know how and how - the spoiler bends, presses in with your fingers, and does not crack at the same time.



Back apron.



I forgot to take a picture of the front one, because I brought it to the attic so as not to scratch it. Because I will put it last.
One of these days I will buy stainless steel screws, sealant, and it will be possible to start putting the body kit so that it does not lie "underfoot". The main thing is that frosts -20 do not hit again ... And then adjust the gaps.
For painting - it will still be necessary, after installing all the body parts, to paint over the fasteners, and the sealant on the front fenders, as it was at the factory, and tint the trunk lid from the inside. And then the final polishing... but I don't know exactly when it will be...

[The_Glory]

Build_17. Body wiring (part 1)

For a number of reasons, my assembly stopped a little .... and all these holidays and all that ...) But the process, albeit more slowly, is still going on. In order not to waste time at all, I decided to do wiring - this does not require a lot of money, but it requires a lot of time. I like to tinker with wiring), so I decided to take it thoroughly. As long as there is free access to all connectors and wires, I will do what I haven’t done before, finish what I haven’t done before, and redo what I did before! )) In general - a complete revision and upgrade. For a long time I have had such an idea - to use all the connectors in the wiring - "full" should be everywhere! )) I have been doing this for several weeks now on quiet winter evenings. I have not yet reached the final result, but there is already an intermediate one. Therefore, the wiring will be a "miniseries" in several parts. So, part one - Body wiring.
The wiring has been lying in a cardboard box in a "ball" for the third year already, and it is obvious that in order to work with it, it needs to be untangled and laid out. There is no room for this in the garage. I wanted to lay it out in the workshop on the floor, but there is sand. He spread the film and began to lay it out. But then even I thought that it would drag on for more than one day, and during this time you need to walk here - someone will definitely trample some kind of connector. And I got a great idea - to make a special stand! ) For this, the old chain-link mesh was perfect - and it was just enough in length.



By the way, my help dog spends these winter evenings in the garage with me)))
I unraveled and hung out the body wiring, including the wiring for the power windows and the central lock.





I examined it, and came to the conclusion that it was necessary to unwind it all, inspect it and rewind it, because even though it all worked, in some places the condition was far from ideal. For example, wiring to the fuel pump:



Power window wiring with some incomprehensible knots and bows.



The long-suffering connector of the driver's door with twists and jumpers:



The passenger door connector seems to look a little better.



The wiring under the dashboard I initially was laid wrong. I already tried to shift it correctly, but it did not quite work out as it should. Now I'll fix it.



The front end with headlight connectors also looked sad. A few years ago I already rewound them with "Soviet" rag tape, but it "mummified")) It dried up, stuck with mud, and began to break like brushwood.





I started to unwind - it turned out to be more difficult than I thought. In some places anticorrosive and bitumen glued the electrical tape tightly, in some places there were all sorts of "collective farm" electrical tapes, of various colors and types, which were very poorly unwound. The most severe turned out to be green - I had to cut it off. There was a lot of glue, anticorrosive and dirt on the wiring, so I washed all the wires and connectors with white spirit with a toothbrush, then washed the connectors with white spirit from the compressor. Here is the tool - a scalpel, a spatula, a toothbrush and a lot of white spirit. And the result is half a box of scraps of electrical tape, and clean, bare wiring.



And then I freaked out even more! If the rear part of the wiring was in quite good condition, then its front engine compartment is a horror - twisting on twisting ... When I put restyled headlights, I cut off the old connectors and "pinned" the connectors from restyling. And now I was surprised that there were already twists a little higher along the braid - someone changed the connectors before me ... in the end - a bunch of twists. We will remove all this and bring it back to normal.





The left door connector will most likely need to be changed completely.





For that right after washing, almost like new.



And connectors C302, C103, C101 are planned to be stuffed to "full"! ;)





Bought the necessary tools and materials.



I bought Tesa electrical tape - in the original it is exactly like this, but when ordering from officials it costs 4 times more. I took 5 skeins of fabric, 2 lavsan, and 1 PVC. Fabric - for the interior, lavsan - for the engine compartment, trunk and external wiring, PVC - for isolating twists and fixing branches - it is the most sticky.
I bought two types of heat shrink - regular and glued. On glue it is more rigid and airtight - I used it on the branches of the bundles, soldered only the edges.
Thanks to a colleague on the E30, I stocked up with donor pieces of wiring and connectors. I also still have my own stocks.



I did what should have been done a long time ago - I printed out the complete ETM for my wiring in '86, and just in case for '89 - it's much more convenient than separate sheets.



