E30 from Ukraine - "Shadow of Intelligence"

[The_Glory]

Body repair_02. The scale of the tragedy

Let's continue the clarification of the scale of the tragedy, begun in the previous entry.

On the rear window with a lower corner on the left side, the situation is worse than on the windshield, but also not critical. By the way, both glasses were planted on some kind of black type of rubber tape - it is still soft, you can see it in the photo. On top of which there is still a protective film or adhesive tape - I wonder if this is how it should be from the factory or has it already been glued by yourself? But it didn't go anywhere.
You can also see the native color - PLATANENGRUEN METALLIC (188)



The photo shows cracks in the corner of the trunk and under the roof rack. Here we again recall that there was once a blow to this wing, and there was a lot of putty on it - it cracked. I found this out when I drilled a hole for the antenna. Even earlier, the trunk loop immediately fell off, then I also noticed putty at the junction. In general, the next largest "horror of our town" is the junction of the rear arch and the trunk floor. There has been suspicious rust for a long time .... and now, after light picking with a screwdriver, we get this thing:



I haven’t decided what to do with it yet, I’ll talk with a welder - either patch it or change the arch ... There is also a small hole on the same side member from below.
On the right side, the situation is much better, although there is also a little rust ... and outside the shield of the tank ventilation hoses has rotted to dust ... an autopsy will show ...



Both niches of the wings, after being cleared of mastic, look quite intact.





They have a lot of white sealant at the joints, which is still very soft and plastic - I also don’t understand if it’s factory or has already been smeared ....?
I also covered the spare wheel niche with a fool for some reason with bituminous mastic))) Ripped off. Old patches we can ennoble, and so everything is fine.



Left arch and threshold







The right arch and threshold are slightly worse











The thresholds have already been welded a little, so it’s not so scary from the outside - but since this is the case, we will change them entirely along with the arches.
With the rear panel, the question is also ajar for the time being - it was already cooked on the left under the bumper and again there is rust



In addition, for some reason, holes were welded in it for the number plate lights. We'll see if we can change to a new one ...
Well, the trunk lid - "classic" rust under the spoiler ...



On the right, so generally through, apparently the drain was clogged ...



Because of this, it will have to be changed. But the new cover has no holes for the spoiler at all .... and it’s a pity to drill it and I want to leave my Breyton, just remove the stop from it ...
I didn’t take a picture of the hood, it’s just straightened and there is cracked putty on it, so it will change. The tank hatch is also with a large "bug" for replacement. I also wanted to change the manhole cover because of the "bug", but the best of those that I managed to find, in fact, turned out to be worse than mine, so I'll leave mine ...

Well, actually, for iron, like everything that we managed to find on our own. So far, no "surprises" - everything was predictable and not fatal. This is how I imagined the "scale of the tragedy" ...;)
But after the "opening" at the welder, I think it can still get out even ...

Lastly, a couple of pictures of the "creative mess" in the garage - E30 in the form of a heap))





It's good that the garage is large, but there is still not enough space ... I don't know where and when I will put it all down and how I will look for everything later when assembling ....



P.S.
It’s too bad that there is no pit - I got sick of crawling along the rubble on my backs around the car and under it .... Before assembly, you need to make a pit and a normal floor ...

[The_Glory]

Body repair_01. The scale of the tragedy

So, we are starting in the BZ a fascinating, and, like, long series "Body Repair" :) I hope that it will someday end, with a "happy end"! )))

About 7-8 years ago I already did a "local" body repair on the bottom, then a couple of years ago I welded the front beam mounts, but this time everything will be more global.

Let's start with the scale of the tragedy! )
As I wrote in the previous entry, for this the car was dismantled to the state of "bare body on wheels", since it will still have to be transported to the welder. Both beams with hodovka will be removed on the spot.
The scale of the tragedy lying on the surface has long been visible to the naked eye, so I started collecting bodywork since autumn - I bought new thresholds and repair inserts for the Klokerholm rear arches (by the way, the quality of the arches is so-so), a front apron (immediately under air conditioning), four doors (VP), hood, trunk lid, hatch cover, and tank hatch.







Those. all hinged elements of the body. Except the wings. Six months of searching for intact, live original used wings were unsuccessful .... At best, they sell the same ones as mine - alive on top and rotten below .... Buying a new china / taiwan, judging by the reviews, does not make sense - the geometry of the curve, back-to-back gaps and a bunch of crap during installation. I watched the new original .... but did not like their price))). Therefore, while I bought the repair inserts of the lower part on my fenders, let's see how it turns out ... Or maybe there will still be wings while everything is cooking .... At the same time I bought a shield for the tank ventilation hoses, mine rotted into dust.



