Originally this was a sort of blog of the car being taken to pieces, but that doesn’t seem so important now, and there was nothing earth shattering so it has all gone.
These are the photos of what all the bits look like, and may help anyone trying to dismantle bits, or all of their car. I have not added descriptions of how to remove anything, I’m sure you can figure it out. More of a record for Lindsay to remember what her car looked like.
- Looking down at the OS Seat Belt mount
- That armrest took some removing
- Detail of Seatbelt Anchor
- Where the back seat once lived
- LOTS of wires in the C Pillar NS
- Less Wires in the OS
- Handbrake Gater being removed
- Vents removed from Glovebox
- Pic of where the trip will be
- Centre console on it’s way out
- NS B Pillar Seat belt mount
- Looking over to NS rear panel
- Looking into the boot
- Where many a proud owner once looked (All 3 of them)
- The large pile of bits.
- Left of Centre Console
- A record shot of the engine bay
- Right of Centre Console
- Close up of the front plastic bits
- Sunroof Mechanism
- Door Card Removed, and plenty of Metalwork to remove
- Before the dash started to come out
- Closer up of the radiator mount
- And the other side
- Dash well on it’s way out
- Before the dash started to come out
- And now stored in the garage
- Dash (Rems of)
- Without the flash
- Drivers door came off in my hand your Honour
- As did the sunroof
- Where it used to live
- Quick escapes are now easy
- The other side of the sunroof
- Photo showing fastening arrangement of slam panel
- View of bumper once removed
- Where the bumper used to live
- Details of NS
- General view of Front of car without bumper or lights
- Details of NS Headlight area
- Details of OS Headlight Area
- Most things removed
- Details of NS
- Details of OS
- Where the water header tank lived. Air inlet removed
- Aerial shot of same area
- Looking towards the power steering header tank
- View of front with radiator removed
- Plenum now removed. Many exciting looking sensors and solenoids
- Starter etc.
- ABS Pump
- Rear of Oil filter/pump
- View of VANOS connectors. ALL of them.
- Close up so that they go back correctly
- View of some of the other sensors from the engine.
- The wiring loom closer to coming off
- Carpet on it’s way out now the heater has been removed
- Where the heater used to live.
- Carpet removed. Starting to look less like a road car now, although many moons from a comp car
- The steering wheel is in focus! Where the heater matrix and blower came from.
- Close up of rear of Ignition barrel
- General layout of all column wiring
- Where the heater matrix and blower came from, and will go back to. Hopefully.
- Same view really
- A variety of ECUs
- Floor in the passenger side
- Slightly blurred drivers side
- Steering column waiting for the shear bolts to be drilled out.
- Close up of where I tried to drill them in situ. Unsuccessfully.
- Another view
- Drivers side wiring Gizmo
- Most of dash now gone
- Wiring
- Brake pipes to master cylinder
- Black gunk ready to be removed
- Servo Removed
- The steering lock is supposed to be released by pushing a pin
- But that didn’t seem to work. So take an angle grinder, drill and a sense of adventure
- More steering column bits
- The wiring rats nest
- Most of the black goo removed
- Rear seat area
- Cleaning up around (ex)rear seat area.
- The sills were reasonably rot free behind the trim.
- Except for this area
- Which was slightly worm infested
- General view of state of Car
- Preparing to remove the fuel tank
- Strange pair of spare legs
- Tank still under car, but well on the way out.
- Photo taken from back of car looking forward. Still a mystery to me how fuel gets from the left to the pump in the right
- In fact most of the pipes are a mystery at the moment.
- Tank now removed. Not entirely sure where it is at the moment.
- Photo showing the “Saddle” shape very well.
- Front wing removed for some seam welding and sill repair
- Bottom of wing slightly battle scarred already
- Turning the car around.
- New exhaust outlet may cause communication problems in the car
- Another Rats Nest
- N/S Trailing Arm
- Diff Cradle. Not as rusty as it looks
- Looking into Rear Wheel Arch
- Springs and drive Shafts
- Poor Condition Rear Calipers
- Upper Rear Wishbone
- Diff Cradle. Still Not as rusty as it looks
- Genuine “M” Part
- Bigger Photo of Genuine “M” Part
- Amazing where Salt can get to
- Bit of spring
- Which should be at the end of this spring. Oooeer!
- Hole in strut top mount.
- Top of Strut just visible
- What it should really look like
- Windscreen removal tool
- BMW Part # 67T-YYH-9(B)
- Bend nail, Heat, burn hole in Mastic
- Then use wire to saw through mastic until Windscreen falls out
- Wiring loom finally on Floor