Well, and away we go! )) Light creative mess in the process )



My wall-mounted semi-hood was very useful - a convenient magnetic board)



At the moment, the front (engine compartment) and rear (salon and trunk) part of the body wiring is already ready. Nearly all connectors have been replaced on the front, unnecessary twists have been removed, the rest have been crimped and insulated. I made an extension cord on the factory connectors for the antifreeze level sensor, since the tank is in my radiator. All harnesses are rewound with lavsan tape.







At the back, everything was much simpler - I replaced the connectors with number plate lights, and removed the "collective farm" corrugations from the pump harness. I rewound the trunk harness with lavsan tape, and the interior part with fabric.



For the first part, I think enough. Next time - about upgrades in the middle part of the body wiring.

[The_Glory]

Club calendar 2021

Traditional club calendar entry)



According to the voting results, the best 12 photos from 32 participants got into the calendar.

A preview of the entire calendar Ukrainian Club BMW E30 for 2021 can be viewed [url=http://forum.e30club.com.ua/index.php/topic,5026.msg1010907.html#msg1010907]here[ /url]

In my most "rosy" plans, I expected that my car would participate in the competition this year, so to speak, in a new look .... but even it did not work out .... at least be in time for the next competition in 2022 .. .. :)
But so far, and in the old "interesting color", she took 4th place out of 12 ;)



I took my calendars.

[The_Glory]

Body repair_33. Processing of hidden cavities of the body.

All body parts are painted and hung - the next item on the work plan is the treatment of body cavities with anticorrosive. Materials for the preparation of the body and sealants were used by APP, so I chose the anticorrosive agent from the same manufacturer - a penetrating ML composition with APP Profil F400 wax. It has good reviews and good value for money. It is available in two colors - amber and clear, in 0.5L aerosol cans and 1.0L pistol cans. I could not get any data on its consumption either from sellers or find it on the Internet, so I took 4 cylinders per liter "by eye". Two amber for doors and sills, and two clear for more visible areas. And, just in case, one aerosol can of 0.5 liters of amber. I bought a gun for these cylinders with a tube for cavities, and another spare tube. Seems to be well prepared.)



Decided to start with spars. I screwed a tube onto the gun instead of a nozzle ... and from the very first attempt something went wrong! )) There is a hole on the lid of the gun for air intake, so that a vacuum is not created in the cylinder. And when you first pressed the "trigger" of the pistol, for some reason the anticorrosive agent went not into the tube, but into this hole with a fountain up! How I managed to dodge him, so that my whole face would not flood - I don’t know! ))) But I did it! Splattered the roof, fender, hood ... Wiped everything, and began to see what was wrong. It turned out that amber anticorrosive is many times thicker than transparent. I don’t know why .... their expiration dates are normal and the same, the composition according to the description is also no different. In general, he didn’t want to be sprayed through the tube, the air blew into the balloon, and the anticorrosive agent again flew up in a fountain! ... The balloon was already swollen - it’s good that it didn’t burst! It would be totally fun! ))) I had to screw a self-tapping screw into this hole and try without a tube - it sprays normally, but in the end it compresses the balloon with a vacuum, well, it doesn’t matter anymore ...



I decided to blow out without a tube wherever there is access - I started with the doors. I sealed all the holes with masking tape from the outside, so as not to fill the paint, and at the same time, following the traces on the adhesive tape, the coating of the cavities with anticorrosive will be visible.







By the way, my right front door is now the safest) - with a shockproof beam. Apparently from a car of the last years of production, or maybe from a car with an airbag.



I poured it from the heart, as for myself! )







The drainage drains remained through and did not clog tightly with anticorrosive, after the anticorrosive has dried, I will check them and periodically clean them.
I decided to remove the wings and apron in order to properly process all the surfaces under them and from the inside.







The wings were covered from the inside with the same sealant as the bottom, but I decided to blow them out with anticorrosive as well - it would not be superfluous.





Further, I paid special attention to the niche of the heater and wiper motor, knowing the problems with its drainage. To begin with, even before that, I spilled all these niches with water - not a drop got into the cabin, all the water leaves, as it was intended. That is, they welded and treated with sealant everything is fine there, and the carpet promises to be dry for many years)) Moreover, the front drainage of the hatch is now also brought out. But to be sure, I shed even more well drains niches.







It also blew well through the speaker holes into the front corners of the thresholds - a classic place for rot, although now it should not rot - as I said above, water from the hatch will no longer pour there.
The next problematic place of the E30 body is the rear arches, especially the right one. There is access there - it is also flooded from the outside and from the inside.



The front apron was blown out with the remnants, although it was also already covered from the inside with sealant.





