Great work Matt
Time for an overhaul of my 1.9 '98 BMW Z3 Individual
- Thread starter Matt Barnes
- Start date
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- Jul 18, 2020
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- 128
- Location
- Portchester, Fareham
- Model of Z
- 1998 BMW Z3 Individual 1.9 M44 B19
Thanks mate... getting there !.. hoping to have her running by the end of the week...
Paint match looks good.
- Joined
- Jul 18, 2020
- Points
- 128
- Location
- Portchester, Fareham
- Model of Z
- 1998 BMW Z3 Individual 1.9 M44 B19
thanks @Mint. It's definitely taken a few goes ! the bonnet will need repainting at some point but I'm hoping cutting compound and polish will make it a bit less tiredThose panels look brilliant Matt, great job you're doing
- Joined
- Jul 18, 2020
- Points
- 128
- Location
- Portchester, Fareham
- Model of Z
- 1998 BMW Z3 Individual 1.9 M44 B19
well.. Day 4 !!... and nearly everything got completed....
got all the body panels now on... took quite a while to get the gaps aligned, and there's still some more work to do on that.
Now I can explain about the boot lid.
I didn't bother taking the boot lid off the bracket once I realised it's a real faff to get the cable harness out..... but I found a cheat way of bolting it back on. If you rest the boot lid in the aperture... and then push it fully to one side.. you can just about get two fingers and a 10mm bolt in the gap.... I wound it in finger tight, then an 8mm spanner on it, enough for the hinge to operate. Then lifting the boot lid up a bit was enough room to get a bolt in the other side. Then the hinges fully operate and you can do the rest of the bolts
Just look at that backside... phwoooooaar
Then another momentous event.... battery in !!
and yep I'm rocking the tennis ball battery bracket
We have a dash!... I'm hoping the ABS fault is because the ECU hasn't worked out the wheels haven't moved together yet.
Refreshed spark plug cover back on
I turned the engine over, firstly without plugs and then with.... obviously it didn't fire up given the tank is empty...... but wait !
I bought a little present for tomorrow..... 5L of unleaded !
got all the body panels now on... took quite a while to get the gaps aligned, and there's still some more work to do on that.
Now I can explain about the boot lid.
I didn't bother taking the boot lid off the bracket once I realised it's a real faff to get the cable harness out..... but I found a cheat way of bolting it back on. If you rest the boot lid in the aperture... and then push it fully to one side.. you can just about get two fingers and a 10mm bolt in the gap.... I wound it in finger tight, then an 8mm spanner on it, enough for the hinge to operate. Then lifting the boot lid up a bit was enough room to get a bolt in the other side. Then the hinges fully operate and you can do the rest of the bolts
Just look at that backside... phwoooooaar
Then another momentous event.... battery in !!
and yep I'm rocking the tennis ball battery bracket
We have a dash!... I'm hoping the ABS fault is because the ECU hasn't worked out the wheels haven't moved together yet.
Refreshed spark plug cover back on
I turned the engine over, firstly without plugs and then with.... obviously it didn't fire up given the tank is empty...... but wait !
I bought a little present for tomorrow..... 5L of unleaded !
