The partial rear quarter panel showed up today. Looks like it will eliminate all of the damage that was hidden under the bondo. I went and dropped it off and checked on the car. My buddy is moving right along with it. All of the dents have been pulled on the drivers side and roof. He also fixed the dents in the hood and deleted the windshield washer sprayers. Hoping I will be picking the car up mid August right now. Yes I told him to mask off the key hole lol.
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1989 325i LS Swap (Money Pit):https://www.r3vlimited.com/board/sho...d.php?t=244933
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The carnage continues. So my buddy separated the inner wheel well arch from the outer fender to find we have even more damage hiding in the quarter panel.....Luckily the patch panel I bought contained 90% of what was needed for the inner wheel well arch and the outer covers all of the damage. He informed me that he will need to build from the upper wheel well down to the battery box which will hopefully not take too much. The good thing is that after this section the battery box and passenger side footwell corner are the last big rust spots to fix. Also someone needs to start making these vent covers out of fiberglass for cheap.
He said it looks like they just stuffed metal squares in and stick welded it to the inner fender to get things reattached and then they just squeezed as much glue and seam sealer in as they could.
Also took the time to repaint all of the trim with SEM Trim Paint and spray down the valve covers and brake booster parts with wrinkle black. Can't wait to get the car back and see it all together again
Not getting much here as far as comments but hope you all are enjoying the thread1989 325i LS Swap (Money Pit):https://www.r3vlimited.com/board/sho...d.php?t=244933
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Originally posted by JCarp90 View PostOh ha. You still have this car?1989 325i LS Swap (Money Pit):https://www.r3vlimited.com/board/sho...d.php?t=244933
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I'm starting to dread everytime my friend calls me. Unfortunately he found even more rust. But I am pleased to say that while I don't have final final photos yet the quarter and battery box are finally done and rust free. I can't emphasize enough that if your vent cover is rusted through replace it and seam seal it to try and save the area. After finding the amount of rust we have we determined that it wasn't worth running the vent lines in the OEM way. When inspecting the battery box he noticed something hiding behind a plastic cover in the battery box and well.....the pics will speak for themselves. You will see from these pics though that my buddy's metal work and attention to detail is next to none. The new plans for the vent lines is to install a rubber grommet in the patch panel for the large hole and run the lines through the trunk and then into the tube under seat which btw was rusted through as well. I will more than likely put a section of heat shrink on between the tube and the lines to keep the elements out. This has been quite the process but I can't wait to see the final product!
1989 325i LS Swap (Money Pit):https://www.r3vlimited.com/board/sho...d.php?t=244933
COTM Feb 2019: https://www.r3vlimited.com/board/sho...d.php?t=428404
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He sent me the final product of the wheel well rust free!
Battery tray is almost done but thought you guys would appreciate a good laugh. Another previous shop repair. They just welded a piece of metal on, completely disregarded the body line and covered it in bondo. I think the car is going to be faster with all of the weight reduction.
As I continue to be bored I painted my headlight rings, intake tube and drilled and tapped the water pump for the steam port provision.
Also since I don't run a windshield washer reservoir or pump I had him delete the squirters which I think was a good call.
1989 325i LS Swap (Money Pit):https://www.r3vlimited.com/board/sho...d.php?t=244933
COTM Feb 2019: https://www.r3vlimited.com/board/sho...d.php?t=428404
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Originally posted by jhaurimn View PostExcellent work on fixing all that rust in the rear right well. I woulda puked pulling that plastic cover off, let alone the rust over the spring area1989 325i LS Swap (Money Pit):https://www.r3vlimited.com/board/sho...d.php?t=244933
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Man, my "daily iX" project from earlier this year looked identical to your car in the passenger rear wheel well. It was bad. Glad to see you have someone skilled working that area. I gave up and turned mine into a parts car.
And "the practical enthusiast" on Youtube reran his vents in a similar fashion to what you're doing.
Progress is looking great!
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Amazing work so far!! I had the same rot to fix around that vent line in the wheel well. I opted to re-create the original design (probably foolish). I think they designed it that way to keep fuel vapor away from the battery in case of a rear end impact shifting things around. The pipe under the rear seat where the lines run is impossible to find/ very hard for the average person to compound bend, so I ended up using a small section of donor pipe on the wheel well side (like original) but cut off the rusted section under the seat, and in its place ran a length of 3/4in braided HVAC hose which I clamped to the two good "nubs". Can't tell the repair was ever done that way unless the back seat is out of the car. Oh, and load everything up with cosmoline body wax when its done!!! Sent from my moto g(6) using Tapatalk(OO=[][]=OO) For Life
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Originally posted by AWDBOB View PostMan, my "daily iX" project from earlier this year looked identical to your car in the passenger rear wheel well. It was bad. Glad to see you have someone skilled working that area. I gave up and turned mine into a parts car.
And "the practical enthusiast" on Youtube reran his vents in a similar fashion to what you're doing.
Progress is looking great!
Originally posted by 15Michaeljoseph View PostAmazing work so far!! I had the same rot to fix around that vent line in the wheel well. I opted to re-create the original design (probably foolish). I think they designed it that way to keep fuel vapor away from the battery in case of a rear end impact shifting things around. The pipe under the rear seat where the lines run is impossible to find/ very hard for the average person to compound bend, so I ended up using a small section of donor pipe on the wheel well side (like original) but cut off the rusted section under the seat, and in its place ran a length of 3/4in braided HVAC hose which I clamped to the two good "nubs". Can't tell the repair was ever done that way unless the back seat is out of the car. Oh, and load everything up with cosmoline body wax when its done!!! Sent from my moto g(6) using Tapatalk1989 325i LS Swap (Money Pit):https://www.r3vlimited.com/board/sho...d.php?t=244933
COTM Feb 2019: https://www.r3vlimited.com/board/sho...d.php?t=428404
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Great progress on the rust repair! This brings back so much memories when I dealt with the rust on my iX Touring.
I also opted to re-create the original design, however I found an guy (in Germany as I'm located in the EU as well) that makes these new in stainless and opted to just glue it instead of welding it.. So far it's been +2 years and it still looks great!
Originally posted by 15Michaeljoseph View PostAmazing work so far!! I had the same rot to fix around that vent line in the wheel well. I opted to re-create the original design (probably foolish). I think they designed it that way to keep fuel vapor away from the battery in case of a rear end impact shifting things around. The pipe under the rear seat where the lines run is impossible to find/ very hard for the average person to compound bend, so I ended up using a small section of donor pipe on the wheel well side (like original) but cut off the rusted section under the seat, and in its place ran a length of 3/4in braided HVAC hose which I clamped to the two good "nubs". Can't tell the repair was ever done that way unless the back seat is out of the car. Oh, and load everything up with cosmoline body wax when its done!!! Sent from my moto g(6) using Tapatalk
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Originally posted by D.Martijn View PostGreat progress on the rust repair! This brings back so much memories when I dealt with the rust on my iX Touring. I also opted to re-create the original design, however I found an guy (in Germany as I'm located in the EU as well) that makes these new in stainless and opted to just glue it instead of welding it.. So far it's been +2 years and it still looks great!(OO=[][]=OO) For Life
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