BMW powered 280 project

[Zacky94]

Hi ziga ,

The frames are shot and the stitching has come away on a part of them
I may get them fixed yet they defiantly won't be scraped I'd rather the originals to the buckets but it will have to do for the time being

[Zacky94]

That's not a bad idea to be honest I'll have a play see if I can find somewhere better for it , its not so bad where it is plenty of room for gear changes etc be better out the way abit more tho

the pedal box is a lot nicer than the old one , clutch was like a brick!
Pedals feel a lot better now

Makes everything a lot more adjustable also

Thanks for the feed back

[Zacky94]

Few more bits arrived at work today for the old girl

Some good Ridge hoses the missing piece of the braking puzzle!



One draw in my toolbox at work is dedicated to TVR bits as you can see haha


Only a small update unfortunately I'm still waiting on taking the car to its new home for the winter while the chasis gets some
TLC not a lot of point in fitting most of these bits till the body is back off

Will keep the updates coming

Next on the wish list is a decent MIG welder I think gas shielded the gasless I brought to learn with is crap
Time to upgrade I think

[Zacky94]

I have a 100 amp gassless but to be honest I want as good as I can afford because it will be getting a lot of use over the winter

And bottles aren't a problem due to my uncle being a pub land lord so I can get argon shield on his account

After using the welder at work for various restorations on old bmw's the quality of weld is so much better
Neater and stronger

So I think it is defo the way to go

[Zacky94]

Haha that made me laugh ,
obviously he gets CO2 off them but I'm sure abit of argon shield won't be a problem

Some more goodies to come:



After finding my AVO ones to be shot
Gettin quite depressing my bank balance is

[Zacky94]

Today was quite a good day I actually drove the car all be it off my drive but it goes under its own steam!
Defiantly a Happy lad , probably p*ssed the neighbours off abit with no exhaust tho! Haha

Got myself a new welder to keep me busy with the chassis over the winter
Coil over conversion and some re designing of the trailing arm set up to come
Also to poly bush the rear end

Got the front poly bushes
And the braided flexi's fitted also

Sorting a trailer out at the moment to get it to its new home hoping to be there in the next week or 2

Exciting stuff!






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Will keep the progress updated quite slow at the moment I'm afraid

Edited by Zacky94 on Sunday 31st August 21:48

[Zacky94]

I'm afraid not zig I had to drive it at idle pritty much , if you touch the accelerator its just deafening
To be fair I was debating just putting the exhaust straight through no boxes for the noise but it would be ridiculous haha

When I move it to the workshop I will take a little video

[Zacky94]

Finally got the blasted tree stump out!
That was a long cuple of weeks!
Just sorting the workshop out now ready for her to live for the winter

I've decided to get it through an mot when the chassis is welded up and see how it drives and if anything needs attention before I go fabricating front suspension arms, trailing arms and the coilover conversion etc make sure it drives right and stops really!

I'm very stuck on what colour to paint it tho , any suggestions?

Cheers , zack

[Zacky94]

I think estroil blue is my favorite bmw blue, like this one


Yellow has gone through my mind a lot too like the Renault liquid yellow
This is a hard decision!

[Zacky94]

That's exactly what I was thinking zig , they don't suite ridiculous colours unfortunately ,
now I'm pushing towards estroil blue to be honest!

Cheers for the feedback

Zack,

[Zacky94]

This was exactly my thoughts on the wheels I was already set on those! Haha
A very dark grey or black

Cheers
Zack

[Zacky94]

I have been keeping a close eye on johns topic , it's a good read for sure ,
I enjoy reading what other people do with a lot more experience than myself

The rear tie bars will be the same as johns , trailing arms will differ also the front end will be diffrent too,
I want to fabricate the upper arms that's where my camber adjustment will be in the form of a rose joint
The anti roll bar drop links I want to be attached to the upper arm rather than the lower
This will improve roll so I'm told , 'making the car think it's lower' so to speak

And the lower arm will obviously house the bottom of the coilover and a rose joint to the hub
Nothing too complicated


My paint arrived yesterday for the old girl!
Estroil blue was the final answer can't wait to see what It looks like
Shouldn't be long now before the winters work begins!

Will keep the updates coming

Zack

[Zacky94]

Another toy brought today , seem to have a decent write up for the money
Don't know where it will be going yet tho maybe behind one of the vents
We will see!

[Zacky94]

I'll let you know what it's like when it comes!
It's the only way I can have a speedo apart from a gps one

[Zacky94]

Sounds good something like that was an option , this one has a magnetic pick up and you program the wheel size in etc and calibrate it from there
it might be more hassle than it's worth but doesn't look too complicated looking at the mauals

Cheers , zack

[Zacky94]

Few more goodies turned up today for the old girl
Sorted a alloy radiator and some twin kenlowes off ziga
(Thanks a lot mate spot on)

And an alloy thermostat housing , the plastic BMW one tend to break very easily so it's worth it's weight in gold

Also to come is an alloy expansion tank so that's the coolant side of things sorted bar some silicone hoses and bits and bobs

Will keep it updated as the workshop is ready for it to go into now

[Zacky94]

Been a while for an update but I have been busy with her !
It's in the work shop now at last!

Done a fair bit of prep to the body work found a lot of stress related issues witch I'm in the middle of sorting out / replacing for new panels etc.

The engine bay is completely bare ready for some paint some more prep and I hope to get it ready

The body is off just hovering over the chassis at the moment so after it's out the way I can crack on with the welding up and other new bits to fit

Bit bloody cold at the moment for most things but I'm still plodding on
I'm getting the Prop shaft sent off after Xmas to be made properly I think

Then it will be going back together!
My phone is playing up at the moment so pics are abit crap I will take a few better ones

[Zacky94]

I'm not amazingly fussed about the rev counter but that's a shame!
I'll report back when it's plumbed in and see if I have the same problems

To be fair tho I wasn't expecting it to be spot on for the money I payed
Bearing in mind most stack dashes are well over a grand

Cheers for the heads up

Zack

[Zacky94]

I havnt really touched it over the winter to be honest far to cold to be doing body work ,
Have welded the o/s outrigger up , been thinking about the engine managment side of it recently,

I've done some reading around and because the abs module is disconnected the ECU thinks the abs has a fault and will in turn limit the revs to 5500rpm witch is a bit of a pain losing 1000+ rpm

So an after market standalone ECU maybe an option currently due to not being a lot in the way of flashing bmw ECU's

Plus I can ditch the air mass and the throttle bodies can be fitted aswell as a 3.0l crank witch will stroke it out to a 3.0l
Should be good for 240-250horses witch I think is plenty for that car

Getting back in the workshop now the weathers better so should see some more updates , it's been a while but I've been a busy lad I'm afraid! ,

Zack