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1st July 2014, 11:07
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Thanks guys great response :-) I'll be looking out for the biuld guide
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1st July 2014, 12:54
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Certainly try the 1.9 and if it was a bargain then well done.
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Can't the M44 motor show lineage but to the M10? The M10's block became the basis for the 1400hp 1.5l F1 cars and the wonderful S14 M3.
I had an M44 in an E30. It was revvy, economical and tolerated regular thrashings.
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1st July 2014, 21:52
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Hi Hammy, what stage are you at with yours? Many bits bought yet?
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Nope! Unfortunately or fortunately depending how you look at it but am engrossed in another project for the mo and enjoying the Z3 and sunshine in the meantime mate. Lovin' the growl of it and the colour too. My other project is over in the general build area mate.
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2nd July 2014, 20:10
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Think I better give Chris a call tomorrow - kit arrived today and there's wee L brackets which I dont know what to do with.
Panels not the best fit out of the box on first attempt so will have to trim them in places to get them close to fitting, especially the rear. Wipers catch on the bonnet quite heavily so will have to trim there by the looks of it too. Nothing insurmountable of course, just think I expected it to be a bit tidier!
Was going to buy UPOL Reface sprayable filler to coat the shell and then sand down perfectly flat. Does that sound like a feasible approach? Saw it recommended on a couple of sites dealing with hot rods and fibreglass.
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2nd July 2014, 20:51
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Hi Richard
I have just emailed you the Fitting instructions, they are unfinished at present but hoping to get the rest of the required pictures taken over the next 2 days to complete them.
The clearance on the wipers is achieved by installing the supplied small GRP panel above the VIN number on the scuttle (You will of course do it properly, unlike my quick fix!):
We test fit the Kobra kits to our stripped out workhop Z3, but you may need to sand a little for clearance where the rear section fits into the Z3 boot gutter behind the soft top. Please give me a call once you have had a chance to look at the instructions.:
The UPOL filler primer is highly recommended, after a good degrease and sand on the panels.
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13th July 2014, 09:59
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Here is the Range Rover Sport side vent against a Kobra side panel. Not much taller than the "original" vent but longer.
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May be a better option to use the new BMW M5 wings grills?...
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14th July 2014, 12:11
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Well, someone is selling Z3 Kobra kits in Europe. The price of their kit is 5959€, which is around £4737. That must be nearly twice as much as the Tribute kit.
Funny thing, all the pictures on their website are the blue and white Tribute Kobra's that were at the Stoneleigh show.
Check it out at: http://sportscarsreplicas.wordpress....or-5950-euros/
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14th July 2014, 12:22
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Can't wait for their Stratos Z3 kit shown on the website
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14th July 2014, 12:31
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Originally Posted by DSG4ME
Well, someone is selling Z3 Kobra kits in Europe. The price of their kit is 5959€, which is around £4737. That must be nearly twice as much as the Tribute kit.
Funny thing, all the pictures on their website are the blue and white Tribute Kobra's that were at the Stoneleigh show.
Check it out at: http://sportscarsreplicas.wordpress....or-5950-euros/
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Thank you very much for sharing the link to this Italian website. We have no idea who these people are and we have not given them permission to use our photos. We will be contacting them immediately. Again, many thanks.
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14th July 2014, 12:56
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very professional free word press website....
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14th July 2014, 14:13
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very professional free word press website....
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Just what I thought - a highly reliable and well-funded outfit.
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14th July 2014, 14:58
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We will be contacting them immediately.
If you hurry you could be the new UK Distributor they mention...
I feel a bit insulted that they didn't steal any pictures of the Z300S
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14th July 2014, 16:59
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although they use a free blog site, ive just noticed they were clever enough to flip the images to make the cars left hand drive for the Spanish/Italian market...
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19th July 2014, 14:01
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Very cool Z3 2.8 for sale with a lot of the mods you'd want on the Kobra
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/151356898863
Yes it's mine but need a daily driver for work and I've got the Europa project in full swing!
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15th August 2014, 16:23
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Chris do you have any piccys or ideas on the finishing of the fuel filler mate? Looks like quite a curve to fit to mate.
Cheers
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Just for information :
I was also searching for a fuel cap for my MX5 kit and the fuel filler had to be vintage look, chrome and a locking one with keys, bold-on type.
I didnot want the Monza type's,(although I like it on a Kobra,a must have, but not on the side), it is too big and most of them too expensive for my project.
So I bought this cheap one on ebay ( 15 pound, free P&P)and satisfied about the quality.
It's possible to bold it on the original filler tube and then it will be flush, but I filled up the preformed lower part with primer, made a 6 cm round hole and will extend the tube , so the cap will be just above the GRP kit.
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30th August 2014, 11:48
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Hi guys I'm at the lighting stage with my cobra kit and it all looks abit daunting .... I'm no electrictrion Any help info diagrams would help lol
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30th August 2014, 14:39
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It's not too bad but of course there's no manual so I rang Dave and got sent a picture of the rear light board minus the lens with labels of what each bulb is.
If you plug in the rear lights again you'll soon work out which bulb does what and then just snip that cable close to the bulb, join it with some more cable and run it to the new position. You'll need a ground wire to patch into each light too but you can run one ground cable to the light cluster and then run multiple joins off it to each individual light.
Sorry for the garbled answer but if I get onto my pc in could explain it better.
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30th August 2014, 15:50
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You make it sound so easy thank you lol so any idea how to incorporate the brake and side the main lights as cobra style only has indicator top and brake/main lights bottem?
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30th August 2014, 16:47
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I will take some photo's inside the boot of mine. Same donor so the wires should match.
I have a few wires connected and a load of 'spares' zip tied together in a bundle
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