E30 M3 touring with S62 power

[DaveG]

Bit more progress

Final cut on door to fit quarter to door




Lots of welding making sure that panel doesn't heat up. Keep moving around and take a break often



Bit of grinding


Blended in well






Bit of primer


Final trimming and cleaning up for wheelwell


Wheelwell in and quarter plug welded to it


Old standard wheelwell for comparison


Looking towards rear

All tacked up


Still a bit of work to be done to match up the pocket


Corner worked out very well



Now to fill some gaps


And here

On the 2 tourings I've seen that have been converted before a filler piece is used between the door and the m3 quarter like this


And on the closing panel the same thing


Get the door gap nice and even


Then loose the plot :D


To be continued ........

[henryki]

Ohhhhh my... I just had a massive crisis in my pants just going through this thread. Keep up the good work and I can't wait to see the finished product!

[DaveG]

A bit of an update again

Here is the reason for the wild cutting the last day
A bit more cutting for good measure


Cut a piece from a breaker to move out the door shut


Door closed


Same thing on door


Move out door edge also


Happy with that


Now to move out the sill to line everything up
Drill out spot welds


And cut the rest out


Part I cut from the m3 quarter before




And do some more cutting for a change


The bottom of the door shut is curved in as standard so a good bit of hammering is required to get it to Match the shape of the m3 quarter
Not perfect but it's fairly close. Can build it up with some weld after


Another piece of the puzzle


Coming together


Due to straightening the shut edge the corner piece was shaped the wrong way
So cut again


Make a piece to fit


And


Shaping up


From the outside

[Der Ruffian]

Awesome..
You're becoming quite familiar with the welder :-)

[delamaize]

Hory sheet. Epic work man....

Sub'd...

[CubbyChowder]

Now THAT is attention to detail. Making perfections in places where most people wouldn't even notice it. This is a very respectable build, you are doing incredible work. Keep it up!

[stoja e30]

wow...........

[DaveG]

Thanks very much for all the great comments. Keeps me going :D

[henryki]

Just wow. Can't wait to see this finished! Keep up the good work very jealous...

[rzerob]

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[E30 Wagen]

Excellent work! I think this will be the best four door with ///M panels yet.

[Nick_S]

christ man, your fabrication skills are on point. Nice work!

[E30_Pare]

i suck with metal work. inspired/subbed

[dirtbag30]

wow that sheet metal work is awesome, cant wait to see it done.

[DaveG]

Another few bits done

Need to complete this corner



First


Then some new steel cut to fit


Bit of welding


Another bit of door done


Bottom


Few small pieces completed


Bit of new steel cut and shaped to fill in on the door.


Tacked in


Rear quarter welded in completely. Kept its shape extremely well




Time to tackle the rear pocket


Out with my old friend mr angle grinder again


Make up a piece to fill the gap and try and follow the shape of the quarter





All welded up


And ground down


Happy with how it came together