Rebuilding A BMW E30 325i Sport | Part 1 - Making The Chassis Great Again
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In this episode, episode one of the chassis restoration. We drag the rotisserie into the workshop and blast it to remove all of the surface rust. I also show you a brief history of how the car got to its current state.
Once most of the rust was gone form the areas I wanted to work, I cut a few bad bits out thinking I would quickly go back around welding them all up. This was not the case! Each piece was a challenge for me as this is my second time welding a car chassis.
I decided to focus on one area. That just so happened to be the front left tricky jacking point. Four different panels meet at this point. The jacking plate was missing because it rusted right off.
I remove a lot of material and replace it piece by piece until the hole was gone and the weld was watertight. I still want to go back over all of the welds I have done and make the whole thing more flush, and I will. This episode took a lot longer than I thought it was going to which is why I left it where I did.
Join me next time when make and add the jacking plate and move onto another area on the chassis.
AFTER I POSTED THE VIDEO
Just to clear a few things up for those who want to know. I am now using 0.8mm solid copper with C25 gas. I'm going to start running bigger beads along the seams and I will take on all the advice that I've been given in the comments, thanks to everyone for that. I'm also grinding back the galvanization off of the sheet metal before welding it. So don't worry about me dying just yet. I'm going to try making as big of a piece as I can and stop doing these small bits. I will be bracing the chassis with some metal bar so to keep everything where it is. I have another grinder on the way with some wire wheel bits to save time as well as a few metal forming tools like a shrinker stretcher etc... Thanks, everyone for the help its really appreciated.
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Time Stamps:
00:00 - Moving the car into the workshop
00:43 - A brife history of the car
02:13 - The Chassis as it is before I have done any work on it
02:33 - Removing the surface rust
04:13 - Sponsor - Ridge
05:06 - Properly blasting the chassis
06:38 - Cutting out some of the rust
08:43 - Removing some of the undercoating
09:13 - Doing some plasma cutting
09:53 - Starting the welding on the side piece
11:58 - Adding in a piece of floor
13:15 - A visit from the boss
13:44 - Measuring a piece of the firewall
14:05 - Cutting that piece in two and welding it in
15:03 - Forcing the piece into place and welding the corner
17:23 - Persuading the piece into place
17:48 - Adding the last piece of floor
18:09 - Drilling holes to plug weld through
18:28 - Welding in the last piece
20:44 - My welding gas problem
21:04 - Cutting and welding a few thin areas
22:02 - Adding U-Pol zinc primer to protect it for now
22:05 - Showing the progress so far
22:37 - Thanks for watching
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Thanks for watching! And thank you to every single one of you who have left some advice in the comments. It really has been helpful. Next episode you should see some improvements. If you want more info, I have updated the video description with a little explanation of what I'm doing differently now and what I have planned to improve. Thanks again!
A few small things i learned while on internship at a welding... place:
Try to stay really close to the metal while welding so the feeding wire doesnt get too long and to get nicer welds, also keep one hand close to the tip of the welder for more precision (if u have good enough gloves your fingers shouldnt get too hot).
How long did it take you to patch those bits up in this episode?
Thank you Homeless_horse. I will keep this in mind when I'm welding next.
About four days.... haha. I was having a hard time at the beginning, all off camera.
Restore It Woah! Always takes longer than you think I guess
take your time, the education you get from this project is priceless
You're not wrong Ulf, thanks man.
"I'm still awful but I'm better than I was" You just summed up my entire life in one brief statement.
Hey, I hope things are going good for you. Seriously, keep pushing on. You deserve the best. It takes time. Best of luck my dude.
I really like the way you show a couple of seconds of each process at normal speed, then speed it up.
Thanks Ambrose :D
Looks like the sheet metal you’re using is galvanized. The fumes that gives off when welding on it are EXTREMELY toxic! I would recommend avoid using galvanized if possible, and at minimum remove the galvanization with the flap disk from the areas to be welded.
Otherwise, keep up the good work! It’s a great learning experience, and you’re getting along well!
Yeah he got galvanized sheet metal on accident.
Come on bro! I told you before, consider everything as a learning experience. Don't beat yourself up. The voice over is fine. Let's us know what and how you are doing. Keep up the good work and we'll be waiting on the updates.
Thank you Malcolm. You're the man, i really mean that.
I would say the gold bits are where "Brazing" has been used instead of traditional welding.
I think you're right MMbobby
They are brazing used as tin to make bodypanel joints easier to get shaped.
