'Oddjob' aka 2002 330i Touring
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Thanks for all the compliments on the car so far.
Small update, and probably the easiest fix to date.
Broken off the leather strap used to lift the false floor up in the boot. Had some spare black webbing strap left over from securing the fire extinguisher so.. 15 mins later, one new strap all secured and ready to work.
Small update, and probably the easiest fix to date.
Broken off the leather strap used to lift the false floor up in the boot. Had some spare black webbing strap left over from securing the fire extinguisher so.. 15 mins later, one new strap all secured and ready to work.
Alright, so spent a good 5 hours or so prepping / cleaning and checking the car over for next week at Retrorides weekender including some tracktime.
Insides got cleaned, car got jacked up and a full deep clean and polish including the wheels.
There's a few minor marks and scratches but she still shines up pretty well.
Also got my show plates through and drilled to fit nicely.
Insides got cleaned, car got jacked up and a full deep clean and polish including the wheels.
There's a few minor marks and scratches but she still shines up pretty well.
Also got my show plates through and drilled to fit nicely.
Edited by Sf_Manta on Sunday 14th May 15:54
Edited by Sf_Manta on Sunday 14th May 15:54
Will have to say, Retrorides Weekender is absolutely epic, if you've not been, do take a look at the Gathering in August or next year.
And got some pictures from Goodwood, querying about getting some more at the moment.
Edit , found the youtube tags don't work for clips so.. https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxF2owsxhCzOOoKs6K2PhkB... for a nice tyre smoking launch
And got some pictures from Goodwood, querying about getting some more at the moment.
Edit , found the youtube tags don't work for clips so.. https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxF2owsxhCzOOoKs6K2PhkB... for a nice tyre smoking launch
Finally got around to uploading the videos from the Retrorides weekender, also got a few pictures, but need to pull those from the main pc.
Also did some servicing over the weekend but forgot to get pics, oil change went... messily as i missed my drain tray and had to wash the drive down after mopping the mess up.
Also bled the brake / clutch systems and found my rear pads are practically gone and the fronts are low.. so £280 bill from Demon tweeks for fresh pads.. will get pics on Saturday.
Also did some servicing over the weekend but forgot to get pics, oil change went... messily as i missed my drain tray and had to wash the drive down after mopping the mess up.
Also bled the brake / clutch systems and found my rear pads are practically gone and the fronts are low.. so £280 bill from Demon tweeks for fresh pads.. will get pics on Saturday.
Well then, it's been an eventful few weeks for me here.
Firstly back at the start of June, I prepped the car for a trip to the south of France to that 24 hour race many of us enjoy watching, and for some like my self had the oppitunity to work at in the past, and this year certainly didn't disappoint. The on track action being absolutely epic as well as getting my car on the PH stand at the Great British Welcome at the 2nd year i've visited as a spectator.
Spent a few days prepping the car for the trip, including an oil change, new brake pads and a fluid flush on the brake system as i had a trackday the day after i got back from Le Mans to attend. This plus my rear washer pump deciding to fail and a quick trip to Euro's to get a replacement
Day before the trip, car was all stickered up at a friend's place with another friend's chariot, a Jaguar XFR Le Mans edition if i recall? Aka 5.0 V8 and supercharged. which made my 261bhp 330i look sluggish. Still both cars were loaded and driven out and back again with only one issue being the jag's washer pump decided to forgo living anymore.
Once back from Le Mans, off i went to Donnington for a trackday there as I'd been invited for a well known Youtuber's birthday bash at the trackday which proved pretty fun.
Morning went well, got some good time in the car and was getting faster as the day wore on till right before lunch when i took someone out for a passenger ride when.. this happened. I caused a red flag for the first time ever in my time doing track days and had to suffer the tow back to the pits as I couldn't select any gears.
This meant no more running for me that day and the slight issue of getting home from Donnington, easily a 70mile drive and no means to select gears.
however, a suggestion of "This your tool box? got a big screwdriver handy?" resulted in some drilling of the remains (hence the hole) and this was the result
Amazingly it worked reasonably well, and i got home without any further drama, though also made me think of it as a perfect anti theft device.. how can you drive a manual car if there's no gearstick?
Still i needed to replace it and thankfully I'd kept ahold of my old shifter setup, which after a little tweeking and 2 hours rolling around under the car to wrestle it in means i've got at least something that's looking back to stock for now. I'm already talking to the vendors about a possible discount on a replacement as when I asked about it, turns out they'd had a design change post when i brought my kit likely due to failures of this nature.
Least that's gonna work for now till i can look at a replacement, as I'm having to currently start over with my house hunting as I had to recind on an offer due to issuses and a vendor that refused to budge on price.
Firstly back at the start of June, I prepped the car for a trip to the south of France to that 24 hour race many of us enjoy watching, and for some like my self had the oppitunity to work at in the past, and this year certainly didn't disappoint. The on track action being absolutely epic as well as getting my car on the PH stand at the Great British Welcome at the 2nd year i've visited as a spectator.
Spent a few days prepping the car for the trip, including an oil change, new brake pads and a fluid flush on the brake system as i had a trackday the day after i got back from Le Mans to attend. This plus my rear washer pump deciding to fail and a quick trip to Euro's to get a replacement
Day before the trip, car was all stickered up at a friend's place with another friend's chariot, a Jaguar XFR Le Mans edition if i recall? Aka 5.0 V8 and supercharged
. which made my 261bhp 330i look sluggish. Still both cars were loaded and driven out and back again with only one issue being the jag's washer pump decided to forgo living anymore.Once back from Le Mans, off i went to Donnington for a trackday there as I'd been invited for a well known Youtuber's birthday bash at the trackday which proved pretty fun.
Morning went well, got some good time in the car and was getting faster as the day wore on till right before lunch when i took someone out for a passenger ride when.. this happened. I caused a red flag for the first time ever in my time doing track days and had to suffer the tow back to the pits as I couldn't select any gears.
This meant no more running for me that day and the slight issue of getting home from Donnington, easily a 70mile drive and no means to select gears.
however, a suggestion of "This your tool box? got a big screwdriver handy?" resulted in some drilling of the remains (hence the hole) and this was the result
Amazingly it worked reasonably well, and i got home without any further drama, though also made me think of it as a perfect anti theft device.. how can you drive a manual car if there's no gearstick?
Still i needed to replace it and thankfully I'd kept ahold of my old shifter setup, which after a little tweeking and 2 hours rolling around under the car to wrestle it in means i've got at least something that's looking back to stock for now. I'm already talking to the vendors about a possible discount on a replacement as when I asked about it, turns out they'd had a design change post when i brought my kit likely due to failures of this nature.
Least that's gonna work for now till i can look at a replacement, as I'm having to currently start over with my house hunting as I had to recind on an offer due to issuses and a vendor that refused to budge on price.
LanceRS said:
Well done on the new place, we are currently doing the same. Hopefully I will finally get my garage.
Are you moving far?
Moving up to Northampton once it all goes through.Are you moving far?
Had a cracking day out today though at Bicester Heritage at PH's 25th birthday, brilliant day out. loved it and couldn't believe how many people here were a fan of my car to be said
bolidemichael said:
Hi there, it was nice to meet you and learn about your enthusiasm for your car. I grabbed the QR code… it begins in 2014, almost ten years!
Yeah I've had it a while now, it works for me and since I've done all this work to it, feels bad to let it go and not enjoy it. Gassing Station | Readers' Cars | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff