Removing Rust & A Huge Announcement! | BMW E30 325i Touring Restoration - Part 5
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 30 เม.ย. 2024
- In this episode of Restore It, I have a couple of exciting announcements to make! I also make a start on the rust in the floor panels, finish the immobiliser delete, put the dash back together, fix the leaking throttle body, and more!
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My favourite restorer on TH-cam is back, definitely will enjoy the show .Hope everything good with you brother.
Always good to see you here, dude. I'm all good brother, hope you're the same!
@@RestoreIthey man. Really love your restoration videos. Wish you could do more. Anyway, how come you haven't done more with that 325 car that you stripped down to the chassis (then painted orange to prevent rust)? It's been a while and I, and probably several others, want to see what you do to bring that incredible car back to life.
E30 garage is astonishing! I am in awe of the passion of some people.
He's a straight up genius!
Coolant goes through the throttle body to heat it up because it cold freeze up and get stuck
Now that sounds true! Cheers, Tevtron!
@@RestoreIt I belive it is a cold climate option yes
Does it also help keep air intake temperatures cooler? Cooler air = better performance.
@@M1LAD81 No, it heats up the throttle body significantly.
As Tevron said this is a throttle body heating. I highly recommend keeping this working. Even if you driving only in summer. Due to high air flows the temp can drop under zero degrees C and freeze the throttle.
Keep going, I love your channel!
Best regards Chris
Love it when people stay dedicated to their projects and actually finish them. Great work!
Cheers, Cyronader!
At each new episode, you become more experimented and more confident. Thank you very much for sharing your progress and mistakes !
Really happy you're back man, it's really great to see you grown, shrink and rise again in the couple of years.
Keep up the good work and be proud of what you've build in these years!
Thank you, Jibster! Very kind of you. I feel like i've just finished ironing out the creases and now I'm about to begin for real!
@@RestoreIt You're doing what millions only can dream of and kept going when things are hard.
I don't remember when I started watching your channel, but I remember the workshop in Spain. How did you build the painting chamber, shelves. One of the best channels about repairs and renovation
Well, thanks for watching MrPoli. That spray booth was questionable at best, haha. But I appreciate it nonetheless.
That guy has to be MAD in love with E30 to make something like that. I would love to give him money to make my dream e30 m3 but we live in a world where not everything is possible :/
About as much as I am, If not more! And yes, expensive, but very cool if you have the means.
Cant wait for the E36 chassis restored to factory condition
Sometimes the cheap and simple products provide the best results.
Absolutely!
LOVE a clean shop 😍😍
Same! Cheers!
Great work and progress things are coming along
Thanks, Fergie!
I am looking forward to more restoration on your e30 saloon.
The 4 door? Or the 325i sport? Both coming soon!
I spent most of my spare time this entire winter completely rebuilding an hvac unit (to retro fit on my e30 convertible) after I saw your video on it. I even ended up combining it with the automatic temperature control unit. Installing it was pretty much straight forward but now it is taking me forever to fit all the parts in the engine bay as with every bolt I remove I discover more rust... I am very patient but you really are on another level :D I can imagine to do this full time though. Once I get in the flow it can be relaxing even when physically demanding.
Hi Steve, thoroughly enjoyed this episode. I hope all is well and look forward to seeing more content being churned out. Remember, it doesn't always need to be E30 content. Best wishes.
Thanks, mate! Glad to hear it. I'm all good, hope the same goes for you. I'm dying to restore an antique but I really need to finish this car asap for so many reasons. I may be doing the odd antique before the end of this project as its been on my mind, so thanks for the reminder.
Anything you can do to make more videos and have progress on the projects the better
Thanks, Louis!
@@RestoreItPretty sure that is a question
The legend is back!!
Cheers, dude!
Normally i dont buy merch from anyone. but i find your videos very interesting, planning on starting my own restoration on my bmw e34 525i, but lacking time. wish you luck and keep going with ur videos! hope my first batch of buying merch helps :)
That's very kind of you, Doc. Good luck on the restoration. And thanks very much, I really appreciate it!
The coolant going through the throttle body is typically for keeping the plate motor warm/dry in cold climates
Nice that you're back and posting again!
Feels good, still to slow, working towards 1 a week minimum.
That's my favorite E30
I do love a touring as well... They look so good.
Keep it up! Wish you all the luck!
Thanks, Josip!
Love your work 👍
Thank you, dude!
Дружище ты просто молодец! Такая работа и такой подход!
Браво! 👍
Making great progress bud,really good to watch 🤙
Thanks, camperp! Much appreciated.
t-shirt ordered .. looking forward to wearing it!
Legend!, thank you, dude!
My dear Stephen,
I’m so happy for another episode, but watching this one makes me remember the days of you relying on under-powered air tools and mediocre quality equipment. My GOD have you come such a long way hermano. I’m so proud of you and the achievements you’ve made to get to this point. And I think your plans for the future of the channel make perfect sense. ♥️♥️♥️
PS - your welding skills are definitely improving!! I DARE you to go back to before the move to Spain and see some of THOSE welds 😝😝😝
Hey Michael! Tell me about it! I'm still getting used to having an infinite air supply! It's great and sometimes doesn't even feel real! Thanks so much as always! Haha, I see those welds on the 325i sport daily... Its actually a good motivator for improvement. They were so bad, haha.
You are the best
You're too kind!
Hey dude
I have never commented on a video before
The channel reminds me of me when I had the privilege to own a H reg mice sport E30
Can’t get over it I sold it and bought a Volvo 940 to fit a car seat in the back and a massive pram
Can’t believe it up to today
Don’t sell it keep on with your passion mate
Well done
Hey dude! Well, I feel honored you'd comment on mine!
Haha, I can't believe you'd do that either! Maddness. Oh well, at least you had one at one point.
Cheers mate!
Saab did the same "coolant in the throttle body" thing for preheating the air going into the intake runners on a classic 900. I have no idea why, but you can delete them like on your BMW. Probably something common with Bosch systems.
ALSO, I'd suggest purchasing a 3D printer for smaller, simple plastic bits. I've saved myself approximately half the cost of my Kobra 2 Pro printer so far for my Saab resto. You can even replace some flexible bits with TPU filament. I've also begun designing and printing my own replacement parts that are NLA from Saab with the aid of free CAD software available online (TinkerCad and Shapr3D)
Just to add to comments about the throttle body heating - as air flows through the narrow airway past the butterfly it speeds up therefore the air pressure drops resulting in water vapour condensing to liquid form which can freeze in the colder conditions of a West German winter (!) resulting in ‘carb ice’ (common in piston powered aircraft hence the carb heat lever which uses preheated air from around the exhaust manifold)
Your patch work looks much better than those early "patches" in Spain! Glad to see you've got the shop and future path of your channel sorted.
Thanks, Rodzilla! Much appreciated.
I wish everyone entering the raffle the best of luck.
This viewer will not participate as I have no license and don't live in the UK.
Other than that, it seems that E30 Garage Norway have been a steadfast and valuable supporter of the channel as I recall there being shout-outs for them on just about every episode :)
Keep up the lovely work and take pride in a job well done once again.
Thanks, Itkovan!
I'll let you in on a little secret, there will be a cash alternative for my overseas viewers.
E30 Garage Norway is one of my all time favorite companies! What he does is amazing.
I don't know how to weld but you making me want to try fix my e30 instead of paying someone to do it
Good Job amazing channel
I'd say go for it. You'll be terrible to begin with, but who isn't, and then the satisfaction once you can do it, is well worth the time spent to get there. And saving money is always good!
@@RestoreIt what type of welding you use? MIG or TIG?
MIG, but tig is also used on cars. MIG is much easier.
@@RestoreItthank you, will need to see which one is better for me to learn. Since I need to buy the machine
When it comes to things like those floorpan drain plugs, and the plastic screws that hold interior pieces on, you can get generic ones that are identical and about 1/10th the price, a lot of the time they're common/standard items rather than being manufacturer specific, especially the interior clips/screws.
Great point, I'll look for a company that does them. Cheers!
The '90 Nissan 300zx I'm restoring also has the coolant going through the intake and throttle bodies. Quick answer its for emissions. Long answer, they wanted to get the motor up to temperature quickly so that its working as efficiently as possible, as quickly as possible. Definitely remove all that crap and plug off the lines, because its useless and prone to leaks. My throttle bodies had pressed in pipes and I used a press to remove them for a cleaner look. Since you are in a loony emissions country, probably just don't show or tell us you did it so you don't get in trouble!
Good to see you back Steve. Maybe it's just me, but I'm definitely an amateur welder, having said that I've now done lots of it, and I still find sometimes it goes great and sometimes it doesn't. Same person, same welder and settings, same wire, same gas, same steel. If I had my time gain, I would definitely have paid extra for the RTech instead of the Sealey Supermig I own. In my experience, I get best results on car bodywork steel (0.8mm to 1.2mm) using 0.6mm wire and leaving a gap which is ideally the same as the wire, about 0.5mm. Although larger gaps can be accommodated, the welding job is always less tidy. If you want a good, invisible patch, it's always worth spending the extra time getting a perfect fit with nice even gaps. Talking of white spirit, I use loads of it, particularly for cleaning oily parts. The best price I found for it recently was Halfords, don't know whether it still is. Keep up the good work.
