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Why's that Jet?

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Hi Chris,

Can you put us down for two full englishes please, no veggie nastiness?

Looking forward to seeing everyone

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Looks as if I might have started a trend

Not like me ?

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Hi Chaps, Thanks Jamal, as ever for getting this organised. I have just booked my room for the evening and yes please, count me in for the tour. I shall probably be in the CSL, as that is the one that I was taking to Gaydon, but I hope that is OK? I think I should squeak in on the tour as I have a z...

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Oooh er Toni - that sounds a little ambitious! I am no welder, but I do know how well engine oil burns. I'd want to see the repair sorted from both sides and ground off flush again if it were me. Can you imaging welding a crankshaft counterweight to the sump and then trying to start the car :shock:

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Good to have it back Pat, I am sure. I recall the rock very clearly and I think it is actually very lucky that there is no body damage. It must have squeezed under the nose cone and chin strip with fractions of an inch to spare and that bodes well for the undertray too. It is still surprising that, ...

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All that makes sense.

If you need to borrow an engine hoits Pat, I have one that is not (thankfully) in current use, so could be used to hold up the engine for whatever time it takes to effect the repairs........

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It is definitely early on in the car's life. Look at the chunky tread on the OE fit Pirellis and the lovely dark colour of the Nubuk - mine didn't even look like that after I had cleaned, de-greased and recoloured them!

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Dear Fred, I just wanted to add my comments and thanks for the tour. We arrived home safely on Wednesday night, after around 1950 miles, through which the Z1 performed faultlessly, although it did seem a bit slow on some of those uphill sections on the way up to Mont Louis :( The tour was great and ...

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Hi Pat, It was a pleasure to spend some time with you and Sneezy over the weekend and I am sorry that the sump did indeed end up being damaged. I'm not 100% sure about the Z1/E30, but struggled greatly replacing the sump gasket on my 3.0csl a few weeks ago (only to damage it while fitting I fear and...

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Hi Scorpion and nice to see you back here. I approve! The 'vette is a lot more tempting a proposition than a rotten old Dart - you did the right thing. Classics need to be cars that you can jump into and turn the key to enjoy, with the "just add petrol" method. An old Daimler is never goin...

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For info, the servo is fine as is. It is the master cylinder that you change for more beefy pedal feel (along with everything on Jamal's list, of course :D ). I didn't change the apportioning valve, located by the diff as I seem to recall. My Z1 stops as if it has hit a brick wall and doesn't seem o...

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I am pasting news of a Car Club organised trip below, to Munich to celebrate the BMW Centenary this year. I've put my name down, as I think it will be an excellent trip and am just trying to publicise it here. I appreciate not everyone is a member of the Club, but £45 solves that problem very quickl...

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Hi Guys, I can't help thinking that I should know this already, but can someone tell me if an E30 M3 steering rack is a straight replacement for the Z1 (obviously higher geared), as in will it fit to the front subframe without any cutting, welding and general mashing about? Just an idea I have in mi...

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That should have read "indeed". Bloody mobiles!

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To be thought of as a peer is high praise I fee in this company

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That's better

Now we're getting somewhere!

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I've just confirmed us on the tour. It would be great to see more UK Z1's on this trip. Fred's trips are meticulously organised and he takes us to some great places too. The Mirepoix trip was fabulous, the Dordogne trip beautiful and the Loire one majestic. Fortunately I haven't been on more than th...

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Very nice Jamal. Like it

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Interesting top-hose modification there - but then it is an expensive part. Also, slightly clumsy A/C fitting by the look of the pipes to the rear of the engine compartment. Nice opportunity if it is real and the rightful owner is the person selling. I wouldn't fancy buying a car from the Dominican ...

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IMHO BMW has never seemed too bothered about its heritage, which is a shame for us enthusiasts. Being controversial for a second, it is always going to be difficult for any German manufacturer to look back too far with massive pride as those that survived WW2 only did so by being heavily involved wi...

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Oh Blimey Scorpion! Who's next I wonder?????

I am sure you will move on to something equally interesting as the Z1 and pray do let us know when that happens! Oh, and make sure that Rob from Shropshire gets himself on here too.

We shall miss you

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Andy - sorry to hear this mate. A word from the semi-wise though. I have sold a number of cars over the years that I now kick myself for letting go. There is no problem keeping the Z1 locked up. It won't deteriorate and is now going up in value so it would seem. Unless you need the money, I'd hang o...

