New toy - 2001 MGF

[lchris21]

Geoff Buys Cars would be proud !

 

[Wozzaaah]

Well…. She’s home!
Looking forward to getting stuck in.

 

[ukracer]

Geoff Buys Cars would be proud !

New company. Wozz Buys any Car. Com

 

[minimutly]

If you haven't got a mini impact driver get one - removing the engine bay cover is murder without one. Then get a torch and inspect the steel water pipe from the water pump - if it hasn't been changed it will be rusty, and if it was changed a long time ago it will be rusty. Then do the same on the long ones under the car. If you skip this you will skip the car....

 

[Woody.v8]

@Wozzaaah I'll have short back and sides

 

[Bullet2012]

It’s Wozz‘s fault that it’s raining

 

[Wozzaaah]

If you haven't got a mini impact driver get one - removing the engine bay cover is murder without one. Then get a torch and inspect the steel water pipe from the water pump - if it hasn't been changed it will be rusty, and if it was changed a long time ago it will be rusty. Then do the same on the long ones under the car. If you skip this you will skip the car....

Stainless underfloor pipes are an absolute certainty, if they haven’t already been done.

 

[armalites]

I love these kind of projects, cheap enough that if you get a year out of it you haven't lost anything, you get some joy out of doing a few bits that someone else couldn't do,couldn't be bothered or didn't think was worthwhile. Not my cup of tea but it does look fairly tidy.

I wonder if anyone has done a Honda K20 swap on one?

 

[Wozzaaah]

Thought I’d get cracking on the rear brakes today.
Par for the course, all the bolts were absolutely rusted solid and the heads are no longer the sizes they should be so much brute force and swearing later I have one side off.

Unfortunately the back end of the sill is rotten so she will need a bit of work to sort that out.

 

[Wozzaaah]

The silver lining to my cloud is that looking underneath I spotted a nice, shiny pair of stainless coolant pipes! I’d budgeted £100 for buying some so I’m pleased not to have to.

 

[dobbslc]

@Wozzaaah I saw a MG on my ride today and thought it might be you so slowed down for a look, are you a MILF age female with blond hair?

 

[Wozzaaah]

Off with the old, on with the new.
Only fitted temporarily as I need to replace some bolts and screws.

 

[Wozzaaah]

@Wozzaaah I saw a MG on my ride today and thought it might be you so slowed down for a look, are you a MILF age female with blond hair?

Ha, sadly not, mid fifties slightly overweight bloke.

 

[dobbslc]

Ha, sadly not, mid fifties slightly overweight bloke.

Right
Just as well I didn't start shouting Wozzaaah at her then...

 

[Bullet2012]

Ha, sadly not, mid fifties slightly overweight bloke.

But are you ? @dobbslc could have spotted the weekend woz

 

[Wozzaaah]

Other side sorted. It all came apart much easier than the RH side did.
My new Teng impact screwdriver worked superbly, no mullered screws.

 

[Wozzaaah]

Good used headlamp fitted, the reflector was totally shot on the old one.

The trouble is the more I look at things the more little jobs I find that need doing. Perished bushes etc.

 

[8ob]

Need to start another thread called "wozzaaah's wheels"

Looks like a fair match for the panel repairs Woz.

 

[Wozzaaah]

The good thing is that on the whole, the underside is pretty good.

The rear subframe is the worst part but I do think it’ll clean up ok.

 

[Wozzaaah]

Need to start another thread called "wozzaaah's wheels"

Looks like a fair match for the panel repairs Woz.

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I’m still waiting for the repair panels to turn up but I’ve got plenty I can do in the meantime.