Mick dropped his MGF 120 mpi (paint code originally MNX but resprayed Rover to BRG 3) with us over the weekend.
Monday morning found us at the workshop bright and early to crack on and replace both the rear and the front subframes etc…
A timely change too, to preserve the life of this car as both subframes had certainly done their time. Galvanized ones fitted, plus all galvanized ancillaries.
Whilst we had the rear subframe out we replaced the clutch, freed off the release arm and replaced the clevis pin as it was a bit dented in, a dent here results in excessive play on the clutch pedal, so always a good idea to fit new when replacing the slave cylinder too.
We replaced the head gasket on the car a few years ago, so that wasn’t required. Full cambelt service carried out, with a bit of a challenge with the bottom pulley bolt! Eventually after some time and lots of grunting it came undone with a torque-multiplier. Once removed we found that the washer was missing on the main pulley bolt, this had allowed water to get in and seize the threads, also when the bolt came undone it had dragged the outer pulley shearing the inner pulley key-way, so both the pulley and cog were replaced.
On the front subframe new wishbones fitted, galvanized anti-roll bar fitted, too ball joints, track rod ends and forward mounts on both subframes replaced with stainless steel ones.
New clutch line and clutch flexi fitted as the old one was hanging on in there.
We should have finished the car completely today, but it’s been a bit of a challenge as everything was so corroded, which is expected of a car of this age. We’re not complaining of course (much, haha) but every nut and bolt required the use of the brilliant Irwin nut removers, and where they failed, and our stamina, the grinder came out!
Really good to future proof this fab car for Mick, thanks to him for sending it over to us for some TLC, which is always great to know that it’s another one that will live to tell more tales and bring their owners tons of fun.
Almost done, another half a day to finish her off next week ready for Mick to collect. So no glamour shots, just the nitty gritty ones!
Back on the road tomorrow in Wakefield and Sheffield with a few to get sorted. – https://ift.tt/GRNQDvT
