325i Sport black - MTech1 - Now for sale (again) !!

Post Thu Jan 08, 2015 11:42 pm

Rust situation mate is:

Very small local repair to the roof - it's very good under the headlining just a small place which has gone, maybe 5mm x 5mm
Drivers sill repair needed
Both jacking points obviously
Small repair by the filler flap and it's again very good round the arches, just this small place.

It was restored 5 years ago so not bad really

Post Sat Jan 10, 2015 6:56 pm

Busy day today.

4 weld repairs done

coolant changed, new bleed screw fitted and tank scrubbed out.

Replaced gear selector arms with a spare set up i had with new bushes and a Z3 short shift kit- what a pain but it now means i don't have to remove the centre console to get it in reverse.

Also replaced the gearbox mounts as they were both sheared in two and completely detached from the box. Shocking really.

Replaced the rear shocks which were terrible with some nice Bilstein ones.

Oil and filter change

Replaced clutch reservoir and bled through the system.

Replaced the sunroof panel with a rust free version !

I also got a really nice carpet from an old breaker as the old one had turned into a clutch fluid sponge !

Just need to paint the weld repair sections and put it all back together

Then we're on the road !!!

Post Sat Jan 10, 2015 7:14 pm

jimbom30cab wrote:Busy day today.

4 weld repairs done

coolant changed, new bleed screw fitted and tank scrubbed out.

Replaced gear selector arms with a spare set up i had with new bushes and a Z3 short shift kit- what a pain but it now means i don't have to remove the centre console to get it in reverse.

Also replaced the gearbox mounts as they were both sheared in two and completely detached from the box. Shocking really.

Replaced the rear shocks which were terrible with some nice Bilstein ones.

Oil and filter change

Replaced clutch reservoir and bled through the system.

Replaced the sunroof panel with a rust free version !

I also got a really nice carpet from an old breaker as the old one had turned into a clutch fluid sponge !

Just need to paint the weld repair sections and put it all back together

Then we're on the road !!!

Well done Jim, sounds like you've had an eventful day, Keep up the good work.

Post Sat Jan 10, 2015 10:29 pm

jimbom30cab wrote:Busy day today.

4 weld repairs done

coolant changed, new bleed screw fitted and tank scrubbed out.

Replaced gear selector arms with a spare set up i had with new bushes and a Z3 short shift kit- what a pain but it now means i don't have to remove the centre console to get it in reverse.

Also replaced the gearbox mounts as they were both sheared in two and completely detached from the box. Shocking really.

Replaced the rear shocks which were terrible with some nice Bilstein ones.

Oil and filter change

Replaced clutch reservoir and bled through the system.

Replaced the sunroof panel with a rust free version !

I also got a really nice carpet from an old breaker as the old one had turned into a clutch fluid sponge !

Just need to paint the weld repair sections and put it all back together

Then we're on the road !!!

Legend!

Are you going to go bare shell with this one at some stage?

Post Sat Jan 10, 2015 10:54 pm

Probably mate, but not this year. Just tarting it up so it's ok to drive about this year without breaking down or getting wet feet. Will do a proper job next year on this. Cheers mate.

Post Sun Jan 11, 2015 5:54 am

Busy day indeed, are you not spoiling us with pics in this thread like your other one then Jim?

Post Mon Jan 12, 2015 11:20 pm

Cracking on with this little black number tonight thanks to Andy helping me out.

I thought the brakes were a bit....non existant !! So bleeded the system and found the rear nearside caliper emitted no fluid, turned out there was a blockage in the caliper, so changed that and we have a nice firm brake pedal again. All the discs, pads and flexi's are good also.

There was a damaged HT lead, no 3 cylinder lead had come away from the connector, so that was replaced and whilst at it I fitted a new Dizzy cap and rotor arm and 6 new spark plugs.

Finally, stripped down the inlet system and gave everything a good clean with carb cleaner. No vacuum leaks found and she purrs like a kitten. Pleased to find very little, if any, oil in the TB and boot so the lump should be in reasonable condition.

Couple of Pics

These are the 2 essential bits of welding which are planned for Thursday

The list of things to do is getting shorter but still plenty to go

Post Tue Jan 13, 2015 2:51 pm

Got to admire how you just get stuck in to things! Top work!

Post Tue Jan 13, 2015 11:14 pm

Not too much to report tonight

Changed the GB oil, adjusted the handbrake, stripped down the clocks to sort a couple of defects, sealant added to the top of the steering column and a bit of general faffing about.

Post Wed Jan 14, 2015 12:12 am

Good work jumbo, car looks/sounds like a perfectly useable tech 1 to just fix drive and enjoy daily , look forward to seeing it

Post Wed Jan 14, 2015 12:17 am

Yup, it's not bad for a tech1 and when the works finished in a week, it will be a solid and usable daily

Post Wed Jan 14, 2015 1:54 am

Sell it to me !!! Haha, I'd love a tech 1 to hoon around in daily

Post Wed Jan 14, 2015 3:13 am

Thats a lot of work carried out in such a short period of time, nice work Jim.

