Savin Big Money Project Thread

[YoungCR]

How are you gonna move the car out of the garage? I've always been curious if 4 1000# mover dollies ($20 each at HF) could serve as car dollies for a bare shell.

[bfinley]

Looking forward to see how the blasting goes!

Let me know when you want help putting all those parts back in, 3 of us could get her back together in a weekend easy

[Jdesign]

CYoung said:

How are you gonna move the car out of the garage? I've always been curious if 4 1000# mover dollies ($20 each at HF) could serve as car dollies for a bare shell.

It works, I have used them in the past, and my civic shell is setting on three of the wooden ones at the moment! 

[Jdesign]

BTW that air dryer is brilliant!

[jc43089]

CYoung said:

How are you gonna move the car out of the garage? I've always been curious if 4 1000# mover dollies ($20 each at HF) could serve as car dollies for a bare shell.

This is the plan, as long as I get it down low before moving it shouldn't be a problem, FYI if you have the drivetrain out of an e36 and have the jackstands on the factory pads you can lift the front end by yourself.

bfinley said:

Looking forward to see how the blasting goes!

Let me know when you want help putting all those parts back in, 3 of us could get her back together in a weekend easy

I will probably be on hold for a little bit, helping Mike with his e28 on Tuesday and then I might get the e30 home and start the trans swap in the driveway.  I am going to be working 5 tens a week at work from April until July at least so that sucks for BMW productivity but OT is nice. 

Jdesign said:

BTW that air dryer is brilliant!

Thanks!  I hope it works.  I think by using the 3/4" pipe the air will slow down enough to cool effectively.  It is also pretty compact which is necessary in my one car garage.

[RamRod E28]

I bet u Ben and I could get ur e36 pretty far in a weekend. You gotta get her done soon cause the spring in spring green meet is almost upon us

[bfinley]

Ramze46 said:

I bet u Ben and I could get ur e36 pretty far in a weekend. You gotta get her done soon cause the spring in spring green meet is almost upon us

True story, course days notice and I'll clear a weekend. Plus I need a BMW ride to the meet since mine is on almost as many pieces as the e36

[RamRod E28]

You may be able to get a ride in the e28 at the rate that thing is getting done!

[jc43089]

I will be cruising the e30 to the meet!

Today the interior comes out, and going to build a cart sorta thing to move the shell around.

Got the driver seat out, they are ridiculously heavy!

[bfinley]

VERT! Riding in style. Are there airbags in the seat ?

[jc43089]

No airbags in these ones, but they are power/heated.  Probably close to 50 pounds each.

[bfinley]

Yikes

[jc43089]

Dash and carpet out, floor looks ok from the inside.  Lots of sticky residue under the carpet, looks to be spilt soda...

[bfinley]

Gross, does it have the black tar layer like mine did ?

[jc43089]

Yea, working on that now.

[bfinley]

Heat gun makes that go super easy

[jc43089]

Good call, that is working way better.

[RamRod E28]

More e36 carnage?

[jc43089]

Yup, pics when I'm done.

[bfinley]

That garbage just peels up with heat and a putty knife or pry bar