New Project - 1998 M Roadster
New Project - 1998 M Roadster
Some of you may have seen a number of my posts asking questions and looking for some parts. It's all for an M Roadster my family bought in 2001 from CoPart after the insurance had paid out due to a dashboard fire.
I have a few photos of when we got the car home back in 2001 but can't put my finger on them at the moment. Here are some photos of more recent times, now we've bitten the bullet and started working on it.
I got it home to Northern Ireland and started the task of pulling it apart. Needless to say, a hammer and some decent sized crowbars were needed.
And this is how she sits now after cleaning and pulling out all damaged stuff other than the look
Got all the parts I need gathered up now including blue/black dash, dials, centre consoles, carpets everything but forked out for a brand new look from BMW which come in on Monday.
Final photo for now...
I have a few photos of when we got the car home back in 2001 but can't put my finger on them at the moment. Here are some photos of more recent times, now we've bitten the bullet and started working on it.
I got it home to Northern Ireland and started the task of pulling it apart. Needless to say, a hammer and some decent sized crowbars were needed.
And this is how she sits now after cleaning and pulling out all damaged stuff other than the look
Got all the parts I need gathered up now including blue/black dash, dials, centre consoles, carpets everything but forked out for a brand new look from BMW which come in on Monday.
Final photo for now...
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Good luck with the project, it will be great to see you bring the car back to life.
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Oh man, I've been waiting for this... This is going to be an EPIC thread! Subscribed!
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you are very brave......and i am very jealous !!!!!!!!!!
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That's a "Captain Kirk" project.... bravely going where no man has gone before... + another watcher.
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That's going to be a huge amount of work. I'm not sure I would attempt it. Best of luck and I'll be watching with interest.
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I doubt Car SOS would have the balls to take on such a project!
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Thing is with buying the new loom direct from BMW (1 of only 2 left in Germany) is it comes with all connectors, including the full Fusebox with all fuses. It should be straight forward enough feeding the cable through as I disconnect the old one. Once the Fusebox is bolted in, the engine bay connectors should be easy, the difficulty will be routing to all the correct places in the interior. Things like, rear speakers, gear knob lamp and all the wee bits like that. The bulk of the damage was around the heater box, which only has a few connections.
I'm excited about getting it back on the road and as we get close to the end will no doubt be online looking for photos and some of the smaller, nigly parts.
Cheers,
Barry
I'm excited about getting it back on the road and as we get close to the end will no doubt be online looking for photos and some of the smaller, nigly parts.
Cheers,
Barry
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Great project, good luck, there's always someone on here who can help when/if you get stuck.
Just out of interest, what mileage is on it!
Just out of interest, what mileage is on it!
we expres: " He did hear the bells ringing, but doesnt know where where the clapper hangs".
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Might do the trick?
Good luck!
A.
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Good luck with this, Great project. I did not realise that you could buy a complete loom, every day is a learning day, Subscribed
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4000 miles, apparently. Clocks melted in Fire, lolspurs fan in a coupe wrote:Just out of interest, what mileage is on it!
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Following with interest.
Will you be adding the price of items to the post as you go along?
Will you be adding the price of items to the post as you go along?
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Will be very interesting! Buy Southern boy a few pints and it'll be done in a jiffy!!
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Holy Moly...thats going to need some amount of work...and I thought getting the inlet manifold off mine was hard work
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Dad was over last week with some more parts so we managed to get loads done, mostly successful.
Starting removing the old loom, trying to photograph as much as possible for correct tracing and routing.
The new loom waiting to go in.
Some more of the old loom waiting to come out.
Crash bar removed.
Boot wiring
Dad painting blasted and primed crash bar
Painted crash bar fitted. Sound deadening material used from another car. New one cost £80 and would take 2 weeks to come from Germany.
New roof fitted.
Carpets starting to go in
Front half of carpet is in to, along with Heater box, window wiper motor just not taken any photos yet.
I've got all lights, indicators, heater motor, window wiper motor, washer pumps and clocks going. No ABS lights now that controller has been fitted, got Airbag lights though more than likely lack of seats.
