Z3 project...no going back now!

bigwinn · Post by **bigwinn** » Wed Mar 13, 2024 8:38 am

Pondrew wrote: ↑Tue Mar 12, 2024 9:47 pm
bigwinn wrote: ↑Tue Mar 12, 2024 9:44 pm That looks superb
Wife said it looks like it belongs on a boat!

Agreed- a Riva

And they look stunning

MikeyH · Post by **MikeyH** » Wed Mar 13, 2024 11:09 am

Mr Tidy wrote: ↑Wed Mar 13, 2024 12:29 am
Pondrew wrote: ↑Wed Mar 13, 2024 12:10 am Bored now! I think I will gaffer tape the body on, tidy up the interior and just sell it for £50k!

I really fancy an Alfa Giulia Quadrifoglio....
Keep going - we're looking forward to reading about it.

Those Alfas do look good though - maybe you've been looking at Pistonheads? https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/top ... &t=2067897

They do look nice but I don’t think I could live with the front number plate off centre. It would drive me up the wall

pvr · Post by **pvr** » Wed Mar 13, 2024 11:24 am

MikeyH wrote: ↑Wed Mar 13, 2024 11:09 am
They do look nice but I don’t think I could live with the front number plate off centre. It would drive me up the wall

Balance it out with a Discovery for the off-set rear plate?

1536Z4 · Post by **1536Z4** » Wed Mar 13, 2024 11:49 am

pvr wrote: ↑Wed Mar 13, 2024 11:24 am Balance it out with a Discovery for the off-set rear plate?

Pondrew · Post by **Pondrew** » Tue Mar 19, 2024 11:45 pm

Cut holes for the lights and side vents today. Temporarily fitted. Rears are waiting for new lenses to delete the MGB reflectors

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MikeyH · Post by **MikeyH** » Tue Mar 19, 2024 11:50 pm

Looking good

nice to see things moving on

Mr Tidy · Post by **Mr Tidy** » Wed Mar 20, 2024 12:23 am

Some good progress there.

Special Kay · Post by **Special Kay** » Wed Mar 20, 2024 2:06 am

The wheelbarrow is looking good

N4LLY · Post by **N4LLY** » Wed Mar 20, 2024 4:09 am

Most excellent @ Pondrew

Best get a shift on, soon be spring / summer

Zed Baron · Post by **Zed Baron** » Wed Mar 20, 2024 9:16 am

Starting to come together! Reminds me of my best mate in our late teens, he decided to build a MG Roaster V8 (I believe they never built one, the MGC was a coupe). So he bought an old tired MG roadster and an ex Police Rover SD1 V8 (just for the engine and the brakes). A new heritage shell and off he went. The engine went to Oselli for a rebuild and a dirty big Hemi carb arrived from the States, so over the next few months it took shape, a lot of it was built in his bedroom and then we would manhandle the bits down the stairs (including the engine at one point). He had to design new engine mounts and weld them, pretty impressive thinking that only a couple of years before his only technical experience was making a spatula in wood work!. It was finally completed, and painted in Tartan red and was very quick, as he put his foot down I kept thinking back to the spatula, but it kept together!

Pondrew · Post by **Pondrew** » Wed Mar 20, 2024 11:17 am

Special Kay wrote: ↑Wed Mar 20, 2024 2:06 am The wheelbarrow is looking good

Yeah....that's cos I didn't make that!

pvr · Post by **pvr** » Wed Mar 20, 2024 11:43 am

Where is the protective sheeting before you put that paintwork on the ground

Nice bodyshell shape though (minus the scratches underneath)

BMWZ4MC · Post by **BMWZ4MC** » Wed Mar 20, 2024 1:04 pm

Whose legs are wrapped up in the grey plastic sheet under the wheel barrow? Is that what you meant when you said you sold some of the body parts from the Z3?

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ronk · Post by **ronk** » Wed Mar 20, 2024 1:16 pm

How are the body panels going to be fixed to the existing structure ?
Is it a nuts and bolts job or resin and matting?

Pondrew · Post by **Pondrew** » Wed Mar 20, 2024 1:27 pm

pvr wrote: ↑Wed Mar 20, 2024 11:43 am Where is the protective sheeting before you put that paintwork on the ground

Nice bodyshell shape though (minus the scratches underneath)

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The whole lot has to be sanded back and filled, sanded and filled, then other shite put on before it can be painted anyway. It's got huge lumps of grp all over it at present where it came out of the moulds.
A few minor scratches ain't gonna make any difference at this stage.

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