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I have also removed the rubber strip from the lower edge of the tailgate glass and filled the slot with black silicone,my theory is that water runs down the tailgate glass and enters this slot by capilary action and then cannot escape,thus causing rust to form.
Many,many thanks to all zoners for your help and support with this project,could not have got this far without you.
Makes my BBTB same a touch lame in comparison.. 
Thought you were flying Saab this trip...thanks again to all(including Barry!) for your support,this has been one hell of a learning curve!georgen wrote:Hats off to you both Malc n' Hoshy,
Just Neil left to fix up his motor with a mad engine and the three of you will be flying on the roam !!
I agree. I repaired mine with black silicone and a new strip a few years ago and no sign of rust yet!daimlerman wrote:I have also removed the rubber strip from the lower edge of the tailgate glass and filled the slot with black silicone,my theory is that water runs down the tailgate glass and enters this slot by capilary action and then cannot escape,thus causing rust to form.
Flying Saab for the roam ? Not a chance !! The touring will be in full flow for this fine event !!daimlerman wrote:Thought you were flying Saab this trip...thanks again to all(including Barry!) for your support,this has been one hell of a learning curve!georgen wrote:Hats off to you both Malc n' Hoshy,
Just Neil left to fix up his motor with a mad engine and the three of you will be flying on the roam !!
Could not resist putting this one up! Just need to tidy up the wiring by the battery. Beemerbird, I was tempted by an ebay bargain end of last week...I now have a rusty 'L' plate touring in the garage that I am stripping the good bits off to finish this project,wish this had turned up 5 months back,would have saved me a lot of effort locating trim! Hope to regester and tax the 'folly' towards the end of this month.
£185 rent and £55 regestration fee then I was told that the thing would require a VIC (vehicle identity check) but at least this was 'free'.. the inspectors first words were,'I was expecting a LHD car...' so for a change I kept my big gob shut...thinking heck,SVA...The inspector was a decent fellow,hunted all round the M50 for an engine number without luck,so I showed him a copy of the V5 for the donor car and that kept him happy.I was eventualy offered an 'age related' plate...F641WFX..now FX was never issued back in the day so I turned that down and have transfered my retained plate from my classic Daimler that was sold to a German trader a little over a year ago...this is a three number three diget mark so it disguises the age but looks a bit strange on the BMW,I will get used to it.I then cancelled the outragous expensive insurance until I am ready to use the thing when I shall be able to simply transfer cover from one of the others.O a more practical note I have spent the last two or three weekends and several hours in the week trying to move the electric mirror switch to the r/h side.I eventualy solved the mystery today,not only are the mirror brackets different between LHD/RHD but the internal wiring to each mirror is different as well.I discovered that door harnesses are the same,drivers door/pax door just changes side but my problems only started there,far more wires in the drivers harness so the 'A' pillar sockets are different side to side...as this car unusualy has 'keep fit' windows all round but is wired for electric one's in the door harness's I was able to use spare wires to get the mirror switch out of the l/h door,this gave me one working mirror,swapping wires around and running one fresh one on the driver's side gave me both,at last! Current problems include fitting the glovebox and it's associated covers.But it's legal now and almost done! 
Although the wiring for power windows is(was now!) in the door looms I have no switch looms.We prefer the simple option of keeping the 'keep fit' windows,it's our age... Exhaust is complete,Fritz manifold as pictured and standard GSF centre and rear sections. I had to shorten the Fritz downpipes where they run along side the gearbox so that they would mate with the standard centre.I also had to slice off the 'olive' type fitting on the front of the centre section and use a pair of sliding clamp type fittings,with a large dollop of sealer...1an wrote:daimlerman can i quickly ask you something
would you be intrested in selling the keep fit front touring windows? if so how much as my old man is coming on the zone roam
and have you got the exhaust mated up yet?
MoT man said he would 'take it round the block to try the brakes with the Tapley meter'... came back with a grin from ear to ear... 
Just compare this piccie to the earlier interior shots! ......and and exterior shot,taken today at the Dovecote BMWCC meet close to Lincoln. To say that I am delighted with the way the car runs is an understatement,it is fantastic,well worth all my blood,sweat and tears.As soon as I was on the dual carriageway she rocketed up to speed and was almost silent as well,a true grand touring car.The regestration mark was retained from my Daimler,sold to a German trader last year.
.. Most issues are now sorted,thanks Dave, you need to look hard to see it's origins!
I have bought a new computer today,so at last I can bring you the exterior shot of the 'folly'... as I mentioned earlier,the reg. mark was retained from my Daimler,this at least gives me an excuse to keep my user name!Oh yes...DaveD wrote:are we seeing it on Friday
Sorry about the rice burner...t'was at Swinderby,the BMWCC meet at the end of March.E30BeemerLad wrote:where was that pic taken Malcolm? Parked next to a twin turbo Soarer?
Look foward to having a gander over this on Friday