This is the end of 2 bottles. I blew out the last aerosol can in the rapids. Included with it was a thin long tube, and in aerosols the anticorrosive agent was more liquid - it puffed into the rapids perfectly. Rather, in comparison with the compressor, it does not spray, but pours. Therefore, the aerosol can ends at lightning speed. Moreover, they write that 0.5 l is the volume of the cylinder itself, and the anticorrosive in it is about 0.3 l + air. Therefore, it is more profitable to buy cylinders for a pistol - there is still 1 liter of anticorrosive.
It remains to blow out the hidden cavities ... Transparent anticorrosive is much more liquid, but he did not want to be sprayed through the tube ... damn. Googling, I realized that this is not only me. People write that you need to either heat the cylinder, or take a tube of a larger diameter, or shorten this one. I heated the balloon in boiling water, cut off half of the tube - and everything worked fine!
There are a lot of factory holes in the sills and spars, so even half the length of the tube is enough. I poured it first from below, then from above from the trunk and the passenger compartment, until it started to flow from below.



From below, on the rear spars, it was especially "convenient" to do this, lying under the car ... But he still poured it into all the holes! I also shed the sills along the entire length and the front spars.
Just in case, I blew out the motor shield, where it will be covered with soundproofing.



Transparent anticorrosive is almost invisible - it gives a matte tint, so for more or less visible areas it suits better than amber. Although it takes much longer to dry.
The rest blew out the niches in the trunk and the joint of the floor with the partition.









And this anticorrosive ended completely.
It remains to blow out the trunk lid, hood and front frame. In order to "do not run twice" again) I bought another transparent one liter and two aerosol cans. I sealed some of the holes and also filled the ribs of the trunk, front frame and hood from the heart.





You can clearly see from the adhesive tape whether it has been spilled everywhere, and at the same time, the transparent anticorrosive agent is almost invisible.



The rest was already poured into all the holes that I saw)) - into the beam under the torpedo, into all the roof pillars, along the perimeter of the hatch trough. The only thing that has not been processed is the manhole cover. There is nowhere to pour there, and maybe later it will “stick” somewhere there ... I didn’t dare ... Well, there’s also a tank hatch - there’s nowhere to pour it. )

As a result, the whole body took 5 bottles of 1 liter, and 3 aerosol cans of 0.5 liters.



I am satisfied with the result - the coating is uniform, after drying it practically does not stick, and it looks much neater than any bitumen, especially transparent. At first it stinks, but after a few days the smell was almost gone.
I hope that its quality will not disappoint me over time, and the body will live happily ever after! ))
On this optimistic note, we can solemnly declare that the body work, in spite of everything, and against all odds, is finally fully completed! Hooray! ))
Now it's just build, build and build again! )
The only trouble is with funding in connection with these viruses and quarantines ... But I hope that everything will work out .... or I will find another job ....)

P.S.
During this time, I began to deal with soundproofing and wiring, but more on that later, when there will be some result.

[The_Glory]

Body repair_32. Painting of hinged body parts

A few weeks ago, the painter cheered me up with the news that I can bring a machine to assemble attachments - they seem to be finally painted!
Everything was already prepared for me - the car was on wheels, the steering was installed, the handbrake worked - it was quite transportable! )
Quickly installed seals, hinges, locks.



And pulled it out into the street. I decided to save money on a tow truck)) I was too lazy to fool around with a trailer - you first need to go after it half a city, hitch it, then return home with it, load the car, then remove it, then drive the trailer back through half a city - a lot of unnecessary movements . Since it is already quite transportable, I decided to drag it on a rigid hitch - cheap, cheerful, fast and convenient.





And then it turns out that the painter has not yet painted everything, or even there it didn’t work out - in short - cancellation .... damn. As for evil, it was still raining - it's good that I covered the body with a cover.



I drove it back to the garage last night...
A week later, attempt number 2))
Pulled out of the garage, hitched to the hitch and drove off. Much faster and more convenient than towing a trailer.



