Labor of love from Australia - Malachtgrun convertible running restoration

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Changed the convertible hood struts today - the 2x gas struts for the roof lid and the 2x gas struts for the roof frame.

Always like supporting a fellow R3V member, hat tip to Jeffnhisca...

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Good to know.
I'm not going crazy on the motor, as the 325 or stroker is an option later on.
The car has 190,000 km (115k miles) so it's just broken in. ...

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Finally getting close to having the wheels on the ground again.

30+ year old leaky power steering reservoir cleaned up with new ZF reservoir + new suction & return hoses.

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Try Carpro IronX or Sonax wheel cleaner. There are a few other Thioglycolic acid based wheel cleaners that oxidise and remove the embedded iron particles and brake dust in those hard to reach spots....

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Also ended up designing & making my own lower control arm assembly tool.

Thanks to the guys at work, laser cut some 6mm steel, machined a locating pin.
Bought some M8 all-thread...

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When I bought the car, I knew the suspension was tired.
Ended up doing a complete suspension refresh over a few months in weekends & evenings.

Rears
Swapped out the OE shocks...

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Also undertook a headlight restoration.
The lights were in good condition - but cloudy on the inside.



The low beams were easy.
Undo a few screws, wipe the projector...

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Have been tinkering away in the background over a few months.

Back in Jun-19, had a productive weekend with the driver's seat removed on Friday night and ready for re-install on Sunday night....

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My original build thread died with the R3V forum update...
So here's the new home for progress updates.

For those who missed the first few installments...

Back in Mar-19...

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I’m doing the same thing with my ‘88 320i convertible - keeping stock springs and refreshing everything around them.

From memory, Sachs were OEM for the E30 dampers/shocks. You could go...

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Awesome result.
Have been following this for a while and it's really satisfying to see it come together.