#ZedShed From Rust to Roadster: The HI KTY Z3 Revival

[Lee]

Finally the Shed team have started getting their ducks in a row, we decided to kick things off slowly with a lovely Auto 1.9 build, owned by @MuttyMax I believe his daughter will be driving this once complete.

After nearly a year in storage we had to fight the spiders to get her out.

some real nice goodies bolted onto this old girl

booty shot

more Schnitzer!

Lovely spec for a 1.9, low milage and in all round great condition.

extended leather

very clean bay

never seen this before.

ready to lift

under side is very tidy, all very surface.

beam bushes goosed, shouldn’t be sat on the plate

can see some genuine BMW tank straps.

some other observations, all the tyres need replacing, one is 20 years old, with 3 different brands.

47th week of 2005.

lots of cracks.

The ramp decided to break after this. So once she’s fixed we’ll be making a start on her in the coming weeks. Many parts to fit!

watch this space.

 

[Kai]

Looking forward to winter to bring my Z’ed again

 

[MuttyMax]

New wheels and tyres already sourced as well as some.genuine new schnitzer spings for the 1.9 (previously advertised on the forum).

 

[Lee]

We smashed it for day one. Now the ramp had been repaired and no longer likely to throw a car at me we all got stuck into it.

First task that threw a spanner in the works was the exhaust manifold, 3/4 studs decided to snap. No amount of heat was going to free these.

As always I keep forgetting to take more photos, any volunteers to take photos for us

Two hours in and the subframe was down

Underside very muddy

normal shot bushes.

then later on pressed out.

a lot of surface rust, little wear on the disc but heavy surface wear

we had a full house today. Many came down to say hi.

rear end stripped. Removed all items ready for powder coat. First set of wheel bearing done this year, we all forgot how tough they are to remove.

pile forming

front end also mostly stripped. Getting there already.

 

[Lee]

Been a crazy 3 days. Found out what the extra oil cooler was feeding. It cools the oil for the autobox.

Also removed all the arch liners to inspect the metal work.

bung removed

also needed to remove the last of the front hardware

didn’t take long and all for the bin.

engine now hanging from the beam

old engine mounts and front subframe ready for coating.

After a days worth of stripping parts I got everything over to the coaters. Everything is going to be blasted, Zinc and Matt black.

now we clean things up and wait.

 

[MuttyMax]

And I find new wheels …

 

[Lee]

That’s really annoying. Luckily many nice wheels to choose from. I’m shocked they stole the wheels and left the tyres.

This 1.9 though, if o didn’t know any better I would think it’s been used off road. I’ve had to sweep up so much mud.

 

[MuttyMax]

Humm ....... wondering who's had the keys to this for x months when I've been overseas then? Lee the rally guru ....

 

[Lee]

Nice big juicy update. I got the powdercoat back really quickly so today I built the majority of the front end back together.

first job is always the front subframe,

bolted up

next up wishbones.

really like the Matt finish on this powder coat.

new mounts looking fresh

assembled the front shocks with the Genuine Schnitzer springs.

way too clean this.

The little bits all came up well

got the beam bushes in

front end now waiting for a few final bits. Also a few bushes left to arrive for the rear.

 

[Mint]

Great work Lee, as usual

 

[IanA]

Great work Lee, as usual

+1 from me.

I was there for the rear end stripdown and it was impressive to see a team of people who know how to do it rip through it so quickly.

My 2.0 is in the queue for a rear end rebuild and new clutch after a hiatus incuding some work on manifold bolts. I've split and sleeved the pipes just before the cats to make the exhaust removal easy for the ZedShed guys.