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

[motorsports_3]

I got a little done today.
My work area. I needed a DIY and music, so with no ECU, the notebook did the job

Begin Dash removal

I couldnt take pics through out the process, as I was doing this on my own.
Dash removed


I am not going to lie, I am kind of scared to put it back togehter. Look at all those wires!!!!
Now to remove the evaporator

After pulling all the wires back and playing for like 10 mins with it, I got it out

Big POS on the floor

The Evaps cubby hole

I also cleaned off more carpet to the point where I think it is okay now. I will just trim the new one accordinly



Dont mess with me while working on my car
Security will get you

I now had to take a break to goto school, and for Brown to deliver my Evaporator
When I got home I decided to try and restore my old faded dash. Someone on the boards told me to use olive oil. You tell me if it worked :pimpin:

Tada!

My new (pre owned) evaporator


The cubby hole again

Got it in the same way i got it out

Screw it tight

Tighten the fittings

Thats is for today. I also now know what I need to finish the int. Here goes

• Black Headliner, with peice up front
• OBC
• Driver side B pillar cover
• Front and Rear Centre Consoles

I think that it is...

One of the next things to do is to take the windshield and rear window off. That will be fun...

[motorsports_3]

Okay, i got quite a lot done today. It is starting to look like a car again.

Let me tell you it is a bitch to get the dash in. My brother and I finally got it in. Only took us about 15 mins, but that was 15 mins in hell.

Dash in, but not bolted down


I couldnt figure out where this connector went. Any ideas?




I decided to run the RCA's for the amp while the carpet was out


Running it behind everything


Steering wheel in, radio/ a/c controls in, and headlight switch in


I am routing the rear speaker wires under the carpet with the facotory wires. It is the bronze color wire

Also the other side and Blue RCA cables



Got the evap all done and panels all back on

These wires were loose when I took out the dash, Also have no idea where they go?


New carpet to go in



Vacuum bare floor one final time


Carpet in


I am lucky my cutting measurements were correct. The centre console fits perfect.





With my last two glove boxes I hade problems with them not opening. I think it figured it out. The metal where it locks to seems to be bent.
I took apart the lock to test it

Bent Metal

I think I got it


Works fine
Closed

Open


Seats go back in




Rear centre console in


Painted kick panel speaker covers


Parts still needed


And the head liner.

Besides the back seats this is all I will be doing with the interior until the car gets painted.

[iwantspeed]

nice work

[mikeedler]

sweet ass trike! I still rock my chrome low low when I go riding with my daughter.
cool that your logging everything.

[KangamangusDriver]

Nice project!!

Looking forward to the progress!

[240zs30]

Another Miami guy doing some serious work.
Great job!

[oekundar]

man...this is impressive....now...where did you find the faux suede that you used on the headliner and the rear speaker panel?

[motorsports_3]

Well as I mentioned earlier I purchased some J Line wheels for my e30. I like the wheels, but when I got them the finish on the face was a little under par. They seem to have been painted before, but it was old and faded. I decided to take it into my own hands.
Start off with the wheel

Take a bunch of pieces of tape, around 3-4 inches long and lay them out. I did this twice, and it covered the whole wheel

Here is how it should look



You should put a little of the tape of the face and cut it off. This gives it the closest taping you can get.


This is how it looks

On this specific wheel I decided to do the rear. I chose this because the back is polished.

Now the initial taping is done. Next put the second layer of tape, and the newspaper.






All the wheels are done.

Normally you can sand the wheel in the beginning, but since I have a lip I wanted to wait till the paper was on it to not sand the lip
Use 220 grit paper



Then go on to 400 grit


Now clean the face with alcohol, or paint thinner. This take away the dust, and grease from your fingers.

All clean



Now time for Primer. Usually I would use primer where you have to mix and use the gun. That is so complicated, and I hate cleaning the gun. I decided to use automotive primer in a can. You can get this at any automotive paint supplies place. If you use cheap primer it will ruin the finish. If you use cheap primer and automotive paint out of the gun the reducer in the paint will eat away the cheap primer.
This means you can use cheap primer if you use spray paint to do the face.
If you use automotive paint, you need automotive grade primer.

Front and rear of wheel primed


The other three sanded and ready for primer


All the wheels primed

I sanded the wheels lightly

Supplies I used, and needed to put the base coat

Mixing the paint. The ratio on this paint is 2 parts paint, one part reducer

One wheel painted

A comparison of one wheel gold to primed

Second wheel

Third wheel

Last wheel

Time for clear. This is the clear I used. Not the best quality, but it gets the job done.

One wheel cleared

All the wheels done




Time to remove the tape and paper. Wait until the paint is dry.



Only mishap. A little of my paint came off. I touched it up, and now is perfect.

Finished wheel

[Kwaaahhh]

Looks good! Those are 17's right?

[motorsports_3]

Looks good! Those are 17's right?

Thank you. Yeah 17x8 all around with a staggard offset.

[Danny]

Wow.

Well done!

[Anthrax]

Great work. I wish I was as productive when it came to getting my car done.


But when I painted my bottlecaps I removed the masking tape before the clear coat dried, to avoid making a sharp edge where the two colours met.
Did yours turn out ok?

[e30 gangsta]

Great work. I wish I was as productive when it came to getting my car done.

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[bergie_318is]

wow great job with the wheels there mate!!

[240zs30]

Great Job! Glad to see the car has not been forgotten. Can't wait to see this done.