E30 Resurrection Intro

[vertbmw]

Make sure to change timing belt that car has been sitting for a while

[estoguy]

Keep at it! Great to see you bringing it back!

[Shangsta]

Good work so far. I agree with vertbmw. If the motor in it is good then make sure you do a timing belt asap

[Jshbrwr]

Yeah I'm beginning to see the importance of the timing belt/water pump work...but honestly I just want to get it running. I received my spark plugs from PP and am now looking for a good article on replacing those. I'm sure its not too difficult, but I have a feeling it might get trickier when I'm actually doing it.

Meanwhile, I'm looking for a good timing belt tutorial. Pelican parts has lots of tech articles and I wonder if you guys have had good luck with those?

[Jshbrwr]

Hey, any ideas would be appreciated...see pix below

Before:


After:


I now have to figure some way to seal up that nasty gap before I install the carpet. I have a similar issue on the other side of the trans tunnel. Anyone used FlexSeal?

[dnguyen1963]

Put JB weld or Bondo in the gap then spray some PlastiDip to cover it up. Way cheaper than FlexSeal.

[Jshbrwr]

Put JB weld or Bondo in the gap then spray some PlastiDip to cover it up. Way cheaper than FlexSeal.

Excellent, thanks for the tip!

[Stanley Rockafella]

If I were you I'd address the rust on the floor boards before putting carpet back in

[kway]

Buy a 110v harbor freight welder for $90 and stick some metal on there. It's not as difficult as you might think. The trans tunnel is something of a structural element of the car. Not the most stressed, or critical, but there is a degree of importance there.

[Jshbrwr]

If I were you I'd address the rust on the floor boards before putting carpet back in

If you were me, how would you address that 😀???

Isn't there some kind of spray sealant or something made for that? Or is that just called Rustoleum...?

Sorry I sound like I'm clueless.

Also, I noticed there's a "Projects" forum. Should this move over there?

[nando]

Also, I noticed there's a "Projects" forum. Should this move over there?

done ;)

cool story!

[Jshbrwr]

Thanks nando!

[Stanley Rockafella]

If you were me, how would you address that ��???

Isn't there some kind of spray sealant or something made for that? Or is that just called Rustoleum...?

The shop that's doing the body work on my e30 cut the (surface) rust "square" portion behind the front wheel wells and welded in new sections of metal.

It currently looks surface rust in your pic but it's just going to progress regardless of the type of spray sealant you use.

good luck

[Jshbrwr]

That sounds dismal

[nando]

POR-15 if it's just surface rust. if it's more than that, you'll have some work to do..