Restoration Of A BMW E30 Touring - Part 6
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- Опубликовано: 28 сен 2024
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In this episode of Restore It, I tackle the tricky and infamous NOT jacking point on the E30. Many people mistake this spot for a jacking spot, the metal bends, the underseal breaks, moisture gets in, and the rust begins. This has to be one of the most common spots of rust on all of the BMW E30s. In episode 6, I'm taking you through what I did to replace the rust with good matching metal to bring it back to factory specs.
I also deal with three more simple rust spots in the right footwell, behind the pedals. Although simple in theory, they are an absolute pain to get to. Finally, I replaced the old rusty throttle pedal bracket with E30 Garage Norway's matching facelift version.
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Do not apologize for delay because of your injuries. Health and safety always first!
Thank you, Wolf. I know accidents happen and we get sick from time to time, but I still feel bad for not posting. Back at it now!
Honesty. Genuine. Humble. This is why I stop my day when I see a new episode.
Thank you, Harry. You're too kind!
I like it when you take us through the process. I can relate to that "I've been staring at this for too long". The thinking is half of the work. Just wrapping one's head around the problem takes so much time.
Glad you're enjoying it, Michael! Thinking about it is at least 50% of the job, haha.
The amount of work that went into this episode is more than I'll ever do in my entire life. Impressive.
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Haha! Thanks, Mobydoux. It was quite a tricky one, that corner.
Glad you didn't lose an eye! Amazing work, looks professional.
Me too! And thank you!
First, really sorry to hear about your eye and tooth. That sounds incredibly painful! My protective goggles are completely sealed around the edge with venting on the bottom. With metal bits flying around, I absolutely prefer the sealed type. Second, loved this episode. Just excellent! Looking forward to the next episode and hope you have a fast and full recovery!
Thank you, Michael! I'm now using those goggles and those goggles only! Not worth the risk. Thanks a lot!
Genuinely so helpful for those that do this type of work themselves.
I'm glad to hear this! Cheers, dude!
Fantastic to have you back
Good to be back, cheers!
Get Healthy soon! And keep the good work up. I love watching your Videos. One of the OG's here!
Thank you, Wayne! And thanks for sticking with me!
What a great job! I would give up at the first hidden rusted piece
Looking forward to see more progress
It looks great. Sorry to hear about your mishaps. The metal in your eye must have been a bit scary and painful no doubt. I hope you have recovered well. 👍
It was awful! and thanks!!
Love the work you put in!
You could save yourself a lot of time by getting the settings on your welder right though. I recommend using to pieces of scrap (same thickness as the ones you wanna weld) and just experiment til you find what works best.
...at least that's what I did when I first started as a welder, over time you develop a feel for what works as a starter setting.
Keep up the great work, love the E30 and really glad to se one getting a second chance on the road. 👍🏻
Thanks for the tips dude. I will try and turn it up as much as I can and make the gaps smaller. Hopefully this will improve things.
Jesus ! That eye and tooth stuff sounds like a proper ordeal. Glad to hear you are through to the other side with your eye intact. Scary stuff.
It was a bit much all at once,. yes. Thank you!
Looks awesome, mate. Welcome back. Hope nothing more bad comes your way. Seems you had your share.
Thanks, mate! And I agree!! haha
What an outstanding job!! you're simply awesome!
Thank you! Much appreciated!
you are getting better and better by each episode !
Except for welding.
Haha, you should have seen the first welding episodes...
Thanks, sg, I appreciate the encouragement!!
@@RestoreIt Oh i've seen them.
Oof! Sounds grim! Hope you make a speedy recovery!
Nice job too.
Take care
Thanks, Pete!
practice, if you correctly adjust the welding machine, wire speed and amperage, the metal will spread well and this will help you not to waste time on cleaning the seam. Intensive cleaning of the seam is additional overheating of the metal.
I couldn't agree with you more in theory, it's now just a matter of putting it into practice. The position of these welds made it way more difficult to focus on the simple things, the things I'm still getting used to... I feel like I bit off more than I can chew with this one, but I'm glad I got through it in the end. I still need to go back in and do some tidying up and pin hole removing, but it'll give me a chance to test some different settings. Thanks again, Ozzy!
Great video with very useful information!
Thank you for posting
Thanks, Ben! Much appreciated.
My welding improved a lot once i switched back to the standard 0.8mm welding wire
I'm hearing this a lot... i may have to swtich back to see for myself....
Always try to have a small gap between the welding surfaces, then making a second pass will not be necessary. Remember, thin metal easily overheats and oxidizes, this is a potential place for corrosion. Do not use rusty metal for repair, after cleaning it, there remain pores with rust that are not visible to the eye.