Next, we move on to the most interesting - after disassembly, we reveal the hidden scale of the tragedy! )
Looking ahead, I’ll say right away that nothing so completely unexpected and very terrible was found, everything was predictable and expected;)
From the moment I bought the car, I knew that it used to be well attached in the front left, and there was also a blow to the rear left fender. Therefore, it is quite logical that the biggest "horrors of our town" turned out to be in these places!
A hole in the side member at the junction with the engine shield, the shield itself is bent, with a crack near the stove entrance, and solid rot under the fuse box - I didn’t like that “patch” from the very beginning, but the prospect of pulling out all the wiring to get to it, scared the hell out of me! ))) Now I got it! Better late than never)) I also found a welding joint on the arch in front of the glass - after the accident, the front part of the wheel arch and the upper spar (gun) were welded. The main spars are native.





A crack appeared again at the junction of the "gun", which had already been welded - apparently the consequences of a rigid suspension and our roads ...



Under the windshield seal there are small holes under both wipers, but the lower corners are completely intact, oddly enough! By the way, I don’t know, if I weld a whole piece near the VIN under the janitor, so that the cops wouldn’t have any questions later ...
We will treat all these biggest body shoals radically, with the help of such a piece of a donor:



The right side is much better preserved - all load-bearing elements are alive. Only near the bottom bracket of the washer reservoir there is a slight corrosion. Judging by the red color, the battery pad has already been digested before, and not bad at all. By the way, I have already knocked out the factory body plugs for the air conditioner - on the platform behind the headlight for the dehumidifier and under the hood loop for the hoses - now anyone will have to close them with something! Stimulus! ;))
It is not yet clear with the “TV”, we will decide with the welder - if it is normal in geometry (which I doubt a little), then we will weld the radiator mounts with an expansion tank (EP) on this one or change it entirely to VP.



Everything seems to be quite normal in the tunnel, except for the welded backstage fasteners - we will fix it)



Let's go to the salon.
Here, back in the last body repair, on the advice of a good welder of the "old school"), instead of gluing a new vibration isolation, I smeared the bottom with bituminous anticorrosive ....



In principle, it’s not bad at all ... but now all the wiring is in it and everything, and in general ... not aesthetically pleasing)) Therefore, I decided to tear it all off, along with the remnants of the factory vibration isolation. It was not easy, but not in vain! And this is what turned out to be under, quite to itself, a normal-looking factory vibration isolation:
hole next to the spar



rear is ok



Now we return to the most "terrible" place, but already from the salon.



Accordingly, there are holes at the junction of the engine shield with the spar and a hole near the gas pedal, suspiciously smeared with rust sealant opposite the "patch" near the glass. Well, old patches. As I wrote above - we will change all this in a whole piece.

Here I haven’t mastered it yet ... oh well, then I smeared it! as for yourself! ))) But there like the identity should be the norm.



With suspicion I look at the vibra under the seat .... can we tear it off ...? There is a little rust around the belt fasteners and one hole near the wiring hole on the left ...



The rear shelf ... pain .... Here barbarian music lovers, like, cut holes under the "ovals" with an ax.





When I changed the music, I, as best I could, leveled the edges and covered them with at least soil ... but something needs to be done with this .... I am looking for the rear shelf of the first years of production (until 85), without traces of music lovers. You need a shelf or parts of it for speakers, and for belts with fastening on the rear roof rack. For belts, the photo shows rectangular holes along the edges of the shelf.
Not everything is fine with the roof either ... I have long been worried about rust at the junction of the "trough" of the hatch and the roof ... and here it is visible from the inside:



Even more disturbing is the surface rust inside this trough - apparently the consequences of driving with an open hatch in wet weather ... I don’t know how to get there .... we will decide with a welder on the spot.



Continued on the back and thresholds in the next post...

To be continued.

[The_Glory]

Well, actually, now about the same new page, or even rather a new chapter, in the life of my E30.
The last winter operation in the winter of 2018.


Delivery of the Christmas tree by road snow-salt mixture. :)


Yes, having reached the 10-year anniversary of our life together :), after Christmas, I somehow decided that it was time to change something!





The appearance after several spray painting thresholds and arches, in this color, after every winter became worse and worse... :(


Therefore, one day he came home


Moved to a higher car ;)


I took a picture of the thirtieth anniversary ;)



Drove her into the garage



And I took it apart a little for parts ... :)



...that's how it is...

[The_Glory]

If you'd like to source some for me I'd gladly purchase ;)

If you need any help in the search or delivery, I will help as much as I can.

[The_Glory]

Very nice build and welcome to R3v.

I didnt know rear side sunshades were an option on e30's, very cool.

Thank you.
Yes, this is a very rare E30 option - the pride of my collection :)