jeenyus I totally feel your pain, I hated welding up the firewall, the sheet metal on these cars seem to be made of a mixture of paper towels and tin foil, they either burn through or the undercoating 6 feet away spontaneously catches fire.
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Hahahaha! I can relate. Haha! Basically done though, so just need some heat in the garage and I can finish.Originally posted by formyhealth View PostComment
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I feel you, I've been the same way it's cold out there. I need to get under mine to install the drive shaft but that concrete..Originally posted by jeenyus View PostComment
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You gotta splurge for the fancy cardboard. Honestly makes a world of difference. HahaOriginally posted by formyhealth View PostComment
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bahahah! I've got those cheap 2x2 interlocking foam pads from Harbor Freight but there is so much metal shavings embedded that it's really uncomfortable to lay on. I should buy a 2 post lift..Originally posted by jeenyus View PostComment
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The weather is cold in UT. Makes it not ideal for painting, but I still managed to get the interior finished. I setup a heater inside and let it get warm, then painted and seam sealed it all. Happy it's done. All my beautiful welds covered up and not visible.
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I sealed up the outside of the car and I'm happy with how it turned out! After a coat of rubberized paint this will look great! Glad it's done. Now I can lay dynamat and put the interior back together.
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Coming together well and looking good. This kind of repair work is tedious (and unfortunately mostly hidden) but satisfying in its own way. Are you painting the patches/seam sealer in body color?
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You must be happy the interior is going back in! Anything left to do or will you start driving it again?Comment
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The underside of the car still needs a layer of rubberized paint. It's black so it should finish it off really nice. The interior I have dynamat to lay down still today, but no plans to paint anything else in the interior.Originally posted by mjweimer View PostComment
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I have decided to redo some exhaust bits before I can drive it. So after the interior is back together I will need to figure that out before I can drive it again. Hopefully that won't be too tough.Originally posted by mike.bmw View PostComment
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Got dynamat installed in the e30 this evening. I had about 12sq ft. Below are the results. Now I can reinstall the carpet! Feels good.
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Sounds like a good plan, the rubberized undercoating should offer some extra protection and look proper. Was just curious of your plans since I am still working out how to handle the final finish of my repair work of previous panel replacement (repair of accident damage).Originally posted by jeenyus View Post
The Dynamat looks great, I have plans to do a similar install once I re-seal all the loose body plugs....I can't wait to get the carpet back in the car, it takes up a lot of floor space.
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haha! this is funny, because you're totally right. I decided to put my on top of the e30 since i wasn't going to be driving it. it's been there for like the last few months and hasn't gotten in the way yet!Originally posted by mjweimer View Post
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I got the black rubberized layer on the car over the holiday. After these pictures I went back through and did another coat in some areas that I missed, plus another full coat. Once that was done I moved onto better things. I installed the headers on the car with new studs, bolts and gaskets. I didn't fully tighten them in case I need some wiggle room.
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