Hi Folks

Hi Guy's this blogging thing is addictive I already have a blog about the boat I'm building and now I thought I'd start one about my beemer.

I really wanted a a rear wheel drive car so I could do a bit of tinkering and build something a bit different and use it on the odd track day or sprint. I'm an avid reader of Practical Performance Car and Practical Classics and was inspired by some of the projects I have seen.

I really wanted a Triumph 2000 but couldn't find one so bought a 1996 BMW 323i instead. It drives nicely has some tuning potential and is black so its a good start. I still hope to find a triumph 2000 one day and build the MK3 2600 they should of build but were stopped by that bunch of goons that were running Leyland at the time.

Doom on Lenoard Lord, BMC and British Leyland they killed our car industry. Rant over.

Main problems with the car:

Bushes need replacing.
It has some minor rust spots.
My windscreen crached this week.
It has an intermitant power loss problem only does this if I don't drive it for a feww days My fault coder reader is OBD2 so won't read the cars faults.

Work done so far:

Front wishbone bushes.
Track arms and tractrod ends replaced.
Steering rack boots replaced.
Gearbox output shaft seal replaced.
Front propshaft drive coupling replaced.
Rear shocks replaced.
Brake pipes from the ABS valve block to the rear hubs replaced.
All flexi brake hoses replaced with steel braided hoses.

and thats about it so far.

I have an engineering background started my working career as a motor mechanic on the YTS and then was taken on. Worked as a mechanic for four years but left as they wouldn't allow me to go to college doom on them. I now work in the comms and radar field but still have never paid a garage to service my car.

Thats about it really I'm going to replace my rear trailing arm bushes with superflex ones this weekend.

KBO.