Another one saved! My new daily - ZT-T 190 SE

[phatfiesta75]

Of course as it's not needed for mot. Well I'm sure she'll fly through matey 👍 btw not heard from the other member yet regarding my rear blind and fbh but I'll give him till 6 as he maybe in work but if not then I'll take up your offer mate and I'll look forward to getting everything done by yourself and can get a good look at the new project too as it's good work you've achieved up till now 🙂

[cantabro75]

i am sure this car will be a wonder as is your V6 you have for sale now
i am looking to buy a second 75 to do all the ideas i have especialy on the dash to made a engine (or turned i do not know how is said in UK ) as the Bentley´s ones
Rick your Tourer will be great for sure

[Rick-sta]

Originally Posted by phatfiesta75

Of course as it's not needed for mot. Well I'm sure she'll fly through matey 👍 btw not heard from the other member yet regarding my rear blind and fbh but I'll give him till 6 as he maybe in work but if not then I'll take up your offer mate and I'll look forward to getting everything done by yourself and can get a good look at the new project too as it's good work you've achieved up till now 🙂

Hopefully she will, doesn't need much if any mechanical work for the MOT I think. Brake discs just need cleaning up that's about it from what i can tell. Will have a proper look in the next few weeks when i start prepping it for the MOT.

No worries mate

i am sure this car will be a wonder as is your V6 you have for sale now
i am looking to buy a second 75 to do all the ideas i have especialy on the dash to made a engine (or turned i do not know how is said in UK ) as the Bentley´s ones
Rick your Tourer will be great for sure

Cheers got a lot planned for this one over the next year. Most of the external mods I won't be doing until spring time, otherwise things like the side skirts will only get chipped over the winter months.

[Rick-sta]

Done a couple bits on the tourer over the last couple weeks. Fitted some shiney chrome bits in the boot

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Also installed the driver's side cup holder



Also fitted my repaired driver's seat and the height adjustment passenger seat I made:









I'll be committing more time towards getting this tourer finished and ready for MOT over the next few weeks, for the MOT I'll be changing the brake discs and pads all round for some nice M-tec drilled and grooved discs and black diamond brake pads, have this set up on my ZT for some time now and very happy with it.

Haven't had a proper look yet but don't think it'll require much else for an MOT.

Will need to service it as well

[cantabro75]

i see you are building another wonder will be a great car sure

[Rick-sta]

Originally Posted by cantabro75

i see you are building another wonder will be a great car sure

Cheers haven't even really got started yet. Got a lot planned for the interior and exterior

[phatfiesta75]

Well done matey doing well love it! 👍.
Ste

[Rick-sta]

Been doing a bit more work on the ZT-T recently. Had the new heated windscreen fitted earlier this week, just need to wire it up and that'll be good to go, replacing the old cracked windscreen. Done a service yesterday as well, changed the oil, oil filter, spark plugs etc.

Replaced the broken glove box, and also fitted a new bonnet sensor so the car no longer thinks the bonnet's always open.

Took it in for an MOT today, I knew it wouldn't pass due to the brake discs and the nearside wishbone arm ball joint which has a bit of play, but wanted to check to see if anything else major would pop up before I go and spend money on Mtec brake discs and black diamond brake pads which aren't cheap. I was a bit concerned by the rust in a couple places on the sills, which the MOT tester showed me and gave it a good whack to show it's still solid, which is good as I was hoping they'd get through the MOT as I can then take it up to Nottingham to get the sills repairs by these guys who are highly recommended across the 75 and ZT facebook groups: https://www.tjhobbs.com/contact.html

Good thing is it hasn't failed on anything else major than what I expected, so will need to replace the brake discs all round and will do the pads as well, the wishbone suspension arm is being replaced next friday. Handbrake efficiency is showing up as low on one side so will adjust that when I replace the rear discs.

Retest booked for next Friday and then it'll be on the road

[Scaramanga]

Didnt know you could get a heated windscreen!

Is this the same design that Ford uses?

My wife's Galaxy has this feature - much better than constantly wiping with a cloth!

Just caught up with this thread, nice work!

[Rick-sta]

The heated windscreens were made in special batch orders, I arranged the third batch order earlier this year I have a heated windscreen on my ZT, my dad's 75 and had a spare one which I've fitted to this tourer as the original windscreen had a very long crack on the passenger side which would have failed the MOT.

The design is the same as the ford ones, I've been told that the manufacturer used to make these is the same one who has the contract for Fords. It certainly does look identical to my fiance's heated windscreen on her Fiesta in the way the heater elements are set up