Nice methodical fault finding with the central locking conundrum chaps - and great fix without having to throw expensive new parts at the issue - great to watch - thank you for sharing!
Those of us here in Kentucky may slightly disagree with you about always being in hit warm weather, lol. Plenty of wet/cold climate here and plenty of rust. Love the channel man! You are doing amazing !
Always clamp sheet when drilling, it's so easy to catch on the drill and slice you fingers. I've seen a 1ft square sheet spinning on a pillar drill. With my mate trying to work out how to get close enough to kill the power
So glad that you're working on more of these rare cars knowing the level of completeness you put into your work. I would love to see an air cooled Porsche project one day.
Longest I’ve ever had a car (well, almost) was my E30 M3. Just over 5 years. I spent tonnes of money on just making it perfect. I paid £4000 for it when nobody wanted them and 5 years later really struggled to sell it for £16000. I probably spent the best part of £18k on it. At the same time, my brother bought a H reg 215hp one in white with the craziest salmon coloured insert trim! We sold that on to a guy called Wayne Howlett who was like an M3 sales guy. I later found my brother a black, 1 of 50 UK supplied Sport Evolution 2.5. The old retired guy had it for 15 years and was toying between selling that or his yellow 968 Clusport; he sold the M3. Needed a full paint job and suspension etc which we did, but I think the engine was low on power and it couldn’t pull away from my black 200hp! Plus it smoked a bit.... Sold for £30k to a car collector who has the official touring car in his garage!! He sent us a pic of both once he’d driven home....he wasn’t short of a few quid. Now, that cars probably £100k. Who on earth would have known....
What a nice car, dude!! I wish we have these in Brazil,but they are very rare and very expensive.... I'm waiting to see your magic in this beauty!! Congrats, dude, you're very talented!! Cheers from Sao Paulo, Brazil
Wow!!! Good work mate!!! A red e30 M3 with 8 thousand miles on the clock, was recently sold for $250,000 USD, in the States. You're refining automotive gold. Cheers.❤
I've watched EVERY video you have posted. One observation, you are obsessed with that centre punch. I've done a few restorations in the past, yet never felt the need to use one
I like the BMW E30 and I like your videos, I don’t understand anything because I live in another country. I don’t know everything about this model yet, but I’m trying to understand a lot along the way, in general I’d like to say keep up the good work
I'm a jdm car guy, but the e30 m3 is one of the few european cars I'd own. Together with a lotus elise, lancia delta and a mercedes 190e. Thanks for sharing your experience!
Cool to see you get the chance to wrench on a m3, that s14 is a special engine for sure. Its starting to look like my shop now lol. 4 or 5 cars and all of them WIP
To make a key lock operate smooth get some graphite powder from a hardware store and put some inside the lock where the key goes. Don't use oil! Great stuff man! I envy your sun in Spain... I miss mine from my island!
Something about the locking mechanism in my experience. There are 2 types of locking in these cars, lock and double lock. The microswitch you fixed the piece for is for the double lock feature. But the driver side door has to be able to regular lock as well. When you push down the cylinder 45 degrees, the cylinder pushes down on the electric lock actuator, similar to you pushing down on the button. This is regular lock. Then another 45 degrees the cylinder will twist on itself with that big spring on the outside, and press that microswitch. This is double lock. Double lock for other doors is electric, but for the drivers door is mechanical, meaning the lock will have to stay in the 90 degree position. If not, then someone can break the glass and pull the button and the whole car will unlock. Just thought you might use the experience. Love your content by the way.
Nice one ! Try not putting too much that jack on your diff, mechanical stress is important. I was doing too much on my E30, and one day the diff's silentblock tore and the car slipped... my drive shaft has been damaged. Keep it up with your videos !
Awesome project! and great introduction video. As a note: be careful with any relevant modification. Being a “historical” car it has a study behind it and a special ITV review where several specific items have been registered “As-Is”.
Ich habe einen 316 mit 3-Gang Automatik von 1/83. Obwohl er der langsamste E30 ist, macht er unglaublich viel Spaß 😉. Der M3 ist nochmal eine andere Klasse 👍
Дружище приветствую. Очень рад новому выпуску, так тут ещё и М-серия, крутой проект будет! Жду следующее выпуски и как всегда лайк, за труды и удачи в работе!
