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Nice patchwork!

Jeroen wrote:Nice patchwork!

think i might try the harlequin polo look.
with all the welding and grinding all i can smell when i come in the house is burning flesh, here is todays update:
welded up sill panel


a few dings to take out with my PDR kit


what i found on the front chassis leg



my very expensive mandrel, comonly known as engine crane leg 1








finished welding the back end up









a bit of high zink just for now

You sir, are a hero!

Those are some serious repairs you've done there. If it was me I'd have just sat and cried!

Your welding is so neat and tidy

e21-Mark wrote:You sir, are a hero!

Those are some serious repairs you've done there. If it was me I'd have just sat and cried!

I do have moments when I just stand and stare for a good half hour, thinking , then you just get on with it.

nas80 wrote:Your welding is so neat and tidy

Thank you Sir.

i will put this here for reference
this type of engine m42/44/clutch setup:
http://www.bimmerforums.co.uk/forum/f81 ... ad-t43562/

then bored, strocked, balanced for zippy revs and low psi boost.

I do love these panda updates I'm very envious of your welding/fab skills

I have a 2 litre crank sat here if you want to stroke your m42?

todays efforts,
found this when taking off some under seal, how botched repairs should always be investigated

here we go again.

Looks like i need to upgrade photobucket, i have over 400 pictures of the e21 saved on there just now.

It has all been done with basic tools and i mean basic
4" grinder
1mm cut discs bosch
5mm grind discs dronco
ballpien hammer
£30 ebay panel hammers
cordless drill
spot weld drill bit
£30 of ebay panel clamps
185 amp mig never been above No2 setting
twist knot cup wheels
80 120 grit flappy discs
PPE
2 cans of upol hi zinc weld through primer
2 g clamps
£30 ebay sheet metal folder
drills

one luxury has been my sealy pnuematic joggler/spot weld punch, but cheaper manual versions can be bought

can the Z3 2.7 steering rack be made to fit??

That's a pretty serious job you did! Respect to that!

pic wrote:That's a pretty serious job you did! Respect to that!

Cheers, hopefully its the last of ones like that.
I have the origional BMW accident damage repair manual so it means i can check all my dimensions from suspension and subframe pick up points.
Taking today off for family time then get back at it next week.

Amazing update again!

Jeroen wrote:Amazing update again!

Thanks

I will put this link here for my refrence again as well.

http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum/sh ... Replica%29