Great comment, thank you, Bob! You are spot on, great advice. I'm using 0.6mm (down from 0.8mm for years) which is helping, I just need to make thoes gaps a little smaller like you say, and turn it up a bit and I think I'll see an imporvement. The R-Tech is a dream machine and is doing wonders for my average welding.
Oh yes, £4.99 for 2L is cheap! I'll have to pop in a get some.
Thanks again, Bob!
Qué pedazo de video! Y más largo que los anteriores, como a mí me gusta. MUCHÍSIMAS GRACIAS!!! Y... siempre se me quedan cortos tus vídeos😢
¡Lamento que ya no fuera Daniel! Más por venir muy pronto.
@@RestoreIt No lamentes nada...ERES INCREIBLE. ME ENCANTA VER TUS VIDEOS!!!
You can do smartrepair for the dent in the glovebox. There are kits avaiable with wich you are able to copy the surface pattern from the dashboard and touch up with some airbrush sprayed paint.
oooo interesting, I'll check these out. Thanks, Andreas!
I am watching you from Azerbaijan, Baku. I love your restoration videos and I support you. Never back down💪🏻. I have BMW E30 coupe 87' too. Fix my car by myself is my hobby. But unfortunately I haven't workshop for this. May be one day I will find workshop for my dreams and restore my car.😎💪🏻
Thank you, Sahibbabazada. It's much appreciated. Kepp going and im sure you'll have a workshop one day. Mine has costed me everything, but I wouldn't change it for the world.
the more you reveal of E30's the more relieved I am for selling mine lol. So much hidden rust and work to do even on the more mint condition ones
Haha, Its so true... they really are all rotten, unless the work has been done. And by work, i mean acid.
Amazing 31 minutes of coolness! Nice episode and love the voice-over. It's perfect for these video's. For the dent; I don't know about steam, but maybe something like a modified dent puller. Just a thought.
Glad you're enjoying it, Michael! The voice over is perfect for the car stuff and silence is perfect for the antiques. Good idea, I'll see is such thing exists for an issue like this, it must right?
I agree, the voice over/commentary is well paced, concise and clear. The videography, editing and production quality is great no nonsense work. Appropriate measures of context too.
FYI if your going to use ceracoat for the exhaust 1-2 coats will not do it will take 5-6 for real long lasting protection.
Thanks for the tip, Paul!
I'm about to tackle my own rust bucket of a project this summer on my channel and i've yet to learn how to weld. its pretty intimidating
Oh, good luck! it's all about practice, just do as much as you can and accept you're going to be rubbish for a bit! :D
Merch !! Nice 🥰😍❤️ do es your raffle organizers ship to Northern California ? I’m asking for a friend.
About time ay Tinman! They don't, but, I will have a cash alternative for my lovely overseas viewers such as yourself!
@@RestoreItawesomeness !!!!
Coolant through the TB. is for winter time deicing, so throttle can not stick.
Thanks, RIchard! It's obvious in hindsight when I think about it.
Another great video! An idea for you for those pieces you can't reach and weld from the backside: don't fit the new piece on the exact contour. If you leave a space of around 0.5mm, it will allow the weld to penetrate deeper in.
For the plastic dent, can you reach it from behind? If you do, try to heat and push to place.
Thanks, dude! That's a great idea. I'm just trying to think how I would keep it flush and ensure there is a 0.5mm away from the piece beneath it?
I can't really get behind the dent, it's just more of the same material. It'll be interesting to see how that gets sorted, as I'm not 100% sure.
@@RestoreIt Hi, not sure why you mentioned the metal beneath it.
I meant you should make your new metal piece around 0.5mm smaller in perimeter to allow the weld to penetrate between old and new metal.
This will give you better filling and not worry about places you can reach from the back side.
Little tip. If you use a wire brush you will just polish the rust most of the time. Try scraping at it and you will see brown again. That is atleast my experience. Also what I found works best to remove paint and rust is a CSD disk. Pretty great for the edges after a cut so you don't thin out the metall where you will weld since it is plastic and not so abbrassive. cheers
Great tips here, thanks, dude. I'm getting some now!
Great work mate as always, and my GOD those fenders are ludicrously expensive, sweet jesus. It's the price of a used car.
