Restoring Auto Alex's Classic BMW E30 - Repairing The Rusty Floor - EP2

in this episode of restoring Auto Alex's classic BMW E30 Touring (Roger), we continue to strip the car (so we don't set fire to it when welding) and we finally get on to repairing thr rusty floor. Rofer has a lot of rust which required attention so we have a lot of work ahead of us.
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[@AutoalexCars]

LOVE seeing all the awesome fabrication! Fair play to you, Ryan...Roger is in fantastic hands 😍

[@yorkshirecarrestoration]

Thanks Alex, we have a whole lot more to go but we will have Roger looking brand new in no time!! :D

[@LenorHPV18]

need an @autoalex and @colinfurze collaboration when they are both done.

[@Bnm-fk9fi]

I really think Alex needs to be getting his hands dirty with this one so he can feel the pain and appreciate Roger just that little bit more. Invite him down for cuppa tea and hand him a welder and see how it goes 😂

[@trev8591]

So pleased Colin and Alex pointed me to your channel. Epic. So pleased your penetration of Roger went so well...

[@garymucher4082]

I can see why butt welding panels is better than over-lapping panels. Over-lapping panels allows water to get in between the metal and rust starts there quickly... Thumbs Up

[@captaindave47]

Your work is excellent, you will get loads of work from Alex's followers after watching this.

[@yorkshirecarrestoration]

Thank you!

[@TheDaf95xf]

Hi Ryan 😊 As always it’s amazing how you fabricate bits of metal into perfect panels 👍🏻 Your sense of humour is awesome 👏🏻

[@mancsblue]

Really enjoying this series It's really good to see how a professional deals with these crusty old cars

[@phatputer]

I joined after the connection with Colin and his e30, only to find you working on all sorts of other cars of personalities I have been following for years, looking forward to many hours of watching

[@polytv123]

you will be over 100k in no time at this rate, absolutely smashing it

[@Kingcloudii]

@@laszlovona matt is cringe AF

[@Kingcloudii]

@@laszlovona yes

[@patrickguinnane]

When you made the shield for the wires though..its a pleasure to see someone going the extra mile.. I am hooked now...

[@davidmckinney6577]

Hello my number one good buddy Ryan 👍, I was surprised that car wasn't rusted out more, I wish I was physically able to tear my jaguar apart and start working on it but I will soon hopefully get back in the swing of things..it's so interesting watching you take the car apart makes me wish I could reach through this phone and help you..take care buddy and tell your dad I said hello 👋 hope you all have a wonderful blessed weekend my friend.

[@B_T_B]

Those faces you pulled. Been there when working on something! LOL Brilliant and only 8 min in!!

[@siralexjay7264]

Ryan, great job! As always) I cant wait, when You find some E39 for restoration. It 100% would be great!

[@tallGR]

A genius at work and the simplicity of the videos . Could watch these for ages. Love them. Keep up the good work chaps !!

[@TreyCook21]

This is only the fourth episode I've watched, but I think I finally understand what he's saying!

[@barryausten3578]

Found your channel through AutoAlex and followed Roger here. Your style reminds me a lot of early BOM and Project Binky, which is no bad thing!

[@JamzieUK]

Same here

[@bobstacey9311]

No where enough bracketry happening !

[@NZMASTEROFGAME]

The editing style is hilarious,please keep it up. A fan

[@paultaylor9652]

Great video young man, looking forward to see how you do the inside of the boot floor after they hammered and stuck screwdrivers through it.

[@michaelwalker5472]

3 youtubers each with a BMW in the same workshop and all 3 i watch

[@LostYogi]

Love the understated humor and high-quality craftsmanship, AutoAlex should drop by with new loudspeakers as they are in an even worse state than the car 😂😂

[@dirkbosse1786]

325i E30. What a beauty.

[@georgeclements2742]

Doesn't look nearly as bad as Mat Armstrong's E24, but that's not to say that there isn't plenty of work to do. Good luck with it and best wishes.

[@EnglishTurbines]

Amusing as always, those "drain plugs" I reckon are jigging holes for the press tooling...They look like drain plug holes but they're not of course, just rust magnets...😳😳😮😀🇬🇧

[@matthewgrice6902]

Thanks for the video.

[@davefrench3608]

Rust, rust, glorious rust It wouldn’t be a 34 year old BMW without it

[@TheNorthernmunky]

Ryan is a legend

[@robertmoss279]

Hey Ryan you use that Torch like Merlin’s Wand 🧙🏻‍♂️

[@ianfox1723]

Great work

[@GentilsGarage]

Great stuff. My E30 also rusted in similar places and a fair amount had to be fabricated too. Keep up the great work guys

[@antonymoss8274]

Mint

[@1dogMrTheno]

Hi Ryan just a reminder pal you did Matts sound deadening wheni t was warmer Roger’s is very cold thats why everything shrinks when it’s very cold 😢

[@kayana9270]

This episode is once again reminding me, 20+ years later, that I wish I'd kept my E28. I was young, and foolish, and replaced it with a total shitbox of a 1979 Camaro that was a total money pit.

