Thanks all for the advice so far. All I need to is get my early pension sorted and my dreams could come true
Plenty of dreaming will continue in the meantime. I will look at a 2.8 I think. The 2.2 are more recent and the good ones look too nice to rip apart.
Anyone else feel pangs of guilt when they take the body panels off ?
I don't feel guilty about bmw - the Z3 shape is a bit hair-dresser but feel sorry for any previous owners that keep their cars looking good for it to then get taken apart
Dave