@@RestoreIt those square boxes that rot first are not jacking points! The body was held there by robots at the assembly line. If you jack the car there, the floor is going to bend!
@@kaaprolehtovaara2412 i thought they replaced leaded body seams to allow slight flex in the joints to deal with torsional load from suspension?
Brazing or on modern BMW's they use a very strong "glue" to hold different sections together. Welding steel to aluminium can be done but isn't easy so they took an alternative route instead.
Why poking around in the little things when you can immediately cut a large piece and weld a new one, and not make a patch on a patch
yeah, i don't get that either. would have been a lot quicker and a lot stronger.
He might be learning and getting used to welding stuff. but as a final piece of work it's terrible.
I suggest to practice cutting/welding on bare metal instead of chassis.
he literally said bare with him as he is still fairly new to it
This guy doing it good for what he knows, okey they are some more efficient ways to do it but even so it still a clean job ! If you do one piece and weld it sometimes it can bend one side of the car !
I literally did the same repairs on the driver’s side. It was like watching myself do the repairs I’ve been doing for some time now. I even have the same issue at the back panel above the tire, where it has formed a hole. Keep it up. Love to see these videos!
Small world Todor! Glad you enjoyed it, lots and lots to come.
This has been very interesting to watch. I don't know much about auto restoration, but your honest narration about honing your own talent makes this a compelling video.
This is fantastic dedication. I'm on almost exactly the same journey with my MX5 but I've tackled the bodywork before the mechanical bits. Keep up the great work!
It’s cool to see how much you and your channel have grown since the beginning of this restoration. Doing things like this and learning new skills is such a great thing to do. Keep up the good work!
Love your content and work ethic. You make it seem that a regular Joe can do what you do. What you do can't be done without tenacity and you definitely have that. Keep up the great work.
Big thank you Herman, your comment is greatly appreciated.
Love the exterior shots!
Glad to hear Shooter!
Loving it, can’t wait for this project, I’m looking to start welding and this video taught me a few things, keep up the good work!
Thanks dude. Glad this has helped you!
"I think that went very well." Cracked me up, your patience also surprises me. I'm glad you love doing this because I love watching 👀
I was shocked at my first ever corner weld haha. Thanks Brandon, this year is going to be packed full of content! :)
Brilliant effort brother, I love the fact that you acknowledge your strength and weakness, nobody is born an expert, but through trial and error and welcoming people's advice you will no doubt become and expert with an awesome E30 to prove it.
I look forward to seeing these videos, I no longer have my E30's so I get to go down memory lane. Go hard mate!
Thank you Loui! What a lovely comment. I hope you're right in what you say :) Thanks for watching, loads to come in 2020! Thanks buddy.
Another great update! Love the style, content, and insight.
I can't wait for the part 2 !
It's really great to see your efforts to save this car where some would get rid of it. You're the man
Awesome video, as usual! Your vehicle restoration videos motivated me to go out and get my own project car and start putting up some of my own videos.
Thanks Cannon, good to hear! Good luck man :)
Its pretty rare I close a video halfway through to watch someone's upload, but I do it with yours every time! Love your work as always, I'm thinking of picking up a damaged E30 myself since I have a spare e92 n54 engine I'd like to use. Not exactly original spec but I think the challenge is worth it and you've got the inspiration going!
Yes Lucas! Thanks dude... Do it do it do it!
Do it
If you want a piece of advice: I would go with a m50 or m52. Your project would cost half and would take half the time. And you don’t need to be a software engineer. In my opinion the m52b28 is also the better engine.
I’ve got an instruction in German on how to install a m50 into an e30 if you want it?
@@smonge98 he already has an n54 laying around
Lukas Radzanowski buying an e39 with a m52b28 is cheaper than trying to get the n54 to work. Just the software is going to cost 1000-2000€.
I’ve been looking forward to this rebuild!
i always skip when youtubers talk about ads but your ad was great! glad you are back at this project
I am very impressed by your hard word and humility. Great job young man!
Amazing work, I always found the best way to learn is just by trying and figuring it out. Great you're getting lots of help here too.
Been watching your videos for a while now and love every single one! It's been fun seeing you refine and learn new skills. I can't weld but I think you've greatly improved!
You've done some great work this episode. Welding and metal work is no joke and you've taken on the task admirably well. Even if you're inexperienced, at least you have the mental fortitude to take on the task yourself and improve as you go along. The best projects teach you a lot of valuable skills, and this one is no different. I look forward to the next episode!
i can really appreciate how you take on projects like this without any prior expirence. welding is a difficult skill i myself have no expirence but i have been doing a lot of research on welding bec its something id like to start learning. i believe if you try to use larger repair panels with longer beads it will come out much cleaner but good work my friend. keep practicing. we all gotta start somewhere
Really enjoying the videos, keep up the good work! Can't wait to see the rest of the series.