Thanks Rob, its been around for a while now. I've been driving it and getting ready to make videos on it. I have some already saved up which is good for content :D
I had an 88 M-3 too. In 94 I paid $12k for it with 75k on it but it was owned by a NCCA referee and most of the miles were highway miles. Not a scratch on it and it was the best sports car I’ve owned. I kick myself for selling it,I loved that car but maintenance costs were killing me.
Hello! I really like your videos, they are really perfect, it shows that you put a real effort while making them. I was wondering if you could do a special episode where you narrate it in spanish. Just for fun. Cheers!
Love it. Is he a brother from another mother? Seems like you have the same attention to detail... Entertaining as always, looking forward to the next one.
Thanks Isiah! Well, he's Spanish but lives in the UK and I'm English and live in Spain. So maybe we just swapped?! But he's been watching my videos for a while, we'll say he got it from me ;) Cheers dude, thanks for watching.
Restore It i only saw one in the street, and i had to stop so see it close, the owner was there and he told me is easy to see i was in love with the car, so he let me sit so i can say i was inside an E30 M3, my best day of 2015
There is a way to drill perfectly round finished holes in sheet metal. First drill a small hole, take a piece of cloth and fold it over 2 times, lay the folded cloth over the small hole and the use a bigger drilbit. Let the cloth swirl around when you drill. You will get a perfect round neatly finished hole. Even big holes, even in aluminium, even in plastic.
00:18 "a big thanks to Antonio for trusting me with this beautiful car" Brother I think you've got it backwards! A BIG thanks to Restore It for restoring my BMW!! He should count his lucky stars that you agreed to take on the project!! Can't wait for the videos
@UCnYAEHk3dTUGCxhqQ2RGiFg Well in that case it is a win win win. You will get a brand new 32 year old car. Restore It gets to indulge in his passion and we get to watch the whole process. Looking forward to the restoration.
Good morning from a wet Huddersfield in the U.K. lol 😆 What prat of Spain are you in? We’ve a holiday home in Sucina near Murcia 🤩 Really enjoying your videos. Your format is just about spot on with enough detail and explanation as you go 👍🏻 Cheers Stevie 😀
![BMW E30 325i Touring Engine Bay [Restoration] - Almost Finished!](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/aSlvl6-gdOY/mqdefault.jpg)
This generation of BMW M is my personal favorite
Same here :)
I like the E46 better in my opinion but the E30 has more nostalgic value for most people
My dream car!! Finally someone show me behind the scenes of it.
Glad to be of service Mk!
So hyped for this M3 to be running again ! So glad for you to have the chance to touch such a beautiful car ! Have fun !
Me too Yann! I've already seen it fully repainted and I am in owe at how good it looks. Can't wait to share it with you. Thanks!
@@RestoreIt Sure, and for the 325i sedan and Touring, is there any improvement ? New piece retored ? The chassis of the sedan is good ?
Nice methodical fault finding with the central locking conundrum chaps - and great fix without having to throw expensive new parts at the issue - great to watch - thank you for sharing!
Cant wait for these vids
So much to come :)
Those of us here in Kentucky may slightly disagree with you about always being in hit warm weather, lol. Plenty of wet/cold climate here and plenty of rust. Love the channel man! You are doing amazing !
Always clamp sheet when drilling, it's so easy to catch on the drill and slice you fingers. I've seen a 1ft square sheet spinning on a pillar drill. With my mate trying to work out how to get close enough to kill the power
I learned the hard way :D
So glad that you're working on more of these rare cars knowing the level of completeness you put into your work. I would love to see an air cooled Porsche project one day.
Longest I’ve ever had a car (well, almost) was my E30 M3. Just over 5 years. I spent tonnes of money on just making it perfect. I paid £4000 for it when nobody wanted them and 5 years later really struggled to sell it for £16000. I probably spent the best part of £18k on it.
At the same time, my brother bought a H reg 215hp one in white with the craziest salmon coloured insert trim!
