BMW E30 Rear Subframe Assembly RESTORATION | BMW E30 325i Sport Restoration E4 S1
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- Опубликовано: 25 окт 2018
- In episode 4 of the BMW E30 325i Sport restoration, I restore the rear subframe along with a few things attached to it.
This one really put me to the test. Not only the project in hand but filming it also. Apologises for the dark shots every now and again. It started with battling the old rusty parts off. Lots of tapping and prying was involved. And once it was all off, it was still a nightmare to get apart. I had to get help from friends on several occasions during the process.
Once everything was apart and degreased, I set about pushing the bearing and bushes out. This was stressful, even with a press. Once out, I blasted all of the pieces I was going to restore even the nuts and bolts. The subframe itself and the control arms were given to a friend to take to work and blast using professional blasters. Made my life a lot easier considering I couldn't fit the subframe into my homemade cabinet.
Once everything was free from rust and paint I polished the nuts, bolts and other small pieces and started the long process of zinc electroplating them. This would take me around three days in total, on, off plating when I had time. Whilst I was waiting for things to plate and dry, I realized I had forgotten about the sway bar and quickly de-rusted it with the Onyx 320. I then masked everything ready for paint.
Firstly a coat of etching was added, then high-build primer. That was then sanded back with 500/600 grit sanding pads and Quarts Deep Black (The deepest black I know of) was added. Finally, Quartz lacquer to seal everything in, and make them shine. Once eve had dried it was time to carefully press in the new bushes and bearings. This was achieved by doing the opposite of the removal.
Everything was then put back where it came from restored or new and the restoration was complete. As I said in the video with the car being just a shell, no differential in and fresh springs, shocks, bushings, drop links etc... It will take some time for everything to settle down to the correct ride height.
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Rotary Tool - geni.us/HGed
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Mannesmann Socket Set - geni.us/HCDZ
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Finally, this one is finished. This was a really big undertaking for me as I've never done this before. I got there in the end, with a little help from my friends and smudge the boss. It was a bit rushed towards the end as you can kind of tell... *Not a lot left of those* and any other mistakes I've made :D It's been a long two weeks. I'll be taking a short break from the E30 to get some other items restored. Stay tuned for next weeks video!
Restore It I love the BMW related videos !
Restore It I love the BMW related videos !
Restore It love the BMW videos !
Not the biggest BMW fan, but love your restoration videos of that car! I am very interested in the older car restorations. Maybe when you finish with BMW you can do other cars (American or Japanese).
The boss seemed quite typical: 'I'm just grooming myself, while you do all the work' type. 😁
Just love the sound of fast hammering
And painting 🙂
Doing a job like that under those circumstances is without doubt extremely difficult,it's hard enough with a car lift,but on your back on the floor makes 10 times harder,you're to be commended,the job was first rate,well worthy of my 5 ☆ rating
I do like the fact that you don't short cut the work. You media blasted everything and then used etching primer and then regular prime. And topped that off with base coat paint and clear coat. That will never give you a problem again. Thumbs Up!
That was rather ingenious using the threaded rod, nut, and stack of washers to remove those bushings!! Greetings from the USA 🇺🇸
What an ingenious way of extracting things without an extractor!!
Dude, seriously, EYE PROTECTION!!! You can’t see you can’t work. I admire your tenacity and willingness to tackle big projects. I was the same way. The only way to learn is to just do it yourself. You will learn what works and what doesn’t. It is an exciting journey, especially when all the hard work pays off👍😉
From this channel I never miss a video
There's nothing more pleasing than watching bearings/bushings being pushed in.
pushing in those bearings and bushes is strangely satisfying, even at speed
Best restoration channel
100%
I totally agree Sameer.. 👍
Why do I love these? I am not restoring a BMW, E30 or otherwise. But love them I do. Don't care about the length, I love the detail. Keep going...
I love your ingenious way of using plate steel and thread rod and washers to serve as a means to dislodge stuck items. Smart stuff.
A craftsman sands the places no one sees. :)
That cat is clearly not afraid of anything. " Oh you're putting back up the sub-frame...yeah I'm not moving!"
She is so brave and care free. I kind of adopted her. She grew up in a loud house full of loud people.
This is absolutely normal behavior of cats, when they fell safe and and at home on some enviroment - to not afraid of anything and go and sit wherever their cat's soul desire. Shortly speaking, this cat is loved:-)
Forget yoga, this is the proper video to watch for relax (with a cup of coffee) :D
Couldn't agree more :D
Day and night, your dedication in little details.
More then restoration, passion and self respect.
Applause.
I'd love to see a full restomodding on the E30, cleaning it up and building it how you want!
More E30 action
Agree. I think that the car would benefit a lot by upgrading few things. For example since he took the rear apart why not upgrade rear brakes to disk ones and maybe convert it to 5 lug nuts
Nazar P. Actually the car already has rear disc brakes; what you saw being disassembled was the parking brake.