Post Fri Jan 16, 2015 11:48 pm

Battery tray now sorted, ready for a little dressing off and seam seal

Rusty sill repaired

Spent the kids lego money at the stealers

and when the fuel filter turns up.....

I can fit some new fuel hose also

Got a few more new bits to fit tomorrow

K+N panel filter
Radiator shroud
Both V belts
Fuel filter
Wiper blades

Following that, the interior needs to be scrubbed to death and re-fitted and it's almost ready to get in and enjoy

Post Sat Jan 17, 2015 12:24 am

Talk about a winter daily with style

Post Sat Jan 17, 2015 9:13 am

It's definitely a twenty foot car this one, don't look any closer than 20 ft.

But hopefully it will be reliable and dry !

Post Sat Jan 17, 2015 7:28 pm

Nice from afar but far from nice?

Think your being a bit harsh on your efforts there Jim, it's looking really good and even of not as good as the other shell your on with it will still be better than a lot out there.

Post Mon Jan 19, 2015 8:34 pm

Good work as always Jim! !

Post Mon Jan 19, 2015 9:52 pm

Guess what mate, the car is on hold whilst I wait for parts ........ its taking ages and is flippin annoying, never ordering from mister-auto again.....what goes around comes around hey !!!

All that's left to do is:

Replace fuel filter
Replace all fuel hoses
Refit interior
Replace aux belts

Post Tue Jan 20, 2015 7:37 am

jimbom30cab wrote:Guess what mate, the car is on hold whilst I wait for parts ........ its taking ages and is flippin annoying, never ordering from mister-auto again.....

Haha I've been here before.. always reluctant to order from them, because they take around 10 days to arrive.

Post Wed Jan 21, 2015 9:40 am

Still no sign of the bits, so annoying

Car is all but finished now, just the black grille and retro alloys to go.

Pics to follow

Post Thu Jan 22, 2015 10:50 pm

Bugger me the mr-auto parts have turned up,

Get this one finished at the weekend now and go for a cruise and pub lunch on Sunday

Post Sat Jan 24, 2015 8:39 am

I think we're nearly there now with this

Got a new rad shroud and some nice white fittings from BM. Eventually the fuel filter came so Andy changed the filter and all the hoses+clips in the engine bay.

The interior was scrubbed to death and a fresh coat of black carpet dye applied.

To finish off we changed both aux belts and did 101 other little bits like wiper blades, washer fluid etc etc.

Back on the road now and will be my daily hack for a while.

As always there is more to do....but further update to follow when the AVEZ and ICE arrive

We're off to give it a good test drive today

Post Sat Jan 24, 2015 8:55 am

Post Sat Jan 24, 2015 8:56 am

duplicate

Post Sat Jan 24, 2015 9:53 am

jimbom30cab wrote:duplicate

Top paedoing !

PS ; I hope you are taking the exorbitant cost of running that heater out of the soft c000nts wages !

Post Sat Jan 24, 2015 3:30 pm

To be honest Pete, it looks well used on the outside and due a resto.

Andy is actually a net debtor to his employeer, the bulb blew in the inspection lamp he was using last week.

Post Sat Jan 24, 2015 9:33 pm

Excellent progress as always Jim!

Yep you felt my pain with waiting for parts didn't you!?

lol makes it feel even more special when they arrive I found

I look forward to more updates

Post Sat Jan 24, 2015 9:39 pm

Honestly I feel so bad now, if you had said how urgent it was I would have done it straight away, so sorry, feel really bad

Post Sat Jan 24, 2015 9:43 pm

jimbom30cab wrote:Honestly I feel so bad now, if you had said how urgent it was I would have done it straight away, so sorry, feel really bad

Don't be silly mate!

The weather was sh1t anyway so I doubt I would have driven it!

Main thing is it was a good pump which you delivered with so Im happy!

:D

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Post Mon Jan 26, 2015 10:07 am

Well, I made it into work ok this morning.

Couple of issues

I heard the "tang tang" as a centre cap fell off but managed to pull in and recover it.

Slight miss-fire on warm idle but I have a lead on what it probably is.....looks like a cylinder head change is on the cards, lucky I have a spare good one.

Post Tue Jan 27, 2015 11:29 pm

Ride height

Basically for me it was too low but odd...it was very low and also very soft on the springs so there was quite a bit of body roll etc. I really didn't like it at all

So now it's sitting an inch higher at the rear and about 3/4 of an inch higher at the front.

Much less roll, car feels much more planted and better to corner with

Well Happy