[@mhawkins1975]

I’m loving this

[@ademineshat]

Roger looks good 👍

[@nakylevi]

Nice work there Ryan! I was always wandering what those round hatches on the floor of old cars for? Water drain, winter fishing or just for manufacturing purposes? Does anyone know?

[@sidsxr3irestoration]

Great video Ryan 👌 seems to be a better bmw this one easy work 👍

[@PrintMonkey]

is that a Mazda Cosmo in the background, if so, how rare that!?!

[@yorkshirecarrestoration]

It is indeed. One of only 1100 ever made. We have 8 videos on it in our playlist :)

[@DanRoper-ex2vy]

Ryan u good at what u do

[@danielsunnqvist19]

Awesome content! A rather random question: what headphones are you using? They look awesome and I'm on the hunt for some new ones. Hope you'll see this 🤜 Have a great day!

[@yorkshirecarrestoration]

Hi, thanks for that :) and they are oneodio studio wireless headphones. I can't fault them, battery lasts days, good quality and good range

[@danielsunnqvist19]

@@yorkshirecarrestoration thanks for a quick reply! Keep up the good job and you'll blow by 100k subs very fast!

[@wizardvega724]

They make great reasonably priced headphones... Although I only had their wired version.

[@danielsunnqvist19]

@@wizardvega724 hahahhaa, i read wierd version first and got confused 🤣

[@leofabbro456]

Hi Ryan. You was lucky, You could find a tree growing behind the fender.

[@Kennyboyprimeragt]

loving the content , proper job !!!!

[@peter_530]

Roger dont look that bad considering the age. Few holes, i suppose, expected for again the age. But well done for the job.

[@justinwhalley9679]

you want to call the bmw rusty roger,looking forward to the next one ryan

[@t.8750]

Great👍

[@tomswindler64]

Very nice 👍👍👍😎😎😎

[@jurgengebhardt6876]

great video ryan

[@ragnarironspear1791]

Brilliant channel guys

[@7732147]

Nice one Ryan. Love a bit of disasterousnesslessness before bye byes time!

[@mosmarb]

Roger! Roger, have you just weed yourself? :D :D :D

[@davidtraynor8075]

Ryan you remind me of whistlindiesel! 😂

[@PrintMonkey]

New to your channel (via AutoAlex) so will definitely be checking it out!

[@jeffhammond8969]

Actually doesn't seem bad at all compared to many of the other projects such as the Datsun or Cosmo.

[@hoonaticbloggs5402]

Been watching since the old premises. This is the least rusted car you ever did 😂

[@wacksalad3110]

Need to protect the speakers, easy to damage the paper cone.

[@user-yg2vw8cc8c]

Top work as usual boyz ,please can u tell me name of the music you played at 11.oo ish PLEASE i have asked u so many times PLEASE NAME.OF TRACK ARTIST ETC!!I was in your game back in the 80,s 90,s.and early 2 thousands!!!!minis and alpha romeos all on bottles no mig!!!!!LOVE YOUR ART X

[@your-mom_was_here]

10:46 What are you doing is great and keep it up,but i wish you do litlle bit more speaking and less music.

[@karenmurray3098]

this car has been thouraly rogered looks like you got to it just in time rian

[@vincentwitjes5106]

one more bmw than i got quartets

[@chriselliott89]

i remember when my uncle steve was at mx5 city and i came with my dad to see his rx7 this was years ago

[@1954307]

great video ryan roger doesnt look so bad, well we arnt talking datsun bad...lol

[@hhansen3551]

Parkside!! Is Lidl the new sponsor

[@rdgale2000]

Well, the car and the seats won't be lonely now that they are next to each other. Well, for a minute or two.

[@cttransmb]

it a Holy Roger

[@TheForexplanet]

So sad to see this hard working lad, obviously in a freezing unit with no shower facilities, compare this to Tavarish, you can see the place looks cold, dirty and uninviting. My hear goes out to this lad.

[@MyMusicStudio1]

Would it be bad to use the body sealant? thing on welds, just to make sure there are no pinholes etc

[@RichardArblaster]

We can't have rust on Roger's bottom 😆😆😆

[@teaboyuk]

Hi ryan, great work What were the bung holes originally for ?😊

[@ism671]

Wonder what those bungs in the floors were there for in the first place 🤔

[@nipperdawg1865]

Manufacturing

[@mattparkin7224]

Reading the description... who is Rofer?? 🤣

[@yorkshirecarrestoration]

🤣🤣😅

[@kennybarclay4921]

Really knowledgeable, informative guy / show, pity there is so much clowning around now though! The "Roger" jokes were just CRUCIFIED to such an extent, I turned the sound off! Comedian or brilliant, car restorer mate? You choose!!!