But not everything is as good as it seemed! )) At a speed of more than 40 km / h, a vibration appeared, which increased significantly with right turns. With left norms. After a few turns, I had to stop and see what was wrong there. And not so, there was a convergence on the left wheel, exposed "by eye". The right wheel was straight, and the left was noticeably turned to the left. Therefore, "thirty" all the time trying to overtake)) and very resistant to right turns). But there’s nothing left to do, there’s no time left, it’s not far to go - I turned on the emergency gang and drove at a speed of 35-40 km / h. Despite the fact that I created some inconvenience on the ring road, everyone looked at it, turned around, and BMW drivers even showed "thumbs up")) In general, I drove to the exit from the ring road - and then the right turn .... Slowly I turn along a large radius ... the hitch shakes .... and then even so bamm !!! I look in the mirror - thirty still went to overtake! ))) Damn, I almost crap myself! ))) I brake sharply and jump out to catch it))) In short, the nuts were pulled out of the left side member, to which the hitch was screwed. Fortunately, it didn’t vomit on the right side member, so the hitch broke and the car rested its wheel on it, and didn’t go into the oncoming lane to someone in the forehead ... Some guy ran up, thanks to him for the help - they dragged him off, unhooked him, rolled him into the parking lot of the supermarket . In principle, except for the torn nuts, there were no casualties and destruction. And it could have been much worse... Called a tow truck while waiting for him, almost every passer-by took pictures of the car - apparently, not every day you see a bare body on wheels in the parking lot of a supermarket)) After all these adventures, I finally got to the painter. They put four doors, but he still didn’t have time to paint everything else ...) Another couple of weeks passed, and finally the whole hinge is ready. By the way, the torn nuts were welded back in the same place and painted. Picked it up yesterday. On a tow truck! )))







The gaps still need to be set. The doors are still norms, and the muzzle was screwed in hastily, as it happened.
But she already looks like a car)







I still have to play around with the hatch...



There are a few "grains" on the door and trunk, but after polishing they will go away - as the master promised. It remains to paint the body kit .... it is already prepared, and they promised to do it in a week .... but I don’t even believe it ...))

Further plans - processing of all hidden cavities. I will process with the composition of APP Profile F400. I ordered a pistol. As soon as everything arrives, I'll start. I also made a "revision" for all body plugs - I figured out where which ones are put, some are there, some must be ordered before.

[The_Glory]

Factory documentation

In the assembly, I have another short pause, so this time we will talk about rarities. Well, it’s not that it’s really a rarity, but as they say - a trifle, but nice! )
Historically, nothing from the factory documentation of my car came to me ... But I always wanted to have it ... for "feng shui", so to speak;) the very beginning to be! ) First, my colleague in the ward gave me instructions for my radio, then, on occasion, I bought an original folder for documentation. Again, by chance, there was a card for the code in it, just from the same radio. Further, another colleague in the ward ;) presented a factory tag with configuration codes. And recently, another colleague in the ward ;) made me an offer that I could not refuse) - he offered a good set of books at a good price. Of course I bought! )
And now I have such a complete folder



Inside which is another folder)



Rather, it is a transparent dense "package" with a pocket.



In which all the books are placed.



Set:
Operation manual, service book, list of dealers with maps and addresses, instructions for the radio, a card with a code for the radio, and a tag with bundle codes (although it should not be stored in a folder - after assembly I will put it in its place - under the rear seat; ) )



1. Operation manual



Unlike red cover books, this manual is not for a specific model, but for the entire model range.



Excellent condition



The characteristics of all models are described



2. Service book.



For model 316i, 4-cylinder (or door?), with catalytic converter. Date of sale 05.02.88. Color lachssilber (grey metallic). According to the specified VIN code, it is precisely such a machine that breaks through - everything converges)



The service history is not very long, but still there. Serviced in Germany by Autohaus Struwe, a BMW and Mini dealer in Lennestadt.





3. List of dealers with maps and addresses as of 87/88.



Addresses



Map



4. Instructions for the radio and a card with a code for it.



BMW BAVARIA C BUSINESS RDS



5. Tag with bundle codes.



Such tags at the factory were placed under the rear seat during assembly. According to the specified VIN code, a white 325i with a blue interior and good equipment breaks through. The release date is 11/29/89, or more precisely, at 20:05. German punctuality! )

Here is such a kit.



The kit, although complete, is basic, so to speak, but still not quite "correct" ... After all, it was assembled from different cars, and for restyled models. In the future, I hope to find a kit for 316 or 325i before restyling. And I’ll make a tag for the configuration myself for my car;)

And now all the same, about rarities! )
Thanks to another colleague in the ward ;) , I bought a top Hi-Fi audio wiring for a standard amplifier.



The connector to the radio is cut off, but not critical - I will rearrange it from my usual wiring, it was also cut off there - audio tuning mp3 of the 2000s ...
A nice bonus, from the same colleague, was a gift - these are rare rubber bands - whoever is in the subject, he recognized them, I think ...;)





That's all for now. Build news coming soon.

[The_Glory]

Nice work.
The handbrake can be a pain - but looks like you have this all sorted.
Always good to see progress.

Thanks

[Tzantushka]

Nice work.
The handbrake can be a pain - but looks like you have this all sorted.
Always good to see progress.