Really helpful advice there ozzy, thanks mate. I'm going to make the gaps smaller, get some argon 5, and turn the voltage as high as i can get away with. Thanks again!
Glad to see it, love you're work.
Thanks, Wendy!
Cracking finish mate, must have been a nightmare to figure out how it was meant to go back together
Well done!
YCR does dozens of these spots too, BMW's apparently like to unalive themselves from the corners and in.
Cheers! Yes, all of the overlapping sections of metal on the chassis are rusting on all E30s that haven't been dipped in acid... It's a shame, but true!
I love the background music! It just enhances the video. Get well soon!
Thanks for letting me know Pesteranan! I'm going to tone it down a bit in future, but thanks for the feedback!
You've made a lot of progress there, looks good. Get well soon mate!
Thanks, mate!
Holy hell, what a health update.
Speedy recovery.
Thank you!
Good stuff, you're more thorough than I was when I was starting off but your welding needs a bit of practice though! The welds look like either the voltage is too low but it could just be a case of angling the MIG torch at 45 degrees so the weld isn't just sitting on top of the steel. Try welding for a split second longer and see if that helps. Once you're got everything dialed in and you've got the "knack" you're there. Came up nice though once all ground down though. Another BMW saved is always a good thing!
Thanks for the tips, dude! I'm going to keep this comment in mind for the next time I weld!
@@RestoreIt I hope I didn't come across as being rude, BTW! Also, try using .8 wire instead, I tend to get on better with that than .6. You're using CO2 Argon mix so that always helps with the penetration.
Muito bom! assistindo aqui toda a série da restauração.... 🇧🇷
This was a great episode!
Thank you, Nick. I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Great work as always 👍
Thank you!
Excellent work mate..
Thanks, mate!
you did great! anyway mate, health first! these back pain will only amplify when you get older, so take care!
Thank you, Scaleartsg! And oh, I believe you... this footwell malarkey will be over soon thankfully :D
Always like your work, those points might be very confusing. Great job. It's looks like you should increase amperage a little bit. Those welds doesn't seem to be fully fused
Having a weld spatter hit one of those wires can give you really awkward and hard to find issues later on! Cover them with something!
Very good point, Ricky. I will do from now on!
very good job
Thank you! Much appreciated!
Try to practice your welding so it's less repeated spot welding and form a good bead, its definitely above booger weld standards but always room for improvement, also swapping sides works wonders for preventing the metal from warping :)
Hope you get well soon Chief 💪
Thanks, Chario!!
Its a load more rust than first meets the eye. Fixing old air cooled VW's its something I'm used to. I notice you don't use weld through primer to protect the bare metal?
Well done!
Thank you!
Rock on !
Should have done a video on your recovery in the format of your restorations.
Steve, great work! Glad that you are mended. Maybe use a full face shield instead of just glasses?
Thanks Jeff! I'm now using goggles that are tightly strapped to much heat, so fingers crossed they'll do the job. I may also get a large full face shield for working under the car as well, as you can never be too careful, as I've just learned! Cheers!
Would an ND Filter on the camera lense act like a sacrificial shield for it?
Yes indeed I have one fitted now :D
What small tool are you using that cuts the metal? Thank you
really great work but you gotta work on your welds!
I'm not a welder myself but my results are so much cleaner with 0.8mm wire and corgon (18% CO2, 82% Argon). it seems you need more amps maybe?
I also tried 0.6mm wire once but couldnt get good results with it. 0.8mm works much better for me!
also get UV filters for your camera lenses, cheaper to just replace a 10€ filter than a whole lens ; -)
I'll give all of these a go, cheers for the advice Altgottt!
White excellence! Where did you learn how to well and do sheet metal work?
Thanks! And mainly through trial and error, but also RUclips channels like fitzee fabrications, check him out!
what belt sander you use under the car?
I mean the one with longer belts.
I looked at few on amazon and people say they are weak (toys).
Where did you buy the belts. I am also looking for good belts for my finger sander
I got mine from eBay UK, search NORTON Zirconia belts
"don't worry, I now have lens protection"
Great! What about welding gloves?
I do need to wear the pairs I have more often, I can't argue with that!
Get better. We can wait a bit longer so don’t feel pressured to put out content. Also, in next video can you turn to music down? It was a bit loud. I’d rather hear the tools.
Thanks, Nathan. I agree the music was too loud and I think theres too much of it. It was a last minute rushed decision and I've decided that I'm going to stick with no music (for the most part) from now on. Cheers!
God I could never own an enthusiast's car in England.
