Nut and Bolt Ground Up Restoration e30 333i

[Danny2]

Got the engine ready for removal
I typically pull them out from the bottom however given that the cradle will be replaced due to previous damage I took a grinder to it



Some random pics of the engine bay follow

Cant wait to see the end results :bravo:

 

[922-ZN]

Good luck Peter, will be following this.

PS. Please keep the cone filter, it adds a certain finesse to the car:roflol::roflol::roflol:

 

[osiris]

This is looking very interesting, Ill be here following this! raise:

 

[NtandoN]

Subscribed :smilebounce:

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Old bonnet will be going up for sale as well as right front fender.
If anyone is interested shout

Hey Peter. Is the bonnet still available? I may be interested.

 

[UpNcOmiNg!]

This is honestly the dream!

Following this one closely too! Thanks Peter and owner! raise:

 

[Peter@AEW]

Wanted to share with you some very fine repair welds.

I must ask Praven for the welder's number so that we may invite him to share his knowledge with us










Stripped some of the ancillaries
Found a few broken bolts where they were left in the block, one on the engine mount bracket.
Quick way to destroy the bracket.

 

[UpNcOmiNg!]

That welding! raise:

Which corner you reckon we could find them?
I remember there used to be chaps along Main reef rd primrose side, but I think they got a legit shop somewhere :dunnoanymore:

 

[Ram3on]

Wanted to share with you some very fine repair welds.

I must ask Praven for the welder's number so that we may invite him to share his knowledge with us










Stripped some of the ancillaries
Found a few broken bolts where they were left in the block, one on the engine mount bracket.
Quick way to destroy the bracket.

original ALPINA brackets cut as if it was biltong at a bad rugby game :skit:

 

[cOlDFuSiOn]

That welding! raise:

Which corner you reckon we could find them?
I remember there used to be chaps along Main reef rd primrose side, but I think they got a legit shop somewhere :dunnoanymore:

There at the robots steeldale PnP side? Pretty sure I saw the tressels and gas bottles there recently..

Yeah not sure how someone can treat a car as special as as a 333i in this manner.

Big ups on the restore, looking forward to it!

 

[Peter@AEW]

Stripped the engine yesterday so that it can go to engineers for machining.

I will see whether they are willing to weld and machine new fins otherwise I shall have to take it to a specialist welder and then back to them.


Not too bad for the number of Kms covered.
Clocks stopped working at 150K Kms so your guess is as good as mine.




Notice the date stamp on the oil pump base. Still going strong 34 years later.


Be amazed




Made back in the day when things were designed to last.

 

[Waseem 333i]

That's a sense of relief for my cars bottom end.

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That's a sense of relief for my cars bottom end.

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[M-factor]

Looking forward to watching this build! raise: Great read thus far

 

[DINODENASH]

awesome stuff man !!!!!!
:bravo:

 

[Peter@AEW]

Good luck Peter, will be following this.

PS. Please keep the cone filter, it adds a certain finesse to the car:roflol::roflol::roflol:

I overlooked your post but thankfully caught it in time.

I shall be keeping the cone filter as the car will be kept in KZN where I am told there are a lot of cone filter equipped Golofs.

 

[WIDEOPN-X5]

Updates on this project sir :fencelook:

 

[Peter@AEW]

I will be doing them over December.

Thank you for your interest

 

[WIDEOPN-X5]

How's this build going??

 

[Peter@AEW]

More to come

 

[Bazza]

Loving this build!! Excellent job!!

Are you going to do some porting while the block is open?

How difficult is it to find parts for this 333 so far?

 

[Peter@AEW]

Thank you
No porting just higher compression
Exceptionally difficult