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Z3 project...no going back now!

So after much work, swearing and losing the will to live (again), my shiny new wire wheels are finally on the car. Goodyear all seasons were chosen as the rubber of choice, due to their looking quite 'traditional', being V rated (I needed these as my Z3 has a top speed of 140+) and about the only model of tyre in the size I could get in less than 3 months!
Never known fitting a set of wheels to a car to be such a PITA, mainly due to my Z3 not really being suitable for such small wheels (15").
I am now officially a 'master' with a 4.5" grinder, that's for definite!
It does now no longer look anything like a Z3, which is a huge bonus for my sense of achievement.
Interior should be ready early next week, dash is going back in for the final time (hopefully) tomorrow. New suspension to sort out the arch gaps is due to be fitted end of next week.
I have almost sorted the external 'pretty bits', so may be ready for the road (or at least MOT) during August.
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The car is moving on at a pace. I have now officially fallen in love with it (even after the headaches it has caused me and no doubt still will).
Dashboard finished, installed, tested and 100% working.
Wiring to said dash tidied. Rear view mirror fitted. Stereo fitted properly, tested and working.
Steering wheel and altered slip ring sorted (almost). Footwell trim pieces re-installed.
I now have a working oil pressure gauge; it runs very high (70psi) when cold. IMG_9887.JPGIMG_9889.JPGIMG_9892.JPGIMG_9893.JPG
 
Itโ€™s looking great Pondrew. Itโ€™s difficult to gauge from the photographs, are the hidden switches at risk of impaling your thigh or kebabing your patella?
 
It gets better Andy. I love that steering wheel. It looks appropriate for the car. Is it a Motolita one?
What are you going to do when Heather decides she would rather have this to go to work in, rather than the Ford?;);)
 
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