Tell me about it... All part of the fun though!
everyone, who owns an e30 knows about that work 🙂
Yes, a very classic spot...
What kind of clamp is he using at 24:58 ? I know he said it but I can't for the life of me hear it right
Cleco pins
@@Vaino_Hotti thank you!
Haha, it's doubly the worst! So miserable, but glad it's over... get well soon!
Just had a tooth extracted. It is the worst. I can't imagine being half blind at the same time.
It's the worst! Get well soon!
Learn more metal shaping and remove a lot more for every work. It will save a lot of time not trying to find where rust stop. Replacing a big piece takes about the same time as a small one. Also replace everything that have “pores”, those areas are just waiting to rust again.
Good advice, cheers dude!
Nice booger welds
I'm still learning! I'm just doing it on camera.
I'm gonna get better safety glasses rn...
Really good idea!
I wouldn't worry about that top edge because you going to make it worse before getting it better and then you'll be moaning about how much work it is when nobody is really going to notice the difference
True. I am tempted to leave it. But it will annoy me. Cheers!
Make sure you don’t feed that belt sander or get it wet past midnight….
It's a Gremlin alright
@@RestoreIt thank god someone got the reference
The lesson here is do not, ever, allow rust to form on your car!
Please let me know if music will be added to your videos from now on so I can unsubscribe to your otherwise enjoyable channel.
Haha, I'm going to stop with the music.
I hate the music you edited in :( Would much rather hear the sound of the tools and work :(
I agree, it's too loud and there's too much of it. I was rushing to get this episode finished before going on a short trip. I'll be leaving the music out of all of my videos from now on. Cheers!
Your health comes before anything else
Good that you are back in the shop making progress on the BMW
Thank you, tvdel! Good to be back.
I had metal in the center of my eye in my younger days, I was not wearing protective lenses. It shot so deep the only thing they could do was grind the center of my eye out along with the metal. That day I found out your eyes actually regenerate. About the only part of your body that does that. Very scary, be careful, glad you're OK
yeah, that part does regenerate, very slowly, what doesn't regenerate is the retina on the back of the eyes. in the worst case they can cut your cornea and replace it entirely for a donor one
That sounds 100% worse than mine. Glad to hear that you recovered! And thank you!
Get well soon!
Cheers!
"Next episode I'll be rebuilding a 1985 E30 from a single bolt."
That four door is a 1985... haha.
This content is far more like it. Like what you used to do. Really enjoyed it. Thank you.
Thanks, glad you're enjoying it
Your welding has come on loads, you won't be able to tell once the seam sealer is on the underside. Look at using a modern rubber based product! Sikaflex do a good one but I can't remember what it's called now. Tooth surgery is the absolute worst, get well soon.
Thanks, mate! Appreciate the tip as well!
Steven, your vision is MOST important and I’m glad those baby blues are ok!!! FFS BE CAREFUL!!! And WOW that Zirconium belt seems to work like 10x the speed of your old one!! 🔥🔥🤣🤣
Thanks Micheal, you're not wrong! And yeah, they are amazing, but hopefully I'll need them a lot less when the welding improves, haha :D
My guy you need to be wearing gloves when you're welding!! The UV exposure over time is no joke.
Roger that, I'll get some new ones. Mine are all a bit worn
I wish the person that repaired my car's foot well, did half the job you did, your work is amazing
Thanks very much, Marco!
Honest question: how does this amount of work come even close to a break even in the end?
In the case of this video, without a brand deal, it probably hasn't, but it's not all about making money directly from each episode. The car is going to be raffled at the end of the series. Cheers!
I can recomend CuSi3 for filling up the gaps between your welding points - its much easier and faster to grid afterwards. I used it at my E36, was a very good experience! Contact me for questions!
Interesting!
Ciertamente una cámara minúscula facilitaría tus grabaciones; 😊algunos de tus trabajos son incómodos por el espacio reducido de que dispones. Tus coches tienen una cantidad de óxido brutal. Pienso que si compraras esos coches en el interior de la península ibérica estarían en mejor estado, aunque tu trabajo quizá sería menos dramático...
I couldn't agree with you more. I may actually try out the GoPro for the other corner at the front. And exactly, it's not a bad thing that a lot of work is needed, it's the point of the channel, and great fun for me to learn :D
There would be better e30 bodies than this one sitting in wrecker’s yards here in Australia. We don’t have the same rust problem because we don’t have your winter.
Consider yourself very lucky then Mr! :D
Great job greetings from Poland
Thanks!
Nice. Try to keep a gap of 1mm between your new piece and the existing panels so you can fill it with weld. Then you dont have to weld on both sides.
Thanks dude, I'm going to try and make the gaps smaller and the welds hotter.