[The_Glory]

Build_16. ETK_34_Brake mechanisms (part 1 "handbrake")

Let's move on to the next section.

ETK_34_Brakes

Since the rear suspension is already installed, when assembling it, I immediately installed the "handbrake", so as not to climb there twice. Therefore, let's start this section from the end:

Parking brake/control



Details No. 12, 15, 16, 17 are not used. They are designed for holding drum brakes.
Part No. 9 - a leather case, was placed only on the "Edition" package (black, gray, blue).
All cleaned/painted. I did not disassemble the lever button, it is normally pressed.



The lever housing in the ETK comes with a metal frame, but inside it I also found a plastic frame, which is not in the ETK. Didn't notice her before. Apparently it is in order for the casing to keep its shape better.



In the ETK picture, I was interested in item No. 6 - I did not see it myself. Chet, by her appearance, thought it was some kind of stop-limiter for the lever. Where exactly it is put, I did not understand, but I ordered it just in case.



Everything cleared up when I picked up the lever. It turned out that this is a spacer clip - it is inserted from below into the skids for cables, and is bursting with a protruding pin. It separates the cables from each other. And I had it in its place safe and sound - you can see it in the photo above) So the new one was not useful.
In the presence of a rear stabilizer and disc brakes, the handbrake cables are attached with special clips with a bracket to the brackets of the stabilizer struts. Both of them were broken for me, besides, they were not installed correctly, so they did not hold the cables. I ordered new clips, I updated the brackets with yellow zinc.



Parking brake/brake pads



Now about the mechanism and adjustment of the handbrake.
It should be noted that even when buying a car, the handbrake did not work at all. As it turned out later, on the one hand, its mechanism was rusted to death, and on the other hand, it was completely absent altogether. I bought one mechanism at a disassembly, cleaned both of them, bought new original cables, new Ferrodo pads, and all this was assembled and somehow adjusted ... But for all 12 years, the handbrake never worked normally for me. Well, how - he kept on a flat surface, but on a large slope the car still rolled. There was no question of police reversals at all! ))) Despite all my efforts to adjust it, there was no sense - either it doesn’t hold, or it wedges, and the disks heat up. In the end, I scored on him.
By the way, the adjustment method described in Etzold's book is still crap. Well, I couldn’t turn this sprocket by touch, through the bolt hole of the disk!
In general, this time I'm still determined to defeat him! ) The cables and pads essentially remained new, as they never worked. The spring kit is new. Everything else was sanded, cleaned and coated with yellow zinc.



One pin (No. 6) was lost, so I had to get out of the situation with a light "collective farm") I cut off a piece of a 6 mm drill - it fit perfectly. Although, it was possible to order a new one, but the timing ....



The photo shows one locking spring for the adjustment mechanism. I never had a second one. Yes, in fact, it only interferes there - it’s not very convenient to turn the asterisk anyway, so this spring still wedges it all the time. By chance, the asterisk will hardly turn itself. Apparently, therefore, already on the E36, this spring was no longer installed from the factory. I decided not to install it either. In addition, this is another detail with an inadequate price. It costs more than the entire adjustment mechanism assembly - 12-15 Euros per piece. It seems not much and much, but for such a thing, especially not really needed, it seems like a bust ... But maybe later I will order it ... if it's boring ...)

With a non-original spring repair kit, it was not so simple. The pad pins on one side did not fit the brake disc shields, but it's more like a shield jamb - there were just slots, without a round hole in the center, as it should be. If I had noticed this earlier, I could have drilled these holes, but the assembly is no longer accessible. Therefore, I had to grind two pins on a grinder. This did not affect the fixation of the pads.
The second jamb is already with springs and more complex. The lower springs are normal, but on the upper ones their ears are bent in the wrong direction. Because of this, the spring, resting against the shoe, almost does not reach the holes with its ear, and pops out at the slightest touch. I had to bend my ears - in the photo the first one is already bent from above, the second, as it was. It is better to bend hot. Otherwise, the norms of the spring.



In the photo, the number of the repair kit is similar. Maybe in other analogues the springs are correctly bent, but they cost much more.
Build it all. We fasten the cable support at the bottom. We fix the pads with pins with springs.



Next, we put the adjusting mechanism in the grooves of the shoes, with an asterisk back. In fact, there is no difference, but Etzold writes so. At the same time, for wiring the pads on the left and right, the asterisk will need to be twisted in different directions.
Further, in my case, we play with the bending of the ears of the upper spring until it securely hooks on the pads, and at the same time, it does not interfere with turning the adjustment sprocket - like this:



I pre-screwed the cable brackets with clips to the stabilizer brackets.



