Bye bye old friend....

minimutly · 3rd February 2019, 18:12

Well there goes another dream - I mean project....
Our old rover 420' v reg (99?).
The wife wasn't impressed but I allways thought it had potential. Shame on us that we let a zsv6 take its place.
I had started its transformation into the car that Rover should have built - Rover 45 front end, motobuild grill, civic discs - mods that transformed the car, reversing the top wishbones and fitting zs v6 shocks and springs to the front, zs straight wheels. Next on the list was a bigger clutch, a rover 600 manifold and turbo, head gas flow, big bore exhaust, stainless back box. Inside I'd bolted a set of ZS seats instead of the dreadful leather things that someone in Birmingham thought were good.

Now its on the trailer on its way to the scrapyard. I will likely rip the engine and box out, lord knows why, I have enough of them. If anyone wants any bits please let me know, pick them up or pay me for postage, I may keep the front seats, try me.

minimutly · 31st March 2019, 21:04

Update on this, and something that would make @mgjohn smile - the old 400 has 98k on the clock - never had a problem up until one of the block core plugs sprang a leak arount the time we stopped using it.
Anyway, pulled the head off today (metal gasket), everything within was like new - bores, head, etc. Would do another 100k.
So I'll add the engine to my spares stock for now, with a view to maybe using it in the metro. Still not given up on a t series zt though...

3rd February 2019, 18:12	#1
minimutly Posted a thing or two mg zt Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: cardigan Posts: 1,087 Thanks: 28 Thanked 187 Times in 158 Posts	Bye bye old friend.... Well there goes another dream - I mean project.... Our old rover 420' v reg (99?). The wife wasn't impressed but I allways thought it had potential. Shame on us that we let a zsv6 take its place. I had started its transformation into the car that Rover should have built - Rover 45 front end, motobuild grill, civic discs - mods that transformed the car, reversing the top wishbones and fitting zs v6 shocks and springs to the front, zs straight wheels. Next on the list was a bigger clutch, a rover 600 manifold and turbo, head gas flow, big bore exhaust, stainless back box. Inside I'd bolted a set of ZS seats instead of the dreadful leather things that someone in Birmingham thought were good. Now its on the trailer on its way to the scrapyard. I will likely rip the engine and box out, lord knows why, I have enough of them. If anyone wants any bits please let me know, pick them up or pay me for postage, I may keep the front seats, try me.

31st March 2019, 21:04	#2
minimutly Posted a thing or two mg zt Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: cardigan Posts: 1,087 Thanks: 28 Thanked 187 Times in 158 Posts	Update on this, and something that would make @mgjohn smile - the old 400 has 98k on the clock - never had a problem up until one of the block core plugs sprang a leak arount the time we stopped using it. Anyway, pulled the head off today (metal gasket), everything within was like new - bores, head, etc. Would do another 100k. So I'll add the engine to my spares stock for now, with a view to maybe using it in the metro. Still not given up on a t series zt though...