Welding A Car For The First Time | BMW E30 325i Touring Engine Bay Restoration Ep 4

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In this episode, I carry on waiting for the covering plate right to arrive and get to work on repairing part of the inner wheel arch where the covering plate meets it. This is the first time I have ever welded thin metal like this, so please do not use this as a how-to. This is just my experience and how it went for me. I'm 99% sure the next episode will be the one in which I get to weld the new piece in. Fingers crossed. Thanks for watching.

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Time Stamps:

00:00 – Introduction
00:06 – Showing the rust
00:14 – Removing the front bumper shock
00:43 – Removing the loose rust
00:56 – Removing the stuck on rust
01:45 – Cutting out the rust
03:26 – Cleaning the cut line of rust
04:24 – Removing the front fender
05:00 – Video Sponsor Ridge
05:47 – Making a template
06:05 – Cutting the template
06:42 – Test fitting the piece
07:22 – Upol Weld #2 – LINK
07:45 – Rohr 250MI MIG welder
07:58 – Test welds
08:06 – My first time welding a car
09:25 – Grinding back the welds
09:35 – Removing the undercoating
10:03 – Cutting the second piece
10:37 – Bending the piece
11:00 – Welding the second piece
12:02 – Cleaning the welds
13:00 – Cutting the third piece
13:25 – Bending the third piece
14:15 – Welding in the third piece
15:14 – Welding progress so far
15:21 – The old brackets from the front bumper
15:27 – The new brackets for the front bumper
15:36 – Cleaning the rust from the exhuast
15:47 – Converting the rust
16:00 – Masking the exhuast
16:28 – Drilling out the rest of the spot welds
16:36 – Welding progress so far and thoughts for next episode

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[mongosaqqara]

You are brave my friend to weld for the first time in public...takes a while to master...great job!

[brianadamo]

I'd say to repair AND replace the fender. More practice welding, and if it goes bad you already have the replacement ready to go. If it goes well you can always resell the replacement fender!

[danieljamieson]

This guy does not get enough recognition for what he does!!


first timer to the channel definitely subscribing dude
btw the ridge wallet are epic got mine last week in burnt titanium so werid !!

[bencoleman]

I would replace the fender. Great job moving around and not overheating your sheet metal!

[aaronderas]

Everyday I'd check up on YouTube to see if a new video was out, well now i can kick back relax n watch this satisfying video. Watching from Belize 🇧🇿

[joelpalmer]

You are approaching this with exactly the right attitude and with a willingness to go back and correct anything not to your standard. Well done !

[sos]

"A grinder and some paint make me the welder I ain't" hahah keep up the good work

[naamis]

If you plan to do more sheet metal work I would recommend to get proper snips as I watched you struggle with some of that cutting (also get both handed snips). I'd recommend Midwest aviation snips if you can get your hands on them. They are very good and last for a lifetime when properly used.

[michaelgrace]

Love the videos. Can’t wait to see this build finished. Please don’t leave it so long for another video. Keep me coming

[changsifon]

You can stop the fire with the gas from the MIG, a quick thrust on the button is enough :D Good series, lov it !

[trentyoung]

Great work on fabricating the pieces and welding. I always look forward to your videos

[klompsauce]

You earned that ridge money, gonna check that out after this video

[sonyhk]

I have never seen anyone put their hart and soul in something as much as you do. Great work

[andrewedwards]

Glad to see you using weld through primer. Protects the bits you can't spray paint later :) awesome video

[nigelbarton]

Very brave filming your first time welding a car like this!

I am no professional but done a fair bit of restoration over the years, just finishing a bare shell rebuild on my 1973 Triumph Stag just now. The way that works for me is to first find the extent of the rust, then make my repair panel and fettle it to be the best fit with the original metal still in place for reference. Then draw around my repair panel and cut out for a perfect fit.

Also as others have said, leave a small gap between the panels and the weld will fill this, making for less grinding. I find a flap disc on the angle grinder gives the best finish.

[boriss]

There is a good recommendation from E34 specialist.
He recommends repairing original wing to prevent any fitment and alignment issues (that is unless you are planning on buying new OEM one for about 500€ a piece). What you do is get a pattern part and use its lower section to repair original. I'm sure this will work for E30 the very same way.

Best of luck!

[mikeopenshaw]

Nice job - and totally agree with Brian Adamo - keep your options open - but go for "repair" first - thank you for sharing!

[kasi]

That leather wallet was actually pretty cool

[Tim]

What i would’ve done for the sheet metal repair is: make one complete piece out of cardboard (bit thinner then you’ve used in the beginning. Then made the entire replacement piecie out of 1, then left about 1mm between the car and your new metal, and weld inbetween the piecies instead of on top of it. Saves a lot of time preparing and grinding down the welds. But what ever works for you man! Good to see you learning new things.