Year: 2019

An enjoyable morning spent in Exeter to meet John for some work on his immaculate MGF vvc 75th Anniversary edition in Black (paint code PAK trim CVC) with red oxford seats. John had asked us to sort out the clutch as wasn’t sure what was occurring with it. Slave cylinder replaced with new. Handbrake also needed adjustment.

Jon was in his element as John had a great collection of motorbikes; classic Royal Enfields and Triumphs. Great swapping stories. They had some lovely cats too and the sun was shining.

Lovely drive through beautiful countryside this afternoon to Hendy, near Ammanford.

What a lovely morning seeing Steve for annual service on his lovely TF 135. Few other bits needed doing, front calipers replaced with some very shiny new 2 pots, heater resistor had stopped working so this was replaced with a new one on stock, boot was leaking where the spoiler was fitted so this was fettled, hopefully no more leaks. Window washer had stopped working, discovered the hose was trapped so this is now sorted.

Great to be able to continue looking after this cracking car.

Nice run down to Exeter this afternoon.

Wakefield was the destination for Jon on Saturday morning to meet Glenn for investigation of oil temperature sensor issue, find and fix coolant leak and free off binding brakes NSF on his 80th Anniversary TF 135, all sorted and ready for a trip to Cornwall.

A visit to eurocarparts etc for me to restock on a few things. Plus chance to catch-up on all messages.

What a fantastic day spent in Sutton Coldfield with Paul for work on his MGF Trophy in solar red and Sharon’s MGF Trophy in Anthracite, both cars had cylinder head problems, Paul’s had worn stem seals and Sharon’s had noisy VVC mechs.

He had purchased two brand new cylinder heads and so we swapped these out, including brand new water pumps, tensioners, cambelts and alternator belts. Timing covers, bolts etc all replaced where damaged. Both stunning cars & obviously well loved.

Despite the awful weather, the gazebo did its bit to keep us relatively dry, plus a steady stream of cuppas to keep us warm, thanks Dom 😊, including a freshly baked whole cake for Jon!
Thank you Sharon (smells amazing in the van)!

Look forward to seeing you all at an event or something soon!

Boston, Lincs was our destination this morning and really lovely to meet James for investigation of coolant loss on his lovely looking MGF mpi.

After pressure testing the system it was found to be coming from the water pump. James asked us to carry out a full cambelt service since we were in there. Hydragas pump up carried out also, as car was looking a tad low, plus rear pads and discs replaced.

What a great morning. Look forward to seeing you again James. Thanks to your lovely step dad for a cracking brew!

From there we called in to Rimmers for some more stock ahead of our 5 day tour starting tomorrow in Ludlow.

This morning spent at the unit having the 2 post lift installed, so pleased to see it all coming together. Great couple of blokes ready and waiting for us who got cracking and did a fab job!

Busy day today, we went to see lovely Bill again in Wolston for full cambelt service on his tidy looking ‘01 MGF VVC in Tahiti blue. Beautiful sunny morning.

From there we went to see Jonathan again for source of leak in the passenger footwell, found it to be coming from the blanking plate that the steering rack would come through on the left-hand drive models. Sealed up and hopefully no more soggy carpet!

Whilst on our travels Mark, from Conisbrough, called to see when we could pop over and diagnose a crunch on his gearbox when going in to 5th. So, we called in to see him and unfortunately it is not a cable issue or clutch issue, it is a faulty fifth gear. Mark would like it to booked into the unit and have clutch and waxoyl the underfloor at the same time as having a new gearbox fitted. We need to source a new 1.6 gearbox and get him sorted.

Time to catch-up now on emails etc.