Project Weißer Regen: 91 318iS Restomod

[TeXJ]

^agree

[didithepest]

third

[Sophia69IS]

This thread has cost my company some time. Thanks for making this!

[Jordan]

Pukar Designs is finished with all of my reproduction stickers and sending them this way, can't wait to receive them! He was able to reproduce a bunch I specifically wanted that he did not otherwise offer without an issue. Highly recommend him!

[mbonder]

That is awesome, I've always wanted to replace all of the stickers with new factory-looking ones.

[Melon]

Yeah, he's a great guy. We went back and forth several times to get the exact items I wanted.
5/7.

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[The Reverend Bluejeans]

As you've not built the engine yet, I'd recommend that you use the 1993-5 E36 318iS or 318Ti front timing case. After quite a few idler gear failures on the earlier engine, BMW replaced the idler gear with a curved guide rail in 9/93. The idler gear itself can shit it's bearings but also, the lug that the gear bolts into can break away from the casing. I've seen both. You'll pay buttons for a used later E36 timing case - the chain and gears are the same.
The part number is 11141739699 and it looks like BMW used it to supersede the older type like yours.

An M44 one won't do as they have no mounting lug for the TDC sensor.

[The Reverend Bluejeans]

Here's a knackered gear, and a pic of a 318Ti front end.

[freeride53]

Pukar Designs is finished with all of my reproduction stickers and sending them this way, can't wait to receive them! He was able to reproduce a bunch I specifically wanted that he did not otherwise offer without an issue. Highly recommend him!

Wow! I need a lot of those for my own car (particularly for the driver door jamb), ahead of the body & paint work it'll be receiving this spring. My car was also produced in 6/1990. Given you worked with him to produce these as a one-off, would it be OK to print another batch of some of those stickers?

[Jordan]

As you've not built the engine yet, I'd recommend that you use the 1993-5 E36 318iS or 318Ti front timing case. After quite a few idler gear failures on the earlier engine, BMW replaced the idler gear with a curved guide rail in 9/93. The idler gear itself can shit it's bearings but also, the lug that the gear bolts into can break away from the casing. I've seen both. You'll pay buttons for a used later E36 timing case - the chain and gears are the same.
The part number is 11141739699 and it looks like BMW used it to supersede the older type like yours.

An M44 one won't do as they have no mounting lug for the TDC sensor.

I am well aware of the idler gear issue that the early M42's have but realistically the likelihood of it occurring is minuscule at best and I would much rather keep the original timing case casting for originality sake.

Wow! I need a lot of those for my own car (particularly for the driver door jamb), ahead of the body & paint work it'll be receiving this spring. My car was also produced in 6/1990. Given you worked with him to produce these as a one-off, would it be OK to print another batch of some of those stickers?

Pukar Designs owns the property rights for all of the stickers, they can create or recreate any you like. Just reach out to them on Facebook and let him know I sent ya.

The doors and front valance got paint on the inner sides today, man do they look scrumptious! Imperiale Collision tells me the exterior of the car should get paint next week! I can't wait!

[burkey001]

awesome

[zaq123]

What the proper way to paint these things? Doors, hood etc separate first, bolt them and then spray over bolts etc?

I’m going to repaint mine come spring and don’t know if I should have them paint the door jamb and back of fenders, install/align doors, hood, trunk etc before the paint and that paint the whole thing. Thank you


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[Jordan]

Properly after original would be the paint the doors, hood and trunk off the car, back side / jam out first then a careful backmasking to paint the exterior sides. Once done rehang carefully on the vehicle.

You can then mask and paint the mounting hardware if you like. In my case I have all new or replated hardware and I am going to simply run them exposed.

In the fender jams it is proper to paint over the hardware. Same with the bolts that fasten the fenders to the valance.

I also went has Imperiale go into extra detail recreating the seam sealer beads where the fenders meet the cowl, and where the squared off tip of the fenders meet the nose panel at the front as it was originally.



Nose panel without any seam sealer



With seam sealer smeared in the gap to minimize its appearance.

[zaq123]

Properly after original would be the paint the doors, hood and trunk off the car, back side / jam out first then a careful backmasking to paint the exterior sides. Once done rehang carefully on the vehicle.



You can then mask and paint the mounting hardware if you like. In my case I have all new or replated hardware and I am going to simply run them exposed.



In the fender jams it is proper to paint over the hardware. Same with the bolts that fasten the fenders to the valance.



I also went has Imperiale go into extra detail recreating the seam sealer beads where the fenders meet the cowl, and where the squared off tip of the fenders meet the nose panel at the front as it was originally.







Nose panel without any seam sealer







With seam sealer smeared in the gap to minimize its appearance.

I also noticed that OEM used some sort of tape on the joint where the fender meets the cowl (horizontal joint, inner part of the fender) and them painted over it. Do you know what tape can reproduce that OEM tape?



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[The Reverend Bluejeans]

I am well aware of the idler gear issue that the early M42's have but realistically the likelihood of it occurring is minuscule at best and I would much rather keep the original timing case casting for originality sake.

OK. I'll butt out from now on.