Alberta Blat

[Guest Terry]

I am floating the idea of organizing a 1 day Blat for us 7 owners.

 

1st thoughts are start 10.00am Boston Pizza in Airdrie finish Olds. May be lunch in Banff.

 

Anyone want to do the route?

 

Which month would suit most people?

[lancylad]

Still havnt got my engine back together so can't give much input, whenever it happens I may be looking to hitch a ride before this withdrawal gets out of hand.:-( :-(

[Jackal]

I'm in the same boat. Feverishly working to get her built then to Red Deer for inspection and registration plate.

[Z3 Stalker]

Jackal, why Red Deer?

[Jackal]

Jackal, why Red Deer?

 

Terry had helped me out before when I was looking into the purchase with tonnes of info and time. I figured since he's so familiar with the cars, and helped me so much, I would head that direction.

[Z3 Stalker]

I was just wondering why so far, I did mine locally in Calgary. Terry obviously has connections he can tap into

 

Stewart

[Jackal]

He should be able to spot stuff that others may miss was my hope. Of course I hope he spots no issues though.

[RockyMtnStalker]

Don't confuse the inspection and registration process to legally get your car on the road has anything to do with how roadworthy your car may be.

 

The two are mutually exclusive, you need to be able to wrangle the paperwork and the certain safety items an out of province inspection looks for and then pay the lovely fees. There is no inspection of build quality or inspection of welds or building materials, that is left up to the builder. A trusted mechanic or experienced car builder is your best bet to ensure your car is roadworthy, but that it is not relevant to the registration process.

 

Darren

[Jackal]

Darren, I appreciate your response.

 

I do tend to assosiate one with the other, but realize that the registration process is mostly weither my horn works, and not if the brake lines are kinked. I still like the idea of someone familiar with these cars having the last look, and the fact that he is a contributing member here helps.

 

I will be having a car builder look at the car, and do the first crank on the motor for me. I have never taken on a project like this, and feel more comfortable with an experienced builder, ensure the first turn over is done correctly. They will actually be installing the ECU and doing the tune for me as well. While there, I'll have them do a quick once over to see if there is anything I should be revisiting.

[RockyMtnStalker]

The first six months to a year are usually the most critical as you find out all the intricacies of your build and which parts or pieces you may have overlooked or not fastened quite as good as you thought. Trouble shooting them while out on a beautiful drive is always enlightening and adds to the charm of ownership.

 

Darren

[Z3 Stalker]

Darren,

 

I like how you put things so eloquently, “Trouble shooting them while out on a beautiful drive is always enlightening” instead of “finding out the hard what you messed up” .

[RockyMtnStalker]

You always meet the nicest people when you are broke down on the side of the road with a quirky little car!

[DeanG]

I met several people in the neighborhood when they came out to help push the 7 back home. This happened several times until the problem was found to be the mechanical fuel pump, then the new fuel pump.