I have no idea what I'm doing...

[fitted_fit]

i just cut down those pinch welds yesterday to make my winter wheels fit. and i found a little rust in there too. not too bad. just cleaned it up with a wire cup and re-undercoated it.
i started tearing down my other motor today for its build.
lots done, tons still to go....for both of us.
keep at it. excellent work so far!

thanks man, yeah i still have a ton more to do. im a little worried

[uvebeenrobd]

How about m20 like this one:



Fully rebuilt + ITB + stroker ~2.9

Something just happened in my pants

[fitted_fit]

about to remove the carpet and wire up the fuse box inside the car tonight. hoping i dont find rust on the floors.

wish me luck,

[fitted_fit]

Just ordered this from AKG:



rear subframe toe/camber correction kit. This sunday me and a friend are planning to finish the fab work in the bay, then hopefully i can get the bodywork done in another week, then all my money is being saved to buy a full euro plaid interior.

useful updates soon.



list of things i need is too long

[dillon7]

making moves man, I like where it's going.

[fitted_fit]

Canibeat just posted my feature

heres a few pictures from it:








Full feature is here:
http://www.canibeat.com/2013/12/love...gging-bmw-e30/

[MarkoE500]

congrats ryan.. lmao my big ass head is in the first pic..

[j.money]

beautiful

[fitted_fit]

congrats ryan.. lmao my big ass head is in the first pic..

hahahaha thats awesome

beautiful

thanks man, shes getting there

[Queef|Chief]

Saw and stance works and loved it. Waiting for the feature after
you finish it

[fitted_fit]

I did some things. I'll just let the pictures speak for themselves, Please excuse my somewhat awful welds, theyll be covered after body work.

Before/After Pictures:















I also have a question for anyone who's shaved a bay before and can help me out:
What should i use over the welds? I'm not sure if i should use a thin bead of seam sealer before i bondo the corners or i had a friend suggest using duraglass. I'm still a couple weeks away from that step but i need to know what route to go once i get there.

My friend brought his camera over and took some cool shots so ill post those later

[Heist]

Any specific reason you're stitch welding it? I would run a clean bead around all of it and use a grinding wheel to flatten the welds. Finish it off with some roloc pads to flatten the weld out. Once the weld is cut down buy ever coat bondo (not the cheap shit) and run a bead over it with your finger. After that sand your fingers off (sponge pads help near the end).

It's better to weld the seam shut now and save you from the misery of cracks. The other option is using paintable flexible seam sealer and going that route, but it will never look as good. Considering the time you have put in already, go with option one imho.

[fitted_fit]

Any specific reason you're stitch welding it? I would run a clean bead around all of it and use a grinding wheel to flatten the welds. Finish it off with some roloc pads to flatten the weld out. Once the weld is cut down buy ever coat bondo (not the cheap shit) and run a bead over it with your finger. After that sand your fingers off (sponge pads help near the end).

It's better to weld the seam shut now and save you from the misery of cracks. The other option is using paintable flexible seam sealer and going that route, but it will never look as good. Considering the time you have put in already, go with option one imho.

only reason i stitch welded was because i wasnt sure what to do haha. i didnt know if i should do a full bead or if the spot welds would be better then use seam sealer. but since you suggest it ill definitely run a bead along the whole thing, thanks for the help man.

[fitted_fit]

also, where would i buy ever coat bondo? is that the brand name of it?

[fitted_fit]

Much cooler than cell phone shots. hopefully the rest of the build will be documented by my friend jeremy: