M6DLY's MG ZT-T Progress Thread - Page 3

trikey · 21st August 2020, 07:23

I used three cans repainting the engine bay on the Dorchester, and 1.5l of lacquer! It now looks how it should have looked when it left Cowley back in 99.

Great work as usual 👍

Sjonnie · 22nd August 2020, 11:35

I was expecting as much but I now I know for sure: this car is going to be better than new

I really enjoy following your progress. Awaiting the new episode

ryszard · 22nd August 2020, 11:54

Hi,who did your shot blasting and powder coating please.Looks a good job,I'm just down the road in Northampton so if I decided to get some work done it would be handy to have a recommendation.Regards Ry...

swifty62 · 23rd August 2020, 10:55

well done to you sir, on a very thorough, and no doubt expensive rebuild, really enjoyed your posts, and fantastic photos, of all your work carried out,i just wished I had an ounce of your enthusiasm, you now have one of these fabulous motors that looks like its just rolled off the production line,

edwardmk · 24th August 2020, 09:56

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Originally Posted by m6dly

Thank you Swifty.
My enthusiasm for getting it done is very much up and down, often weather dependant or if I get stuck on something!
I'm trying my very best to keep costs down.
I try and justify it by telling myself what I'm spending on refurbishing it, is less than what a new car or a replacement would cost me.
I would rather carry out the work I'm doing, have it solid and how I want it.
I could have scrapped it or broke it and bought something else. However that would give me a car that I knew nothing about, which would have its own set of issues and faults I would need to find and fix.

Your thoughts are very much aligned with mine. The key to a better job is not needing the car urgently and having alternative transport. The job which seems insurmountable at the end of a long frustrating day often goes easier after a good night's rest and some time to think. You're doing great. Onwards and upwards. Some learning curves are steeper than others, but you get there in the end, especially with the great help from those who've been there before and selflessly share on this forum. Incidentally, that's a good age for your little helper to get involved too. I started early with two sons and a youngest daughter. The eldest can assemble a plane and has a 600bhp 1992 GMC Typhoon. My daughter is pretty handy with DIY. The younger son still struggles with changing an inner tube. Good luck.

edwardmk · 1st September 2020, 21:25

Very impressive and continuing inspiration.
Keep up the good work and the photos

Sjonnie · 2nd September 2020, 16:56

I am thinking of delivering my ZT-T at your doorstep once this "little" project is done.

Way beyond my skills and knowledge. Kudos

tantallon · 2nd September 2020, 18:30

Absolutely fabulous standard of work .It will be very interesting to see the better than original completed job .Well Done.An inspiration to us all.

Teflon · 2nd September 2020, 18:51

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Originally Posted by m6dly

Next was the plenum covers, I got them painted up in the morning and test fitted them in the afternoon, complete with stainless bolts!

Wow, this car is going to look truly stunning once completed. Full credit to you - have another bow

Cliff

ADO282 · 2nd September 2020, 21:20

Wow, simply stunning !!

It puts most people to shame when you look at a comprehensive overhaul of those proportions !!

I've a question, what did you use on the front brake pipes? are they replacements, or have they been painted?

It looks fantastic, I take it there isn't soundproofing on the 1800 bulkhead like the V6? or was it simply removed when the panels were off for painting?

Anyway kudos to you

Chris

21st August 2020, 07:23	#21
trikey Premium Trader Rover 75 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Devon Posts: 33,765 Thanks: 8,837 Thanked 14,831 Times in 8,030 Posts	I used three cans repainting the engine bay on the Dorchester, and 1.5l of lacquer! It now looks how it should have looked when it left Cowley back in 99. Great work as usual 👍 __________________ Lest we forget..

22nd August 2020, 11:54	#23
ryszard Gets stuck in Moonstone diesel,X351 Jaguar and now MG ZT 260 Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Northampton Posts: 682 Thanks: 288 Thanked 118 Times in 96 Posts	Hi,who did your shot blasting and powder coating please.Looks a good job,I'm just down the road in Northampton so if I decided to get some work done it would be handy to have a recommendation.Regards Ry...

23rd August 2020, 10:55	#24
swifty62 Avid contributor MG ZT Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Stoke-on-Trent Posts: 197 Thanks: 278 Thanked 36 Times in 23 Posts	well done to you sir, on a very thorough, and no doubt expensive rebuild, really enjoyed your posts, and fantastic photos, of all your work carried out,i just wished I had an ounce of your enthusiasm, you now have one of these fabulous motors that looks like its just rolled off the production line,

1st September 2020, 21:25	#26
edwardmk Gets stuck in MG ZT 260, Rover 75 Connie SE auto Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Redruth Posts: 984 Thanks: 1,324 Thanked 399 Times in 271 Posts	Very impressive and continuing inspiration. Keep up the good work and the photos

2nd September 2020, 18:30	#28
tantallon Gets stuck in ROVER 75 SALOON Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: Peterborough Posts: 597 Thanks: 386 Thanked 316 Times in 144 Posts	Absolutely fabulous standard of work .It will be very interesting to see the better than original completed job .Well Done.An inspiration to us all.

2nd September 2020, 21:20	#30
ADO282 Banned ROVER 75 Connoisseur Join Date: Jul 2020 Location: BRACKNELL Posts: 270 Thanks: 125 Thanked 130 Times in 92 Posts	Wow, simply stunning !! It puts most people to shame when you look at a comprehensive overhaul of those proportions !! I've a question, what did you use on the front brake pipes? are they replacements, or have they been painted? It looks fantastic, I take it there isn't soundproofing on the 1800 bulkhead like the V6? or was it simply removed when the panels were off for painting? Anyway kudos to you Chris