84 318i - restomod

[Zorin]

Definitely better to restore than junk. Keep up the good work man!

This the idea behind my work - thank you.

[Hick]

Well, patch pannels aside, good luck on the car. And if you rebuild to motor be sure that the valves dont hit the pistons.

[Zorin]

Well, patch pannels aside, good luck on the car. And if you rebuild to motor be sure that the valves dont hit the pistons.

The body doesn't need much work as it was the underbody that was exposed to salt and rusted. The M10, I have was rebuild 2 years ago so it is ok for now but M20 needs work.

[Turf1600]

My 2002 is rustier than your car.

[sleepswithe30s]

Hah, you think you have issues with rust in TO? I live in sudbury, to me a car from TO is relatively rust free lol. However I do agree with Jordan that welding makes the metal rust faster, but that is just a really stupid argument to make as to why you shouldn't weld in sheet metal. I mean seriously jordan, you grind down the welds, put some rockerguard/ epoxy paint on there, and you wouldn't even know it were patched. And the blocks is a little wierd, I gotta admit.

To the OP, the heat has the metal begin to oxidize faster (that is the purpose of argon, or flux when you weld) once oxidization starts, it goes that much faster. But its nothing to sweat about. I'm sure It'll look geat.

[Zorin]

Hah, you think you have issues with rust in TO? I live in sudbury, to me a car from TO is relatively rust free lol. However I do agree with Jordan that welding makes the metal rust faster, but that is just a really stupid argument to make as to why you shouldn't weld in sheet metal. I mean seriously jordan, you grind down the welds, put some rockerguard/ epoxy paint on there, and you wouldn't even know it were patched. And the blocks is a little wierd, I gotta admit.

To the OP, the heat has the metal begin to oxidize faster (that is the purpose of argon, or flux when you weld) once oxidization starts, it goes that much faster. But its nothing to sweat about. I'm sure It'll look geat.

It is a fact that welded metal rusts, but if protected and cleaned it will last another 20 years.

I am using both gasless and argon MIG and spread the heat evenly without overheating it. The welds are pretty strong. I clean my welds with wire brushes, sandpaper and wd-40.

[Zorin]

Here is more progress and please no more comments about welding in new pieces

It is a project done at home in the garage and it is not perfect, but fun :D

[scBeamer803]

nice little project man!! g'luck!

[n2motorsports]

It is a project done at home in the garage and it is not perfect, but fun :D

QFT!!!

i hate how some ppl here think that everything needs to be done similiar to race team spec's in white lab coats. i appluade you for tackling that project at home and good luck with it.

[Zorin]

Thanks - Merry Xmas !

[george graves]

keep it up, looks like you are learning a ton.

[Zorin]

keep it up, looks like you are learning a ton.

It is a good learning experience.

Here is a photo to show how the car is placed on its side:

[Jordan325iC]

Looks good. Way to save a lost shell. I had a similar 1984 318i shell for a while... it was about as rusty as yours was, and I ended up just chopping it up. I felt bad about it.

[Brinkley]

very good work man. I'm still curious about what method you used to roll the car over on its side. Is it just that light when stripped down to nothing?

[Zorin]

very good work man. I'm still curious about what method you used to roll the car over on its side. Is it just that light when stripped down to nothing?

I removed everything and placed the car on four stands. I then replaced the stands with blocks of 2 x 4 and started removing blocks from one side and adding them to the other side. We then lifted the car to place it on its side. I then replaced the 2 x 4 blocks with 2 6 x 6 blocks and single 4 x 4 block. It took me and my father maybe 30 minutes. The unibody with all parts removed is very light and can be moved on a regular dolly.