I am enjoying to watch this and learn since I am about to start restoration on a 1982 320i that has been torn apart and sitting in pieces for 10 years. I to am newer to the restoration side so I look forward to more videos.
Great work man ! Every step is another way to gain experience. Love the work you put in your E30. Keep going !
just found out ur channel yesterday and already watching half of ur videos, keep it up man, cant wait to see this beauty on the road..
My e30 chassis has been sitting for about 1½year now with the paint still on it. I actually build a pretty similar rotisserie without even looking at your desing. found a swedish company that made a really nice looking one and copied the crap out of it with a welder. I'm still renovating my house so the BMW will still wait for it's turn for few years before I get a new garage build to my site. Very motivating and inspiring video :) THANK YOU!
Love the series man! I'm also saving up for an e30 project car that I could restore and work on, best way to learn in my opinion. Can't wait for the end result! Keep it up!
Thank you Human3737! This is great to hear... save them all! Thanks bro.
What you lack in experience - you more than make up for in common sense and enthusiasm - great job - thank you for sharing!
Top work mate! And respect for sharing your welding learning journey!
Thanks CookRacing! The pain and suffering is all mine :D
I have seen plenty of welding videos and I think you are doing a splendid job. By the time you have finished this shell, you will be an expert. Congrats so far.
I have been waiting this car video for so long
Really enjoying watching your process in learning to weld. I have an old Peugeot 405 that I need to restore and I will need to do some weld repairs. I have never welded before and seeing the result you get self taught gives me confidence that I should give it a go. Hate the idea of farming the work out as I want to learn. Keep going with the inspiring content.
Thank you James, this is great to hear and exactly what I want to achieve. I'm glad our enjoying the series so far and are thinking of getting the welder in hand. Good luck with it. There will be a lot from me in 2020 :)
Happy new year mate. Looking forward to seeing more of this.
And you too George, thanks for watching mate.
@@RestoreIt always do mate.
All the rust made this car even more a sport version. It is so much lighter!
Haha very true... Might fall apart but its all good :D
razgrak Roger Penske’s team used that concept in the 1960s on a racing Camaro; they dipped the thing in acid and let it eat away at all the smaller bits to save weight. Similar idea, just a lot faster lol
You see professionals do this kind of work and I think “No problem, I can do this...” after watching your challenge I have second thoughts :) Well done for doing this! Good job for your experience!
Even though you are not a professional welder you had a go and you learned a lot and achieved something. I think you did a good job, certainly better than anything I could do. Can't wait for the next episode!
You have everything Bro, ...
time, tools, expertise, place and money..all well...Nice work
As a certified welder I can only say that your welding is better than most of the people I know when I first started. So Good job 👍🏻
Love your videos and actually learning alot keep it up!!!
Learning a lot with you man! Have a 325i Sport myself and it basically has the issues rust issues as yours. I'm about to buy a house with garage to have my own workshop so I can work on it soon. Keep it up!
You are way too hard on yourself my friend! I have been so impressed by your restoration skills since I subscribed to your videos. Your skills and attention to detail are truly amazing.
great job ! it looks a darn sight better than it did , keep up the good work !
That weld-through primer- you should paint the pieces you are going to overlap before you fit them. It will be almost impossible to get primer to penetrate between the pieces afterwards.
Good point Peter! Thankfully there is a gap underneath I'm yet to weld up. i will spray some in there.
Great work mate. Your welding skills are coming along quite well.
Thanks dude.
Finally.Been waiting this video for too long🤣🤣
I know tell me about it Zarko, I got sick. I'm back now :D
Stocks are going up! Top vid as always
Haha! Wish I had stocks. Thanks bro, always good to see you.
This is what Iam scared of about my e30. It is rusty everywhere, so strip off, blasting, cutting, welding, painting. Expensive and hard job. Nice video!
Possibly the hardest job on the car. Very daunting but I must say very satisfying.
Your cat made my day honestly🤣
She's great really :D
@@RestoreIt I'm sure she'll 🐱 give you helpful hints 😉
great patience and commitment
I like this audiovisual version - no reading required. :)
Good to hear Dagobert :)
Смотрю канал с самого начала. С нетерпением ждал новые серии, и смотрел их с наслаждением... до тех пор, пока он не начал делать "жестянку"... 😅 теперь смотрю с болью в сердце 😆
Cool video, thanks for sharing with us
i wish you my best...rebuilding such a beautiful car is just awesome! take your time!