In this form, the beam was installed on the machine. After that, we insert the cables into their body tubes and bring them out into the cabin.



We insert the other end into the hole in the lever and bring it out to the blocks. The cable is just tight. Lubricated his clips, so that he could be pulled out easier if necessary. We adjust and bend the brackets with clips and fix the cable in them.





We assemble the spacer mechanism, insert the eye of the cable into its groove and fix it with a pin. Unfortunately, I forgot to take a picture, but there is no other way to assemble it. We insert the spacer mechanism into the lower grooves of the pads with its hinge back, and pull the cable from the passenger compartment.
I did not regulate according to Etzold! )) We breed the pads so that the brake disc on them was dressed completely butt, but could rotate. We dress the disk, fasten it with a screw.



Let's go to the salon. We fasten the contact of the control lamp limit switch to the lever, and install the lever in its place. We stretch both cables through the grooves of the lever, make sure that the cables run exactly along the skids and are separated from each other by the same spacer clip that I mentioned above. We fix the lever with three bolts.



Raise the lever 5 clicks, and tighten the nuts on the cables until the rear discs are completely locked. We lower the handbrake, check how the disks are spinning. If necessary, repeat again - we still hold out the cables, or let them go. I finally managed to adjust the handbrake normally - it holds perfectly on the slope of my garage. Let's see how it will be on the go .... Now you can not only steer, but also slow down! )



The casing, of course, I will put already when assembling the cabin.
Hopefully it will finally work properly! Otherwise, without police turns, 12 years have passed in vain! )))

[The_Glory]

Build_15. ETK_33_Rear axle (part 3)

We continue to assemble the rear suspension.
ETK_33_Rear Axle

The rear beam is installed, it remains to install the stabilizer and shock absorbers with springs.

Suspension strut parts rear



First you need to assemble the shock absorbers. Bilstein B6 sport shocks.



It's simple - we collect everything, as in the ETK picture (parts No. 8 and No. 9 are not used). We put a chipper on the stem, the lower large plate with the “bottom” up, the support with the paper gasket, the upper small plate with the “bottom” down, and tighten the new self-locking nut. Just like the front and rear shock absorbers, manufacturers highly recommend not holding anything on the stem and tightening it with a wrench. Therefore, we hold the stem with a key for 6 at its end, and tighten the nut with a key for 17. We get such a "sandwich".



Last time, when I collected shock absorbers for coilovers, I decided to put the upper plate on the contrary, "bottom" up - so it clamps the support more tightly and harder. This time I decided to put it like a book writes)
I put the duster last - it fits tightly on the bottom plate. But it seemed to me that it would be more convenient to immediately put it on the bottom plate, and put them together.
We put protective rubber caps on the top plate.
The lower bolts and washers were updated with yellow zinc, the upper nuts are new self-locking.
Shock absorbers are ready for installation.



Barrel spring kit



There's not much to write here.)
Springs are new, but not stock - Eibach Pro Kit E2003-140
Rear EW2003102HA -30 mm



rear stabilizer bar



The rear stabilizers on the E30 were of several types, and were not installed on all cars. I have a rear stabilizer with a diameter of 14.5 mm - the thickest of the factory ones. It was installed in the M-Technic sports suspension package, and on the pre-facelifted 325i it was in stock.
Touring had 13.5mm stubs
On 4-cylinder sedans 12.5 mm as an option.
On the 14.5 mm stub, rubber bands are available only in the original. I bought them new a few years ago and they are still like new.
Details No. 8, 9, 12 are not used.
All fasteners are of course updated with yellow zinc.



We start to put all this on the car.
We put on the plates the lower and upper rubber gaskets of the springs. They come in different thicknesses - I bought the original medium thickness ones that came with the sport package.
By the way, here's what pleasantly surprised me - most of the suspension rubber bands that I bought a few years ago, despite our roads, are in excellent condition! Toli this is due to the fact that I drive little and carefully, roofing felts due to the fact that then I took either the original or the Lemferder. In general, I am satisfied with the quality!
But back to assembly. Rear springs with -30 mm at the maximum lowered levers, easily steel without the use of ties.



Before putting shock absorbers, you need to install a stabilizer - so it will be much easier to put it in its place - between the boot floor and the differential. I screwed the lower mounting brackets to the levers even before installing the beam, but did not tighten them - they will need to be slightly adjusted in place to install the stub racks. We put on elastic bands, brackets, insert the brackets into the groove on the body, align the stub, and tighten it with bolts.



We put racks on the ends of the stub and fasten them to the lower brackets on the levers.



