MadaboutKitcars

Jemima Claxon is on record as saying that speed does NOT kill. It's the coming to a sudden halt that does that.

I was going to say that!

Yada, yada, Yada, whatever...

... I will still die smiling, possibly in a ball of flame and backwards

Just got around to watching this vid. Hmm, crawling around under a car that's balanced on a wonky axle stand you haven't seated properly really is living life on the edge.

Would've ultimately handled better if he'd put a 1.9 in though... eep:

Help! Does anyone out there know of a company that will make me some custom round domed resin badges?
There are loads of people on ebay selling these type of badges but they all seem to be re-sellers not makers.
I used to have a chap that did them but lost his email address.

http://www.bike-stickers.com/homepage.htmtry these guys

try a company called Sticky Fingers Graphics they made me some raised resin 250 GTO graphics for my sill plates , the fellas name is Martin

We have noticed recently that the prices of 2.8's and 3.0 Z3's have been high. Some of our customers have had to pay £2000 and more for a donor. This was worrying as we wanted to build a new Kobra demonstrator and needed a good cheap donor as its 'dead' money sat around in a car. I trawled all the sites I could find and they all were very expensive. Then I found the one on Autotrader of all places. I now have a 1 previous owner, full BMW service history with many extras widebody 2.8 manual in cosmos black, stunning condition and faultless to drive for £1450! Two bonuses, its a widebody and the private plate is perfect. The bargains are still out there is you look. We should get back at least £1000 on the old parts so a cheap good donor. Dont give up, keep searching.

Nice number plate for a Kobra !

What colour is the dash etc? I cant tell by the pics.

I think the interior of this kobra on ebay really lets it down...



Cheap car though

Hi
Yes that one is not the best it could be. I have some plans to change it. You will see it at Stoneleigh. It will be much better than the red one. No Z4 bits...yuk.

Absolute bargain, good find.

1997 (R) 145,000 miles? Be careful cos it's not showing listed with DVLA or Police records!

Yes I know because of a plate change. I called DVLA and all is good.

Cool - was worried. Almost worth parting the plate out for the cheapest 1 owner donor ever!

I should've let you find my donor....

Hi Smash and Richard,

Your SWB convertible kit will be ready for collection on Monday.

Excited!!

Each to their own, of course, but to me being able to use the donor interior untouched is a major part of the appeal in the Kalifornia and Kobra. So many kits are let down by their trim and having something with modern ergonomics and functionality is a real bonus.

+1 from me. The only things I'm contemplating doing to my Z300S are dyeing the leather seats a darker shade of brown and fitting a wood rim steering wheel.

+1 for me too . There are some good options with the Z3 . The all black interior with the early plain leather seats is probably one of the better choices.
Change of steering wheel , a few selected chrome bits and removal of the BMW logo's. Job done !

My interior has new door panels and a centre console. A bit of leather glued to the dash top. That's about it really.

Still looks significantly different and I think it looks age appropriate. Original leather seats and dash don't bring it down to much I think

Got two more 250 swb build commissions today.We now have enough work around till next March.

Cut out and resin bonded in the filler cap recess into a Coupe shell earlier.





And on the other coupe build we straightened up the wonkey roof scoop.

-ve 1 from me. Stock BMW Z3 interior is Horrid with a capital huh.

Each to their own though, I suppose. Sniff.

For an Hamerican car with a capital huh, it's not that bad- could have been a lot worse.