Thank you Sterine!
Bravo majstore, svaka čast, uzivala sam u videu, snimaj još.
This project is beyond my understanding. So cool. Like how are you going to put that back together? For me it's enough to repair sills and fenders from rust. You got all my respect dude. Keep it up!
Haha me too! I'm just going at it head on. Facing whatever comes my way. it's extremely stressfull, don't worry I'm not getting off easy.
@@RestoreIt would you recommend this approach to me too?
Absolutely amazing job! Im 15 and have started to restore old cars, and welding the old metal is no easy job. The only car i have restored back to working condition and made it pass MOT is a MK2 GOLF, that bugger has cost me almost 3000€ already.
Nice Nico! Good going for a 15 year old. I'm 26 and just starting to learn.
Welding must be challenging. Really impressive the work you're doing though. Enjoying the videos.
More excellent work! Keep it up!
Oh man incredible work.
I can't shut my eyes a second
Thank you a ton
Thank you Naser! Loads more to come. I don't plan on stopping any time soon.
@@RestoreIt
Just can't wait
Happy new year!
Happy new yeara Mkn!
nice restoration !
You are very patient man. Nice video.
It would seem that way wouldn't it. I edit out all of the swearing trust me :D
I am also doing a complete restoration/build on an E30 chassis very similar to the one you are working on. Nice work, your honest approach is inspiring. Lots of great comments and suggestions here in the comments, and I'm sure you've come quite a ways by now, so my few suggestions may be out of date given the age of this video, but may be useful to others.
Making patch panels that fit exactly like you want them to can be tricky. I have found that a great way to match and transfer repair panels is to use a piece of thin box-board (the type cereal box is made of) larger than your opening, and then to force it up against your opening/rub along the edge of the opening through the box-board. This will leave a faint imprint on the boxboard, which will be exactly the size/shape of the opening you are repairing. Cut this out very carefully exactly on the line, and then use a metal scribe (a thick marker is far too thick and imprecise) to transfer that shape onto your sheet metal. Box board also has the ability to be flexible, so you can make the piece the size it needs to be even if it goes across a contour like yours in the footwell does. Once you get the knack for this, you can make a repair piece that fits exactly with an ideal gap in minutes. Grind to fit very delicately, you are shooting for the smallest gap in the panel that you can achieve. Bend your piece before you weld it so you don't distort the surrounding original sheet metal, and prep your welding edges with a flap wheel before you cut the piece out (if you grind around an opening you have cut out, you risk thinning the edge and making welding more difficult and producing a weaker end result). Keep the work piece cool to prevent distortion. You can do this by using a wet cloth, or better, throw some play-dough in the freezer (there are professional products that do the same thing for 10x the cost) and stick it to the panel you are welding (it will act as a heat sync and pull the hat from your sheet metal to keep it cool)--keeping your sheet metal cool is essential, since a distorted piece might force you to start over, and you'll be kicking yourself for rushing.
When welding, make sure you are using some weld through primer. Other commenters have noted that your welds looked cold. Indeed this was the case, but cranking up the voltage on your machine might not be the solution. Make sure you are using the right shielding gas and that your flow is adequate--not too high (C25 gas should work fine). An excellent ground connection to the chassis is often overlooked, and a common source of the uneven/inconsistent arc you were working against. Checking your ground should be #1 on your list when you encounter a weak arc like you had--make sure it is as close to the welding area as possible, ideally on the same contiguous sheet (not on a sheet spotwelded to the sheet you are welding on if you can avoid it). I'm sure you did some test welds on your sheet metal stock to set the machine's baseline feed/output and arrived at something close to ideal, so if you were having an inconsistent and sputtering arc when welding that to the chassis, check your ground. Make sure it is tight on bare, shiny metal. You can clamp a piece of braided copper ground strapping in between your work piece and the clamp to maximize surface area and increase the contact force.
A flap disc on a high powered corded angle grinder will make quicker work of knocking those welds flush without putting too much heat into the panel, and will be cleaner with must less dust than a stone grinding disc. You'll also get a much better finish with it.
For cutting out rusted sheet metal I would recommend the Astro Pneumatic Tool 930 Air Body Sabre Saw. You may also want to use their pneumatic cut off tools. Air tools have much more power than electric Dremel tools, don’t get hot, and are small and nimble to get in tight spaces.
