BMW E30 Front Subframe & Steering Rack Restoration | BMW E30 325i Sport Restoration S1 E2
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In episode 2 of the BMW E30 restoration, I restore the front subframe and steering rack along with a few things attached to them.
I started by removing the main pieces from the car and dismantling them further on the bench. Some parts were quite the task. I then degreased everything in preparation for blasting. As mentioned in the video, I will soon be able to film this process. Once blasted, I set about cleaning up the subframe and welding up a small opening created by excessive rust. As the sway bar didn't do well in the blaster I decided to paint strip and sand it down manually.
Once the main pieces were cleaned of any dirt, rust or paint. I covered them in Jenolites rust converter to ensure any rust left over would be removed and converted ready for paint. I then etched, primed, sanded, colored and lacquered them. Whilst I was waiting for those to dry, I made a start on the nuts and bolts. These can be surprisingly expensive to replace from BMW, so I feel taking the time to restore them is worth it.
I then had to wait 48 hours for the passivate to dry. In that time I cleaned up the steering rack, repainted the tie rods, repacked the ball joints and rack with grease and reattached the rubbers. I had to buy new control arms, drop links, bushings and bushing mounts as these parts are cheap enough to replace. It was then a matter of reattaching all of the parts to the car just for time being until they come off again for chassis blasting.
That about wraps this one up, stay tuned for the next episode. I'm not doing this series in any particular order so you never know what's next.
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Rotary Tool - geni.us/HGed
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Mannesmann Socket Set - geni.us/HCDZ
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I'm very excited to bring you the next episode of the BMW project. I'm going to start really focusing on this. Expect to see pretty much every single part be restored one way or another. Also, this video was filmed last week. The paint camera is lying! Cheers guys.
So nice to see it all like on hand!
Its hard to imagining doing stuff just with explanation, your videos are best! Many regards man. sub
I am interested in that Touring you have. Also, I am looking for an rhd steering rack that can be shipped to the US. Can you help me?
Restore It are you going to rebuild the engine or transmission?
I noticed the timestamp on the painting section of the video was from 2017, have you completed the restoration?
Is that electric impact any good?
Will you be doing the engine restoration also? Please do
I think that would be beyond the scope of what someone can do in their garage/shop. He would have to take it to an engine shop to get the cylinders honed at the very least.
Ofcourse he can, I restored my engine in my driveway this summer
Rebuilding your engine, so long you don't discuss flying the surfaces or reboring the cylinders is a job someone can make in their bathroom. Seriously, there's no magic involved, and aside from keeping clean and following instructions like torque and order, it's easy.
My first rebuild was done in a tent in my yard, 10 some years ago, and the Merc it belongs to still runs strong to this day.
I think it depends on one's confidence level. If you feel comfortable tackling it, go ahead. If not, nothing wrong with handing it over to pros. You're good either way.
@@aserta A Merc isn't the same as a BMW, and you didn't mention the year, car model or what type of engine used. Your blanket statement is inaccurate and potentially misleading. Someone who doesn't know what they're doing could damage or cripple their engine. If in doubt, leave it to professionals.
You put the bolts for the steering rack in from the top, be sure to put em in from the bottom, once the engine is in, you’ll never be able to get em out without dropping the subframe or raising the engine.
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Good point!
IT SEEMS LIKE YOU KNOW A LOT ABOUT CARS .I HAVE WATCHED YOU FOR ENTIRE BMW E 30 YOU PUT EVERYTHING TOGETHER WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. GOOD JOB .THANKS
just a tip for those lower control arm bushings, never use any lubricants on them, they dont seem like they can spin on you, but I've seen it happen before, in bmw technician training they recommend using glass cleaner, it does a good job on the install and dries up completely
Thank you for this Collin, good to know.
You should also have the cars weight on the ball joint when you torque it to spec to prevent under or over torque.
Isopropyl alcohol works wonders on bushings and grommets. Dries faster than windex with no residues. Also works for sliding wires through tight harnesses and connectors.
I did that, works great
Use p080 rubber lubricant. That’s what the assembly plants use
Thankyou for your responce yesterday, means alot that you'd taken time to read and reply, look forward to the next update. Cheers James
Some of the best work on youtube. Always a pleasure!
Thank you Craig!!
I laughed when you put down your welding ability. I wish I had a tenth of your confidence. I’d be scared shitless taking all those parts apart.
Once you are done i think your car will be the worlds most protected and detailed vehicle. Keep it up the great work!!