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Saturday was great - the day of Senna's photo. I was there in the CSL.
Sunday was unremitting sheyite I am afraid. Cold, wet and windy too. We went in the 911 and were wet and cold through by 2ish. I went home to watch a very exciting Hungarian GP on the Humax.

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I shall be there Jamal, but the plan is I shall be there in the CSL.

See you on the Saturday - are you doing the tour?

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Bonjour Fred, Nice to hear from you. The idea of a 2-16 Tour sounds fabulous. I would like to be noted as interested please. 2016 is pretty busy for us as I have Le Mans 24 (June) and Classic Le Mans (July), as well as my 50th Birthday (June) and a family party in August, but I am sure I can fit som...

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You know me Jamal - always happy to have a fiddle!

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There, that's got your attention :shock: My MOT tester came out with a face as long as a fiddle and said "I really don't like to do this, but it's a fail". Turns out that one of the brackets at the offside end of the (aftermarket) rear exhaust box had fractured and it was therefore unsuppo...

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Well done Jamal!
We are booked for the evening do and the Tour sounds good too

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By one careful, Z1-owning enthusiast.

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We would be up for something Jamal - as usual

While we are at it, a very merry Christmas to all of you and let's look forward to a prosperous and healthy 2015

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Well, you know it's not me as mine is black, so perhaps it is someone better known

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Hi Chaps,
I am hoping to make it to the NEC, probably for the Friday as that is the best day, but all a bit up in the air at the moment.

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Hi Chris, www.realoem.com shows these two part numbers under the Z1 and that they are also compatible with E30 325i of all guises and also the E34 525i (single cam I presume). Numbers are 11519070759 and 11519070758. Not sure what North Oxford are on about? Good idea to replace though. It is no my l...

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Jet,
As per my email, Catherine and I are 'up' for it.
Thanks for organising, as ever.

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No worries Keith. It has always said on boldon the tickets: "Motorsport can be dangerous" and Sunday was one of those days that proved it. We all had a good time and that's really all you can say. See you soon and that's one less thing 'off the list' for the Z1 that you don't need to worry...

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Yes Phil, it was tragic. I did fear the worst when the Air Ambulance seemed to be hovering for ages before landing and then there seemed no rush for it to take off again. Denis Welch was a tireless Healey campaigner and will be sorely missed by many in historic circles and his family will be worse s...

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Good to see all my muckers at Silverstone on Saturday and with the cars looking so good too.
I hope you all had good runs home and it was great to see Darren on Sunday too - along with very up-market hospitality at the Ferrari OC (thanks Darren)

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I remember getting a set of BF Goodrich tyres on my Dad's E12 528i. The car was completely undriveable! We came to the conclusion that all of the tyre-screeching you used to see on things like the Rockford Files (RIP James Garner by the way) was not so much their fast driving as the appalling tyres ...

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Good point Felix, and I was being perhaps a little flippant........

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Sorry I couldn't respond earlier, but I had a steering wheel pushed tight up under my chin and couldn't reach the keyboard......... You're probably right Felix. I might slacken it off a bit when I get the chance, but I'm pretty sure in the event of an accident the force would be such that it would p...

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"araldite and duct tape".

You are now a fully qualified Jedi, Mr Smith. A man after my own heart. The only difference is that in my book that qualifies as a 'full' repair and there is no such thing as 'temporary'

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Not guilty Your Honour

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Hey Jamal,

I shall be at Gaydon, but in the CSL, so Zettie is staying at home that weekend.

See you there, I hope?

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TJS, I use Fuchs/Silkolene (depending on which day of the week it is and which brand they are pushing it seems) Pro S 5W40 in both the Z1 and the (older) CSL on Opie Oils' recommendation. I think it is a lovely oil and though the Z1 shows no particular preferences, the CSL definitely runs better wit...

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I'll look forward to catching up with you guys at some point. Catherine and I are down to be there on both days, but in the CSL, so I am going to make every effort to get it onto the Coupe Register part of the Car Club display, despite my pass being for something entirely different - Silverstone's s...

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I worked on the basis that I am happy with the column where it is and don;t want further adjustment, so I just tightened the nut down and the situation is definitely improved. If I grow taller then I may need to loosen off, move the column to my new favoured position and then tighten again, but I am...

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