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I thought I’d start a little thread on my car from when/ how I bought her to the present day.
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Good stuff :) I like these sort of threads. Used to see them all the time back when I joined in 2012, can't remember the last time I saw one now.
Look forward to seeing the progress pics :) |
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The next day I had a bit of a closer look
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I knew it needed a new drivers side headlamp as this one had broken lugs, little did I know what was waiting to be found.
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Interior was a dirty disgusting place to be although these were taken after the first clean.
The drivers seat was filthy, almost muddy in colour :getmecoat:, enough dog hairs in the seats and carpet to cover a bald dog :eek: https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...8765cff97e.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...199d65c46c.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...ec4319ee59.jpg Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
An older xtrons was fitted
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...57fdb4a7a1.jpg As was this torch https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...f1587de8df.jpg A nice black oak dash https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...cfb0dd1956.jpg And rear blind https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...029487e9aa.jpg The car also had powerfolds fitted. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
I lifted the front end and there was a ping, front near side spring had broke ��
Removed the bumper and this was greeting me. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...59c7994831.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...87b29cfda3.jpg Engine pipework wasn’t to good either. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...785adf5db5.jpg Rad fan was broken and the gold resistor was rotten. The engine cover had long gold coloured bolts fitted and it was obvious when removed it had broken through the plastic, my first thoughts were how badly this car had been looked after and just how many more bodges were there, little did I know I wasn't to be disappointed. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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I then had to make a decision about the car, repair or scrap, I love the colour, Ignition Blue and I also love a challenge, she was to be repaired and put back to original condition as much as possible.
She needed ; Chassis leg straightening crash beam Both front wings passenger front door new front springs new rad, condenser rad and fan inc resistor new headlamp new hose new discs and pads front and back replacement interior Headlamp washer pump Reverse light switch Wheels and tyres replacing with my own And a wagon load of love :D The weekend came and so did a trip to Crewe and Chester where a complete replacement fan/ rad assembly was purchased then to Chester for both wings and passenger door, nuts, bolts and other plastic clips etc also obtained, somethings you can never have enough of. |
Back home and work started in earnest, interior came out and the first of the never ending bodges were seen, no airbag seat plugs on either seats , radio out and the wiring was , ah, more bodgery.
I removed the sun visors as they were the wrong colour, yet another bodge here �� https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...ffd2839a03.jpg So then I have to remove the door seal and drop the headlining and try to get the pillar airbag cover off just so that I can run the wiring correctly through the hole, I also have to do the other side :( Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
12 July off she goes to get the chassis leg straightened, it was about 10mm out of alignment.
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A few days later and she’s back, now the rebuild can begin. 😀
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Wings off to reveal this so cleaned up and then painted, another bodge here for the eagle eyed, no,........... the wiring for the powerfolds was just pushed over the rubber instead of pushed through the tubing.
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...2d41bf9b49.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...3844a2a365.jpg A job I wasn’t looking forward to was the removal of the lower strut bolts, plus gas and a blowtorch soon got these loose . �� https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...7068bd4674.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...7b2659b894.jpg Ian, macaffee 2 kindly offered his help to replace the springs, top mounts were replaced too. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
I do like these threads.
I have been meaning to do one for my first 75, which I bought a few months ago. The rate of progress on mine will be a lot lower... |
I bought the car early May, she went on the road mid August, the trip to Holland for the car show had been booked, so no pressure on me :getmecoat: there were times I did wonder if she would be ready. :eek:
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Another before of the inner wing.