Fuel pump not working though, after draining the tank and finding a very tacky substance at the bottom of the tank and in the fine mesh filter, so now on the hunt for a fuel pump. I can get to the pump once the carpets are in though, so I'm continuing to box everything up. Will get the dash and centre console in today hopefully, and clean up the seats for fitting the PAX seat once dry. Getting close.
It won't crank at all though, get dash lights but no cranking. On reading the codes we get error 66 which after some googling is suggesting 'Anti-theft system', immobilisor? I think the key I have has lost the code, so more computer wizardry is needed soonest. Waiting to get it mostly boxed up though before getting it connected.
Right better go, sun is out over here in NI, just wish the car was done now.
Starting removing the old loom, trying to photograph as much as possible for correct tracing and routing.
The new loom waiting to go in.
Some more of the old loom waiting to come out.
Crash bar removed.
Boot wiring
Dad painting blasted and primed crash bar
Painted crash bar fitted. Sound deadening material used from another car. New one cost £80 and would take 2 weeks to come from Germany.
New roof fitted.
Carpets starting to go in
Front half of carpet is in to, along with Heater box, window wiper motor just not taken any photos yet.
I've got all lights, indicators, heater motor, window wiper motor, washer pumps and clocks going. No ABS lights now that controller has been fitted, got Airbag lights though more than likely lack of seats.
Fuel pump not working though, after draining the tank and finding a very tacky substance at the bottom of the tank and in the fine mesh filter, so now on the hunt for a fuel pump. I can get to the pump once the carpets are in though, so I'm continuing to box everything up. Will get the dash and centre console in today hopefully, and clean up the seats for fitting the PAX seat once dry. Getting close.
It won't crank at all though, get dash lights but no cranking. On reading the codes we get error 66 which after some googling is suggesting 'Anti-theft system', immobilisor? I think the key I have has lost the code, so more computer wizardry is needed soonest. Waiting to get it mostly boxed up though before getting it connected.
Right better go, sun is out over here in NI, just wish the car was done now.
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This truly is a brilliant thread - well done
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An amazing restoration job.
Looking at the burnt out interior, it seemed too far gone, but it is all coming together. You will have at the end of it a pretty much new Z3 M, almost certainly the lowest mileage one in existance.
It will be a great moment when the car runs once again under it's own power.
Looking at the burnt out interior, it seemed too far gone, but it is all coming together. You will have at the end of it a pretty much new Z3 M, almost certainly the lowest mileage one in existance.
It will be a great moment when the car runs once again under it's own power.
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@Baz - when your Dad was at meets, we used to speak about this car ~ nice to see you've finally got around to sorting it
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Excellent thread
It's unusual to see such a thread on a modern classic, well done
It's unusual to see such a thread on a modern classic, well done
Gazza
"Understeer is when you hit the wall with the front of the car, oversteer is when you hit the wall with the rear of the car. Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall and torque is how far you take the wall with you"
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"Understeer is when you hit the wall with the front of the car, oversteer is when you hit the wall with the rear of the car. Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall and torque is how far you take the wall with you"
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Great thread, you can't fault a guy with a full set of trim tools
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Weathers been very good the last few days so I've got loads done.
Interior getting in
Couple of photos of the underneath while I was changing the fuel filter. Couldn't believe how clean the underneath of the gearbox is.
Old centre console beside cleaned replacement
Centre console getting there.
Quick question though. Switches on the centre console, can someone tell me the 5 switches that go under the dials?
Heated seats x 2, roof switch, AC/Recirc, what's the last one? Wee led?
Next step is new chassis number for dashboard and then window in, bonnet on ready for coding on Monday.
Cheers,
Barry
Interior getting in
Couple of photos of the underneath while I was changing the fuel filter. Couldn't believe how clean the underneath of the gearbox is.
Old centre console beside cleaned replacement
Centre console getting there.
Quick question though. Switches on the centre console, can someone tell me the 5 switches that go under the dials?
Heated seats x 2, roof switch, AC/Recirc, what's the last one? Wee led?
Next step is new chassis number for dashboard and then window in, bonnet on ready for coding on Monday.
Cheers,
Barry
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Last wee led will be the alarm led from the 3G EWS system.
