Hi, I’ve just joined and was prompted to introduce myself.
i bought my Boston Green 2.8i in 2017. it‘s done 64k miles and I love it. My first new BMW in 1994 was a Boston Green compact.
Done all the usual things, some paintwork, replacement x8r wing mirror spindles, seat bushes, radiator fan.
The biggest problem was water ingress. Damp smell, peeled back carpets, swimming pool below. Replaced front seals, door membrane, front roof seal (the expensive one). Stripped the entire interior out to dry it properly, then promptly flooded it again during a further attempt to find the leak with a hose. Eventually found an elusive forum post about leaves blocking the rubber windscreen drains at the rear of the engine. Problem solved. If you have a wet floor at the front, try this first.
Last year I had an advisory about surface rust on the trailing arms. Local indy says this can be the death of Z3s. Stripped it back over the winter as I had surface rust on the wing panels and sill covers. The sill covers almost flaked off and I have bad corrosion on the inner sills. I’ve sourced some replacement wings and covers but need to deal with the inner sills. Looks pretty bad, a few tiny holes and lots of pitting.
I’ve looked at Redish Motorsport but £3k plus doesn’t look economical for anything other than a Z3M.
Need to try to find good welder willing to do this in central Scotland but this is proving tricky. I do really like the car though so will find a way. Other than the sills the car is superb.
That’s me, I’ll post some photos when I get it all sorted. Thanks for reading.
i bought my Boston Green 2.8i in 2017. it‘s done 64k miles and I love it. My first new BMW in 1994 was a Boston Green compact.
Done all the usual things, some paintwork, replacement x8r wing mirror spindles, seat bushes, radiator fan.
The biggest problem was water ingress. Damp smell, peeled back carpets, swimming pool below. Replaced front seals, door membrane, front roof seal (the expensive one). Stripped the entire interior out to dry it properly, then promptly flooded it again during a further attempt to find the leak with a hose. Eventually found an elusive forum post about leaves blocking the rubber windscreen drains at the rear of the engine. Problem solved. If you have a wet floor at the front, try this first.
Last year I had an advisory about surface rust on the trailing arms. Local indy says this can be the death of Z3s. Stripped it back over the winter as I had surface rust on the wing panels and sill covers. The sill covers almost flaked off and I have bad corrosion on the inner sills. I’ve sourced some replacement wings and covers but need to deal with the inner sills. Looks pretty bad, a few tiny holes and lots of pitting.
I’ve looked at Redish Motorsport but £3k plus doesn’t look economical for anything other than a Z3M.
Need to try to find good welder willing to do this in central Scotland but this is proving tricky. I do really like the car though so will find a way. Other than the sills the car is superb.
That’s me, I’ll post some photos when I get it all sorted. Thanks for reading.
to the forum from me too in Stafford. Good luck with your panels.
