Rebody 250 California build thread for dummies

[Pond]

Driving the car on and off the trailer will double it's mileage in the last 15 months!
It hasn't moved since October 2023 and then I just reversed it into the garage from the trailer.

I am quite looking forward to seeing what a 3 litre Z3 goes like TBH.

 

[ruan]

Sounds like you are going to have a busy few months, but it is all coming together.

 

[Pond]

I tackled mounting my rear speakers in the rear cover yesterday and this morning.
I bought a cheap pair of 4" Pioneers, as one of my BMW ones was blown anyway.
I needed to fit the speakers from the rear, as I want my upholsterer to cover the fronts and punch holes in the leather. I don't want speaker grilles.
So I cut 4 squares of 5mm ply, two with 100mm holes and two with 96mm holes. I glued one of each together to give me a 10mm thick plate with a 'stepped hole'. I then put PU adhesive around the edge of the smaller hole at the rear and left that to cure.
Then I mounted the speakers onto the set PU adhesive, which effectively rubber mounts them, as PU sets like hard rubber.
The whole lot was then PU glued to the inside of the cover, which also effectively rubber mounts the plates.
I have yet to try them but hopefully vibration and distortion should be significantly reduced than it would have been.

 

[Pond]

Plugged the speakers in and connected up the stereo. All good. A very small amount of vibration but it is a huge lump of thin GRP. I couldn't hear it, just feel it. More than happy with that.

 

[Pond]

After 17 months of sitting in a dark, dingy garage, she sees the light of day for the first time.
She moves under her own steam too!
She 'hunts' a bit on tickover, but I am hoping that is due to stale fuel (God knows how old it is) and/or just lack of use.