Thank you!
you are the best mechanic and restorer I ever have seen. I wish the best.
by far the best patience and attention to detail ever. I had a BMW e30 i miss it.
A funny saying I heard about welding: A grinder and paint make me the welder I ain't! Nice work as usual!
true, but im reminded of another saying, "Good enough for the girls I run around with."
My favourite is "If you grind your welds, you're not a welder, you're a grinder" ;)
Never get tired of watching these!!
Thank you!!
As a Brit tinkerer, it is comforting to know that great things are being achieved in sheds and lock ups all over country, from Mars Rovers and Hover bikes to Beemers and Tilley lamps.
Woah man, your the only e30 series of restoration. Good work man.
when you're welding up holes, dont even try weld to them, just get tiny little tacs/weld onto the side of it, once you got that all the way round, you can just hold the welder down for 3 or so seconds and it'll all melt together and hopefully not blow through, will look a hell of a lot better also!
Best video ever, my favorite part was the electrolysis of the bolts and nuts! Looks great.
Thank you Noah!
I have rarely watch a more inspiring series on TH-cam than yours. Now I desperately want to restore an old BMW...
This is so therapeutic to watch.
Always so thorough with the prep and painting. Not only is it satisfying to watch but the finish in the end product is always spot on.
Just dropped a load of E30 parts to be sand blasted. These videos have been such a huge inspiration to me!
Great job! I have the same car stored in the garage and plan to restore it completely in the future. Your videos are extremely helpful and informative, don’t stop filming absolutely every step. It is amazing!
Brilliant work! Makes me want to restore my E60 530i. Then I remember that once I take something apart and reassemble it, there are always a few extra parts that are left behind and I go back to watching your videos 🤔
Haha! I have to film the disassembly to remember how to put it back again! It's the only reason for this channel.
Looks so good, hyped for this build
I love the super-quiet impact gun. Need to get myself one of those. Could do with picking up a silent hammer while I'm at it too. The ones I have are far too loud.
EDIT: Great job by the way! I think these types of videos have to be classified as the new "Most Satisfying Videos on the Internet".
torch is a mans best friend
Great job man looking forward to the rest
This is a amazing job, Every detail is perfectly done, just continue
You've put the bolts for the steering rack the wrong way, bolt from below, nut on top. Otherwise you would not be able to take the rack out with the engine on subframe.
Sorry I don't want to sound like a douche bag, great work on the restoration, I'd entrust you with my E39 :)
Haha I have been thinking this since I out them in! It was a 50/50 guess. I'll get them changed over right now thanks!
Outstanding job!
Cool restoration!
Absolute perfection with the attention to detail.
Nice work, dude!
I'm very happy about all the parts you restored on this episode. Great job!
Thank you!
Thank you so much for making these videos. You are saving me thousands of dollars. I'm excited to see the e30 put back together. I have few mechanic skills but luckily you are showing me every step. I start hunting for my e30 as soon as I sell a bike and a jet ski.
Thank you for the skillshare membership!
Great work!!! It's very interesting to watch all you are doing!
Loving this series!!!!
sweet looking resto so far my dude
Great! I love these careful reforms. As much as possible, I have always done the same in my old cars in Brazil.
Great video! I get really excited everytime someone restores a classic car! I wish I could start restoring my car the soonest!
I always get amused with your videos. Keep it up man!
Perfect just perfect love to see this bmw finished great job man keep it up
You always do a high level of restoration. very well done indeed!!!
I absolutely love this channel. I always watch the new vids before sleep because your videos are the most relaxing.
Very skilled, carry on with the good work.
Nice job , as always, man.
Another great video love these BMW videos. I wish I had the space to do something like this, looks like a good little setup you have! Keep them coming!
Awesome, as always! Keep up the good work, cheers.
Great video, can't wait to see the next one in the series.
nice work! Great series, E30's are such a classic BMW . Keep it up 👍
THE CAT IS THE BEST PART!
That is a solid work dude. Excellent job! Greats from Argentina
Nice work man!
Thanks Brian!
Great to see the development of your skills along with your workshop. Keep up the good work.
Thank you CJ!
Love this series, i feel like this was missing from youtube 😍👍
But this series makes me feel so bad for my poor e39 standing outside in the rain, with tons of worn out parts 😂
thanks for sharing. amazing video restoration.
You’re a great painter and you’re gentle with the parts. Great restoration techniques. That being said, the only thing I would have done differently was to send that sway bar to a powder coating facility. That’s why the media blaster wouldn’t touch the paint!
