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Post by Behr » Sat Mar 04, 2017 11:10 am

Hi everyone, I'm Behr.

I have just purchased a nice little June 2003 E85 Z4 2.5i (M54) with pretty much all available options fitted. It was a BMW launch car so quite an early chassis number and a bit of a curiousity about it. I have been driving it for the past 10 days getting to the bottom of what it needs and wants. So far so good - new control arms and new brakes to start with along with some squeaks and niggles. I intend to fix it up and enjoy it thoroughly. It really is quite an addictive car.

I have to say that this forum has been a great resource so far and I look forward to contributing.

About me - well, I'm a serial BMW owner and basket case. Aside from the 'new to me' Z4 I currently have a 1971 BMW 2002 automatic which I have restored over the last 10 years. I have also dabbled in E21's and E30's in the past as well as most versions of M5. Most notable DIY acheivement aside from the '02 restoration is my E30 Touring which I retrofitted with an S50B30 from an early E36 M3 and got a magazine feature. My daily drivers consist of a Tesla Model S and a Mercedes CLA so a little eclectic to say the least. More on all of that another time perhaps!

I will post pictures soon and also start a new build thread to document the jobs that need doing.

Best,

Behr.

I am located in Gloucestershire, UK.
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Post by -Tom- » Sat Mar 04, 2017 11:13 am

Welcome along! :thumbsup: Great car history too, enjoy the Z :driving:
-Z4 M Coupe, Silver Grey, Imola Red Nappa, carbon leather, CSLs, SuperSprint Race, Track Mode Enabled
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Post by Marlon » Sat Mar 04, 2017 11:58 am

Welcome to the forum, hardly seems right calling you a 'Newbie' - I'm a serial BMW owner and basket case. - we've got one or two of those, so you should feel right at home :D
Looking forward to pics and your build thread
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Post by Rusky » Sat Mar 04, 2017 12:29 pm

Welcome, enjoy the zed :driving:
3.0l Silver SMG, whippy and ginge fringe/ Sound gen mod/ Media bridge fitted (bluetooth and audio streaming) / Clear third break light/ Hard Top/ Eibachs springs and DLV back box/ Roof motor in the boot/ plus lots more.

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Post by RickRob » Sat Mar 04, 2017 1:54 pm

Hi and welcome.

I suspect that you Zed won't stay original for too long!

Enjoy :driving:
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Post by buzyg » Sat Mar 04, 2017 1:58 pm

Welcome on to the board. Look forward to a few nice pics of your Beemer Fleet. :)
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Post by bmwaddict » Sat Mar 04, 2017 2:12 pm

Welcome, from another relatively z4 newbie but fellow BMW fanatic. Some great current and previous cars and a history I'm envious of! Only on my 4th bmw! Sounds like you're in the right place! Would love to see pics of the e30 with the m3 lump, and the zed of course! Enjoy :thumbsup:
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Post by TomK » Sat Mar 04, 2017 2:13 pm

Welcome along behr, interesting Z as you say, perhaps one of the oldest around?!
Do you still have the e30 touring? One of my favourite cars, my uncle used to have a 325 in dark green. I can only imagine what one must go like with an s50! Inspired choice :)
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Post by MefiEcosse » Sat Mar 04, 2017 2:34 pm

Welcome! :thumbsup:
Good to know my 03 2.5i isn't the oldest one here, a much younger Sept 03! :wink:
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Post by Behr » Sun Mar 12, 2017 4:03 pm

So I thought I’d post a couple of previous BMW endeavours to help put my previous comments in context, and for you to realise I'm probably not quite right in the head when it comes to BMW's..

Here’s my E30 Touring. Originally it was a 325i. I fitted a 3.0 litre S50B30 from a mid-90’s M3 and a matching 5 speed Getrag ‘box.
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Lots re-wiring needed to make the S50 at home. I love wiring...
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Custom exhaust manifolds and steering linkages

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Clocks from an E30 M3 (S14 engined) converted to work with a cylinder car
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Brake servo relocated with custom bracketry

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Rebuilt struts with H&R springs and Bilstein's

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Rear axle rebuilt with LSD added

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The finished install (photo's courtesy of Total BMW magazine)

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Magazine feature photo:

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Here is my 1971 BMW 2002 automatic which I've owned for over 10 years. It's undegone a full bare shell rebuild almost down to every nut and bolt in my ownership and only comes out every once in a while now. If I ever had written a build thread it would have been over 1000 pages I'm sure -

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Lurking with my other basket case which definitely doesn't belong on a BMW forum! - "Voldemort"

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I hope the mods don't mind this post as it's not really Z4 orientated. Hopefully I'll be able to contribute more specifically in the future with the new Z4; I'll post some pictures of it shortly. I got busy with it this weekend!
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Post by Izzyspi » Sun Mar 12, 2017 5:41 pm

Excellent - loving the E30.... :driving:
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Post by Chris_D » Sun Mar 12, 2017 5:50 pm

Welcome!
Top collection and that 2002 is insanely cool :thumbsup:
Youre definitely in good company here when it comes to bimmer basket cases!
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Post by Grumpyowl » Sun Mar 12, 2017 6:05 pm

Welcome to the forum Behr enjoy your Z4, and your certainly going to be an asset on here :thumbsup:

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Post by Stuartt » Sun Mar 12, 2017 6:06 pm

Hi and welcome along, lovely motors there and a great history.

Looking forward to see what you have instore for the Zed.

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Post by paddy wright » Sun Mar 12, 2017 7:11 pm

Some beautiful cars you have there! Welcome to the forum.
Z4 2.2 sterling grey,Msport seats,retrofit cupholders,cruise,footwell lights,sound gen and mfsw,18"ellipsoids,xenons+light washers,ZHPknob,folding mirrors,3"stubby,update wheel caps,gateway300 ipod, wind deflector to keep the wife happy!

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