It's funny you should say this as I actually have an Astro tools cutting disc thing. I'll whip it out. Thanks for the advice Wayne!
great work keep itup im enjoying it
awesome job
I have been watching the project from the beginning. You're a big lad! A lot of work has been done. I wish you patience and strength. I hope the result will justify all the work) Happy New Year! Hello from Ukraine!
Subscribed! Love what you're doing. Welding is what I'd like to learn too, eventually.
Looks very functional. Nice work.
Thank you Trent!
I am a state inspection mechanic and want to say it would be a joy to inspect your car! I work in a region known as the "rust belt" and I cringe when a customer brings in an older car like yours. Usually it is horribly rusted with loose components and worn out parts but you have outstanding attention to detail and do the job right!
Thank you for the video this is awesome!
Fantastic work...👍
Perfect hangover day video
I thought so keith! :D
My first car was a 1990 BMW 325i back in 1999-2001. I regret ever selling it. I came across this channel and before playing the video instantly subscribed. I still dream about my first car to this day.
very good serie thanks for video like and thumbs up i love your videos
I like all of your content but this welding rust repair body work on the e30 is my fav!! I need to see you make some brackets 😉
Good job keep it up!
Well done bro , I'm doing the same on an E30 here in South Africa ! It's fulfilling !
MCGA, making chassis great again. Thats something i can get behind
Haha excellent!
Been doing very similarly with my E36 with very similar results, so I'm very interested to see you continue! You're doing great so far! One tip I can give you is really do try to do patch panels in 1 go. It's much easier to hide that anything has ever been welded when it's just 1 patchpanels rather than 3 smaller ones like in 11:00.
I'm sort of scared to tackle the next big weldjob on my car: the rear trailing arm mounts and chassislegs are rusty. I do have a very expensive OEM brand new panel to weld in, but I'm very scared to screw it up for 3 reasons: They're of course super structural pieces, the panel was very expensive and the trailing arms attach to the exact pieces I'm replacing, so if I screw up on lining up the new parts, the allignment on the car won't ever be right again... Sadly, I don't have the small grinder which I can tell helps a lot in tight spaces, and I don't have airtools either :/
Fair play man, that’s a lot of work right there. Tech 1’s are hard to come by now.
Thanks Josh. They are indeed, which is why I need to save this one :D
Restore It I’m enjoying watching it! I had a Tech 2 sport in Lachs silver about 12 years ago with a 2.7 engine (crank from a 525e). Probably my favourite car I’ve ever owned. Good luck man 😎🙏
Hey, I like your channels and your work and watched all of your videos . I am currently restoring my E30 Convertible too.
I am a little bit worried about the sandblasting. It surely is the best way to get rid of the rust completely, but afterwards you have all the Sand and dust in every (unreachable) corner of the car. Make Sure to get a good cavity protection after your work is done. When i sandblasted i only blasted small parts and tried to build a tent of foil around These areas, stopping The Sand to get into the cavities. I also tried to stop metal flakes/dust from speading by closing open holes of the bodywork before starting sanding and cutting.
Best regards from germany and keep up the great work!
Thank you Husky! Some good points here. I plan to have the car dipped after I'm done with all of my welding. if I can't find a place to do that, I'm going to have it blasted again on the rotisserie and clean it out best I can then using air and flipping it upside down. I also want it painted in etch primer next time.
Nice work. You love rust repair.
Been waiting for this! 😍❤
Sorry for the wait Liam.
@@RestoreIt don't worry! It was worth it! 😁 can't wait for what comes next. I love the process of a transformation.
Awesome welding! I soon have to start welding my 1997 VW Golf 3 Wagon
Thanks Tacoman! Good luck on it man :)
Thank you!
Not bad for a beginner! Looks very good! 😁
Thanks DJ Wallick!
good job it's really hard work
Great job mate, you are doing fine. I have seen on net some floor repair panels for 2002 ready made. Surely someone be able to produce e30 sections as well. Keep up the good work
Thank you buddy. Yes there definetly are panels I can get. I'm going to make a list for a company in Norway and get them ordered :)
Love watching your work. Don't listen to the haters....we all have to learn. We can't all be experts at everything. At least you are not sitting on a couch playing video games all day. Stay strong and keep up the good work. I Cannot wait to see you driving a car you restored by yourself. From a viewer in South Africa.
Great job👍
Good Job !
Nice work 🙂👍🏻👍🏻
Thanks Magnu!
My favorite Episode.
Thank you Waleed!