Detail level: expert. Very 👍🏼 nice
TH-cam doesnt have a LOVE IT button or else i would've click on it. Theu way you do things... Is the right way. Cant wait on working on my E30 M3 proyect, it is going to be just like yours. Congratulations
Great job mate. Your videos are hypnotising and inspiring me to get on with my rest jobs. Keep it up buddy.
Thanks, RIch, good to hear.
best bmw restoration I've seen, congratulations man.
Thanks very much Jose!
You make it look too easy! Keep them coming, it inspires the rest of us.
Thank you loads to come!
Nice work.
Can't wait for the repaint video
The car is gonna be amazing man
I really appreciate these videos, it is unique!
Thanks, Zestor, I appreciate ya!
The weld seems a little cold, try turning your amps up :) Great progress so far
Thanks Nicke! :)
Restore It no problem- I am a welder by trade and thought it might be helpful
+sodder bridge Yeah you were born an expert welder dude...unnecessary crap comment...the guy assumes he doesnt know how to weld on this and other videos so cut some slack. my guess is that he works as a painter..i see much emphasis on the painting part of his videos...so its a natural thing having little welding experience. he will improve
Any hotter and he would have way more burn through. It's near impossible to have a nice well on thin metal that has a hole in it like that. Best he could have done if he wanted to turn up amps is to weld in a patch.
Any more heat with all the underside/inside rust and he falls right through into his secondary frame with the newly pooped on weldspot. So I'd weld it like he did, grind it flat and weld another, slightly hotter layer ontop of that. Lots of work, but nothing compared to wetsanding an undercarriage part before multilayer spraypaintin' it 😂
Nice work by the way, and thanks for sharing 'restore it' !
Awesome Job!! Greetings from Brazil
Very nice and informative.
I'm really enjoying your automotive restoration videos. It's really satisfying to watch, I have a 1968 Mercury Cougar and I'm constantly sitting around taking 50 year old parts apart and cleaning them, whether or not if I can save them is a different matter. lol
wow, impressive man!
Looks cracking !
Good luck with the re-build ! 👍🏼
Thanks Drd!
Good work! You motivate me to work on my Beetle!
That's the first time I've seen you use rust reformer! either way great job!
Ruh hastası etti beni yeminle izleyip izleyip arabayı söküyorun 😎
This guy does the best videos
Great job
Pretty great video. I'm taking this series as inspiration to help convince me to continue fixing my car. I should have gone the same route as you did with the sway bar since I don't have a blasting cabinet. I also should take note to use lacquer as a final coat on suspension components since the new paint is rubbing off on the suspension.
I love you Restore ❤🌷
Amazing work! Your attention to detail is next level. One thing I wanted to mention is that those plastic zip ties on the steering assembly rubber boots with fail eventually. Swap those out for some metal ones.
Skillshare is dominating the youtube marketing game. I am interested how they will grow over the coming years.
On the steering gear, replace the plastic collars with metal ones. Plastic is very weak, soon water will fall under them.
Bro, i love this channel sooooo much!! Great work
Thank you James!
Thanks for giving shot out
I love, love this restoration and I’m learning so much from you you are meticulous and nothing is boring I wait anxiously for your videos o can’t wait to see the body work on that car there is a lot of holes and rust but it’s gonna look great! I’m a mechanics daughter and I’ve always loved seeing my dad repair cars he is retired now so I get my fixes on TH-cam so does he we both appreciate all the hard work! Great job your doing awesome work can’t exit for the next video!!!
Thank you Sel. I really love this comment! Loads more to come and I never want to stop! :)
Good work
oof that body rust, looking forward to seeing you restore that!
Coming soon! It will be professionally blasted and ill film the whole thing!
Most of this stuff is in amazing condition for its age. My 2006 Ibiza has way more corrosion on the suspension components. Another cracking video, love it :)
Nice job. Hope to see this bmw on the road
Me too, cheers man.
Yes a 28 minute video of satisfaction
Glad you enjoyed Louis!
Instant like. Thanks for the video, I am learning a lot from this series. It’ll help me a lot with my own car :)
Nice man, respect
Very good job
Really nice Work from You , Great Video
Thank you Loom!
Keep up the good job. I leave my dream in your videos.
YES always wanted to see your e30. Love it.
Glad you like it Nolte!
your a hero sir
good JOP MAN keep doing what you doing👍
CLEAN!!