I never use UV filters on any of my lenses, but when shooting in workshops and dusty/sandy areas, i often do. You should try! :)
I have one now :D
Sorry to hear of the health related issues you’ve had recently. Great job on the welding repairs though.
Thanks, Stuntman! And thank you, welds could be better, and hopefully soon they will be!
I've been faithfully watching your channel since 2018 and I've learned so much from it. You do an amazing job and it's so great to see your skills improve over time too. It has to feel very satisfying.
Thanks for sticking with me, Jon! And thanks for being so kind. Yes, it does feel very good to finish each project. It's just they're each a mini challenge to overcome first, haha.
you need to buy in your workshop shrinker and stretcher
, it will help you a lot in bending metal.
I have one, I just need to set it up in the new workshop before diving into the next video :D I also want to get a bench cutter soon.
Oh no way !! Your poor eye and tooth 😮😮 what a terrible time you’ve been having. I’m so sorry you had to go through that, and I’m glad you’re feeling and doing better.
Thank you, Tinman! It's been a pain in the ass to say the least. I'm back at it now and feeling much better, thanks for your concern!
Get a UV filter for your lenses so the filters get ruined not the cameras!!! Saves it
I have one now :D
Curious if you enjoy doing the metal/rust repairs cause like watching this..the cramped spaces and meticulous and time consuming work in these areas, I just can’t see how 😂
Maybe it’s the end result that makes it all worth it, alright gotta finish watching this. Cheers!
Like electronics, it's up there with my least favourite things to do. However, when the car is completely stripped and on a rotisserie, I really enjoy it. But yes, the end result is what it's all about and provides the most motivation.
I went to the dentist and they said they had to remove a tooth, I then sat in the chair for three hours while the trainee dentist tried to remove the tooth. They administered six injections in my mouth as they wore off too fast and finally they sought the help of a teacher dentist and he removed the tooth. Fast forward a couple days and I receive a phone call from the dental school asking if I could go get a blood test as the student working on my teeth had pricked herself with the needle that she was using in my mouth.
That sounds like an awful time. Mine went on for only 1 hour and that was far too long!
@@RestoreIt It was believe me, anytime in the dentist's chair is too long.
Nice 👍👍👍😎😎😎
Cheers, Tom! 👍
very enjoyable video & good work too boot.
Thanks, James!
5:05 Is it easier if you can make paper template, cut the sections, weld in a new metal using paper template.
Restore It guy had to get his tooth restored.
And an eye! :D
All good mate, be safe
Thanks, mate!
Other channels: hey look at all this work I did
Restore It: guess which part of the floor isn't original
Haha, thats the idea! Cheers.
Hi Steve,
I'm just about to embark on a bit of an overwhelming restauration project on my car and I wanted to ask you what tools you would recommend for a beginner? I see you use the pneumatic cut off wheel and finger sander on almost all your repairs these days as opposed to other cutting tools you used in the past. I've got to cut out and make up new floor pans mostly. Cheers
Would it have been easier to drill holes in the outer pieces of metal and then plug welded the factory lifting square in place?
That is a good idea, I'll do that for the other corner, cheers!
@@RestoreIt you achieve a lot in each episode. I’m doing a full resto on my Mk2 Golf GTi, I wish I was making as much progress!
One day I walked outside of my house and a breeze blew a very tiny frisbee shaped piece of metal into my eye and cut into it and got stuck. I couldn't sleep for 3 days before I started to go to the eye doctor, she had to slice my eye open and take it out. I still have a scar on my eye that I can see all the time through my vision. all I did was walk outside....
Welp, I'm staying inside forever/wearing ski goggles every time I go out from now on. Cheers, JeriDro! But no seriously, that's just super unlucky and horrible all at the same time. Glad you're alright now!
@@RestoreIt It is very unlucky, haha! always wear your ppe!
Awesome job, having done all this on my own e30, i so much hope i didn't miss any rust between layers that would force me into doing it all again.
I used 1mm steel for most parts. Welding upside down is a nightmare.
take care of your health! glad you're back
Thank you!
I really enjoy that you try to keep everything original. God I wish I could just come by with my e30 and have you help me out....
Thanks, Progammler! One day I'll have a Proper Restore It workshop which you'll be able to bring your car to :D
@@RestoreIt if I may recommended two tools to facilitate your life: 1) a hole puncher for soldering. Much easier than drilling and you don't bend the sheet and no need to clamp it down. 2) a block of copper. Soldered steel doesn't stick to copper. You can clamp the copper behind small holes and just solder them instead of cutting a piece out and making a new one. For small fixes this is much faster and easier.