My e30 Project... Mtech II sedan, Jlines, Vaders, M50 and much more...

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  • e30this
    No R3VLimiter
    • Dec 2007
    • 3580

    #181
    spray a guide coat over that, then wet sand it with like 320 and you will see where itds low..
    just to give you a idea of whats happening.

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    • motorsports_3
      E30 Enthusiast
      • Mar 2007
      • 1058

      #182
      Originally posted by e30this
      spray a guide coat over that, then wet sand it with like 320 and you will see where itds low..
      just to give you a idea of whats happening.
      Thanks again, going to pick up 320 tomorow.

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      • motorsports_3
        E30 Enthusiast
        • Mar 2007
        • 1058

        #183
        I had a really busy day, but managed to get a little work done. I started to remove the rust in the trunk near the gasket
        Pic of rust



        Mark off areas to cut

        And cut away



        Removed


        Cleaning out more rust

        Instead of welding I chose to use fiber glass to repair this. It is more of a learning thing for me as I have never really used fiber glass

        Kind of how it will look

        Apply the resin

        Then apply the sheet with resin on it


        Now I am waiting for it to dry. I will fill the outside of the hole with fiberglass bondo stuff, then weld in a new steel lip for the trunk molding to go on. Tomorow I will buy some of the acid to put of rust from the paint shop. The next update should have a lot more work done and more info.

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        • 240zs30
          E30 Addict
          • Nov 2006
          • 583

          #184
          Nice progress. I wish I had the motorvation you do to finish my cars, but I am lazy. Are you going to paint this in your garage?
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          • e30this
            No R3VLimiter
            • Dec 2007
            • 3580

            #185
            Fiberglass for the trunk lip isnt really a good idea. because you will be slamming the runk all the time and it will break more then likely.
            Fiberglass doesnt stick well to metal either.
            When you go to weld a lip back on there the fiberglass will get hot and peel away from the metal.

            I have a few fiberglass threads if your interested in looking at them.
            keep hard at it though. good job so far.

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            • KillaCams
              E30 Modder
              • Mar 2008
              • 998

              #186
              Good job so far, dont be discouraged body work is hard and takes time, i did it for like 6 months when i was 16, if i didnt injure my back in a dam car accident i would have pursued a career in it.

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              • motorsports_3
                E30 Enthusiast
                • Mar 2007
                • 1058

                #187
                Thank you. I was thining of renting a booth, but after thinking about it I am pretty sure I will make a makeshift booth in my garage and just do it there.

                Originally posted by 240zs30
                Nice progress. I wish I had the motorvation you do to finish my cars, but I am lazy. Are you going to paint this in your garage?

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                • motorsports_3
                  E30 Enthusiast
                  • Mar 2007
                  • 1058

                  #188
                  Thank you. I am gonna go back and remove the fiberglass and weld in a plate there. I prob wont look nice because it is a tight area and I suck at welding, lol. But you dont see that area so I guess it is better to do it the right way. I looked for your fiberglass threads but couldnt find them?

                  Before I start it, I have rust on the roof of the car on both edges by the sunroof, right where the drains are. That also seems like a very tight and oddly shaped spot. Would it be fine for me to remove the rust, then use fiberglass to reshape the spot, then put a tad bit of filler over it?

                  Originally posted by e30this
                  Fiberglass for the trunk lip isnt really a good idea. because you will be slamming the runk all the time and it will break more then likely.
                  Fiberglass doesnt stick well to metal either.
                  When you go to weld a lip back on there the fiberglass will get hot and peel away from the metal.

                  I have a few fiberglass threads if your interested in looking at them.
                  keep hard at it though. good job so far.
                  Last edited by motorsports_3; 08-12-2008, 06:52 PM.

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                  • motorsports_3
                    E30 Enthusiast
                    • Mar 2007
                    • 1058

                    #189
                    Thanks man, it is just so time consuming and repetitieve, and i wont know if I did a good job till it maybe too late, but we will find out. Im sorry to hear about your back injury.

                    Originally posted by KillaCams
                    Good job so far, dont be discouraged body work is hard and takes time, i did it for like 6 months when i was 16, if i didnt injure my back in a dam car accident i would have pursued a career in it.

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                    • motorsports_3
                      E30 Enthusiast
                      • Mar 2007
                      • 1058

                      #190
                      Originally posted by motorsports_3
                      Before I start it, I have rust on the roof of the car on both edges by the sunroof, right where the drains are. That also seems like a very tight and oddly shaped spot. Would it be fine for me to remove the rust, then use fiberglass to reshape the spot, then put a tad bit of filler over it?

                      Anyone have an idea?

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                      • e30this
                        No R3VLimiter
                        • Dec 2007
                        • 3580

                        #191
                        I would clean the rust out the best you can and spray a sealer on it then fill it in with a fiberglass bondo instead of a matt or just bondo.
                        then use bondo over that.
                        I wouldnt weld there unless you going to take down the headliner.

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                        • motorsports_3
                          E30 Enthusiast
                          • Mar 2007
                          • 1058

                          #192
                          Today I made a little more progress. I started to mold in the antenna and i found a few low spots on my filler so I went over them.

                          After today all I should have left are to fix the rust on the roof, and the rear section, and fix the filler i laid today

                          Wetsanding

                          I found a low spot on the door

                          It was hard to capture

                          I banged it in to add filler


                          Did the hood

                          You can find the low spots from the dark colored areas
                          Here

                          and here

                          this seemed good

                          another low spot


                          I have to smooth out this area

                          I laid the filler





                          I smoothed out this area

                          And began this one



                          Now I started to work on the 240


                          Then I sanded the MT2 pod


                          Then I started to fill in the antenna

                          I cut a sheet out

                          and fit it

                          I formed a bump in it to fill in the hole


                          Spot welded it

                          Welding it

                          Done

                          Sanding it

                          Smoothed out

                          At this point it started to pour on me and the car. I had to hurry the car to my garage and dry it off


                          I smoothed this area out


                          I set filler on these areas




                          I also put it on two other small parts but didnt have pics.

                          Hopefully tomorow I will be done with the welding and ready to paint soon.

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                          • motorsports_3
                            E30 Enthusiast
                            • Mar 2007
                            • 1058

                            #193
                            Originally posted by e30this
                            I would clean the rust out the best you can and spray a sealer on it then fill it in with a fiberglass bondo instead of a matt or just bondo.
                            then use bondo over that.
                            I wouldnt weld there unless you going to take down the headliner.

                            Thank you so much. That makes it a lot easier than to weld in that area. I have some fiberglass bondo so ill be doing that tomorow.

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                            • TwoJ's
                              R3V Elite
                              • Oct 2005
                              • 4908

                              #194
                              Be very wary of how much warping went on with that antenna fill. I welded small bits of steel like that to fill my windshield sprayers and door locks. I did a bunch of tack welds to try and keep the metal cool enough so it didn't warp. But even with that, it did a small bit of warpage and I had to put in a good amount of time making sure that it was smooth.

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                              • motorsports_3
                                E30 Enthusiast
                                • Mar 2007
                                • 1058

                                #195
                                Originally posted by TwoJ's
                                Be very wary of how much warping went on with that antenna fill. I welded small bits of steel like that to fill my windshield sprayers and door locks. I did a bunch of tack welds to try and keep the metal cool enough so it didn't warp. But even with that, it did a small bit of warpage and I had to put in a good amount of time making sure that it was smooth.
                                Thanks for the advice. Ill check over that tomorow to see if anything happened, but when I felt the area it seemed fine. Maybe because it was a small area and near a bend? Or maybe I am not that good at finding these things? I hope its not the latter.

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