Z3cades S50 Progress Journal

[z3cade]

The new addition is my 98 S50 //M

The engine bay =p~

 

[badman gee]

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:-bd

 

[Macca]

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I can't wait to see it in the flesh Liam. Hope your bringing it to the Feb meal.

 

[badman gee]

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8-x

 

[Macca]

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I can't wait to see it in the flesh Liam. Hope your bringing it to the Feb meal.

richard, you will see it in the metal and will have to settle for that!!!!!!!

Ooooo, very good. you coming in yours Mark?

 

[badman gee]

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[EnthuZiaZT]

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Oh no, looks like I shall have to get to work on ours now, just to keep up the the Jones's s:rolleyes
Looks good in the pics. Liam. Hoping for good Feb weather for spotting Zeds and walking in Sandringham. s:mrgreen

 

[badman gee]

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[z3cade]

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Thanks for your comments guys, can we keep this thread just on my car progress please, hence why I've started a new journal thread, Ta.

 

[EnthuZiaZT]

Sorry Liam, Will do.
Have you decided whether you are going to change the colour of the wheels back to standard or not yet?

 

[z3cade]

Sorry Liam, Will do.
Have you decided whether you are going to change the colour of the wheels back to standard or not yet?

Dont worry No i think the car is going to stay as it is for the moment as the wheels are perfect condition and it would be a waist of money changing them back.. plus i love the finish of them with the Estroil fleck, its nice to be different

 

[badman gee]

Sorry Liam, Will do.
Have you decided whether you are going to change the colour of the wheels back to standard or not yet?

Dont worry No i think the car is going to stay as it is for the moment as the wheels are perfect condition and it would be a waist of money changing them back.. plus i love the finish of them with the Estroil fleck, its nice to be different

you are different mate

 

[z3cade]

After surfing the net i managed to find some instructions for the Alpine headunit that came with the car and found out the illumination could be changed.. The blue was to bright at night but the red matched the rest of the dash lights... result!!

 

[badman gee]

8-}

 

[z3cade]

Sill removal and rust prevention

Today the sills were removed so i could remove the mud and muck that had collected over the years on the sills, i also treated the areas so there should be no problems in the future for rust s:mrgreen

Sill removal

Jack up the car and place on axle stands
Remove wheels
remove rear arch liner

Remove kick pannel trim and door rubber

remove kick pannel plastic plug

Remove kick pannel by lifting up

You may brake some plastic clips so remove broken clips from holes

Remove front arch liner

Remove screw from front arch, top front of sill (use 10mm ratchet)

Remove three screws for the small side pannel, detatch side repeater and remove

Get a friend to help, but a good friend not a nutter... s:rolleyes

Remove screws from under the sill

Remove screw from rear arch

Remove small plastic trim from inside door and remove bolts that hold rear arch to allow better access for the screw behind it

Remove final bolts from top of the sill that were under the kick pannel and remove sill

Clean up box section and check for rust

Treat areas with rust with your prefered products

I used zinc 182 primer, clear waxoyl spray for inside box sections and original waxoyl underseal

Treated rear box section

Treated front box section

Sand down any rust found on the sill and treat with your desired products

Now just reverse the removal process and replace the sill, Job done :-bd

Luckly mine wasnt bad at all with rust but im glad ive done them so its now protected for the future.. i would recomend doing them

 

[z3cade]

Fitted today are my new gaitors with blue stitching and a Storm lighter plug to finish off the center console :x

 

[HornelZ3M]

That looks very neat Liam, well done.

 

[Jonttt]

Snap !

 

[shantybeater]

Great job on the sills liam, noticed last night whilst changing my rear brake pads that a bit of surface rust is showing. I think I will be carrying out the same job at some point soon. Did the panels all line up ok when you put the car back together?


Car looks mint BTW and the storm bits get a thumbs up from me

 

[badman gee]

we did mine shanty last week

the panels line up, but you need to pay attention when you do it.

its a job worth doing on all the zeds.

mark