Thanks mate! He doesn't have the standard E30 fenders that you see in this video on the website yet. These ones are from stage 3 testing and are ready to go. The ones you are looking at are for the M3, which is worth A LOT more than a standard E30, 50k , 80k, 100k+
@@RestoreIt ah alright that makes more sense lol. I believe they are wider/flared. Don't see any around anymore.
Tony (Fitzee) would be proud!
I hope so!
27:03 - perhaps tamiya's expoxy putty mixed with dark grey paint and fill it in? Make sure to replicate the patterns before it dries
I'll look into this, cheers!
Coolant is passed through the throttle body to prevent icing in very cold climates. If you do not experience temperatures below freezing in the place you park the car at night, you can delete this circuit. Typically you can loop the lines back into each other and cap the fittings on the throttle body.
Very cool idea. Thanks, Leftventricle!
If you stopped doing little stitch welds you’d end up with a better result and less grinding. An inch or half inch of weld won’t overheat the panel enough to warp it out of all recognition. That being said I do enjoy your videos and this is no different
I'll give this a go in the nex episode and see how i get on, especially as I'll be doing small gaps. Glad you're enjoying it!
Great to have you back! The raffall link doesn't seem to be working 🧐
I'm not sure why Siilozane, it seems to be working for me. Are you on mobile?
The hazard switch goes to far end towards the glove box, the rear window heater is rightly positioned, you are missing the rear window wiper switch, The Ac switch can be useful when you'll install the AC. evntually there was a switch for balancing the speakers volume to the right or left.
Thanks for this, dude! The car doesn't have aircon, but I think it did have the speaker switch, so I'll get that in. I've just remembered I borrowed a blanking plate from the 4 door as I no longer have the flashing red immobiliser receiver thing. I don't remember a rear window wiper button either. I'll have to see what I've got in the store room.
10:20 This is the problem I had with nearly all "project" cars I had. Dipping a car in Western Australia can be done but can more than double the cost of a resto. Also heath problems made it to hard for me to totally strip out a car and paying for it was just going to happen either.
How much does it cost to dip a car in Australia?! I know its about 2-4k in the UK depending on what you have done. Paying someone to do restore a car is eye wateringly expensive!
Good stuff. I love white spirit and use it on everything, I’ve virtually washed in it before when covered in waxoyl. Be warned though it’s not very good for you apparently….
Haha... It certainly doesn't smell good for me. Great at cleaning, thats for sure!
@RestoreIt. I think the water flows through to stop the throttle expanding under heat and stopping the tottle sticking partially open. P.s did you find out exactly what that loom was for in the back from behind the dash?
After a reading a few comments I think you're right. And yes, its a CD changer, probably for Alpine.
For rhe replacement sound deadening, I prefer Noico. Cheap, and they offer same thickness as OEM.
I'll check it out, thanks for the tip!
Do you guys also forget sometimes the shrink tubing? :))
Всех с праздником, С 1 Мая
May the first be with you!
At this point I just lost track of which e30 is being worked on... or cars you still have😂 Im sorry if this is obvious for some but im lost. The progress you've made is really nice to see!
Haha, sorry, William. That's partly my fault.
There are currently only two project.
The E30 M tech 1 325i Sport
And the E30 M tech 2 325i Touring.
The E30 M3 is finished, but I still need to do one final episode on it when I'm next in Spain at the same time as the owner.
The Red 316i touring had to go, as it was a bit of a filler project that I didnt really need and the Mercedes project came out of the blue.
The Mercedes was completed.
Thanks for the recap! Much clearer now
I'm gonna buy 4000 tickets ❤
I think you'll have a good chance of winning if you do, haha!
Coolant going through the throttle body is for emissions
Ohhh. I still no get it. Haha.
Warms the air to lower emissions, but is not great for power
Nothing to do with emission, it is just to warm throtle body during cold winter days, you can disconnect and link those 2 hoses together to stop the leaking, and no, there is no performanse gain in doing😊 so...
No...😅
I feel like this is gonna be another Mercedes series even though you said it wouldn’t….. but I’m definitely not mad about it.
Haha. Well, just wait for the next episode. You're pretty much spot on.
Btw, could you 3D print some of the parts, other than buying them? Will this solution be suitable?
It's finding the files that the most difficult thing, for certain things at least. And then the print has to be perfect, and even if it is, will these 3D printed parts last as long as injection molded ones? I'm not sure.
The cost of all the misc clips and special screws, trim pieces etc is a nightmare!
Back when e30s where cheap a friend of mine dismantled a few e30s for parts selling some bits but mainly carefully hoarding away as many spares as possible for his own car. Including every clip, terminal, special bolt you could imagine. It's saved him a fortune over the last 15years or so.