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My car doesn't have the BMW alarm system fitted but maybe the led is still in place for the OEM Immobiliser?
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Aftermarket alarms were fitted at the dealers prior to delivery to the customer, the led was an indicator to let you know the status of the alarm.
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Or hard top rear demist if you wanted to move the wiring around - ie, extend the alarm wiring to the back and put the HRW wiring at the front. I always find it odd that the HRW button is behind you and the alarm button in front. - Guess it depends if youre gonna have a hardtop for it thoughBrian H wrote:Last wee led will be the alarm led from the 3G EWS system.
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///M's seem to have the roof switch randomly located either at the front or rear of the centre console, even the later S54's I've seen the button in both locations. Seems no real logic so I would just fit them where you like
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Over the last few days, received my new fuel pump so got that fitted.
Was going to go for an uprated one since a new one is over £300 but Dad sourced one from a breaker and sent it over for me, £40.
Changed the Oil filter since I'd heard that Oil Filters that have lay in cars for such long periods of time can break up once the car is running.
Old filter from 2000
Thought it looked ok but for £8 you can't go wrong.
Oil looks clean enough for now.. but once running, will be changed fairly soon afterwards.
New filter in
Drying the wee carpet that goes behind the seats under the roof after a thorough washing.
Windscreen Fitted, thanks to Murray Motors of Magherafelt.
All the jigsaw behind the seats built up after confirming the roof doesn't leak
Bonnet fitted once again, needs a clean. Pencilled in for today.
Should get the interior finished off this afternoon, washed and ready to go to get the immobiliser and all lined up once again... I hope.
Was going to go for an uprated one since a new one is over £300 but Dad sourced one from a breaker and sent it over for me, £40.
Changed the Oil filter since I'd heard that Oil Filters that have lay in cars for such long periods of time can break up once the car is running.
Old filter from 2000
Thought it looked ok but for £8 you can't go wrong.
Oil looks clean enough for now.. but once running, will be changed fairly soon afterwards.
New filter in
Drying the wee carpet that goes behind the seats under the roof after a thorough washing.
Windscreen Fitted, thanks to Murray Motors of Magherafelt.
All the jigsaw behind the seats built up after confirming the roof doesn't leak
Bonnet fitted once again, needs a clean. Pencilled in for today.
Should get the interior finished off this afternoon, washed and ready to go to get the immobiliser and all lined up once again... I hope.
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Can't help but admire your pace of work on this project. I might have thought an oil change before might provide the opportunity to get a fair sediment from the sump since the car has been standing so long.. ?
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Had thought about changing the oil before running it but would end up having to change again after a couple of hundred miles. After looking at the oil in the filter and on the dipstick, I decided against it.
Got the car all built up over the weekend and gave it it's first clean in 13 years and I'm pleased to say it come up very well after a quick wash.
All finished
Now it's away to get the immobiliser sorted and hope to get a call later on today telling me it's running but I'm not holding my breath.
Left off Sunday afternoon
Got the car all built up over the weekend and gave it it's first clean in 13 years and I'm pleased to say it come up very well after a quick wash.
All finished
Now it's away to get the immobiliser sorted and hope to get a call later on today telling me it's running but I'm not holding my breath.
Left off Sunday afternoon
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MAJOR respect for taking on this MASSIVE job.. and a job well done so far! looks mint, very jealous!
well done!
well done!
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I wish I had a fraction of your awesome skills!
Can you give us an update on the cost so far?
This thread has gone to instant legendary status.
Cooper
Can you give us an update on the cost so far?
This thread has gone to instant legendary status.
Cooper
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Amazing and impressive.
How do they imply on all the Discovery Channel Car Redos that these jobs are done in a week (including respray)
Do they have an army behind the scenes
How do they imply on all the Discovery Channel Car Redos that these jobs are done in a week (including respray)
Do they have an army behind the scenes
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Thanks everyone for your kind words.
Cost wise, at this moment no more than £2k. The biggest cost was the loom at £1280. Dash, centre console, hood, clocks and door cards were a song at £150!!! Carpets and some other bits of door trim etc £160 from a breaker here in NI. Getting it over to NI was £230 and then there's the cost for the immobiliser issue which is already at £120 for the EWS module thine coding. So yeah, around £2k as it stands. Some servicing items and filters but I can hardly include those are they're part and parcel if owning a car I suppose.
