ZT 190+ comm number 468 - Page 17

Windslore · 27th June 2016, 14:37

Hi Jon,
I noticed your mop in one of the images and just wondered what sponge you use on the disc? It appears to have a dimpled surface, never seen that one before, I have only ever used the white or blue ones.
Cheap silverline variety!

jonc3725 · 27th June 2016, 21:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kwippy1878

Hi Jon I have spent the last hour reading the whole project,it has given me so much hope for my ZED she and early 160 V6 comm 3545.
Number 9 of 52 British racking green pearl made in this spec and colour.
I have just finished the rain sensor mod and auto dimmer mirror with doing the same as you by replacing the roof loom, your in depth disciption of the fitting of the reverse parking sensor and speaker and the blind have helped. I was lucky enough to to find a ppd connie SE in my local scrap yard with all the toys on her.
My question is once you got ipk virginised was it all plug and play or did you need a T4 to turn on the message pack I have Toaf will this do the same it worked for the rain sensor.

Anyway job well done

Im glad the post has helped. That was the idea of me posting everything up to help others. Klarzy virginalised my message centre when he repaired the lines. It has not been fitted yet but it will need a T4 session. Im sure TOAF will do the same thing but I have not looked into it
Its always nice finding a donar with all the bits as well is it

Quote:

Originally Posted by Windslore

Hi Jon,
I noticed your mop in one of the images and just wondered what sponge you use on the disc? It appears to have a dimpled surface, never seen that one before, I have only ever used the white or blue ones.
Cheap silverline variety!

Hi Jon

I always use the white ones and yes this one is dimpled. Not sure where this one came from to be honest but its a good pad and its suits me. I normally use Farecla products although my current polisher is a silverline

A bit of an update on the car. The stone chips are numerous on the bonnet so I will get it resprayed at some point in the future.
I have just removed the door mirrors to take to the body shop and I am currently prepping the skirts.

jonc3725 · 3rd July 2016, 20:46

Finally finished the paint correction this weekend.

The bonnet will need a respray to be perfect as the stone chips were too deep for my skills but it looks ok and better than it did

After the full correction and final polish:-

The bonnet

The front

Drivers side

The roof

Passenger side

Bootlid, spoiler and rear bumper

I also fitted Mk3 focus windscreen spray nozzles (heated). I forgot to take any pictures of the how too. sorry

and removed the mirror caps which had really badly degraded paint. These will be getting sprayed the same time as the skirts

Next up the engine undertray needs a bit of fettling

Also the body bits will be going to the body shop

FrazzleTC · 3rd July 2016, 22:24

Amazing thread! Really have enjoyed reading this and seeing the transformation!

Jules · 3rd July 2016, 22:45

Just noticed the alloys Jon
You something planned for them?

jonc3725 · 3rd July 2016, 23:08

Quote:

Originally Posted by FrazzleTC

Amazing thread! Really have enjoyed reading this and seeing the transformation!

Cheers mate.

The before and after at the end will be the telling picture set. I'm not a fan of doing body work it drives me mad

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jules

Just noticed the alloys Jon
You something planned for them?

Oh yes mate

. I was really lucky to get full set of brand new metal wheel centres with the correct badges for the straights in A1 condition from a fellow member so I will be getting the wheels blasted and sprayed in silver sparkle matching the centres. I have 3 x sets of ZT wheels stored around our house (1 set of straights on this car, 1x set of hairpins in black off my last car and 1 x set of hairpins in silver sparkle which need refirb

) but its the straights for this car

jonc3725 · 31st July 2016, 21:34

I have been doing stuff in the background but not posting pictures so I thought I should post some so interested parties can catch up

Anyway the next job was the undertray

I did find a split in the glass fibre so decided to reair it whilst I was giving this the once over

Firstly I stripped of the acoustic cladding and pad by drilling the rivets of and gave the undertray and pads a clean. You can see once stripped down the fibre glass undertray is exactly the same for the V6 and the diesel

Next up I did a fibre glass repair to the split.I drilled the end of the split to stop it tracking and gouged it out as a double V to allow me to get some new material along the split. I then applied the GRP, allowed it to dry and rubbed it down. The green is the new GRP material

then the repair was prepped for spraying

Some other minor repairs were conducted in the same way and the whole thing was degreased, rubbed down to key the surface and primed with a GRP primer

