Got a few hours at the car today between the Olympics and everything.
Still turning out to be way better than expected, I hope my M3 turns out to be as good when I go at it someday.
Engine out
Rear out
Bulkhead rust free even around where the loom goes into the car.
Just finish stripping the interior now and the fun part of removing the loom :D
Not an awful lot new to report, got most of stripping finished and got it mounted onto the spit. Floor pan looks really good with the fuel tank and everything removed, hope to get a start on some of the rust repairs next weekend.
A few pics of how it stands now
Just realised that if this all goes wrong it will be on a big public forum for everyone to see
Anyway back to the task in hand
Inner sunroof skin removed
Bottom skin was fairly bad
Then remove cassette
Drill out spot welds around opening
Drill spot welds at b pillar
Then cut supports at the 4 corners being carefull not to cut through the roof skin
Use heat gun to soften sealer and remove cassette
Before
After
Would really suit you leins, nearly 2" more head room
The start of some rust between cassette and roof skin even though it looked perfect
Made up a brace to go in front of the sunroof opening and some filler strips for around the sunroof panel
Time for another bit of an update
Filler strips tacked in
Sunroof panel welded in
Started on some of the rust repairs
rust behind seam sealer
Cut out rust
Make Template
Cut some sheet and beat into shape
Weld
Template again
Weld
From underneath
Ground down and primed
Other side
Was a bit of rust between engine bay a bulkhead which turned out to be a good bit when ground back
Cut out the rust again
From inside
From wheelarch
Templates
Weld in first piece
Inside
Next
Grind
Still turning out to be way better than expected, I hope my M3 turns out to be as good when I go at it someday.
Engine out
Rear out
Bulkhead rust free even around where the loom goes into the car.
Just finish stripping the interior now and the fun part of removing the loom :D
Not an awful lot new to report, got most of stripping finished and got it mounted onto the spit. Floor pan looks really good with the fuel tank and everything removed, hope to get a start on some of the rust repairs next weekend.
A few pics of how it stands now
Just realised that if this all goes wrong it will be on a big public forum for everyone to see
Anyway back to the task in hand
Inner sunroof skin removed
Bottom skin was fairly bad
Then remove cassette
Drill out spot welds around opening
Drill spot welds at b pillar
Then cut supports at the 4 corners being carefull not to cut through the roof skin
Use heat gun to soften sealer and remove cassette
Before
After
Would really suit you leins, nearly 2" more head room
The start of some rust between cassette and roof skin even though it looked perfect
Made up a brace to go in front of the sunroof opening and some filler strips for around the sunroof panel
Time for another bit of an update
Filler strips tacked in
Sunroof panel welded in
Started on some of the rust repairs
rust behind seam sealer
Cut out rust
Make Template
Cut some sheet and beat into shape
Weld
Template again
Weld
From underneath
Ground down and primed
Other side
Was a bit of rust between engine bay a bulkhead which turned out to be a good bit when ground back
Cut out the rust again
From inside
From wheelarch
Templates
Weld in first piece
Inside
Next
Grind
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