Rusty's Build Thread [250+ photos]

[XkokidureX]

F5!

[Komu]

Hey, new to the forum.

First of, I just want to mentioned that I'm not the biggest BMW fan, I got nothing against them, but I'm more of a old Japs kind of guy.
Anyways, my car broke down, and atm I can't afford to fix him, so in the meantime I bought myself an old 320 touring from 89 (prefer the 80's BMW over the 90s) and I remembered seeing rusty a few times over the year.
It's a really neat car, and I love the "rat rod" style it has. So I got inspired and decided I'll rust my "new" BMW. But I would love to know exactly how you managed to get that truly epic, "dark rust" colour.

From what I understand from reading the thread you used some concoction and applied it to the car, once the car was all rusty, you sanded the top layer of the rust away, used some rust remover, and then used fresh motor oil over the whole car?

But what's the "recipe" for the motor oil part? did you just "paint" it on, and let it dry for a while, and then wiped it of? Or how did you do it?

Also what was the concoction you used?

I'd much appreciate if you could tell me how you managed to get this amazing colour.

[RolledAndPulledG]

Hey, new to the forum.

First of, I just want to mentioned that I'm not the biggest BMW fan, I got nothing against them, but I'm more of a old Japs kind of guy.
Anyways, my car broke down, and atm I can't afford to fix him, so in the meantime I bought myself an old 320 touring from 89 (prefer the 80's BMW over the 90s) and I remembered seeing rusty a few times over the year.
It's a really neat car, and I love the "rat rod" style it has. So I got inspired and decided I'll rust my "new" BMW. But I would love to know exactly how you managed to get that truly epic, "dark rust" colour.

From what I understand from reading the thread you used some concoction and applied it to the car, once the car was all rusty, you sanded the top layer of the rust away, used some rust remover, and then used fresh motor oil over the whole car?

But what's the "recipe" for the motor oil part? did you just "paint" it on, and let it dry for a while, and then wiped it of? Or how did you do it?

Also what was the concoction you used?

I'd much appreciate if you could tell me how you managed to get this amazing colour.

Rub the raw metal with a rag soaked in diesel and old motor oil

[Yoerirazors]

I was wondering, how do you actually get a rusted side panel ? do you buy it from a scrapyard or some special treatment.

Thanks for any help

[MartinsElerts]

I was wondering, how do you actually get a rusted side panel ? do you buy it from a scrapyard or some special treatment.

Thanks for any help

[DER E30]

Uhh strip the paint off? Let nature take its course? Spray with hydrochloric acid? I've never had a problem making anything rust lol mostly it's things I don't want to rust!

[DER E30]

So now that the model A sold... ETA of rusty's return?

[M0HNKE]

So now that the model A sold... ETA of rusty's return?

This x1000000. I have never wanted to see a car this bad,

[rhoderacer]

h2oi 2014 is now 6 months away. That should be enough time to rebuild him.

[Grime]

Progress is being made slowly but surely. There'll be no photos of the build, only teaser shots, until after the car is done. Thanks guys

Hey man, what should I look for if I want to put an e28 on air? I've never seen a kit or strut made specifically for e28's (oldest is a 92' 3 series). What car was your's made for? And was it bolt on?

[DER E30]

Hey man, what should I look for if I want to put an e28 on air? I've never seen a kit or strut made specifically for e28's (oldest is a 92' 3 series). What car was your's made for? And was it bolt on?

I'd imagine it's a custom air strut set up like what people weld up for e30s and such...

[RenderedUnsafe]

Its so hard to wait for an update on this!

[d0wse]

Hey man, what should I look for if I want to put an e28 on air? I've never seen a kit or strut made specifically for e28's (oldest is a 92' 3 series). What car was your's made for? And was it bolt on?

Its custom. So good luck

[Lukeeboy]

A teaser shot would really help my axienty

[XkokidureX]

I wanna see #rustyrevival!