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Old 24th August 2016, 22:06
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You can buy rust in an aerosol now ..so its even easier.
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Old 26th August 2016, 13:08
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Default Weymouth Esplanade 25 August 2016

No apologies for this now being a "living with it and enjoying it" thread but well worth the 230 mile round trip to be at the seaside yesterday. Hood down all the way and when it rained a bit, I just wound the windows up so my elbow didn't get wet.

Early in the evening:



and later on:


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Old 30th August 2016, 11:10
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Default An Appropriate Number Plate

I'd been wondering about how best to get away from the age-specific plate.

Just a question of an appropriate one becoming available.



The road plate is 100% legal whereas I have taken a liberty with the show plate.
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Old 27th November 2016, 17:33
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Now MOTed for another year and still saving up to get it painted.
Only 1240 miles in the last 12 months but that included some good trips down to Weymouth for the "last Thursday" car shows on The Esplanade. Have also done the commuting run a few times.
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Old 27th November 2016, 18:23
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Keep it up Ian, loving the plate. I think I stuck about 10,000 on mine last year with only about 30 hood up.

Commuting Southampton to Stevenage bumps up the mileage. I have actually had a few drivers wind down their windows while sat on the M25 and saying they have seen me a few times and how good it was for me to really be using my 'classic'
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Old 27th November 2016, 19:51
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Woohoo.lucky you. Hopefully I might be using mine by next year. Got some mechanical bits to sort and bushes and welding and paint . But it'll be worth it in the end. :-)
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Old 28th November 2016, 11:52
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Got some mechanical bits to sort and bushes and w

Bushed are not to bad once you ignore trying to knock them out and just jump straight to fire : http://www.madabout-kitcars.com/foru...ead.php?t=6182
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Old 8th February 2017, 14:57
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Default Circuit of Wales

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donnington management has just dropped out of/lost the motogp deal they were going to host it for 2 years while the circuit of wales was completed(never!) so there may be more to it moving then you first think
The saga continues:

'Rigorous' £425m Circuit of Wales examination promised
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Old 28th April 2017, 15:22
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Default Some wheely bad news and some wheely good news

As circumstances contrive, when you have a few cars, to make some unavailable at the same time I had to ferry herself to work on 3 days this week in the Z300S.
The wist-wist-wist from the NSR that I was hoping was a dragging disc pad got louder. I had a close look at the wire wheel and it was obvious that the inner row of spokes was not happy with rust streaks emanating from the holes in the hub.
So I looked on eBay yesterday morning- there was a single wheel, super condition, as-new tyre of the right size and correct speed rating finishing in 4 hours. My snipe won it and I collected it last evening.
Cleaned the dust off it this morning, a quick coat of wheel silver paint- job done.
The existing wheel was a b@st@rd to get off. I would have said that I'd coated the surfaces with copper grease before fitting- obviously not enough as the splines were dry- where the Plus-Gas hadn't reached anyway. Be warned...



To you- £35.

Oh yes, the exhaust baffle made a bid for freedom during our commuting so I made a new bracket for that as well.
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Old 28th April 2017, 15:31
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I had a bastard job getting one of my wheels off. Treated them all the same with generous copper slip but one wouldn't release. WD40 from both sides as best I could for 24 hours then a 4lb lump hammer sorted it eventually.

If you find a good solution then please let me know
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Old 28th April 2017, 15:54
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I had a bastard job getting one of my wheels off. Treated them all the same with generous copper slip but one wouldn't release. WD40 from both sides as best I could for 24 hours then a 4lb lump hammer sorted it eventually. If you find a good solution then please let me know
I'd suggest Plus-Gas and a 5lb lump hammer.

Either that or remove and re-grease every 6 months or so.
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Old 18th May 2017, 08:37
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There's currently a lot of discussion on other threads about why Tribute kits are so popular and what could be done to improve them.
Rather than hijack those threads- why did I buy a Tribute kit?

1. The shape- I'd always wanted an open Maserati. All but 1950 Fezzas leave me cold.
2. WCA's enthusiasm at the Stoneleigh Show.
3. Open the bonnet- it's full of engine and has Z3 performance.
4. Realistic price- donor, kit and build matched my budget.
5. Availability of a Tribute build- it was mine and driveable within weeks which matched my (non)availability to spend time building it.
6. Then being able to complete it whilst having it available to drive- wheels, bodywork, interior, etc.
7. I'd known Chris for a few years through shows seeing the MX250 so I knew he would deliver.
8. Improvements? They are kits so expectations vary- you pay your money... If you want a kit to fit perfectly- the only way you'll get that is if someone builds the car for you and then dismantles it for you to build again. This is not mass-production to close tolerances- that costs both time and money which small companies can't match. However- the end result is individual- it's the details that make my car unique.
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Old 27th May 2017, 13:37
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Default Weymouth Esplanade 25 May 2017

Went down to Weymouth on a glorious "last Thursday" for the show on the Esplanade. About 60 bikes and 6 cars.



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Joined later by a Ford Capri Mk2.
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Old 27th May 2017, 14:47
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There's currently a lot of discussion on other threads about why Tribute kits are so popular and what could be done to improve them.
Rather than hijack those threads- why did I buy a Tribute kit?

1. The shape- I'd always wanted an open Maserati. All but 1950 Fezzas leave me cold.
2. WCA's enthusiasm at the Stoneleigh Show.
3. Open the bonnet- it's full of engine and has Z3 performance.
4. Realistic price- donor, kit and build matched my budget.
5. Availability of a Tribute build- it was mine and driveable within weeks which matched my (non)availability to spend time building it.
6. Then being able to complete it whilst having it available to drive- wheels, bodywork, interior, etc.
7. I'd known Chris for a few years through shows seeing the MX250 so I knew he would deliver.
8. Improvements? They are kits so expectations vary- you pay your money... If you want a kit to fit perfectly- the only way you'll get that is if someone builds the car for you and then dismantles it for you to build again. This is not mass-production to close tolerances- that costs both time and money which small companies can't match. However- the end result is individual- it's the details that make my car unique.
This pretty much sums it all up nicely
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Old 16th August 2017, 19:16
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Insurance time- I knocked my business and social mileage down to 2k miles of each and saved £100. A-Plan.
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Old 24th September 2017, 18:09
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Default New Rear Shocks

The NSR shock was looking a bit damp so I picked up a pair of Sachs standard rear shocks 556214009 and some HD mounts 3003359102 and fitted them today.
Straightforward job- there's a good YouTube video. What he didn't say- no need to take the wheels off although it's easier if you remove the spare wheel. And when replacing the rear shelf liner- start at the ends and finish in the middle.

I couldn't resist adding a touch of copper grease to all of the threads (why did Ed China never do that?) as an "Ian Woz 'ere" touch even though they were all dry when I took them apart.

I did remove the wheels and give the splines another smear of copper grease whilst it was up in the air.

Then a nice test drive just before it rained- deffo firmer ride and hopefully a happy MOT man in a few months.
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I know everyone rates Edd China but on a few cars that I have owned and know well, he didn't seem to know much about them and ignored well known problems and weaknesses which to me defeats the object of the programme.
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Default Z3 Wiring Diagram

Just doing a little trouble-shooting before the MOT and found these:

http://www.wedophones.com/BMWManualsLead.htm

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Great find, just bookmarked the 2001 for myself.
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Default Circuit of Wales

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Looks like it was killed off back in July.

But now the Welsh Government says that it is open minded about it after all. I hope that nobody is holding their breath...

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