We adjust and align the brackets so that the stub rack moves without creases, and tighten the nuts. That's all with the stub.



Install shock absorbers. Before installation, some manufacturers recommend pumping them - compress and release the stem several times in a vertical position. Moreover, after pumping, they cannot be laid horizontally - otherwise, it will be necessary to pump again. Convinced of this on their front. Then it’s quite simple - we bait the lower bolt (do not forget to put the washer), insert the shock absorber into the mounting holes on the glass, jack up the lever, and twist two nuts from the trunk. Then tighten the bottom bolt. Amorths in place.




At the same time, I immediately installed the rear strut. In addition to increasing the rigidity of the body, the strut flanges also play the role of rear support amplifiers. Such washers were regularly installed on the E36, to distribute the load on the entire mounting plane of the support. On the E30, this will also not be superfluous.



Well, that's all! Rear axle installed.
The main thing is not to forget to still hold on to the nuts of the silent blocks of the levers, and change, tighten and lock the hub nuts! )
Along the way, in order not to climb twice, I also put a handbrake - this can be seen in the photo, but more on that next time;)

And finally put the wheels!
in limbo)





And now the long-awaited moment - a solemn descent to the ground! ))) Finally, she is not on "crutches", but on her wheels, and you can already roll her freely!





It seems like a trifle, but my mood has already improved - at least some progress! )) Today I rolled it out of the garage for the first time - I'm happy as an elephant! Almost the first trip! )))

[The_Glory]

[b]Build_14. ETK_33_Rear axle (part 2) [/ b]

We continue to assemble the rear walker.
ETK_33_Rear Axle

Final drive



There were some problems with the assembly of the differential - the original cover gasket costs a penny, but the delivery time was announced to me from a month ... (I ordered it, a month has already passed, but it is not there yet, and when it will be, it is not known). Therefore, I decided to cut out a home-made one, from special paper that had been in the stash since ancient times. The original gasket is also made of paper, by the way. I wanted to trace it along the contour, or make an imprint with the help of a lubricant - I remember my father did this in Soviet times in his LADA. But my brother suggested a good and simple way - to tap the contour with a hammer. I have never heard of such a method before - it sounds a little strange, but it works well. To do this, you need a small hammer and an adapter with a spherical tip. In my case, the pliers fit perfectly, at the end of the handle of which there was an ebb in the form of a ball. You can use a bearing ball. The technology is as follows - we apply a sheet of paper tightly to the lid and punch the bolt holes with a light blow with a ball. We fix the paper by inserting bolts into the holes. And so in a circle.



Then, lightly tap through the paper along the contour of the outer and inner edges of the lid. The paper breaks through, and we get a clear and precise contour of the gasket.



We cut through the places that are not punched with scissors, and we get a gasket that is no worse than the original one.



Now everything seems to be ready to assemble the differential.
Rear axle gear box cover/ imp. sensor



The silent block is new, the fasteners are all updated with yellow zinc.



I am missing item #11 - speed sensor connector cover. I have never seen anyone with her. Even in the photo of the new red 323i E30 (many have seen it on the Internet for sale), this cover is not. Yes, and it is not clear why it is there - in order to remove the connector, you will have to unscrew the speed sensor - some kind of nonsense. Maybe they stopped installing it from the factory later .... Although it is available for order. For the price of 65 Euro. I thought that I will continue to do without it) Another detail with an inadequate price;)

I did not dare to climb inside - I had no complaints about the gearbox, so I decided not to interfere with its work further)) Accordingly, the sections Flange Bearings /E30-4-doors/Europe/325i-M20/L-M/1985/browse/rear_axle/drive_flange_suspension_gasket/]Diff.outlet flange bearings/gasket seal skip.





Although in the first section there is an interesting entry in the ETC:
Additionally
Warning! drive side flange and nut should not be replaced.
ETK doesn't even have their numbers. I wonder why? By the way, this flange with a nut was smeared with sealant ... well, okay - I didn’t really want to replace them)) I just painted it.



My differential is not simple, but [s]gold[/s] with differential lock! By the way, looking at the current prices for them - it's still gold! )))
Differential locking element rear axle gear



Well, here it is, the almighty lock! )



For me, this is a rather complicated mechanism, and I'm not sure that I could then assemble everything correctly - all these preloads, disks, plates ... Moreover, there is such an entry in the ETK:
Additionally
individual parts are no longer offered
Yes, they can still be found somewhere, and the locks are being repaired, but this is not a cheap pleasure. And even more so, if you do it just like that, without good reason, then this is not very reasonable. ) Therefore, I didn’t get there either. I just twisted the flanges, checked the gear ratio again - it corresponds to the tabular data for the 325i. What the tag on the gearbox says.