Tell me about it, and what a good idea. He's probably saves himself hundreds if not thousands...
I'm hoping to do the same but to a lesser extreme (I don't have the space) for my e39!
Related to unobtainable clip and trim sourcing... thingiverse is full of useful 3d print models for older BMWs. We've printed a few bits to fix broken bits of trim on my e39 already some very helpful enthusiasts have spent a lot of time prototyping replacement parts!
How have those pieces held up, and did you print them in ABS or PLA? and did you do normal printing or SLA using liquid resin?
He's printed them in ASA (apparently similar to what wing mirror shells are normally moulded in), though it apparently stinks to print with some scary fumes. He's got a fume cupboard and extractor fan etc to deal with the dangers.... it's way too early to give a review on how the parts will hold up really, ask me in a year!
I don't really know much if anything about plastics let alone 3D printing but thankful I have a mate with know how and a fairly fancy 3D printer.
That does sound like a fancy one. But yeah, we're already at a fume cabinet and a version of printing I've not heard of, haha. It's a great idea, but it's certainly not as simple as buying a printer and hitting print.
I'll look into ASA now, cheers!
put the spirit in spritz bottle.
Holly ads Batman!!!!
Sorry! Theres a lot happening at once in this ep!
If I do not forget I schuld have few kg of screws from E34 530I i had, as I see lot of it look same. I use those mabe I can send U those garbage. But Im not sure how many is naw or was on some momenth part of my life in diferent cars, tools, bikes, toys, furnitures, jigs etc…
I'm sure these little plastic screws can't be that much, but you never know!
@@RestoreIt if send send all and forget. Lights from glove box, from thos roof handels insite (back one had lights then) even lamps from registration plate was in this box. Wooden/carpet floor panels from trunk are in my 3 th car naw (im timber framer, naw drive kangoo II.)
I am a BMW lover would like to buy one but alas there is no way 😢😢
Geez it's about $22 for the same 2 liter of white spirit here in the states!
Woah... You'd be better off importing it! haha
Made a raffle account just for this E30
Thank you, dude. Much appreciated.
I’d love to do a powerful EV E30….
Yes, that would be sweet. Maybe one day!
Might i suggest you invest into a 3D printer to create your own little small parts quickly and cheaply
Use Dynamat
Yes, for sure!
@@RestoreIt What's the instant foam you're using as interior shampoo?
Thanks!
Brian 28:07
Just get a tig welder mate...
If I had a garage I’d actually finish my projects….. 😩
Well I have a garage and I still don't, haha. Antiques, no problem, cars... different ball game.
@@RestoreIt I’ll borrow your space when u have a holiday 😂.
I can only think of 2 things why coolant needs to go thru that throttle body.
1. to help cool down the coolant by the air that flows thru it(seems unlikely)
2. Trapped hot air can rise and get to the throttle body which results in highte IAT and therefor less power
wrong, its to heat up the throttle body in cold weather
@@oOTevtronOo I cant be wrong by just saying what I could think of on top of my head.
@@oOTevtronOois right, it heats the throttle body for cold weather, but also it prevents condensation of the fuel and oil mist on the throttle body&butterfly valve
In the title...you missed the "T" on "Brought" 😅
Noooo! haha. Oh well, it was a bit rushed towards the end.
raffall "Page Not Found" !
Thanks for letting me know. I've double checked it and it should be good :D
Nice work but too commercial for my taste
Thanks for the feedback!
Removing...lose the E!
Haha, my bad!
‘Brought’🙄
Ah, my bad. I rushed things to get this one out!
At this rate the rust repair will be done in 15 years.
Ah, yes, sorry recon, I can see you produce daily episodes on car restoration. I'll try to keep up with you!
@@RestoreIt Good one! No I don't put it on TH-cam, I have a job. If I were this slow though I'd have to make videos I guess to make any money. You fixed 4 tiny rust spots on a 30 minute video so who knows how long it really took. You're gonna have 20 videos and fix 64 little rust spots.
I’d remove them stupid plugs weld them and please wear gloves
Two good points, cheers, dude!
Залепуха. В скрытых полостях ржавчина осталась. Сгниёт через сезон. Лучше б не трогал
That's why it needs dipping in acid...
You take so long in between work that the stuff you restored months ago rusts by the time you come to start other parts : (
Haha, yes that's how it works, Louis. Good things take time, I'm not just restoring a car, Im making in depth videos about it as well, as all as dealing with things in my personal life as well. It aint easy!
U TALK TO MUCH WHY?
Car video = Talking
Antique video = No talking
Thank you, Stefan, it's much appreciated.