Cheers Iain. I'll remember that! Might grab a slightly tired centre console to hack about in the cold winter months.
Z3(00S) - EV project
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Made a start on the new motor this aft, separating it from its gearbox. This is the rear motor from the Outlander. Not notionally any more powerful yet somehow a lot beefier and certainly heavier!
I'll add more details down the line but quick request: does anyone have an old clutch they could part with? I need the centre to make up a new coupler. Have posted in the wanted section as well. Otherwise it's dumpster diving for me this weekend!
I'll add more details down the line but quick request: does anyone have an old clutch they could part with? I need the centre to make up a new coupler. Have posted in the wanted section as well. Otherwise it's dumpster diving for me this weekend!
I also have a spare console to hack about, if I get to it before you do yours I can make you a set of cables.
That’s hard stainless wire, bend on the left is holding the wire and bending with pliers. The one on the right is holding the wire with pliers and bending with a thumb. Much tighter bend that doesn’t slip out, I can’t remember what car it was we had loads of problems with. Previous owner replaced a cable badly.
Really needs pliers like these;
That’s hard stainless wire, bend on the left is holding the wire and bending with pliers. The one on the right is holding the wire with pliers and bending with a thumb. Much tighter bend that doesn’t slip out, I can’t remember what car it was we had loads of problems with. Previous owner replaced a cable badly.
Really needs pliers like these;
Not seen those before but want a pair now. You can never have enough tools!
Few photos of the new Z3 - so far only known as Project 2 (blog post here: https://projects.tomcheesewright.com/2021/10/21/diy-ev-project-number-2/)
I'm actually quite happy with what I've found. Rust doesn't look too bad to me so far, but will find out when I get it properly stripped down.
I'm actually quite happy with what I've found. Rust doesn't look too bad to me so far, but will find out when I get it properly stripped down.
Finally got around to editing together some video and stills into an introduction to the EV. Love to know what you think and whether you would like to see more?
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssiZTNHY_GM
That YouTube thing seems to have gone down pretty well so I've done another one. The YouTube editor's still doing its thing as I write so the length is wrong (it's only 12 minutes really), but take a look. No Z3 content in this one I'm afraid. Instead I head over the Pennines to have a drive of my friend Jamie's electric Beetle and try to work out why our cars cut out.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2XGvmdJkXw
More video action! Complete strip down and rebuild of the front end in this one - and rather too much of my rear end:
https://youtu.be/seaWECD-mDk
https://youtu.be/seaWECD-mDk
Think I’ll wait for my supper to settle before watching the next instalment then
Probably wise! There's only so much I could do in the edit.Think I’ll wait for my supper to settle before watching the next instalment then
If you don’t already know it.
Your car is one of the feature cars in next months PPC, Practical Performance Car, out Dec 30th.
Described as a Tesla troubling Z1 though.
Your car is one of the feature cars in next months PPC, Practical Performance Car, out Dec 30th.
Described as a Tesla troubling Z1 though.
Amazing! I wrote the piece so very much aware but hadn't seen that yet. Thanks!If you don’t already know it.
Your car is one of the feature cars in next months PPC, Practical Performance Car, out Dec 30th.
Described as a Tesla troubling Z1 though.
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And that's only a slight exaggeration!
Sells copies though!
They are all really nice blokes
They are all really nice blokes
I've been a reader for years so more excited about this than just about any media I've ever done in my day job!
Immortalised in print 
One of the few readable from cover to cover magazines left.
My oldest lad is a photographer, he’s had quite a few cars featured in various mags, I’ll ask if there’s anything else he could get your cars featured in.
One of the few readable from cover to cover magazines left.
My oldest lad is a photographer, he’s had quite a few cars featured in various mags, I’ll ask if there’s anything else he could get your cars featured in.
johnc46
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The MOT fail video shows a RH drive Z3 but in this one it looks like a LH ??.
Brilliant project, look forward to seeing your progress.
Trick of the camera! One of them flips the screen when you're using the front facing camera and I keep forgetting to reverse it in the edit.
Oooh - amazing! Maybe wait until it's pretty. Still trying to find a garage to do the body swap in.Immortalised in print
One of the few readable from cover to cover magazines left.
My oldest lad is a photographer, he’s had quite a few cars featured in various mags, I’ll ask if there’s anything else he could get your cars featured in.
johnc46
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Tom... flipping the video would not put your left arm closer to the door and would not show you starting the car with your left hand, cmon tell all , love your project