S - gearbox with lock
3.73 - its gear ratio
0632 is a part number that says that this gearbox was installed on the conveyor, and was not installed as a repair. On gearboxes that come as a spare part, the gear ratio is not indicated directly, but by the number of teeth on the gears, and there is also the letter A.
If someone does not know how to check the gear ratio - turn the wheel flange 1 turn and count the revolutions of the cardan flange (I have 3.73 turns) - this will be the gear ratio. For a more accurate calculation, you can make 10 turns of the wheel flange, then the difference will be more obvious at close numbers - 3.64 and 3.73 for example (I have 37.3 turns). In a gearbox with a block, both wheel flanges rotate in the same direction, and in a gearbox without a block, in different directions.

Before installation, it was necessary to press the silent block into the cover. And then, the second problem happened ... Often, the cover clip breaks .... I knew about this, and warned a friend about this, who pressed the silents for me. But it did not help. ) The lid still burst! I was very upset .... ((( Judging by the reviews, it makes no sense to weld it - the metal becomes brittle from heating, and it breaks next to the welding. I did not check this, and began to look for another cover. This is a very scarce part, respectively , and not cheap.But at least I was lucky here - the cover was quickly found, and not as expensive as possible.



On the second attempt, it was still possible to press the silent without casualties. But I had to tweak it a bit. He was a little bigger than he should be. By the way, Silent Topran, made in Germany - sort of German, but...
Now I have two lids) Maybe I’ll brew the first one later and there will be a spare one ...



And finally the differential is assembled.



Gasket just in case planted on the sealant.





Screwed the gearbox to the beam. The axle shafts were screwed onto the thread lock. Although they used to keep it that way, but I read that sometimes they are unscrewed - I decided to overdo it))
Rear beam assembly. Everything is ready - you can attach it to the body.



Immediately poured oil into the gearbox, according to the classics, for gearboxes with disc lock - Castrol 75W140. The wide gearbox includes 1.7 liters.



It is much more convenient to do this before installation than on the installed beam. Just as it is more convenient to assemble the rear suspension on the floor, and install it as a whole, than separately install the beam, levers, gearbox, etc. The only negative is the large weight of the entire assembly. The process was further complicated by the lack of an inspection hole ... Therefore, for the installation it was necessary to involve a brother and a godfather, and come up with a technology for installation in place) They dragged everything together with a wooden door under the car, put a jack in the center of the door, and together with it raised a beam holding along the edges . At the same time, the entire beam can be moved along the plane of the door - quite conveniently. 15-20 minutes and the rear beam is in place.





It remains to put the rear stabilizer and amortization. But my godfather and brother and I decided to celebrate the successful installation of the beam, we got carried away a little ...))) Therefore, the installation of shock absorbers and a stub will be next time)

[The_Glory]

Body repair_31. Bottom painting

In principle, initially I did not intend to completely paint the bottom in color - only arches and along the rapids. Actually, this is how it was painted during development, and then, when painting, it was blown in the same way, but a little more. It looked like this, and I was quite satisfied ...



But ... before applying the sealant, I carefully wrapped all the threaded studs on the body with masking tape, and screwed the bolts into the threaded holes - this can be seen in the photo. Everything would be fine, but the painter forgot to remove the adhesive tape, and so he painted everything with it ... well, that's it ... After removing the adhesive tape, all the studs remained light gray, in the ground. It was stupid to leave them like that, so we agreed that the painter would paint them for me. But, as practice has shown, it would take another month, and the car must be put on wheels. Then I didn’t want to paint with a pendant and everything that was cleaned and painted in blue dust. Therefore, I decided to tint the studs myself. I blew out zinc primer, then acrylic, then gray paint.



It seems like the norm .... it will do! ...) But the blue bottom with gray spots of different shades of sealant, zinc, primer and paint began to resemble an avatar leopard))) Looking at the beautiful chassis, I decided that the bottom should still be beautiful! ) I remembered that I had seen a "pencil" and a container with paint according to the code from a colleague in the ward. I went and ordered one for myself. They did it for me within 5 minutes. The color matched perfectly.
Individual 1991 - Pur Blau Metallic (253)



On the motor shield, the studs were carefully painted over with a pencil brush, and the bottom was blown out with one light layer of cylinders. Two were not enough, I ordered another one. It was not very convenient to do this while lying under the car, but it turned out beautifully! ;)













Now you can screw a beautiful rear suspension onto a beautiful bottom.
More on that in the next post.

P.S.
The place of welding on the steering column bracket was also tinted at the same time.


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