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Project finished - 'MY22' 318is - bare metal, nut and bolt restoration
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Good jesus man. You're what we all aspire to be. The attention to detail in this makes my head spin. Can't wait to see the outcome.91 318is M50 swapped
05 Honda Pilot
24V swap thread
http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=302524
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So this post begins with the ideals of making this 30 year old shell a little quieter and a little more refined, like an MY19 model car should be… This entails the mass loading panels, resonance control, sound and heat minimisation…
I am using three products for this, used in various configurations around the car with the decision criteria of “how much?’ being determined by how much space is available.
Product 1 – is an aluminium and butyl composite. About 3mm thick in total
Product 2 is a laminate of open and closed cell foam. 12mm thick
Product 3 is a mass loaded, closed cell foam. 6mm thick
Product is from a local supplier, carbuilders.com.au, but it has very strong similarities to Dynamat Extreme and Dynaliner. Besides the logos very hard to tell the difference.
The intent is to cover the entire interior at the very least in 1 layer of Product 1.
The roof will get some wide strips of the 12mm foam as well, but with gaps to allow the headiner bars to be installed and not bind.
The doors will get a lot of everything, there’s quite a lot of space in there.
The boot will get as much as can be fitted under the trim, ditto the floor pan and firewall
The rear quarters will also be jammed full of it
Now one of the things I wanted to be aware of, particularly when putting down the alloy/butyl base was to not block any drip / drainage paths or holes. I will be treating these channels and areas with more 3M cavity wax as needed.
First layer going down around the cabin
Starting on the floor pan too
Make sure clean first…
More boot action
One of the things I’m thinking about here is that there are some parts of the car that I will want to see as being orange when I pull trim away. Example, when I pull the carpet up in the boot, I want to see orange, not sound deadener. So the boot floor will get the sound insulation incorporated into the carpet matt. Another example is the seat back. Not quite sure whether I want to see orange in the boot or when someone pulls up the rear seat…. Insignificant stuff really but it all needs planning. I went to the effort of having the entire car painted, so whilst I want it sound deadened and quiet I don’t want it at the expense of not ‘seeing that hard work’ or something like that…
Interior continues
Now we’re getting to the second 12mm layer in a few areas. Stuff sticks pretty well. Wherever there is space, multiple layers going in…
Stuff is very thick, and it’s difficult to confirm to very cimplex shapes in large sheets. So, sometimes it all looks a little messy until you get the third layer with the thinner 6mm stuff
Looking better now
As we’re at the back, time to deploy the cavity wax into the nooks and crannies.
This stuff https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/collisio...vity-wax-plus/ is great
Making sure the battery vent is installed neatly and protected
inside the blower / wiper area under the cowl. I need to take the masking tape off the threads
Put the build tag back on… perfect
That will do :)88 325is. S54, CSL airbox, Motec M800, Motec C127, Motec PDM15, Stoptech STR, MCS 2 way coilovers, Forgeline wheels, Recaro SPA, Eisenmann, Personal, lots of custom.
90 318is. As new OEM+, BBS LM, AST 4210 2 way coilovers, Wilwood SL6R/SL4R, Dynaudio, Recaro Experts
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Originally posted by abit View Postdat ist buuutiful!
Originally posted by lukeADE335i View PostGreat work Burkey! Good to see the car coming together over here (after the demise of the old EUROCCA / BMWforums, and lost threads there).
Have you settled 100% on the engine?
ie. is there going to be a ground breaking (for an e30) 2019 drivetrain or are you sticking with M42?
Best
Luke
Yes, it's a bummer the old builds have been lost... Regarding the engine I think I'm pretty happy with an M42, because this car doesn't need to be fast and I was pretty fine with how my old 318is drove.
That said, if I can find a nice, late model, low KM S54 then that is a possibility but it's not a priority. This is just supposed to be a nice weekender, pop Mrs Burkey001 and the doggo in and off we go... :)88 325is. S54, CSL airbox, Motec M800, Motec C127, Motec PDM15, Stoptech STR, MCS 2 way coilovers, Forgeline wheels, Recaro SPA, Eisenmann, Personal, lots of custom.
90 318is. As new OEM+, BBS LM, AST 4210 2 way coilovers, Wilwood SL6R/SL4R, Dynaudio, Recaro Experts
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The older I get, the more I value quiet in a car.91 318is M50 swapped
05 Honda Pilot
24V swap thread
http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=302524
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Let’s pay some attention to the doors now…
New plugs in the bottom
I want to cover as much as possible inside the door, yet still allow for easy management of the various things that plug into the door, such as trim, clips, wiring looms etc. one way to accommodate this is to use a gasket punch to make allowance for such holes.
In the middle is just some polish residue, cleaned that after the pic. Trust me
As with other bits of the car, have paid attention not to cover drain & drip channels
I saw that some of the original glue securing the door skin to door reinforcement was losing some of its will to live… So addressed that with some Sikaflex. This was about as neat as I could make Sika… bloody stuff is so goddamn messy to use…. Anyway re-attached for another 30 years.
You can also see here how I’ve laid the matt in overlaying sheets and leaving drainage gaps, so no water will pool
Masking the gap prior to Sika application
Other side applied…
Have tracked down new rubbers for every part of the door, which is just great.
Test fitting the window channel
New door brake, gasket and hardware applied
First layer of the 12mm dual weight foam inside the door. Ended up doing 2x layers of this
There is a surprising amount of room in the door for deadening material, even with all the window mechanism gubbins.
Keeping manual windows for this car, because I like it simple
Window mechs in, new hardware, sound deadening in place
Time to start on the door harnesses. I am reusing the standard harness, albeit cleaning it up and re-tubing it. Time to push that stuff home
Wouldn’t be a proper job if we weren’t using T&B (Thomas & Betts) cable ties…
Time for me to upload some more photos..88 325is. S54, CSL airbox, Motec M800, Motec C127, Motec PDM15, Stoptech STR, MCS 2 way coilovers, Forgeline wheels, Recaro SPA, Eisenmann, Personal, lots of custom.
90 318is. As new OEM+, BBS LM, AST 4210 2 way coilovers, Wilwood SL6R/SL4R, Dynaudio, Recaro Experts
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boot is mounted...
Couple of minor tweaks done. The OE gobs of sealant between the skins was cleaned out and a single, continuous bead was applied.. Just makes it look a little neater.
As the hanging panels were painted off the car it leaves the question of hardware... Normally would be body coloured. however, to individually paint bolt heads with 3x white and 5x orange coats + clear... the socket would struggle to get on, plus it would damage the finish instantly...
solution
ARP 12pt stainless hardware and stringer washers
now, i know the inside of the boot lid has a bit of orange peel on it.. ahhh c'est la vie88 325is. S54, CSL airbox, Motec M800, Motec C127, Motec PDM15, Stoptech STR, MCS 2 way coilovers, Forgeline wheels, Recaro SPA, Eisenmann, Personal, lots of custom.
90 318is. As new OEM+, BBS LM, AST 4210 2 way coilovers, Wilwood SL6R/SL4R, Dynaudio, Recaro Experts
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Onto the fuel filler and overflow bottle. I like this kind of minutiae work… no-one will ever see this, but I know it’s done and it’s new and it’s good for another 30 years..
OE clips & hose and all the good stuff
Using the old one for reference
Original had two loops of cloth tape holding this together, as it is again
Lining up the cap and such
This little thing is EXPENSIVE
Cap on and done
It’s funny that when you block sand a car and polish it.. ABSOLUTELY everything that hasn’t been block sanded looks like orange peel from hell…. Take the fuel cap for example… not yet sanded… yet if it was photographed in isolation most would think ‘hmm nice and shiny’
Block sanding is a slippery slope because everything needs to be perfect or it stands out..
all buttoned up
88 325is. S54, CSL airbox, Motec M800, Motec C127, Motec PDM15, Stoptech STR, MCS 2 way coilovers, Forgeline wheels, Recaro SPA, Eisenmann, Personal, lots of custom.
90 318is. As new OEM+, BBS LM, AST 4210 2 way coilovers, Wilwood SL6R/SL4R, Dynaudio, Recaro Experts
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mounting the door latches...
inc the little rubber gaskets to keep it all water tight
ahhhh :)
going orange indicator lamps front and rear. thanks once again to BMW for making OEM stuff 30+ years after E30 started manufacture
even small stuff like this boot trim... i've never seen that wasnt shiny and kinda busted..
88 325is. S54, CSL airbox, Motec M800, Motec C127, Motec PDM15, Stoptech STR, MCS 2 way coilovers, Forgeline wheels, Recaro SPA, Eisenmann, Personal, lots of custom.
90 318is. As new OEM+, BBS LM, AST 4210 2 way coilovers, Wilwood SL6R/SL4R, Dynaudio, Recaro Experts
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