The repaired split came up quite good

and then a filler primer which was rubbed down and then sprayed. I used Satin black for this

and once dried

Im just waiting on some 5mm stainless flat washers so I can rivet the pads back on

Next up I ordered some rear bumper spats to go with the OEM side skirts I have. Unfortunately these were made of GRP and shaped for a facelift bumper so they needed some fettering to fit correctly

In this picture the top spat is the original shape and the lower one has had GRP layed up to match the pre facelift bumper

and both re worked so they fit the pre facelift rear bumper

I then primed these ready for the bodyshop.

I also repaired some broken tabs on the OEM skirts and its all ready for the body shop

(pictures to follow)

Dallas · 31st July 2016, 21:38

Amazing!

excellent work Jon.

jonc3725 · 31st July 2016, 21:53

Next up brakes refurb starting with the calipers

Im refurbing the calipers from the car I broke last Summer and at some point I will sell the Calipers fitted to mine (or maybe refurb them and fit them to the wifes car

)

Anyway the front 190 calipers as removed. You will notice a previous owner of the scrapped car had stuck Brembo stickers on the calipers

and the rears

First thing was to strip them down.

To pop the pistons I have a rig made up which uses LP air from my compressor to pop them, BE WARNED if you do this use the lowest pressure needed to push the piston

Next up all the cast units were stripped of old paint and rust and cleaned up.

At this stage I give the bores a very good clean as dirt is a killer in a hydraulic system

Next up to decide whether I go for powder coating or painting

I want to go for a dark metal grey as the finished colour. None of this bright yellow or red and definitely no Brembo stickers

Dallas · 31st July 2016, 21:55

Oh go-on

go for bright red with white Bremo stickers.

27th June 2016, 14:37	#161
Windslore Loves to post MG ZT-T 190 SE, MG ZT 260 SE Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Bridport Posts: 270 Thanks: 53 Thanked 31 Times in 23 Posts	Hi Jon, I noticed your mop in one of the images and just wondered what sponge you use on the disc? It appears to have a dimpled surface, never seen that one before, I have only ever used the white or blue ones. Cheap silverline variety! __________________ Regards John

3rd July 2016, 20:46	#163
jonc3725 Posted a thing or two MG ZT 190 + and MKIV Supra Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Plymouth Posts: 1,551 Thanks: 224 Thanked 493 Times in 359 Posts	Finally finished the paint correction this weekend. The bonnet will need a respray to be perfect as the stone chips were too deep for my skills but it looks ok and better than it did After the full correction and final polish:- The bonnet The front Drivers side The roof Passenger side Bootlid, spoiler and rear bumper I also fitted Mk3 focus windscreen spray nozzles (heated). I forgot to take any pictures of the how too. sorry and removed the mirror caps which had really badly degraded paint. These will be getting sprayed the same time as the skirts Next up the engine undertray needs a bit of fettling Also the body bits will be going to the body shop __________________ Jon C Living the dream MK IV VVTI Tiptronic TT Toyota Supra MG ZT 190+ BornTuesday, 10th July 2001 @ 09:01:10 259th ZT to run off the production line, out of 18,894 252nd ZT 190 + to be made out of 4,023 101st ZT in Solar Red (code: CEU) to be made out of 1,888 Last edited by jonc3725; 20th August 2017 at 22:03..

3rd July 2016, 22:24	#164
FrazzleTC This is my second home Rover 75 Tourer Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Staffordshire Moorlands Posts: 7,924 Thanks: 533 Thanked 1,178 Times in 920 Posts	Amazing thread! Really have enjoyed reading this and seeing the transformation! __________________ 1967 Rover 2000 Automatic 1969 Rover 3500 Series One 1979 Scimitar GTE 2013 Mercedes SLK250 CDI

3rd July 2016, 22:45	#165
Jules This is my second home ZT 260 SE Twilight and 10 other 75 ZT's :O Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Conwy NORTH WALES Posts: 11,094 Thanks: 512 Thanked 1,116 Times in 763 Posts	Just noticed the alloys Jon You something planned for them? __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] Newbies do now!! 1. Plenum drains..all 3 or 4 year dependent 2. Cooling fan..All speeds functioning 3. Bonnet cable divider block