Around the 14:10 mark you're using a treaded bar to remove the bushes. Slide on a ratchet spanner first. It's so much quicker. You're doing a fantastic job of everything. 👍🇬🇧
+Big Ben Bushings**
@@SalandFindles ... Lol. I did type in bushings, but it looks like I'm a victim of corrective spelling. I suppose you could use the threaded bar to take bushes out as well... ;-)
@@grahamefreestone5309 *snicker* Is that like "ribbed"? hehehe.. There are so many innuendos in tools and mechanics, and I've watched so many of these lately, that my dirty mind is on high alert now.
@@serenity6415 .. Nothing wrong with a tool innuendo.. I'm sure there's more to come.. ;-)
@@grahamefreestone5309 Baaahahaa.. I won't even type my response to that. I'll just behave myself and go watch him work with his 8" bench grinder.
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Great work, Thanks for the fantastic videos.
Tip: Rather than 500 - 600 grit pads to prep parts after primer : I shoot sand in the cabinet at 30psi - and being light on the trigger. Being careful to not make spot delays or over-passes.
Works out well.
And if I have over-blasted looking afterwards in daylight (only job), I can re-prime that area, dry and prep it with grit pad.
Very handy.
So satisfying when u lay out all the parts on the ground all organized
Your video's help me relax so much! Thanks!!
Your technique removing the hub flanges is bloody brilliant :-) Good stuff dude!
Great job. Nice restoration
Forgot I'd subbed this, and when the notification came up I thought it was the lad in the US with the beemer who is equally skilled. This is art. The near silence with only ambient noise and tools etc is bliss and unfortunately too rare.
Restoration like 50% of creating something from beginning - very difficult work and a lot of money that you spending in general! So good luck men! And great thanks for your patience to taking video shoots and publishing them! Myself restoring german industrial sewing machines, I understand very well and big respect to your professionality! Greetings from Baku, Azerbaijan!
love this series....I did this for my E30 months ago and kinda burned out after finishing....this is a lot of work for one person. Congrats.
Thanks man and congrats on finishing yours.
Love these videos! Bring back some bad memories of the subframe... but good to see how the rear hubs aren't too hard. Great tips.
I was just showing my grandad this series about 3 hours ago....decent timing there!
That sanding activated primer looks mint too
Really enjoy watching the restoration process. I actually have a rear end to rebuild on my vw polo so this video has been really helpful in seeing what's going to be needed for me to undertake the same kind of thing you just have . Thanks for the hard work and videos
Great video! I'm impressed by the quality of work performed on your rear subframe. Not many people willing to give that much time and attention when rebuilding or restoring their vehicles.
8:00 those snap rings...what a pita! I tackled my rebuild last year. Great video!
It was really hard work and you have done in the perfect way, with accuracy and discipline.
thank you.
Excellent restoration. Just loving your work. 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
When it's completed and you are rich and famous dont ever even think of selling it . Keep it and pass it on to your future family as a legacy . They will be lucky enough to be able to see your hard work and endeavour.
I’m wishing I did vids on my E30 Super ETA. Had it torn down the the frame and rebuilt everything. And I was lucky, it has been a California car all it’s life and zero rust...anywhere, which is almost unheard of on E30’s. Well worth the time and all the $$ later on the rebuild. Drives like a new car and with the Toyo rubbers, handles anything I throw it into.
Always awesome to see these E30s resurrected in our “club.” They are too special not to give them the attention they love.
Awesome vid man. Thank you a lot for showing all the pieces in one go, that is really useful!
Awesome work and looks great. Can’t wait to see the finished thing
Easely becoming one of my favourite channels.
I love watching these vids because they are very entertaining but, I also watch them to fall asleep to. Anybody else?
Sleep with your chickiebaby, not your laptop.
That was a brilliant solution using all those washers on the long bolt to press that bearing out!
Man you just keep getting better and better!!! Thanks bro!!!!
Thank you for this. I am doing a rear axle restore on my 1987 E30 convertible and this was very helpful.
Great video as usual! Half tempted to remove my subframe for a refurb now... decisions decisions... looking forward to your next video.
Good old fashion less talking & more action. This cars going to be sick when it's complete.
Fantastic channel. Fantastic work!
You’re flipping awesome. Keep it up.
Great job again
awesome work man, really enjoyed watching this one.
I'm eager to see this BMW finished.
Great job guys !!
Dude loving this series and all your videos! Keep it up!
Finally somebody who uses hearing protection when whacking stuff with hammer.
Lot of work to everything yourself , including all the de-rusting and painting - well done on a great result.
This is what I call proper job 👍👍👍👍👍👍
That was a big, great job!!
the truth that I admire, the work you do in the restoration of the BMW, beautiful work, you won a supcristor of Argentina, I envy you in a healthy way the things you do, very good congratulations!
awesome! Love the attention to detail - satisfying to watch
You did a 2 man job all by your self . It wasn't easy . I'm proud of you .
Fine job, as always.
Work of art love it and can't wait to see more
My OCD is blessing. Very nice work.
nice video it's so satisfying to see the final result
Impressive as always!
