PVR (and TVR) Z number 3

Thanks John. Any tips re the rust treatments are welcome.

Didn't you say you had a mobile sandblasting unit :lol:
 
Once you've got rid of the surface rust/corrosion ACF-50 on anything metal will help protect it.
 
Thanks Perry. I can see from the service history that the car was in Aberdeen so it is Scottish rust :lol:

I will google the product as I have never used rust proofing materials before.
 
Very nice!

Looking forward to seeing the progress!

Maybe could get the old gang back together if Allan was up for it :thumbsup:
 
pvr said:
Thanks John. Any tips re the rust treatments are welcome.

Didn't you say you had a mobile sandblasting unit :lol:

I do have a mobile soda blasting unit but you need a compressor the size of your Arbarth to feed it Paul....I use it for work that won't fit in the blast cabinets.

Have a look at Frost restoration, the paints and treatments to use are called Por15, Reddish motorsport use it for their M3 restorations, I don't use anything else either, follow the instructions to the letter and you're good to go. You can also send take off parts to me via courier to blast if you lose the will to live rust removing.... :lol:

Boils down to how far you want to go and how long you intend to keep the car, treatments like Por work, but ultimately you still have rust there, for ultimate longevity you need to soda blast the rust off, nothing else will get rid of every trace of it.
 
Thanks John, my prime goals are:

- Remove the hidious look of rusty bolts and rust on every part of the chassis
- Remove the items from the next MOT
- Stop it getting worse
 
pvr said:
Thanks John, my prime goals are:

- Remove the hidious look of rusty bolts and rust on every part of the chassis
- Remove the items from the next MOT
- Stop it getting worse

If it was me I'd invest in a decent compressor Paul, 200 litres minimum for approx £500, that way you can use air tools to grind, blow, use flap wheels etc.
 
I guess you knew I had a crappy 50 litres good for next to nothing then :lol:
 
pvr said:
I guess you knew I had a crappy 50 litres good for next to nothing then :lol:
As long as the CFM rating for your compressor is a reasonable match for the air tools, you can just add a second air tank in-line with your compressor.

If you add bypass pipework, you can cut the extra tank out of the circuit when you don't need it which makes it cheaper to run the compressor as you don't need to fill the larger tank every time you power up the compressor.
 
PerryGunn said:
pvr said:
I guess you knew I had a crappy 50 litres good for next to nothing then :lol:
As long as the CFM rating for your compressor is a reasonable match for the air tools, you can just add a second air tank in-line with your compressor.

If you add bypass pipework, you can cut the extra tank out of the circuit when you don't need it which makes it cheaper to run the compressor as you don't need to fill the larger tank every time you power up the compressor.

Good point Perry, you can indeed.

(Why are we helping him though....you do remember it's PVR right....? :evil: )
 
It'll be lovely when its finished.
I'm sure Bing will be very grateful and welcome it with open arms :D
 
Glad you’ve set up your own thread on your new toy PVR!
Sounds like this Zed has gone to the right home to get the TLC it needs.
Following.
PS I’ve got garage envy! Is that an M140i too?
 
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