We sold that on to a guy called Wayne Howlett who was like an M3 sales guy.
I later found my brother a black, 1 of 50 UK supplied Sport Evolution 2.5. The old retired guy had it for 15 years and was toying between selling that or his yellow 968 Clusport; he sold the M3.
Needed a full paint job and suspension etc which we did, but I think the engine was low on power and it couldn’t pull away from my black 200hp! Plus it smoked a bit....
Sold for £30k to a car collector who has the official touring car in his garage!! He sent us a pic of both once he’d driven home....he wasn’t short of a few quid.
Now, that cars probably £100k. Who on earth would have known....
What a nice car, dude!! I wish we have these in Brazil,but they are very rare and very expensive.... I'm waiting to see your magic in this beauty!! Congrats, dude, you're very talented!! Cheers from Sao Paulo, Brazil
Thanks Thiago!!
Wow!!!
Good work mate!!!
A red e30 M3 with 8 thousand miles on the clock, was recently sold for $250,000 USD, in the States. You're refining automotive gold. Cheers.❤
Nice to see that there are still people that repair parts instead of buying new ones
Oh man as soon as I saw that thumbnail I stopped what I was doing. The E30 M3 was and still is among the most beautiful machines made by man.
Cheers Dan! It really is a piece of art!
never clicked so fast
Cheers lad!
me too
Channel ini antara channel restoration yang paling saya suka.. keep it up bro.
I've watched EVERY video you have posted. One observation, you are obsessed with that centre punch. I've done a few restorations in the past, yet never felt the need to use one
Saw this video, and hoped to binge a whole series, but now I stay tuned and wait for episode 2
Un M3 E30 completamente original matriculado en España como histórico? Un diamante en bruto, suerte con la restauración.
Why 4 dislikes? What's not to like about Restore It?
I duno man :D Thank though.
Jelousy :D
the monotone commentary probably? very good and informative content otherwise i think
Maybe some 2jz owners? 😁
@@miepmaster25 i kinda like his commentary... very easy on the ears
I like the BMW E30 and I like your videos, I don’t understand anything because I live in another country. I don’t know everything about this model yet, but I’m trying to understand a lot along the way, in general I’d like to say keep up the good work
Thanks dude, I appreciate you still watching :)
I'm a jdm car guy, but the e30 m3 is one of the few european cars I'd own. Together with a lotus elise, lancia delta and a mercedes 190e. Thanks for sharing your experience!
This is going to be awesome!!! I've been hoping for this. I have an E30 M3 of my own.
Cheers Mike! Congrats on having one of these. I really want to own one as well!
Excellent restoration video
love this channel but since buying my e30 I love it even more, keep them e30 videos coming man and thank you.
Thank you Slpash! And congrats on the E30 :D
Such a cool classic car! I am looking forward to seeing it's insides up close and personal. And then seeing them again all shiny!
What a legend your friend Antonio... thank for showing us this beauty
Gracias Rafael!
Cool to see you get the chance to wrench on a m3, that s14 is a special engine for sure.
Its starting to look like my shop now lol. 4 or 5 cars and all of them WIP
Cheers Zach, I thought so too. What a car. What a mess of parts my house is :)
Great to have another flawless project to watch.
Looking forward to it
Such a beauty, cant wait for the next episode
I love this BMW I can’t wait for the episode!
"Hotter the climate, thinner the oil, right? " I believe it's the other way around, mate.
To make a key lock operate smooth get some graphite powder from a hardware store and put some inside the lock where the key goes. Don't use oil! Great stuff man! I envy your sun in Spain... I miss mine from my island!
Wohoo! Looking forward to seeing such a familiar car... but with completely different running gear!
Cheers man! 😊 this was a pleasant surprise.
Cheers Liam!
@@RestoreIt you're welcome! 😁
Something about the locking mechanism in my experience.
There are 2 types of locking in these cars, lock and double lock.
The microswitch you fixed the piece for is for the double lock feature. But the driver side door has to be able to regular lock as well.
When you push down the cylinder 45 degrees, the cylinder pushes down on the electric lock actuator, similar to you pushing down on the button. This is regular lock.
