Econti's Lazurblau 318is twin builds

[econti]

You sir have inspired me to save mine...and then sell it to fund a Porsche : )

That's halfway to the attitude that I want to foster!

[325isman]

Car

Great looking car.

[econti]

Further deconstruction. HVAC out and carpet removed.

Can't find any major rust in the floor, a few spots of just surface but it's looking really good. Benefits of a S2 that isn't in snow country I guess.

I'm not going to be removing the body loom due to not being confident enough to put it back in properly, so I'll wrap it all in cling wrap or some shit so it doesn't get any overspray on it. The painters won't be explicitly painting the inside of it, but no doubt there will be paint going on it. So that should save it from overspray.




Carpet has definitely seen better days. I'd like to get a brand new one but apparently they are out of stock entirely (haven't checked myself). Hopefully they'll make a new run of them.





I need to find some dry ice so I can remove the sound deadening, as I'll be laying Dynamat or similar in most spots and want to make 100% sure there's no rust in the floors.

I've also been told that the Garagtastic RHD Wilwood pedal box bracket is a good bit of kit, so I'll be getting one of them as soon as I've talked to an engineer about certifying it.

Here in Aus we can't just modify whatever we want; major safety components like pedal boxes etc need to be certified by an engineer that it's legal to drive on the street. Depending on what they say I may need to pay for mine to undergo brake testing on a track to the tune of several thousand dollars for them to sign it off.

I'm already going to have to get a cert for the turbo conversion, which involves emissions testing and such.

Pretty aids to deal with, but that's just life. If I don't do it and am caught it's huge fines and defects and I get listed on the police database of vehicles of interest which means I would be pulled over constantly.

https://store.garagistic.com/RHD-e30-boosterless-bracket

21:30 hours of work, 5:50 of research total.

[spanish pants]

You sir have inspired me to save mine...and then sell it to fund a Porsche : )

[lukeADE335i]

Fair enough - seeing as you've come this far, might as well replace it and finish it off properly!

[econti]

I had that problem with mine, and I think you'll find it's actually the stopper mechanism. Mine eventually broke internally, and since then the door is fine, no flexing etc. it just doesn't prop open like it should.

You may well get away with just replacing the mechanism rather than the whole door (the rust there might not be too bad).

Nice work on fixing the roof!

I pulled the door card off as they're being changed and the inside was just paint bubbles the whole way. Scraped some and it's all rust.

Unsure how it got so rusty, it's not a collection point for water and is all painted.
But it is, so I must fix

[varg]

Wow I thought it was dead

[lukeADE335i]

I had that problem with mine, and I think you'll find it's actually the stopper mechanism. Mine eventually broke internally, and since then the door is fine, no flexing etc. it just doesn't prop open like it should.

You may well get away with just replacing the mechanism rather than the whole door (the rust there might not be too bad).

Nice work on fixing the roof!

[econti]

Had a few hours today so got the dash out.
Thought it was going to be a total shitfight but it was much better than expected.
I'm not going to remove the body loom due to adding so many hours of work, I'm not repainting the inside explicitly so I'll wrap it in plastic and tape it up on the firewall when it gets painted.

Speaking of hours I'm going to start keeping a tally of how many I spend, just for interest's sake.
I'll estimate 20 hours of work and 5 of internet research. Will keep updating as we go.

Dash out:


Items bagged and tagged with fasteners to go under the house:



Also figured out why my driver's door pops when opening. Thought it was originally the spotwelds but after having sat for this long the rust is now visible on the outside. The stopper assembly just flexes as the edge of the door is no longer solid metal. You can see the screw sitting on an angle




So I need a new door.

Progress continues!

[Eric Giles]

The repair came out excellent, and that’s a good price for the amount of work performed. Thank you for repairing the car instead of just writing it off as many others might have done. Look forward to seeing the progress!


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[Metallated]

2300. Would've been cheaper but I had them repair the quarter panel too, which was a very nasty bend.

But yeah, can't tell it's been done. I'm on top of the world right now

Sounds like a great price for the repair!

Been following you on youtube and just stumbled across this thread, sub'd

[econti]

That's an impressive and tidy repair! What was the total cost in the end?

2300. Would've been cheaper but I had them repair the quarter panel too, which was a very nasty bend.

But yeah, can't tell it's been done. I'm on top of the world right now

[Dj Buttchug]

10/10 fabrication skills. Props for a respectful save

[rturbo 930]

Nice save!

[1843lamp]

Good for you ,tackling a problem that most would not and could not,keep up the good work saving this car ,love your enthusiasm.