Cost wise, at this moment no more than £2k. The biggest cost was the loom at £1280. Dash, centre console, hood, clocks and door cards were a song at £150!!! Carpets and some other bits of door trim etc £160 from a breaker here in NI. Getting it over to NI was £230 and then there's the cost for the immobiliser issue which is already at £120 for the EWS module thine coding. So yeah, around £2k as it stands. Some servicing items and filters but I can hardly include those are they're part and parcel if owning a car I suppose.
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Nice CSL as well
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Ok, latest is:-
The genius with the computer has the car cranking over but won't start. Throwing up a chassis number mismatch error code.
The only things that aren't original from the car are the 'Body control module' (behind glovebox) and the dials/clocks. His computer is saying the chassis number from the donor car we removed the clocks from, my question is, can these be recoded?
The genius with the computer has the car cranking over but won't start. Throwing up a chassis number mismatch error code.
The only things that aren't original from the car are the 'Body control module' (behind glovebox) and the dials/clocks. His computer is saying the chassis number from the donor car we removed the clocks from, my question is, can these be recoded?
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This has been a really interesting thread, hope you get it started soon.
Looks really nice now.
Looks really nice now.
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Just remembered the wee EWS module with the blue connector behind the glovebox was changed also. Would this stop it from starting?
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Hi,
I'm also from Northern Ireland.
EWS will stop it starting as this is generally coded to the cars transponder chip in the key. So if there is a mismatch it will stop it from starting and give the symptoms you've described.
Try this bypass as a test to see
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGhaDwDddf4
I'm also from Northern Ireland.
EWS will stop it starting as this is generally coded to the cars transponder chip in the key. So if there is a mismatch it will stop it from starting and give the symptoms you've described.
Try this bypass as a test to see
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGhaDwDddf4
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The car looks superb.
It's the electronics that are going to "kill" modern cars as they get older, l read on the Z4 forum a guy fitted a new steering rack/motor to his Z4 and the car's ECU would not talk to it.
Nobody could sort it and he ended up refitting the old one, which was notchy, and selling the car.
I can understand immobilisers and maybe the instrument cluster (to prevent people fitting one with lower recorded mileage?)
But why on earth does the steering motor have to be "coded" to a particular car? This is just not necessary. I can only imagine it is so nobody except the manufacturer can replace it.
It's the electronics that are going to "kill" modern cars as they get older, l read on the Z4 forum a guy fitted a new steering rack/motor to his Z4 and the car's ECU would not talk to it.
Nobody could sort it and he ended up refitting the old one, which was notchy, and selling the car.
I can understand immobilisers and maybe the instrument cluster (to prevent people fitting one with lower recorded mileage?)
But why on earth does the steering motor have to be "coded" to a particular car? This is just not necessary. I can only imagine it is so nobody except the manufacturer can replace it.
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Hi lightning. It is called 'Protecting The Product' BUT it is actually totally counter productive and is actually suppressing interest in earlier cars among those in the know. There is however a new sucker around every corner!!!!!!!!!! This has come about slowly but surely with all of the modern cars (and commercials) that have electrics at their very functioning.lightning wrote:The car looks superb.
It's the electronics that are going to "kill" modern cars as they get older, l read on the Z4 forum a guy fitted a new steering rack/motor to his Z4 and the car's ECU would not talk to it.
Nobody could sort it and he ended up refitting the old one, which was notchy, and selling the car.
I can understand immobilisers and maybe the instrument cluster (to prevent people fitting one with lower recorded mileage?)
But why on earth does the steering motor have to be "coded" to a particular car? This is just not necessary. I can only imagine it is so nobody except the manufacturer can replace it.
As the various vehicles service data have been more accessible to ' Approved Workshops' and the technical info for service and repairs is slowly squeezes out of the manufacturers they are loosing money and not keeping their own dealerships busy because of the exorbitant rates that are charged. Certain otherwise long-life fail are then only available at 'Eye Watering' costs. The tip of the iceberg is the keys and transponder issue. My Volvo D5 SE Geartronic keys come at an horrendous cost and then the coding in to the ECU on-top and then of course the VAT at a further 20%. That will put a replacement key into the £180.00 bracket and there is no way around it as far as I know.