[@ukmk3supra]

Fancy taking on an E46 Coupe? :)

[@ukmk3supra]

Or a 1990 Mk3 Toyota Supra Turbo?

[@craigriggers]

Are those circular "plugs" actually used for anything at some point? 🤔

[@LouisEguchiWale]

Loving the video. I’m not sure if I’m seeing things right but have you got the door just resting on the floor, could it get scratched and dented like that? Just making my ocd go off and can’t see if it’s protected

[@yorkshirecarrestoration]

It's being restored and painted 👍🏻

[@LouisEguchiWale]

@@yorkshirecarrestoration ahh phew!!

[@princesssolace4337]

RUSTY CRUSTY is the name, Ultimate Driving Machine was my game, ROGER sounds lame for a touring off AutoAlex's fame .... RUSTY CRUSTY sitting in a shed, RUSTY CRUSTY ain't bad in red, All the crusted panels, all the rusted floors, Will be gettin sorted, before being restored, The cost will be insane, for RUSTY to be driven again ....

[@NicksGarageUk]

Why weld up the bungs? Do they not want it restored to original spec?

[@ColinBarrett001]

I've been wondering that too. They looked in perfect condition.

[@yorkshirecarrestoration]

They were rusty lads. And filled with goopy sealant. Also, they are not needed?

[@oker-ln6uf]

Why would you not want it better than stock, especially for something that isn't visible? Those bungs are just for draining fluid out when the shell is dipped in production, they serve no other purpose other than being excellent at trapping moisture and rusting.

[@acidicbricks6966]

Shame your in Yorkshire really looking for an apprenticeship in this I’m stuck in an FMG workshop as met it’s hell not what I want to be doing

[@hasslefree3527]

Do you ever finish any project?

[@yorkshirecarrestoration]

Yes.

[@ironicchungles5912]

Best way to check is to look at the cars in the background, scroll back a few months, see if they’re still there. Results may vary….

[@Mr.-Wint]

Beats me why they don't bother to cut out the rotten areas before welding in new metal !

[@AJB1]

I guess it's quicker/easier/cheaper. You don't need to carefully cut the patch to exactly the right size, you don't need to carefully hold it in exactly the right place. Just lay a bigger bit of metal over the top and weld around it. If it's a bodge repair to get the car through one or two more MOTs then fair enough. If it's being restored and meant to last, then it's just making a bigger repair for later when the patch and the original both rust quickly.

[@billgriffiths1685]

Why do you leave the widows up when you remove the doors? That's a pet hate of mine.

[@justinlord1979]

Hi guys, great content and liking the variety of projects. If I want to speak to someone about a car that needs work, how do I get in contact with you? Google returns a number of different companies if I search for Yorkshire Car Restoration, and there’s no contact details on any of your socials. Thank you.

[@yorkshirecarrestoration]

Hi Justin , we can be contacted via email on [e-mail]

[@robtasker5167]

Makes me laugh 😂. 🍻

[@yorkshirecarrestoration]

🤣🤣🤣

[@SuperWayneyb]

🤘😎🤘🚗💨

[@alimechs]

Where's sreten's e32 ?

[@nikolasb2933]

Seems like BMW's rust a lot more than Audi's and Mercs.

[@MalcolmPowder]

Love following these restorations but I find the musical montages a bit long.

[@user-yg2vw8cc8c]

Turn your wire speed down!! Or heat up!!!will save HOURS of grinding and making already 0.8 mm thin metal even thinner and lasting no where near 30 odd years your fab is TOP NOTCH welding very lacking compared 2 your fabrication skills u even weld without a mask say no more im a MASSIVE FAN but if u wanna be big in the game PLAY THE GAME

[@davidthomas8317]

why did you delete the factory bung ?????

[@bobfrankish8883]

They are the same deal on the E34, which I have partially restored. They rot round the edges so you have to enlarge the hole to get rid of the rust, consequently the bung plates won't go back in. Also, I have never known anyone want to take one out again, so it is easier just to blank them off, no seam to rot out in the future.

[@yorkshirecarrestoration]

Cheers Bob :)

[@ericlessault8006]

Love you saving old bmw. Like the velours interior. Hope the owner will keep it oem

[@ME10920]

If this E30 wasn't a KZbin car would it be worth the effort?

[@Tobi-ln9xr]

Of course it would be worth the effort. If it wouldn’t be worth to restore an E30, then it also wouldn’t be worth it to restore any old car.

[@smashyrashy]

What about poor colins car

[@raffe65]

🫡👍🇸🇪

[@halldorra]

Roger,Over and Out?

[@lesnoy_bolvan_N1]

У этих машин плохая жесткость кузова в передней части порогов и стойки а. Где гнется, там и ржавеет.

[@user-rh7ps8tg2g]

👍👍👍🪛🪛🪛 Wie immmmmmer