Are you thinking it was pcsam car @Dino D?
First Z3
- Thread starter scoobydont
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Hi and welcome from me too 
Thanks all, found out the wheels are Inovit DTM's.
Hello and welcome from Truro. You'll love this forum
Hello and welcome car looks great is it on coilovers ?
- Joined
- Dec 4, 2011
- Points
- 226
- Location
- Langley Mill
- Model of Z
- Z4 3.0si Individual Ruby Black Last one produced in this colour combo
The wheels are Inovit DTMs i had them on my old 3.0 Z3 Maurice the Martian has them now
Welcome @scoobydont !
Nice Zed and shame you gave up the beetle; they were from different classes and different occasion! Could make a nice couple in your garage.
Nice Zed and shame you gave up the beetle; they were from different classes and different occasion! Could make a nice couple in your garage.
I actually had the car over at a garage to have a look yesterday. It has lowering springs all round (red ones, all I know), it sits lower at the front than at the back. It doesn't look to bad but the only way to fix it would be new springs all round, and then new front shocks, top mounts, etc as they would have to come out anyway. Not a bill I am looking to fork out just now as I spent all my pennies getting it, lol.
I was hoping the garage would say some lowering springs at the back would do it but, the springs comes in 4's.
You can check what thickness spring pads are in the rear and use thinner ones or remove them to drop the rear.
Easy to do at home even. Just jack it up (secure in stands of course) and loosen the bolt that holds the shock (that can be tough and is reverse threaded I recall).
Then you should be able to push the swing arm down and pull out/swap the spring pads.
Easy to do at home even. Just jack it up (secure in stands of course) and loosen the bolt that holds the shock (that can be tough and is reverse threaded I recall).
Then you should be able to push the swing arm down and pull out/swap the spring pads.
And you can get rear springs individually from BC racing: http://www.bc-racing.co.uk/springs.html
But best speak with them about the heights they offer as I believe they have more than what's on the site.
I run their 8kg at the rear with just the spring pads and no height adjusters in.
They have a 6kg that is shorter and I used that with adjusters to raise it a bit but found the spring too soft so went for 8kg (which where a bit longer so no adjusters in place).
But best speak with them about the heights they offer as I believe they have more than what's on the site.
I run their 8kg at the rear with just the spring pads and no height adjusters in.
They have a 6kg that is shorter and I used that with adjusters to raise it a bit but found the spring too soft so went for 8kg (which where a bit longer so no adjusters in place).
Well, I like the z3 so much, have bought a newer one (kind of), still have the z3 too
Welcome from up here in Scotland
- Joined
- Dec 4, 2011
- Points
- 226
- Location
- Langley Mill
- Model of Z
- Z4 3.0si Individual Ruby Black Last one produced in this colour combo
Nice looking Z4. You like your deep dish wheels. They look like the Cades Tyrus
Awesome, what a lovely looking Z3(ish).
Those wheels really suit the black car.
Tony.
Those wheels really suit the black car.Tony.
They are indeed Cades, they were on the car when I got it, they will be staying as I do indeed like a deep dish 
I used to love the Beetle. I had 2 of them. My first one was a 1970 that I bought used from a used car dealer. It used to leak oil a little at first. Before too long, is started to leak more and more oil. Taking it to a gas station to have it looked at, I found out the reason the first owner sold it. There was a crack in the crankcase and it was getting bigger. It would have cost me, at that time for me, a lot of money to have it replaced as the whole engine has to be removed and taked apart. There was a lot of labor involved. While the crankcase wasn't all that expensive by itself, The labor cost more that doubled the cost of repair. While I had the money, it occured to me that if I did the job myself, the money I saved in labor, I could spent on high performance parts. I had never taken an engine apart before, but I was willing to give it a try. I pruchased a Holley 2 barrel carb, a Crane Fireball cam shaft, headers, a Cherry-Bomb exhaust system, a high performance distributor, and 88mm pistons and cylinders. I installed all new main, rod and cam bearings and new crankshaft seals. I put in a heavy duty clutch and pressure plate and throw out bearing. When it was all together I thought I'd try to crank the engine and see if it would start, and wondered just how long it would take to fire up if it would fire up at all since I had never done any of this before what so ever. To my amazement, it barely turned over 2 or 3 times and roared into life!!! I was in my garage at the time and what a roar it had!!!. I used to live in Northeast Philly and drove out the Pennsylvania Turnpike to Norristown where I worked. It was like driving a rocket to me. The speedometer went up to 90 mph. I could now easily bury it past that in 3rd gear in no time at all. Most of us had CBs back then and we usually used magnetic mount antennas. Peolple use to call me on the CB and ask if I had put a Porsche engine in it.Hi Folks, switched for a 72 Beetle to a Z3
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Here is (was) the Beetle, had it for 6 years, missing it already but hay ho
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I remember the first time I ever drove the car. I didn't realize how easily and fast they could turn. The first corner I came to and made a turn, I almost drove up on the sidewalk because I was used to driving American cars. I loved driving it in the snow, Back then, no one had front wheel drive cars. When it snowed, everyone would be sliding around all over the place. I had flared fenders on the back and was able to use a set of huge snowtires that I had gotten from a big Buick. With all that rubber on the road and the weight of the engine over those huge tires, I could go anywhere. Once, when going to work, when I got to Norristown after a snow storm, the police had just finished putting up barracads on this particular street that went up a big hill. I pulled up just as they were placing the last barricade. I rolled down the window as a police officer came up to the car and he explained to me that the last 30 or 40 cars that had attempted to clime the hill couldn't do it and had to back down. I told him I'd have no trouble but he said no, you can't make it. I told him I'd have no trouble, just move the barricade aside and let me go and I'd wave to him at the top of the hill. He paused for a minute then moved the barricade and said go ahead wise guy. The car made it without even the slighest slip climbing the hill like it was a dry road. I got out of the car at the top and waved to him. I could see him shaking his head in disbelief. There used to be a TV commercial where a man was driving a Beetle in the snow. He stopped, got out and walked towards a snow plow. The announcer said "How do you think the man who drives the snowplow GETS TO THE SNOWPLOW?"
I still have fond memories of that car...................Frankie
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At one time I had 13 all between 57-63 including a 60 windowless van. Then bought a 67, then a brand new 72 super beetle which my sweetie used to try and move a concrete pillar with the back corner. Traded that for a 71 Land Rover. All great cars that went everywhere even the 57 at 37HP. JIM
Cheers. It's a standard bumper with a seat cupra splitter
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/GENUINE-S...-SPLITTER-SPOILER-LIP-1ML805903-/201340934334
It might work on a z3 too?
Well the Z4 has pretty much made the Z3 redundant, was speaking to the previous owner of the Z3 about me possibly putting it up for sale and well, a deal was done. Z3 is going back to it's previous owner. Shows what a good car it is in my eyes.
Great forum folks, thanks for the help and assistance. You will now find me on the Z4 forum.
Great forum folks, thanks for the help and assistance. You will now find me on the Z4 forum
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