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Dirtbagging a BMW : )

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#151 enderwigginau

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Posted 08 October 2012 - 09:17 PM

I am also happy to have a slow build as l need to keep being nice to the Minister For Finance on this one!!

You mean develop regular and new lies yeah?

When it is done, is there an opportunity that the BMW club boys up here can have a look before it heads down to you? I know some are salivating from the few pics I have provided.....

Grant..

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#152 _Macka_

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Posted 08 October 2012 - 09:53 PM

Yep that's the one Grant!! Yes certainly would love to show some passionate BMW owners the car once it is finished. As long as they dont want to sacrifice me for putting an LS1 in it!! Whilst it is a while off yet and l haven't worked out the logistics of getting it home. l have this grand thought of flying up to Tim's place and then driving it back to Victoria on a big boys trip!! However that might be a bit far for its first drive!!

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#153 _Bomber Watson_

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Posted 08 October 2012 - 10:47 PM

Sure dirtbag wont mind taking it for a few shakedown runs.....

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#154 _dirtbag_

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Posted 31 October 2012 - 04:56 PM

Macka, I think it would be best if I just rego it in Qld and drive it around for a little while for you, to iron out the bugs. Maybe for just a year or ten : )

Well I have done a little bit of work on the car. Nothing exciting though, so these pics are purely so Macka can see what was under the paint.

I wanted to start on the drivers side front guard where all the big blisters were just to see what was causing them.

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As usual, it was surface rust. This is the exact reason I rust convert and etch prime everything BEFORE doing any body work.

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I use a wire wheel to do the window openings and smaller nooks and crannies. The good thing about that is when the wire flies out and stabs you hahaha!

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Little bit of filler in the front right corner.

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And also up near the windscreen.

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This is just behind the drivers side front side indicator mount.

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The roof is looking a bit special too.

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As is the rear end.

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The bog in the roof is a charming 13mm thick!

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Here's the repair that buckled the roof skin. This will be fun to fix : )

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So anyway, after a full day I had one side stripped back. Originally I was going to get the whole car sandblasted inside and out but after going over it with a magnet I realised there was a lot of filler in it so stripping it by hand was going to be the best option, as blasting wont remove bog. I will however get all the inner surfaces blasted as stripping them by hand is a nightmare.

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My friendly python comes out each day to see what's going on : )

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#155 _dirtbag_

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Posted 31 October 2012 - 05:08 PM

The passengers side rear corner was a bit boggy too.

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This is the top of the left front guard near the windscreen. Looks like it's had a new guard welded on at some stage.

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More of the roof.

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The left rear quarter has had a bit of a hit.

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Front left corner.

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I could get a scraper under the filler here.

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This was a fun panel to strip back hahaha!

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With all the paint and filler gone and the whole lot covered in rust converter it was finally time to mask it up, sand the converter and prime it.

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You can see how much powder comes off when sanding the rust converter.

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All sanded and ready to paint.

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The lovely roof.

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My daughter loves this car

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#156 Mort

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Posted 31 October 2012 - 05:21 PM

Holy crap Tim, is there a straight panel on it without any bog in it.

You certainaly have your work cut out for you with this one especially the roof.

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#157 _dirtbag_

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Posted 31 October 2012 - 05:27 PM

So the next fun job was the hanging panels. I started with the boot lid.

It had a few little rust bubbles but nothing too drastic.

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Stripped and rust converted.

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Mr snake again : )

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One door stripped and converted.

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The left door has some little rust bubbles and rust wormies : )

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You can see how thick the paint is in this stone chip,

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There's also a lot of filler in this door.

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You can see the big gouge in the door they bogged up. I thought they'd at least try to pull it out!

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The bonnet only had a small amount of filler through the centre so that's good.

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Some rust converter

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So tomorrow after the converter has dried I'll finish sanding these panels and get them in etch primer.

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So that's it so far. I told you it wasn't interesting but it still has to be done. Lucky me : )

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Posted 31 October 2012 - 07:17 PM

Hey Tim, is that Factory bog or aftermarket??? :stirpot:

I reckon that BMW must have been in Wally Luck's shop at sometime in it's life. LOL

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#159 _Macka_

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Posted 31 October 2012 - 08:23 PM

Tim l am driving it out of your place so you will have the pleasure of driving it for a "while" and sorting out any bugs. However using your daughter is just below the belt!! Also mate l am petrified of snakes even if they are not venomous. So keep that thing away when l come and see you unless you want your shop floor soiled.