Then another 45 degrees the cylinder will twist on itself with that big spring on the outside, and press that microswitch. This is double lock.
Double lock for other doors is electric, but for the drivers door is mechanical, meaning the lock will have to stay in the 90 degree position. If not, then someone can break the glass and pull the button and the whole car will unlock.
Just thought you might use the experience.
Love your content by the way.
Same on my UK '87 car- the microswitch on mine is only there to opererate the deadlocks.
Wow, this should be fun to watch. Looking forward to this over the quarantine. Thank you.
THIS IS the best detailed description i never seen
The e30 M3 is The definition of car porn. Will try yo get as close as posible with My 325 coupe. You're lucky man! Happy for You!
Thanks Mauricio! Good luck with the rep :D
i know it is kinda randomly asking but does anybody know a good place to stream new movies online ?
@Melvin Royal Lately I have been using flixzone. You can find it by googling :)
@Ignacio Mitchell Yea, I have been watching on flixzone for months myself =)
@Ignacio Mitchell thanks, I signed up and it seems like they got a lot of movies there :D I appreciate it !!
Thanks, really excited to see the future episodes.
Love the way these look. I gotta get one of these machines for myself one day.
Looking forward to this series !
Dude is smart. I'd defiantly leave mine (if I had one) with you to wrench on. Stay well.
i am SO excited for this!
Glad to hear it Alan! :D
Awesome project car! Don’t smash it & don’t crash it!
Wow love that m3
She is very pretty!
Nice one ! Try not putting too much that jack on your diff, mechanical stress is important. I was doing too much on my E30, and one day the diff's silentblock tore and the car slipped... my drive shaft has been damaged. Keep it up with your videos !
Good to know thanks Rob! WIll do.
Awesome dude! I cannot wait for another video!
Thanks Djordje! I'm going to try and post as much as I can from now on :)
Finally, it seems coincidence but was thinking of you today. Great.
Thanks Coolissim... Always good to see you in the comments. Thanks for thinking of me :)
That's a big boy toy
Excited for the next episodes
it really is, what a thing to drive...
Well done on saving a true 80s icon. Looking forward to further videos. Subscribed!
Keep going man you are amazing , really love your work 👏🏽👏🏽
Thank you Sami :D
Awesome project! and great introduction video. As a note: be careful with any relevant modification. Being a “historical” car it has a study behind it and a special ITV review where several specific items have been registered “As-Is”.
Awesome! always a joy to watch your videos 👍
Thanks Mroku!
Ich habe einen 316 mit 3-Gang Automatik von 1/83. Obwohl er der langsamste E30 ist, macht er unglaublich viel Spaß 😉. Der M3 ist nochmal eine andere Klasse 👍
The greatest BMW ever made
Дружище приветствую. Очень рад новому выпуску, так тут ещё и М-серия, крутой проект будет! Жду следующее выпуски и как всегда лайк, за труды и удачи в работе!
@Restore It Yesssss cant wait for more!!!
Thanks Lester! Loads more to come.
You are surely a mad lad. How many cars do you even have? Really living the dream, making me somewaht envious. Rad job as per usual. Keep doing you!
It is a bit mad isn't it... But! the more projects I have on the go, the more videos I can make. Thanks Beeble!
I'm fine with this video cause I been waiting for you to drop a nice video like this.
Glad to hear it Steel!
Can't wait to watch !
Cheer Brian, I hope you enjoy it mate.
4:08 the vw vanagon Motor is exactly the same ( just saying in case somebody needs one / it will save him the “you own a bmw so you have money “ price
Haha good to know thanks dude.
Keep on rockin mate
Cheers Paven! WIll do :)
Are you making enough money from TH-cam and your sponsors to allow you to do this full-time? If so, congrats on the dream job.
This model is a wet dream of every BMW fan.
It's such a lovely car.
E 30 , e 34 , e 32 are the best bmw series of al ages
Amazing!! I was to buy a few years back, but it too far gone...
They are getting very pricey now :( Thanks Tomas!
Wish I could come over and join in, the whole process looks like fun!
It really is a blast, thanks Robert!
I love this. I love you. Thank you for your service you absolute unit. Salutes with tears of joy*
This was unexpected appetizer for touring video...for me,a main dish :D
Haha glad to hear it Milos :D
A lot of work to do on that M3, but always worth it!!!
Much bettter to watch than anythibg i can currently find on netflix :)
your living my dream here love it
Such a good looking car.
It really is...
tremendo coche, espero que quede como todo lo de este canal, impecable!
thanks for the vid and im with u i like that car and now i have a new laptop i can watch in hd lol cant wait to see more be safe my friend
Always wondered about the m in the background of a couple of videos, nice work
Thanks Rob, its been around for a while now. I've been driving it and getting ready to make videos on it. I have some already saved up which is good for content :D
Restore It can’t wait!
I had an 88 M-3 too. In 94 I paid $12k for it with 75k on it but it was owned by a NCCA referee and most of the miles were highway miles. Not a scratch on it and it was the best sports car I’ve owned. I kick myself for selling it,I loved that car but maintenance costs were killing me.
Hello! I really like your videos, they are really perfect, it shows that you put a real effort while making them. I was wondering if you could do a special episode where you narrate it in spanish. Just for fun. Cheers!
Love it. Is he a brother from another mother? Seems like you have the same attention to detail...
Entertaining as always, looking forward to the next one.
Thanks Isiah! Well, he's Spanish but lives in the UK and I'm English and live in Spain. So maybe we just swapped?! But he's been watching my videos for a while, we'll say he got it from me ;) Cheers dude, thanks for watching.
Can’t wait to see more
Man i was so excited to see this car
Good to hear it Mosk!
Restore It i only saw one in the street, and i had to stop so see it close, the owner was there and he told me is easy to see i was in love with the car, so he let me sit so i can say i was inside an E30 M3, my best day of 2015
I can't wait for more :D
Lots more to come :)
That’s awesome you get to have an original m3. Keep it up and be careful around that legend lol
Great job on the lock mate.
Thanks mate, we were pretty stumped for a while :)
07:04 __ Ouch!
Ouch indeed! I was not thinking about it...
Some people call that a "helicopter". Good thing it wasn't bigger. Big ones are scary.
Great job so far
There is a way to drill perfectly round finished holes in sheet metal. First drill a small hole, take a piece of cloth and fold it over 2 times, lay the folded cloth over the small hole and the use a bigger drilbit. Let the cloth swirl around when you drill. You will get a perfect round neatly finished hole. Even big holes, even in aluminium, even in plastic.
Thanks Jean! I'll have to give that a go :D
I thought this was gonna be uploaded on a different channel ? Anyway im gonna check out the vid! Im excited
I was excited to hear that is was from Kentucky. I don't know how many older us spec cars are imported overseas
It started it's life in California from 1988 until 2001 :)
Awesome cant wait for next video
Dude I'm so excited supeeer
Good to hear it Martin! Me too. Lots to come.
AMAZING WORK DEAR FRIEND GREETINGS FROM BOLIVIA!
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS MORE E30!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
00:18 "a big thanks to Antonio for trusting me with this beautiful car" Brother I think you've got it backwards! A BIG thanks to Restore It for restoring my BMW!! He should count his lucky stars that you agreed to take on the project!! Can't wait for the videos
Haha, indeed I am very thankful. cheers
@UCnYAEHk3dTUGCxhqQ2RGiFg Well in that case it is a win win win. You will get a brand new 32 year old car. Restore It gets to indulge in his passion and we get to watch the whole process. Looking forward to the restoration.
These videos really help me get through to the working from home #fuckyouCovid-19, can't wait for more restore videos... Love it!
I'm glad to hear it Tarek!
Great video man! Gracias!
Thanks Antonio!
Nice project!
Thanks dude!
E30 M3 is the best looking BMW.
Great job and i am waiting for more :D
Good morning from a wet Huddersfield in the U.K. lol 😆 What prat of Spain are you in? We’ve a holiday home in Sucina near Murcia 🤩 Really enjoying your videos. Your format is just about spot on with enough detail and explanation as you go 👍🏻 Cheers Stevie 😀