body work - rules clarification?

#1

Hi, I just looked over a possible candidate e30 today. For michigan, the body was in really good shape, except for a small (.75" radius) hole at the bottom of the B pillar in the rocker panel. I remember the rules saying that any body work had to be to BMW specs, but I don’t have a factory manual to consult, so I’m curious: Do I need to replace the entire rocker, or if I cut a 2"x2" square, weld in a patch and go - will that suffice?

Other than that, it was a good body, bad paint, bad interior '87 2D 325is. Maybe not optimal, but I’ve been looking for a few months now and not found any better.

Thanks,
Gareth.

#2

Just fix it using any method of normal body work and go race.

No one is ever going to care or protest you for spot repairing a rust hole.

Now if you repair the entire front end with carbon fiber panels that would be different.

Ric

#3

Cool. Thanks.

Gareth

#4

30SpecE30 wrote:

[quote]Just fix it using any method of normal body work and go race.

No one is ever going to care or protest you for spot repairing a rust hole.

Now if you repair the entire front end with carbon fiber panels that would be different.

Ric[/quote]

Well said Ric.

Carter