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E30 front end with the engine out and yellow headlamps, in the workshop shed

Restoration

BMW E30 318i

Restoration: rust cut out of the scuttle, floors and sills, new steel let in, underseal; engine and interior out
Car
BMW E30 318i
Work
Restoration: rust cut out of the scuttle, floors and sills, new steel let in, underseal; engine and interior out
Service
Restoration
Where
Jatiasih
Photos
18

The job, in order

BMW E30 side with the front wing off, rusted A-pillar and sill
On arrival: wing off, pillar and sill rusted
Rusted inner wing and fuse box area of the E30
Rusted inner wing
Stripped E30 cabin with the wiring loom and a new patch in the floor
Cabin stripped, floor patched
Front chassis rail of the E30 with new steel welded in
Chassis rail repaired
Rusted scuttle of the E30 with holes through it
Scuttle rusted through
E30 front end with the engine out and yellow headlamps, in the workshop shed
Front end, engine out
E30 front on jack stands in the shed, engine out
On stands, engine out
E30 scuttle with new steel welded in
Scuttle repaired
Repaired E30 scuttle and inner wing, partly primed
Scuttle repaired and primed
E30 cabin floor cleaned and primed
Floor primed
E30 front floor with cut-out and welded patches
Floor with cut-out patches
E30 sill and lower door edge in filler
Sill in filler
Inner wheel arch and footwell structure of the E30
Inner arch and footwell
E30 inner wing and wheel arch coated black
Wheel arch undersealed
E30 inner wing coated black, rusty edge above
Inner wing undersealed
E30 underbody and sill coated black, seen from below
Underbody and sill undersealed
E30 rear wheel arch coated black
Rear arch undersealed
E30 floor and pedal box with the wiring
Floor and pedal box

On video

Front end on stands