Hello friends!
Does anyone have any info on the drainage holes in the rocker panels? I recently rewelded them and am trying to understand whether openings are needed for water to escape from the thresholds, if any appear there.
Maybe someone has more info, thanks!
Drainage holes
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Re: Drainage holes
Not sure what your question is? Yes there are drain holes. Yes they are needed. When the car has an original sunroof, even more so, de drain hoses from the roof eun into the sills.
The drain holes are the stanced out sort of half moon openings at the underside of the sills.
The drain holes are the stanced out sort of half moon openings at the underside of the sills.
Re: Drainage holes
Thank you and sorry for the unclear wording.uwbuurman wrote: ↑Sat Apr 20, 2024 10:59 pm Not sure what your question is? Yes there are drain holes. Yes they are needed. When the car has an original sunroof, even more so, de drain hoses from the roof eun into the sills.
The drain holes are the stanced out sort of half moon openings at the underside of the sills.
Maybe you have some pictures with half moon openings? I am looking for what they look like and where exactly they are located, because I will have to make them myself.
Re: Drainage holes
I had a pretty good shell acid dipped and you can see the half moon drainage holes in the pic below.
Looks like there should be 6 (rear ones are missing from the rust) spread along the length of the sill.
Found some closer images:
Looks like there should be 6 (rear ones are missing from the rust) spread along the length of the sill.
Found some closer images:
1982 323i (S54 "Test Mule" - to be rebuilt into M20 powered track car)
1983 316 (Taiga Thunder - The refined S54 Race car)
1982 635csiA (New project)
1985 728iA (For Sale)
2004 330d Touring (The Daily Hack / Tow Car / Load lugger)
1983 316 (Taiga Thunder - The refined S54 Race car)
1982 635csiA (New project)
1985 728iA (For Sale)
2004 330d Touring (The Daily Hack / Tow Car / Load lugger)
Re: Drainage holes
Thanks, I took a lot of pictures of the shell for these type of questions. Have pictures of all the factory brazing points as well. At least RHD and a 1983 shell. Not sure if anyone else can access my photobucket album, but it is all in there.
Regards
Ben
1982 323i (S54 "Test Mule" - to be rebuilt into M20 powered track car)
1983 316 (Taiga Thunder - The refined S54 Race car)
1982 635csiA (New project)
1985 728iA (For Sale)
2004 330d Touring (The Daily Hack / Tow Car / Load lugger)
1983 316 (Taiga Thunder - The refined S54 Race car)
1982 635csiA (New project)
1985 728iA (For Sale)
2004 330d Touring (The Daily Hack / Tow Car / Load lugger)
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Re: Drainage holes
Yeah, great. Same with my restauration topic, of my type 1,5 323i. Lots of pics there. Lots more on my hard drive.
Re: Drainage holes
Wow. Thank you very much! Exactly what I was looking for!