Hi guys,
This is 'Tandy' (named by the wife). He's only a 1.9 and has done 180k - so it was cheap, and is not the end of the world if I totally f*** it up! I picked him up last weekend and drove him home to tuck him away on my driveway before his current MOT expires. The previous owner sold him as he has failed an MOT and due to his circumstances he didn't have the funds to get the necessary repair work done. I was looking for my first project car where I can get stuck in and 'have a go' without the risk of taking my daily off the road...
I have been after a project car for a long time now, and always just assumed it would be an MX5. (I even preemptively joined an MX5 owners club
). But I recently traded my Mondeo daily for a 5 series and have become a BMW convert, so now it had to be a Z3!
Tandy failed his MOT on:
.... So plenty to 'have a go' at
The plan is to start with giving him a deep clean, then a service and then replacing the suspension arms and fitting new pads, discs & tyres all round. (Obviously I won't be fitting the tyres myself
). And finally replacing the brake lines. I'm not really sure what to do about the high CO content though. My preferred BMW specialist is a 40 min drive away down a dual carriage way, so I'm thinking of just throwing a bottle of redex into the tank and then giving it an Italian tune-up on the way to the MOT. Maybe I'll miss the slip road and have to go a bit further up and back down again 
I have read a couple of threads mentioning changing a few sensors and/or replacing the cat, so I might do those too. (Suggestions welcome!). If all that fails I will have to succumb to the experts to diagnose and possibly fix the issue to get it through the MOT and back onto the road.
After that - much like the head-room with the roof down - the sky's the limit! I'd like to fit upgraded suspension, a new exhaust, change the wheels, fit a more up to date stereo, restore the interior. Maybe even have a go at wrapping! It really is just going to be a canvas for tinkering.
I have already started on the deep clean, the outside and the boot is done, 'just' the cabin and engine bay to go. And I have ordered the filters, oil and spark plugs for the service and the replacement suspension arms. Next month brakes and tyres!
This is 'Tandy' (named by the wife). He's only a 1.9 and has done 180k - so it was cheap, and is not the end of the world if I totally f*** it up! I picked him up last weekend and drove him home to tuck him away on my driveway before his current MOT expires. The previous owner sold him as he has failed an MOT and due to his circumstances he didn't have the funds to get the necessary repair work done. I was looking for my first project car where I can get stuck in and 'have a go' without the risk of taking my daily off the road...
I have been after a project car for a long time now, and always just assumed it would be an MX5. (I even preemptively joined an MX5 owners club
). But I recently traded my Mondeo daily for a 5 series and have become a BMW convert, so now it had to be a Z3!Tandy failed his MOT on:
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.... So plenty to 'have a go' at
The plan is to start with giving him a deep clean, then a service and then replacing the suspension arms and fitting new pads, discs & tyres all round. (Obviously I won't be fitting the tyres myself
). And finally replacing the brake lines. I'm not really sure what to do about the high CO content though. My preferred BMW specialist is a 40 min drive away down a dual carriage way, so I'm thinking of just throwing a bottle of redex into the tank and then giving it an Italian tune-up on the way to the MOT. Maybe I'll miss the slip road and have to go a bit further up and back down again I have read a couple of threads mentioning changing a few sensors and/or replacing the cat, so I might do those too. (Suggestions welcome!). If all that fails I will have to succumb to the experts to diagnose and possibly fix the issue to get it through the MOT and back onto the road.After that - much like the head-room with the roof down - the sky's the limit! I'd like to fit upgraded suspension, a new exhaust, change the wheels, fit a more up to date stereo, restore the interior. Maybe even have a go at wrapping! It really is just going to be a canvas for tinkering.
I have already started on the deep clean, the outside and the boot is done, 'just' the cabin and engine bay to go. And I have ordered the filters, oil and spark plugs for the service and the replacement suspension arms. Next month brakes and tyres!
I couldn't get the spindles out of the motor, so followed the hail mary method of tw*tting the motor with a hammer, and would you believe it, it worked 
. In the future I would be interested in swapping the seats (and door card inserts) for a darker colour. But if anyone has any recommendations for how to remove the discolouration on the rocker cover and inlet manifold - please let me know.
