E36 V8 swap - THE ENGINE IS IN 

Looking good! Welding blankets and a fire extinguisher wouldn't go a miss 🤣

Boq - “I bought a welder” John - **gulp**

Shoutout to this guy jack who literally came out of nowhere onto the channel

Certainly getting the 'crackle' and penetration of the weld. A tip would be to 'push the weld' along with a stiring motion, you'll get a smoother and deeper penetration of the weld bead as a result. Definately dress the welds back with a flat wheel on a grinder and hit it with some weld through etch primer soon as you're done before any rust forms. With thicker plate (3mm or thicker) you may have to bevel the edges to create a 'V' channel that you can fill up with weld, by doing this should allow you to get max penetration. Gas choice can make thing easier as CO2 can make it a bit tricker to get decent welds where as Argon will give usually pretty decent welds. Of note with PPE, DO invest in some thick welding jackets and chaps unless you fancy getting burnt from sparks, better to be hot and sweaty than down A&E with a weld burn. Just a few tips from a mechanical engineer and former techie.

Weld look fine plenty of penetration they won’t go anywhere, I will say next time cover up any glass and paint it only takes one spit to hit your windscreen and will smash as well the sparks melting onto your paint and rusting. Love your channel keep it up and hope to see the e36 around Gloucestershire soon 👍🏻

Hi I’m a welder fabricator and them welds are decent but you needed to turn your heat up on the welder or instead of turning the heat up turn the wire speed down and go slower because your getting what’s called a spine effect which is where it bunches in the middle of the weld but other than that there good welds

This is a whole new era. Watching the webisodes back however many years ago, I never would've thought I'd witness you become a fabricator lol, but I'm here for it! Also happy birthday in advance.

The excitement on you guys faces when the bonnet shut makes the whole thing worth while. Nice job boys 👌🏻😎

The V8 looks at home in there! Nice welds and can't wait for more of this build

Impressed by the welding skills and by how well that V8 fits under the bonnet, sick video as always.

Long time watcher and I’m actually stoked for this build! Happy birthday :)

love how oem that v8 looks in the e36, the meet was awsome, was very cool to meet you and give you some stickers, will for sure be at the next meet.

Living the dream mate. Mad progress on the build already, can't wait to see your faces on the first startup.

The fact you organised such an event is something to be hugely proud of!! Well done Guys at Boqer123!

Love the fact that it will still look clean when your done , this pouch thing is well good

Super sick build!! Suprised how "easy" the V8 goes in there.

Sick video man. Have a great birthday !

Car meet was great! Glad you liked the T-Sport 😉 Great video!

Impressed with those welds! Good progress in this video. Have a great birthday!

Looking good mate, loving the progress on this.

Again smashing great content buzzed to see the V8 up and running

You boys are making *PROGRESS* giving me motivation to hurry up with mine now

Amazing video as usual Keep up the good work

The car meet was sick, first one I’ve ever been to, will definitely be going to more!

Great show & loving the v8! Can’t wait to see it rip!!!

Im a welder and u have done a nice little job , love the content keep it up lads

Going great. Well done on the fresh welds look 👍🏻

Never welded before and want to get into it, the fact you just bought one and jumped right in has given me a kick up the arse. Have a nice time down Cornwall and set off early, the M5 and A30 is a fckn nightmare this time of year 😄

Had an amazing time with the club at your event ! see you next year !!! CHEERS FOR THE PICTURES ! Lol

Quality stuff mate. Looks great 👍🏻

Enjoy Cornwall stay safe can’t wait to hear the v8 up and running

This channel is just so nice and so relatable, beeing in a garage with your mates although you def get more stuff done 😂

Cheers for a sound meet Boq, was mint meeting you and the OG crew (as well as current). Need more toilets and food vans next time though 😉😅

Loving this build! Spurring me on to get on and start a project like this🤙🏼

Loved thar car meet! Always a good day when theres a BQR video in the sub box

Sick, cant wait to see it fired up!

Round style glasses look sick imo, great to see the V8 progress. My car is currently broken, but will definitely come down to the next meet!

Yes boq !! Looking sick!

Enjoy the week off lad, loving the content. Big ups from NZ

Thanks for a great car show it was amazing 🤩

Good job buddy 👍 I love that yas do it all your selfs only way .. can't wait to hear that V8 beast ripping

Can't wait to see this thing start up after all the work!

Only thing I hate about this channel is that there isn’t enough videos love watching you dude!