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...621836626e.jpg Front end going back together nicely, all the electrics checked and all working as it should, then the engine was started for the first time in several weeks. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...8d6c54bcc1.jpg Wing and door replaced and the powerfold wiring correctly placed. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...87f1d29698.jpg Front shocks were then refitted, then alot of time was spent aligning the slam panel and bonnet catches and getting the cables right and greased up, I took the catches apart, cleaned it all up greased then reassembled ,the bodger had been here before as nothing lined up or shut correctly, time to get the headlights on next. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
Headlamps were fitted then polished, then the bumper was put on, it was a terrible fit, on closer examination the polystyrene bumper infill used in the mk2 is too small, luckily I had some polystyrene sheet so I used some to pack the infill out , the result speaks volumes . 😀
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This is what the front pads looked like
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...6fe8f61fc2.jpg There was a rattle in the boot lid, so apart it came, the bodger had been here too, one of the nuts had become lodged in the lid and had then worked itself loose. Mg7 lights were then fitted. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...50e6db63e3.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...dc00889581.jpg In early August the car was back on the road with a few more little jobs to do. The interior of the car when built was blue alcantara however, someone in its past decided to sell it and put the grey seats in. A friend then pointed me to a car on Facebook that was being broken, amazingly it had a lovely blue alcantara interior, I quickly made contact with the guy and bought them, a trip to Ramsgate then followed to collect it. I wasn’t disappointed with it at all, very light wear on the drivers seat and the rest was in a lovely condition. .https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...00ace3506e.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...b7da59f0fc.jpg The guy had snipped the cable’s as far back as he could which made it a lot easier for me to rejoin the wires, now with the plugs fitted. Repair complete and no more airbag light on. I put my own xtrons unit in as it is quite new, almost a year old but its had no more than three months use, quite frankly they are rubbish, it does nothing but play up, and for me personally the aftermarket support is rubbish,that and a drivers cup holder, the interior was now complete. . https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...19e8a4fd6f.jpg I could not lock the drivers door with the key so off came the card,Bill the bodger had been here too ��. How on earth someone can mess straightforward wiring up is beyond me so that was sorted out. Moving onto the lock I found a part missing from the mech which allows the door to be locked with the key, strewth, if it was at the bottom of the door I wouldn’t mind but it was missing,I found what I was looking for in my spares box, assembled back together and I can now lock the car with the key. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
In the paperwork that came with the car was a receipt for £245 for an angel remap so whilst on the Boxtel trip I asked Brian if he would be so good to look and see what it had been remapped to, surprisingly the car had the same map it had left the factory with :shrug:
With a crowd standing in front of the car and bonnet up Brian went to start the car, what can only be described as welding sparks coming from the starter motor, the cable was checked to see if it was loose but it wasn't. The starter had always been lethargic in its job so a replacement was ordered. In the meantime I ordered a repair kit which very quickly arrived, so the removal of the motor began. It then became very apparent what the prob with the motor was, the bodger had been here before and had not done the nut securing the cables up at all, the cables had welded themselves to the stud bolt on the motor. Trying to undo it sheared the stud. Motor removed and stripped out it again was apparent the bodge king had done his stuff, one of the contacts were bent, goodness knows how. All back together and turned the key to start, one very healthy sounding starter motor, another unexpected job done well. |
This was the state of the rear discs.
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This is the car in her current state, still a few jobs to do but overall I’m very happy with the outcome.
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At the hotel just before we left for the show at Boxtel.
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Hi Dave, it seems that you have really cracked on with your ‘well loved’ car since the fireworks show at Boxtel. Still trying to get on with mine. Life keeps getting in the way, along with the rain. Yours will certainly be a nice motor when you have de bodged it. Has the other project got a spoiler on the back?
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Hi Dave,
I'm almost there with the car, new clutch going in and then I have to replace the rear shocks, and that's about it, I'll wait till the warmer weather before I give the rear subframe a coat of paint. I've got some illuminated kick plates on her now from Rick, and I have to say it really sets the car off when the doors are opened. Yes the other one has a rear spoiler, I'll be starting a whole new thread on her very soon so watch this space. Warmer weathers on its way mate so you'll have plenty of time ���� |
Back end cleaned up and new rear shockers fitted now.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...b15f0b4335.jpg
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New front stoppers and caliper painted.
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I bought a da polisher, then used megiars cutting polish followed by autoglym polish, the results are amazing, Ignition blue really does shine.
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Stainless grille now fitted, this is how they should of left the factory instead of that cheap steel one.
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...f857c9f00e.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...f89a098c2f.jpg I’ve also had the wheels refurbished in this dark anthracite. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...61fefe1d52.jpg Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
I thought my project cars were a problem; yours seems to beat my problems hands down! Well done; keep up the good work (and keep well).
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Cheers Norman, she's my daily driver now with (touch wood) no probs, just a joy to drive, the car often gets complimentary comments from complete strangers.
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