Thankyou for the positioning of the camera while you were replacing the dif and control rods ex, made it easier to see how you were going about it,, and you and the car, by the end of this project, you'll be able to say a complete restoration in the fullest of the meaning, I'm sure it will not only look good, it should feel better than new. Thanks for sharing this with us, as I said before, your showwing me better ways to go about things.
Amazing project!
these vids good to watch the background while working👍🏼
Loved your channel already but now your restoring an e30 I love it even more!!!
Man, you are the best restaurateur so far I’ve seen on RUclips, so professional always neat , great job mate , wish you good luck in progress !!!
Thank you Sergej, I really appreciate it.
Would absolutely love to see a video of just your garage set up, seeing what you've got. Fantastic videos by the way
lovely work
Love this series so much
SUPER !!! Great job !!!
Your videos are great my brother...!!
Great work!! Awesome!!
I love the E30, my favorite 3 series, very nice work there looks awesome
Why do I love to see the video speed up so fast. Cool video, and learning a lot from the master.
awesome job man!! you are crazy.. love the boss inspection ha ha ha!!!
youre doing an awesome job man keep it up!
Oh the same jack he restored in previous video cool bro keep it up
Very good restoration job 🔥🔥🔥👍👍👍
Men you are amazing. This is a very good job. Congratulations. Mitar
Nice resto. I like the way you work.
You as always is cool!!! Greetings from Russia)
Nice video bro.. As always😍😍😍
Huge job! Daunting! Hats off to you!
Thank you! It was indeed.
Can't wait for bodywork repair.
Can't help but to admire you... not just your looks, your abilities in lining up the IRS on your own.. seems you had it well worked out.
I have a vy ls1 Commodore, you guys call them vxr8 Vauxhall, looking at your setup it seems similar to myne, I need replace the main Bush's and wheel bearings.
You have shown me an ideal way to remove the lower control arm Bush's with the threaded rod washes and nuts, mad as idea, thanks for that one Steve.
Well I guess I'll leave you be for a bit lol
But all the same, thanks and take care.
I love your BMW related videos !
thanks for your sharing your work is very clean
Nice video bro. Keep it up!
I like Mecanic Simulator 2018 a lot but watching you do it for real is just so satisfing..
Whats with the dislikes? What is there to dislike? Guy isn't talking, so he can't say something wrong, he does his best to take apart part of the car he is restoring, and making it look as stock as it can be, and than puts it back together. So if you dont like the way he works, find other sites that does it better (if there is any other channel that does restoring a car this deep in process) , but i think this is great channel. Keep up the great work :)
excellent work
Nice work 👍👍👍👍👍
Awesome job restoring the E30, I have an E34, 535i I am thinking of doing, you have given me a lot of good information on how to restore the 535i, it,s alpine white with light blue interior.
A comment or 2.
Is all this rust because of salted roads or did you recover this car from the English channel?
Back off the handbrake shoe adjusters before you try to remove the disc, it makes it somewhat easier.
You got a knuckle bar, good stuff.
Anywhere you find rust on the mating surfaces of parts you dissemble, after cleaning treating or replacing, assemble with an anti seize in those spots, it will stop water ingress and rust and make disassembly easier next time.
Good thinking on thr threaded bar bush removal, I think I'll steal that idea.
Paint the inside of your bead blast cabinet white and instal a dust collection system. The paint improves the perceived lighting, the dust collection stops you inhaling smashed glass dust and allows us both to see what you're doing. RUclips has heaps on updating bead blasters.
You are costing me money, Im now setup for zinc plating, just have to chase up the required stuff for the chromate finish.
An 8 in bench grinder on a stand with wheels and a wire wheel on one side and a linisher belt on the other is a VERY good addition to your tool collection, really speeds up removing paint and rust and cleaning bolts etc.
Keep up the good work.
Cheers
May be also due to being near or by the sea, but yes, typical for a car in the UK. Just the right conditions for rust, not to hot to dry moisture out, and not to cold to freeze moisture.
Great video.
I believe salted roads and just England in general. I'll be taking the car to Spain before I finish. So it should last a lot longer over there. I really appreciate this comment dhc. Thames for the advice. Bench grinder is pretty much on its way. The sealy variable speed one. Zinc plating is super satisfying but can be tricky, good luck! :)
Restore It Definetly get yourself a Scotch-Brite instead of sand paper (not for everything! but for edges and small parts). Painting the part with etch primer and high build primer just to sand it down with a paper seems a little bit counterproductive. :-)
This is the condition of most cars on UK roads. It never stops raining here and the roads are salted pretty much all winter. His Bimmer is actually in pretty decent nick, I've seen worse on much newer cars.
Wow, I also thought that this E30 spent some time under the seas...
8-o
Drum brakes can really be a pain, I never coursed that much when working on other stuff compared to them...
:-P
Awesome video
Can’t wait for the video of you driving the completely restored car!
Nice job dude.