Time for an overhaul of my 1.9 '98 BMW Z3 Individual

[Stevo7682]

Need to keep them lavished with Autoglym leather care balm ( or similar)
I have 3 zeds now

2 of them have Walknappa leather with piping ( black, yellow pipe, / cream , green pipe ) my Orinoco has a bit if dye wear to base pad
Seat leather still available special order ( you have to buy full seat leather cover upper and lower) £1295 + vat so i have managed to get a sample to get a custom dye made to repair which unfortunately you cant do that to your centre panels due to the unique pattern on them so yeah much regular leather care keep soft and supple stop sun drying out.

Stephen.

 

[Althulas]

Other piece of advice, be very careful with any plastic hex nuts, particularly the ones holding the front wheel arch by the brake sensor connections. You can easily snap the studs they're attached if they're rusted (ask how I know etc), so safest just to cut the plastic nut away and replace.

If you do shear any off Rivnuts to the rescue and some 5mm stainless steel threaded bar.

 

[Matt Barnes]

Hi guys, has anyone successfully cleaned up the steel fuel lines from the tank to the engine?.. can't believe individual sections are about 170 quid each ! cheers

 

[Woodsta888]

You've probably got these bookmarked anyway, but just in case you haven't seen them. Found MAzza's very useful to do mine (2nd one).

Refurb underway (finally)

Well this afternoon, I actually got underway with all the work. I will try to put as much info as I can, including all the trials and tribulations encountered. I am also lucky in having a nice size garage with a carpet ( upside down) on the floor so should be well insulated from the cold when...

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2.0 Refurb Project

Things left to do; install front left strut both calipers Bleed brakes Adjust rear handbrake both sides Install thermostat change oil & filters Weld up some outer sills like a member has recently done, Sills, front wings, rear wings and rear bumper resprayed DIY Refurb the other 2 18 inch...

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[Matt Barnes]

You've probably got these bookmarked anyway, but just in case you haven't seen them. Found MAzza's very useful to do mine (2nd one).

Refurb underway (finally)

Well this afternoon, I actually got underway with all the work. I will try to put as much info as I can, including all the trials and tribulations encountered. I am also lucky in having a nice size garage with a carpet ( upside down) on the floor so should be well insulated from the cold when...

zroadster.org

2.0 Refurb Project

Things left to do; install front left strut both calipers Bleed brakes Adjust rear handbrake both sides Install thermostat change oil & filters Weld up some outer sills like a member has recently done, Sills, front wings, rear wings and rear bumper resprayed DIY Refurb the other 2 18 inch...

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oooo that's great thanks !!...

 

[Matt Barnes]

morning all... as I'm doing a complete refresh of the underside, I'm investigating the replacement fuel lines that run from the tank along the underside ..both the feed through the filter and the return. I've read some of you have just used 10mm stainless steel or Kunifer pipe as replacements. Given BMW charge a fortune for these pipes, is it that simple?...cheers !

 

[Matt Barnes]

Suspension parts arriving #sexy

 

[DrWong]

Easy enough to replace with Kunifer, I did it for the first time last year.

The broader brake job could turn into a potential nightmare though. Things that went south for me were numerous rusted brake fittings I had to cut to get off, rusted 9mm bleed nipples I had to file down to 8mm to turn, the thread on my brake flaring tool stripping, and I wasn’t able to get the bloody bracket off that holds the fuel/brake lines, so had to cut them off after the bracket near the rear wheel arch to join the new Kunifer in

 

[DrWong]

Ah sorry, just realised you were talking about the fuel lines, not brake lines

 

[Matt Barnes]

Easy enough to replace with Kunifer, I did it for the first time last year.

The broader brake job could turn into a potential nightmare though. Things that went south for me were numerous rusted brake fittings I had to cut to get off, rusted 9mm bleed nipples I had to file down to 8mm to turn, the thread on my brake flaring tool stripping, and I wasn’t able to get the bloody bracket off that holds the fuel/brake lines, so had to cut them off after the bracket near the rear wheel arch to join the new Kunifer in

cheers....I've replaced the front nearside brake lines, flexi, disc and caliper before....I remember having to cut the whole lot out, so I've resigned myself to ditching all the brake and fuel lines. I plan on dropping the tank as well... but up to now didn't know you could use kunifer or steel pipe for the fuel lines, which will save me a small fortune on getting OEM fuel lines are they're a couple of hundred quid each !

 

[Matt Barnes]

Ah sorry, just realised you were talking about the fuel lines, not brake lines

I've seen people on here use steel 10mm pipe for the fuel lines

 

[Matt Barnes]

one departure from the norm... I'm going to have a go at zinc plating the bolts..... got de ionised water, white wine vinegar, washing soda and getting some sacrificial zinc plates..... not a clue if it'll work or not but worth a shot... OH... and for the subframe mount plate I'll be ditching the Allen head bolts for standard M8 x 22 bolts !...

 

[Matt Barnes]

slowly building up my "war chest" of parts..theory being if I buy little and often, it won't hurt so much

 

[Scooblitz]

slowly building up my "war chest" of parts..theory being if I buy little and often, it won't hurt so much

That's what I did. A little order here, a little order there and before you know it you have a pile of newness ready to go on.

Good luck!

 

[Matt Barnes]

That's what I did. A little order here, a little order there and before you know it you have a pile of newness ready to go on.

Good luck!

cheers ...never done repairs on this scale before but watched tons if videos plus all the advice from here should see me through

 

[DrWong]

slowly building up my "war chest" of parts..theory being if I buy little and often, it won't hurt so much

Got a pic of the dugga-dugga gun that those sockets are intended for.?

 

[Matt Barnes]

Got a pic of the dugga-dugga gun that those sockets are intended for.?

I'm a tease.....so....no

 

[Matt Barnes]

I'm a tease.....so....no

oh ok...I have a Parkside impact...I'll see how it goes

 

[DrWong]

Impact guns are ace - they make you feel like a proper mechanic! haha

 

[Matt Barnes]

I know I'm not teaching you to suck eggs, but one thing I find I can't do without is OneNote App.. it's how I keep tabs on parts, projects, ideas, costs, progress photos, youtube clips..if I upload and manage on my PC, I can then sync it to the OneNote app on my phone so I have instant access...