31st July 2016, 21:34	#167
jonc3725 Posted a thing or two MG ZT 190 + and MKIV Supra Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Plymouth Posts: 1,551 Thanks: 224 Thanked 493 Times in 359 Posts	I have been doing stuff in the background but not posting pictures so I thought I should post some so interested parties can catch up Anyway the next job was the undertray I did find a split in the glass fibre so decided to reair it whilst I was giving this the once over Firstly I stripped of the acoustic cladding and pad by drilling the rivets of and gave the undertray and pads a clean. You can see once stripped down the fibre glass undertray is exactly the same for the V6 and the diesel Next up I did a fibre glass repair to the split.I drilled the end of the split to stop it tracking and gouged it out as a double V to allow me to get some new material along the split. I then applied the GRP, allowed it to dry and rubbed it down. The green is the new GRP material then the repair was prepped for spraying Some other minor repairs were conducted in the same way and the whole thing was degreased, rubbed down to key the surface and primed with a GRP primer The repaired split came up quite good and then a filler primer which was rubbed down and then sprayed. I used Satin black for this and once dried Im just waiting on some 5mm stainless flat washers so I can rivet the pads back on Next up I ordered some rear bumper spats to go with the OEM side skirts I have. Unfortunately these were made of GRP and shaped for a facelift bumper so they needed some fettering to fit correctly In this picture the top spat is the original shape and the lower one has had GRP layed up to match the pre facelift bumper and both re worked so they fit the pre facelift rear bumper I then primed these ready for the bodyshop. I also repaired some broken tabs on the OEM skirts and its all ready for the body shop (pictures to follow) __________________ Jon C Living the dream MK IV VVTI Tiptronic TT Toyota Supra MG ZT 190+ BornTuesday, 10th July 2001 @ 09:01:10 259th ZT to run off the production line, out of 18,894 252nd ZT 190 + to be made out of 4,023 101st ZT in Solar Red (code: CEU) to be made out of 1,888 Last edited by jonc3725; 20th August 2017 at 22:04..

31st July 2016, 21:38	#168
Dallas This is my second home 1979 Capri 1.6L, 1982 Capri 1.6L, 2016 Dacia Stepway Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Dorset Posts: 8,595 Thanks: 3,496 Thanked 3,397 Times in 2,218 Posts	Amazing! excellent work Jon.

31st July 2016, 21:53	#169
jonc3725 Posted a thing or two MG ZT 190 + and MKIV Supra Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Plymouth Posts: 1,551 Thanks: 224 Thanked 493 Times in 359 Posts	Next up brakes refurb starting with the calipers Im refurbing the calipers from the car I broke last Summer and at some point I will sell the Calipers fitted to mine (or maybe refurb them and fit them to the wifes car) Anyway the front 190 calipers as removed. You will notice a previous owner of the scrapped car had stuck Brembo stickers on the calipers and the rears First thing was to strip them down. To pop the pistons I have a rig made up which uses LP air from my compressor to pop them, BE WARNED if you do this use the lowest pressure needed to push the piston Next up all the cast units were stripped of old paint and rust and cleaned up. At this stage I give the bores a very good clean as dirt is a killer in a hydraulic system Next up to decide whether I go for powder coating or painting I want to go for a dark metal grey as the finished colour. None of this bright yellow or red and definitely no Brembo stickers __________________ Jon C Living the dream MK IV VVTI Tiptronic TT Toyota Supra MG ZT 190+ BornTuesday, 10th July 2001 @ 09:01:10 259th ZT to run off the production line, out of 18,894 252nd ZT 190 + to be made out of 4,023 101st ZT in Solar Red (code: CEU) to be made out of 1,888 Last edited by jonc3725; 20th August 2017 at 22:05..

31st July 2016, 21:55	#170
Dallas This is my second home 1979 Capri 1.6L, 1982 Capri 1.6L, 2016 Dacia Stepway Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Dorset Posts: 8,595 Thanks: 3,496 Thanked 3,397 Times in 2,218 Posts	Oh go-on go for bright red with white Bremo stickers.