Happiness is a well kept Z3 and preferably running with the hood down - weather permitting.
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Nice job getting the car back to (nearly) running state. If the car was mine I would delete the Ews, and problem is sorted. Google search EWS 2 delete and you will see how to do it.
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And put a rocket in it no doubtDeano1712 wrote:Nice job getting the car back to (nearly) running state. If the car was mine I would delete the Ews, and problem is sorted. Google search EWS 2 delete and you will see how to do it.
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Hi Sailorbaz. This is truly a monumental achievement and it is this kind of dedication (or desperation) that could have saved many an all to easy insurance right-off - cop-out.
I am particularly interested in the 'All Over' soap-suds treatment and especially as like mine it has the Mohair Hood. I have just bought a Topaz Blue hardtop complete with fittings and trolley etc etc from a forum member - Kevin (kjayf) as a belt and braces job for winter protection of the Mohair Hood from algae and general winter muck and rubbish.
I assume that the soap does not affect the proofing on the hood!!! or is cleaning and renovating the Mohair Hood part of the master plan?
I am particularly interested in the 'All Over' soap-suds treatment and especially as like mine it has the Mohair Hood. I have just bought a Topaz Blue hardtop complete with fittings and trolley etc etc from a forum member - Kevin (kjayf) as a belt and braces job for winter protection of the Mohair Hood from algae and general winter muck and rubbish.
I assume that the soap does not affect the proofing on the hood!!! or is cleaning and renovating the Mohair Hood part of the master plan?
Happiness is a well kept Z3 and preferably running with the hood down - weather permitting.
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Sorry I'm only posting again now, coming offshore has been a bit busy the last week and of course I've had nothing to really write about since leaving the car off.
I called today and it appears since I've come offshore he's put his attention to other car, which to be honest I don't mind so much since I'm away for 5 weeks. I would like him to have it running for me coming home, don't want to land home and still be waiting for parts. He's going to start at it again tomorrow.
I have a module under the steering column and one marked EWS behind the glovebox, does this sound correct?
The white one under the steering column was replaced with a new one that got us to the cranking over stage but still not starting. The one behind the glovebox (blue connector) was replaced with a salvaged unit but hasn't been recoded.
Am I going to have to buy a new module from BMW and have my man code it to the car?
Regarding the washing/foaming:-
The roof was a replacement and had sat in the bottom of a box van for 12 years so wasn't bothered about the protective coating etc, it was filthy and just wanted it cleaned. It come up beautifully and still has it's waxy appearance when wet or showered down with the hose. The whole car actually come up very well, well chuffed.
I called today and it appears since I've come offshore he's put his attention to other car, which to be honest I don't mind so much since I'm away for 5 weeks. I would like him to have it running for me coming home, don't want to land home and still be waiting for parts. He's going to start at it again tomorrow.
I have a module under the steering column and one marked EWS behind the glovebox, does this sound correct?
The white one under the steering column was replaced with a new one that got us to the cranking over stage but still not starting. The one behind the glovebox (blue connector) was replaced with a salvaged unit but hasn't been recoded.
Am I going to have to buy a new module from BMW and have my man code it to the car?
Regarding the washing/foaming:-
The roof was a replacement and had sat in the bottom of a box van for 12 years so wasn't bothered about the protective coating etc, it was filthy and just wanted it cleaned. It come up beautifully and still has it's waxy appearance when wet or showered down with the hose. The whole car actually come up very well, well chuffed.
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Hi Sailorbaz. I decided to bite the bullet and went down to a local'ish BP Petrol Station where they have several drive-in bay options with overhead pipework and a pay machine for DIY cleaning.
I actually used the soapy brush option over the whole car followed by a rinse off and it appears that there are no ills with the Mohair Hood.
I actually used the soapy brush option over the whole car followed by a rinse off and it appears that there are no ills with the Mohair Hood.
Happiness is a well kept Z3 and preferably running with the hood down - weather permitting.