Absolutely needed your recommendation as I was thinking of doing the suspension on my mini. Subscribed after I watched this and really looking forward to whatever comes next ❤
For the bolt i would use a qaulity center punch and very important a good high qaulity of drill bits make sure you hit your center punch perfect in the middle and then start with little drill an if you reach 6 or 8 mm drill try an extractor maybe you can heat up your broken bolt with a torch before using extractor ornif you drill all the way trough you can try and use rust desolver oil and spray trough your hole you made and let it soak for a night.sorry for my english i am from belgium so there may be some faults in it.good luck
Hey Kirill, this is the first video of yours I'm seeing. I'll catch-up on the others. Instant sub from me brother 👊🏼 road to 100subs then beyond 🚀 I love old BMW's too got a project E30 and no garage just like you but your commitment to work in these conditions is commendable. Keep up the effort and share your passion with us. All the best. Gok
Hi Gok, thanks for the support! An E30 project sounds great-hopefully yours has less rust than mine! 😊 Fingers crossed it doesn’t get too cold; I’ve still got an oil leak to figure out and fix. 👊🏼
@XenGarage91 yeah I love it, but of course rust was an inevitable thing 😅 I had some welding done when I got it but it's sat since then so it'll probably need more now. Oh well. It's 13 previous owners but I plan to keep it forever. It's my long term project 😁 How are your rear subframe mounting any cracks? - I know there is a weak point there on these. Vanos systems too might be contributing to the oil leak. Or rear main. I am sure you'll get to the bottom of it 💪🏼 good luck bud
13!, mine had 9. Visually I can't see any cracks, but from what I've seen on TH-cam some can only been seen when the subframe is off. I would need to get this done probably sooner than later
@@XenGarage91 yeah the sooner the better. I think due to the nature of a convertible it changes hand for the winter. Some of the previous MoTs are laughable. One was not registration plates and wheel nuts loose 🙄
@@XenGarage91 I don't have any favourites. Alfa doesn't seem to get much coverage. If not then an RS4 or C63 might be worth a look. Not sure what the market in UK is like
The shock sit for the front ones is oval shaped, and the spring at the bottom oval shape as well. So you can only put it on two ways, and in both cases it sits a bit off the rubber. Maybe I'm doing something wrong, or maybe it needs a different rubber, let me know if you know.
How much was it ?i think i may have bought the cheapest in Portugal 300 euro and 50 for the hard top, no inspection an 320 Ci convertible, i have a E46 330CD as well which I adore i paid 1750 for that one
Great work 👍 hopefully doing.this to my car soon good to see someone doing it who's not a mechanic ❤
Thanks man!
I can't believe you're doing that work in this weather. Must be dryer for you. That's hard core working into the night.
Thanks, @stevenwest1494! 😂 Yeah, it's been a bit of a challenge with the weather and these early winter nights. Appreciate the support! 🙌
Absolutely needed your recommendation as I was thinking of doing the suspension on my mini. Subscribed after I watched this and really looking forward to whatever comes next ❤
Awesome! Thank you!
Looking forward to watching your progress. I’m the owner of a 2005, manual coupe, I just enjoy watching any M3 content 👍
Thanks, @stenesbitt9971! A 2005 manual coupe-nice car! 👌 Still a lot of work to do on this one, so I hope you enjoy following along.
Oil leak is most probably the rocker cover gaskets, which are very common on BMW
Hi @bababendy, yeah, it seems like it! Thinking about doing a valve adjustment while I’m at it-might as well tackle both jobs together, right? 🤔
Brave taking it to kwik fit😂
For the bolt i would use a qaulity center punch and very important a good high qaulity of drill bits make sure you hit your center punch perfect in the middle and then start with little drill an if you reach 6 or 8 mm drill try an extractor maybe you can heat up your broken bolt with a torch before using extractor ornif you drill all the way trough you can try and use rust desolver oil and spray trough your hole you made and let it soak for a night.sorry for my english i am from belgium so there may be some faults in it.good luck
Thank you @Shadow_Meister0! I will definitely give this a go, already bought a bolt extractor set.
Hey Kirill, this is the first video of yours I'm seeing. I'll catch-up on the others. Instant sub from me brother 👊🏼 road to 100subs then beyond 🚀 I love old BMW's too got a project E30 and no garage just like you but your commitment to work in these conditions is commendable. Keep up the effort and share your passion with us. All the best. Gok
Hi Gok, thanks for the support! An E30 project sounds great-hopefully yours has less rust than mine! 😊 Fingers crossed it doesn’t get too cold; I’ve still got an oil leak to figure out and fix. 👊🏼
@XenGarage91 yeah I love it, but of course rust was an inevitable thing 😅 I had some welding done when I got it but it's sat since then so it'll probably need more now. Oh well. It's 13 previous owners but I plan to keep it forever. It's my long term project 😁
How are your rear subframe mounting any cracks? - I know there is a weak point there on these. Vanos systems too might be contributing to the oil leak. Or rear main. I am sure you'll get to the bottom of it 💪🏼 good luck bud
13!, mine had 9.
Visually I can't see any cracks, but from what I've seen on TH-cam some can only been seen when the subframe is off. I would need to get this done probably sooner than later
@@XenGarage91 yeah the sooner the better. I think due to the nature of a convertible it changes hand for the winter. Some of the previous MoTs are laughable. One was not registration plates and wheel nuts loose 🙄
I've seen far too many E46 projects. Time to look at different cars
Hi @berniesutton7277, I’ve been thinking about what car to tackle next-got any suggestions? Always open to ideas!
@@XenGarage91 I don't have any favourites. Alfa doesn't seem to get much coverage. If not then an RS4 or C63 might be worth a look. Not sure what the market in UK is like
Your front springs aren't seated right onto the shocks, edge of the bottom coil should be tight against the groove in the seat
The shock sit for the front ones is oval shaped, and the spring at the bottom oval shape as well. So you can only put it on two ways, and in both cases it sits a bit off the rubber. Maybe I'm doing something wrong, or maybe it needs a different rubber, let me know if you know.
How much was it ?i think i may have bought the cheapest in Portugal 300 euro and 50 for the hard top, no inspection an 320 Ci convertible, i have a E46 330CD as well which I adore i paid 1750 for that one
@@billylip680 you didn't buy an m3
It was £5,900, this is an 2002 M3 with an S54 engine.
First!😅
First but incredibly dull you got an E 46?