Dad and Daughter E30 project

[Petunia]

Day 2:

Thanks for all the comments you have posted! No plans for the car yet other than to get it running properly and change the brakes so its safe for me to drive when I turn 16 next March.

Today we started with removing the fan clutch so we could get to the timing belt. We had some problems with taking off the fan clutch because we didn't have the right tools but finally got the bolt loose with a 32mm wrench from the bicycle store.





Next we removed everything to get to the timing belt. We did have a problem getting past the rotor because the 3 mm Allen head screws were stripped by the previous owner. My dad just broke the rotor so we could take off the upper timing belt cover. It was a pain!




After that we got the timing belt off where we saw this:




Have you ever seen a timing belt fail in this way?
The teeth were stripped down at the bottom of the engine on the crank.

Well either way we continued on disconnecting all the intake hoses and electrical plugs to get ready to remove the head. We have been using the Bentley manual that my dad had when he used to have a BMW E30. We also found a few links on the internet that are helping us along.



It looks like the only thing left holding us up to get the head off is the exhaust manifolds. They are causing my dad a lot of troubles. We have got all the nuts off except the 3 bottom nuts on the manifold closest to the firewall.



Any tips on getting these off?

We tried taking the 3 nuts off where the manifold connects to each exhaust pipe but they won't budge. Either way they are soaking in this fluid my dad calls PB blaster to hopefully loosen them up.

Well.. That's it for now. We probably won't be back on it till next week so stay tuned!

[Hooffenstein HD]

Needs more 5 speed swap.

[Xat1cZ]

That car looks like a great start.

In before r3v.

There will be no shenanigans.

[e30austin]

You bought the best year for an E30. Plastic bumper and no airbag. Welcome to the madness :)

[EREKSHUN]

Congrats. They are fun cars.

[Denny]

Congrats on your E30:) Great adventure is awaiting you and your father this is very cool! you have a very cool dad.

I wish my sons where old enough one is only 4(he loves my E30's) and my other one is 13 but doesn't like cars that much.

Good luck and you will find a great family here at R3V lots of knowledgeable guy's and gal's in here always willing to help.

[UpstateMike]

Awesome. Can't wait to share similar experiences with my children.

[Todd Black 88]

Congrats on getting the best first car ever!

You may get lucky and not have a tbelt issue. Usually they break more than one rocker when they let go.

Awesome daddy/daughter project, and welcome to r3v

[TheTacoMan]

Slam it brah

[deutschman]

Very cool Madison! Way to go. Your starting on a great adventure. If you guys need any help just ask in this thread and we will do our best to help out.
Most of the people on this forum are 15 year old boys, and you know how they are so if anyone says anything rude just ignore them hahaha
All kidding aside. Welcome and have fun.

[RagtopE30]

I love it! My daughter is 10 and is already saving up to buy her 1st car, an E30. I look forward to seeing the progress on this project. And +1 on the high five to dad!

[LJ851]

In before r3v.















Seriously though, welcome you have come to the right place. What are the plans for Petunia?

[StereoInstaller1]

Hi Petunia, welcome to R3V!

Tell Dad I said "high 5".

LMK if you get stuck, this forum can help fix just about anything.

Does Dad have much BMW experience?

Luke

[E30_Pare]

I will force cars on my daughter one day. If I have a daughter. Lol.

[IRON-E]

Saving one from the crusher! Congrats on having possibly the raddest dad ever.

+1


I will check back for updates. :up: