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My Kobra needed a bit of fettling. Especially after I transported the bonnet badly. Some magic with sandpaper and filler (and a bloody good body shop) and I’m very happy with the results.
My next tribute will be either another Kobra ( I want a Matt black one that looks as ratty as my earlier attempt ) or even a Z*gato if they are produced in Cali form. I have driven the 250 SWB coupe and felt a bit restricted. It’s all about the roof down for me.
Oh and I’m lazy and don’t want to deal with door skins
ps... thank you to everyone that continues to support us here at classic, it's been a blooming hard year and is at times physically and mentally exhausting ( with occasional blue air on my part stripping old z3s for parts/engines/gearboxes in the peeing rain outside our tiny unit, or tripping over my feet as we've grown so quickly and need somewhere bigger! ) but... only a year in and we are seeing incredible results.
the complete kit car magazine feature this month was amazing, if I was "real girl" not a mechanic bird it would have moved me to tears, and tkc is about to feature us too.
we couldn't do this without you chaps pushing us forward and encouraging us to keep learning and growing.. there are exciting developments in the pipeline in the coming year.
if anyone has any questions just ask, its often chaos so a phone call is usually quicker option.
thanks all, can't wait to see what the next year brings!
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Only drove it until you emptied the tank then??? That’s a design flaw methinks!
LOL no I meant I didn’t bother with a flash filler cap and all the hassle that goes with fitting it. I kept the location and original flap from the donor car. I like easy
LOL no I meant I didn’t bother with a flash filler cap and all the hassle that goes with fitting it. I kept the location and original flap from the donor car. I like easy
This afternoon and working together we offered the metal strengthening cage into position in order to mark out and drill the rear fixing stud holes through the inner rear wings to the boot. Easier said than done as the main tubes slide down inside the Z3 roll-hoop tubes but are an extremely tight fit!
Half an hour and several hundred thwacks with a soft-faced hammer later....
After which of course we had the fun of removing it again
The rear left hinge in the picture is going to need to move if we're going to be successful in fitting the filler where I intend in the rear deck. Ian tends to get these cages fully prepped and powder coated before fitting too so it'll look a lot different further down the line!
I had a look at your car today, when visiting CC. Very nice.
Apologies - I replied to your private message about the hood but not to your comment here! Early days yet, but hopefully will turn out nice in the end - many thanks!
Ian and I have been busy with other things so things have been a bit quiet in the past couple of weeks, until today...
After much deliberation we've come up with a plan for the fuel filler and filler pipe route. The first step of which was to approximate where it should go and both look good on the lines of the car as well as ape, more or less, the originals...
Note the various pencil lines for versions 1 through 18 or so!
I've decided not to recess the filler at all so I don't need to worry unduly about spillages getting into any recess. So the next step was to get stuck in and cut the boot lid....
We then cut off the inner skin around the hinge and moved this inward before re-bonding it to the lid, still allowing a 40mm lip around the perimeter and making sure to keep the hinge bolts aligned...
Looks a little messy at the moment but will be very solid when blended back into the original lines
While we were in a cutting mood we also cut the boot lid ready for a couple of recessed number plate lights (sorry, forgot to photograph that!) and also marked and cut the rear for a pair of flush fitting fog/reverse lights where the reflectors usually are...
Now I know the originals had no reverse light and usually a drop down suspended fog but I always feel these just look wrong on the lines of the car and I wanted to tidy things a little...plus it's mine so I'll do it my way...so there!
....only there to protect the leather seats beneath thankfully!) 
