One of jobs we had in the workshop this week was this fab TF 160 that Andy had recently taken ownership of and had transported up to us at the weekend from Hertsfordshire. Already an owner of various other models of MG now and in the past he fancied owning a 160.
Having got the cambelt service done on Sunday, we cracked on with removing all the old Schultz from underneath, most of it falls off in chunks, but the rest has to be laboriously scraped off. Once this was removed, everything fully coated with rust-converter and left overnight to do its thing. Then fully coated with Upol Gravitex the following day.
Andy had treated himself to a Mike Satur ‘Daytona’ back box and quad tail finishers, plus a new CAT, so these were fitted. Both front wishbones replaced. Both front track-rod-ends replaced, the rears were on the list, but were still in good condition.
On running up to temperature found that the thermostat was stuck open and the gauge was reading low. So we replaced both the PRT and the sensor and subsequently everything behaving as it should. Car then sent round to the garage we use on site for 4-wheel alignment. Couple of other things sorted and she’s good to go.
Really great to meet Andy when he came up this afternoon to pick her up. We look forward to seeing him later in the year for some other things. Hope he enjoys a cracking weekend in the area whilst staying over with friends and the drive back home.
One of the other projects we have in is John’s ZR 160 race car. Clutch replacement carried out along with the cambelt service. Coolant flush, brake fluid change, engine oil and filter change. Then brake pads all round. A couple of other things added to the list as we went along, such as the rear calipers need replacing, so these are duly ordered. Andy’s left the car with us to get her ready for the coming season. Another one that would be brilliant to have a blast in!
Glenn drove down from Glasgow this morning to leave his 85th Anniversary TF with us for a few things. Really great to see him as always and have a quick catch-up before he headed back home. Big thanks to him for the huge bag of everything Tunnock’s! So thoughtful. We did share the love with the garage on site and our fab neighbours at Black Sheep Customs.
Another busy week with lots going on and here we are it’s Friday again! We’ll be back at it in the morning. Hope everyone has a great weekend. – https://ift.tt/ZDr8Mx2