I am actually really happy with what I see. I was expecting much worse rust than that Tim. I am not concerned as much about panels being straight. The pre purchase assessor l used said it had significant bog and seemed to have taken a hit at some stage. Thats why you are doing it Tim as that's where you work your magic!! The big concern though will be when you remove the front quarter panels. They are prone to significant rust problems where it joins the front firewall.

So Tim by the looks of it though you should be ready to paint shortly and drop motor in??��

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#160 _dirtbag_

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Posted 04 November 2012 - 12:47 PM

Yes Macka, I'll paint it tomorrow and you can pick it up on tuesday

Well I did get the hanging panels primed so now the outside is all sealed up.

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So I guess the next fun job will be to keep chipping away at all the tar sheet inside the car and in the engine bay. It'll get there though : )

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#161 _Bomber Watson_

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Posted 04 November 2012 - 03:40 PM

Gotta love that massive frOck off crease lol.

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#162 enderwigginau

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Posted 07 December 2012 - 12:53 PM

Bumpitty Bump
The BMW people are waiting hahahaha

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#163 _Greavezy_

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Posted 08 December 2012 - 12:45 AM

Looking good, should turn out better then ever if it follows the same process as your other builds.

Excellent job Dirtbag.

Just curious, Are you using a sanding/flapper disk on a 4inch grinder to clean up all those panals?
What type of rust converter are you using and what grit sand paper are you sanding back with before primer?

Cheers Matt.

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#164 _LS1 Hatch_

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Posted 08 December 2012 - 02:18 AM

Bumpitty Bump
The BMW people are waiting hahahaha

I think the BMW people kidnapped him and are holding his hostage for the LS1-awesome that will be taking place soon

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#165 enderwigginau

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Posted 08 December 2012 - 10:23 PM

I think the BMW people kidnapped him and are holding his hostage for the LS1-awesome that will be taking place soon

Yeah, cos they only want him working on bimmers from now on!!!

Grant

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#166 _Bushy_

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Posted 10 December 2012 - 01:28 PM

Yeah, cos they only want him working on bimmers from now on!!!

Grant

Damn. Why didn't I think of that. I got a Chev here that could do with a few months of kidnapped Dirtbag.

Get in line I'm kidnapping him after BMW.

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#167 _dirtbag_

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Posted 12 December 2012 - 08:24 AM

Yes I know I've been slack updating the threads. I'm a bad man : ( hahaha

Well a few weeks ago I felt it was necessary to rip the old Clubsport apart : )

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It wasn't the easiest of motors to get out but at least it wasn't the hardest. That honour still lies with getting the quad cam V8 out of the Nissan Infiniti hahaa!

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Now we can send the leftover carcass to Bomber so he can stick a big block 186 in here hahaha!

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So then I made up a really basic trolley so I could move the motor and box around.

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The next fun job do get done, which to be honest I was putting off for as long as I could, was to remove the rest of the tar from the front floor, under the rear seat and in the engine bay. Yes, the engine bay! Damn you BMW hahaha!!!

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There's a little bit of rust just behind each strut top where the tar was up against the seam.

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So that's it for now. It doesn't look much but it's all a step in the right direction!

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#168 _Red One_

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Posted 30 July 2013 - 01:50 PM

Hi Dirtbag, (Mr Dirtbag), like the rest of the guys I am lovin' this thread and was wondering about an update to it?

I am sure you have answered what rust converter and brand of etch primer you use on your builds but after a fair bit of reading I can't find the details so was wondering if you could answer it here. (with the latest on this car).

I have read also that you have been a bit quiet at late so hope all is well with you and your mob.

Brad

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#169 _Macka_

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Posted 01 August 2013 - 09:43 PM

Brad at the moment nothing happening with car. Will kick off again in new year.

Macka

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#170 Toranamat69

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Posted 01 August 2013 - 10:12 PM

Bloody hell that thing had some bog in it - and I was wrried about a few mm on the roof and drivers door on mine :-)

Is that still in Dirtbags workshop waiting?

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#171 _Red One_

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Posted 02 August 2013 - 09:54 AM

Cheers Macka.

Hope all is well.

Brad

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#172 _Macka_

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Posted 07 August 2013 - 09:34 PM

Yep still there. It was always going to be a slow build and I dropped it on Tim out of the blue because I stumbled across car and it wasn't far from his place. No better person to deal with all that bog etc.