mht
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I bought the car from what must be the most famous for sale thread on RR - bstardchild 's E38. Back in November I saw the for sale post pop up, I sent a PM and a mere five months later I was on the way to collect it. In the last four weeks I've made no progress, apart from a couple of short 30 min runs to keep everything ticking over it's mainly been parked since arriving back from Norfolk. Today, the rest of the family headed off for a night with the in-laws so I've finally had a chance to make a start. First off, started with a clean: Foam pre-wash  Iron fallout remover  Clayed the passenger side. Either the fallout remover did its things, or it's because of the previous owner there wasn't much on the paint.  So, now it was clean I could look it over.      I got the machine polisher out and made a start Boot lid before  Boot lid after  Took off the plate, wish I hadn't. The stickers didn't want to budge.   Bootlid finished, I've made a start on the rear quarter  And this is where it's at  As well as making a start I visited a couple of local bodyshops to get the ball rolling on the rust. Both were convinced there's a decent chunk of filler in the rear driver side arch and one said his guess would be the the bumper had a rattle can respray <cue air through teeth sucking sound>. Both said get a new driver door rather than repair. The bodyshop I've used for 10 years+ no longer do anything with rust, they only want to work on new cars and swap old parts for new. Another option might be to see if I can find a welder in the Bucks / Surrey / Oxfordshire area to do the metalwork and then take it to them for paint as at least they are a known quantity. As well as that the air con has stopped working despite working when I collected it and some of the pixel clusters have given up the ghost - I've found a place that does a 3 hour drive in / drive out service for the cluster so that'll probably be next up.  Progress will likely be slow but I'll keep it coming! Mark |
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Last Edit: Jun 3, 2021 20:16:09 GMT by mht
Mark
1977 MG B
1992 Lexus LS400
1998 VW Golf VR6
1999 BMW 740i
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Loved that for sale thread, I thought we were heading for a late plot twist and he'd keep it.
Nice to see it on here again.
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bstardchild
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Clayed the passenger side. Either the fallout remover did its things, or it's because of the previous owner there wasn't much on the paint. It's been clayed recently - well December IRC I got the machine polisher out and made a start Boot lid before Boot lid after Looks a million times better Took off the plate, wish I hadn't. The stickers didn't want to budge. Bootlid finished, I've made a start on the rear quarter Looks a huge improvement And this is where it's at The plate was held on with screws - the residue I think is from previous plates As well as that the air con has stopped working despite working when I collected it and some of the pixel clusters have given up the ghost - I've found a place that does a 3 hour drive in / drive out service for the cluster so that'll probably be next up. Progress will likely be slow but I'll keep it coming! Mark The pixels come back in the winter and dissappear in the summer - it's always been like that I bought in November and it was fine till May - then May to September pixels escape but they don't get far as in October they come back  Ref the AC - is the light on the centre console not on? - if so that's the ignition switch issue I mentioned Are you still going to the Bicester Scramble on Sunday as I have a pair of genuine BMW headlamp washer jets and a transmission sump gasket I can bring with me? |
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mht
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Ref the AC - is the light on the centre console not on? - if so that's the ignition switch issue I mentioned Are you still going to the Bicester Scramble on Sunday as I have a pair of genuine BMW headlamp washer jets and a transmission sump gasket I can bring with me? The A/C light and the recirculation lights / buttons are on and working - just no cold air. It was actually cooler yesterday to turn it off as it was making it warmer in the car. Ref Scramble; I'm going tomorrow instead of Sunday, by the time I heard back form the person I was going with it was too late to change them to Sunday annoyingly |
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Mark
1977 MG B
1992 Lexus LS400
1998 VW Golf VR6
1999 BMW 740i
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bstardchild
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Ref the AC - is the light on the centre console not on? - if so that's the ignition switch issue I mentioned Are you still going to the Bicester Scramble on Sunday as I have a pair of genuine BMW headlamp washer jets and a transmission sump gasket I can bring with me? The A/C light and the recirculation lights / buttons are on and working - just no cold air. It was actually cooler yesterday to turn it off as it was making it warmer in the car. Weird - it held vac for over 30 mins which is a good sign of no leaks Ref Scramble; I'm going tomorrow instead of Sunday, by the time I heard back form the person I was going with it was too late to change them to Sunday annoyingly How far are you from Bicester? Potential to divert detour on the way home (or there?) I can't post that sump gasket it would never make it intact |
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mht
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How far are you from Bicester? Potential to divert detour on the way home (or there?) I can't post that sump gasket it would never make it intact I'll PM you |
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Mark
1977 MG B
1992 Lexus LS400
1998 VW Golf VR6
1999 BMW 740i
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bstardchild
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How far are you from Bicester? Potential to divert detour on the way home (or there?) I can't post that sump gasket it would never make it intact I'll PM you Got it will reply shortly |
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mht
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I met up with bstardchild at the Bicester Heritage Scramble event today and mentioned that depending on restrictions I’m planning on taking the car to Germany in September / October. That then led to a conversation about the ZF factory completing gearbox services and after a bit of searching it turns out these are offered in Dortmund. Link here So that’s another unplanned expense. After reading the breakdown of what they it seems silly to take it all that way and not get it done! |
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Mark
1977 MG B
1992 Lexus LS400
1998 VW Golf VR6
1999 BMW 740i
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mylittletony
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Another option might be to see if I can find a welder in the Bucks / Surrey / Oxfordshire area to do the metalwork and then take it to them for paint as at least they are a known quantity. could well be your man |
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bstardchild
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Another option might be to see if I can find a welder in the Bucks / Surrey / Oxfordshire area to do the metalwork and then take it to them for paint as at least they are a known quantity. could well be your man I think he's getting the same recommendation from several of us |
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mht
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I think he's getting the same recommendation from several of us I am indeed - I’m booked to see him on Wednesday morning |
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Mark
1977 MG B
1992 Lexus LS400
1998 VW Golf VR6
1999 BMW 740i
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mht
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Posts: 123
Club RR Member Number: 185
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Jun 10, 2021 18:16:15 GMT
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The car is booked in for metal. But Custom Restore is chock-a-block at the moment so my date is 14th March 2022.
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Mark
1977 MG B
1992 Lexus LS400
1998 VW Golf VR6
1999 BMW 740i
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