Love seeing the whole process on video! Gonna be sick when it's done 😎

V8 is gonna be crazy can’t wait to see it! Best channel on RU-vid

Nice work guys👍👍👍

Congrats on the engine install and Happy 30th mate have a sick weekend. Not literally....

V8 looks bang on Happy 30th mate enjoy the break with the parents!

Can’t wait to hear that v8 fire up👌

Happy birthday Josh, have a lovely time in Cornwall mate

V8 is sick dude! Can’t wait to see this thing run!

happy birthday mate, i live in cornwall and the first video i watched of yours was about you going to boardmasters! learnt a lot about the sweet amber nectar. Have a good one

nice, not a bad job at all on those welds. Welding blanket would be a wise investment plus you could use it as a duvet when you kip the night, lol

Yo! meet was dope! crazy to see the turnout and support! loving the videos at the moment! keep it up!

V8's sick! Those are some very nice welds for your first time, mine were way worse when I first started welding.

This is a sickkkkk project can’t wait to see it on the road

Looking forward to seeing and hearing the engine start up.

Wicked video happy birthday 👌

Enjoy your time away love the builds would love the glasses as my last bqr ones got sat on

Happy Birthday man!

sick boq! ya love to see it

Mad seeing your R-Tech parcels in this vid because I saw them come through DHL, it’s a small world 👊🏼 E36 is looking mint 🤟🏻

Can’t wait to see this working!!! 😎

Love this video bro!! And I'm a Newquay boy too with an E36, currently sourcing a new engine where you to in Cornwall

Can’t wait to hear it !!!! 🤙🏻🔥🔥

Wow that was an amazing first weld!

nice work! only just stumbled accross this channel! epic

can’t wait for the start up of this thing! Also your welds look better than what was on the cupra’s old cage 🤣

The meet was insane best meet I’ve been to in ages!

Fairplay on the welding man. Some of the best novice welds I’ve seen!

That V8 sits like a glove! For the first time welding not a bad job! Hope to see that bad boy start in the next vid

honestly live for these videos

Great bit of welding for a beginner.....100% better than my 1st attempt 👍

Your 30! Jesus I’ve been watching your for a long time. Have a good one man, good vid.

looking forward to the finished product going to be unreal boq

That V8 is going to be Awesome 👊👍 Not bad welding at all 💪

Honestly another sick video

I don't know anything about welding but none the less I'm super impressed

thank for pouch link need for parts for my 2000 vw passat 1.8t Project euro style can wait to see bmw v8 doing some B road bashing keep up the good work

Welding skills 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼can wait for V8 skids :)

Good choice in welder mines took some serious abuse. Just heard the test sounds like the gas is way to high

All the progress!

Can’t wait to hear that V8 bro

Hey boys. Big fan of everything you're doing. I've bought myself an old Honda CR-V for my winter work commute with the intention of lifting it and putting big fat wheels on. The issue is that I love it but I'm not in love with it. Certainly not like I am with my MX5 and my dad's remapped E280 CDI (sentiment and power). The CR-V is quirky as... rear seats that slide back, forward, and recline, the boot floor is a pull-out fold-out picnic table 👌 I'm just hankering for an old Volvo or something to put a smile on my face. What do you fancy swapping? 🤔

Happy birthday Josh!

Just what I was waiting for!

Ngl the welds are actually decent, also have a good birthday:)

Those sunglasses are sick and the BMW looks lush these vids make me want to spend all my money on merch and cars 🤣

Such a sick idea to stick a v8 in it 👏🏻

Content is getting better , he’s like a uk Jimmy Oakes

this V8 gunna be rad asf !!!!

Welding is a bit like drifting… all about the seat time! Top work boys best way to learn is have a go and you ain’t done bad! Some good penny on those!

Considering boq doesn't weld.. they definitely aren't the worst welds I've seen.. congrats to boq for progressing how he is tho.. its good to see

With MIG welding you should be pushing your weld into the material and not dragging, if you was to be using flux cored wire then you'd be fine, I'm a welder by trade but it's all about practice and learning your welding set ✌

Get an extractor bought, welding fumes can be deadly! Keep up the mint content 🤙🏽

Cant wait to see that thing out ripping skids with that v8!

The V8 will be sick 😎

V8 is sick. Side mount exhaust ya!

In fairness boq, you’re welding like a champ 🤙

Ahahaha when your welding is cleaner than the last guy who was building your cages. That’s funny 😂😂