Wasn't there somebody who does a full kit with all the bolts you need for under the bonnet?

I expect I probably do about 12k over next two years, so disc should last for at least another 10 years lol.

Hmm cost, mine weren't that cheap as it's a 190 with full vented discs around. Guys at Chelmer Rover have done good job.

Checked the bulkhead plenums as the rain we have had the last few days prompted me to check and I'm very glad I did!! Water was just lapping at the bottom of the black plastic ECU housing :eek:

There was no sign of any water ever being on the ECU so I'm happy I got to it in time.

Another little job done :}

Oh and whoever did the pollen filter on it last managed to get it upside down and back to front

So you're car smelled nice and fresh from the outside, but inside it smelled like outside?? :D :D

Ordered a door lock release cable for my front drivers door. I have "repaired" the broken one twice now and next time it lets go I'll replace it. Not in any hurry to remove the door card!

yes trikey does them. but i did all the screws including the liners and undertrays.

Well today I had a wee holiday off work so I put my mind on the zt,

I bought 2 new FAI front drop links to cure a dreadful rattle at the front it seems to have taken most of the rattle away but just not as smooth as I would like it to be everything else seems to be tight enough tho,

I then proceeded to paint the brakes all round my mg is trophy blued so I opted for SILVER lol, so as the paint was drying as I was using a 2 post lift I tidied a few mudflaps.

Getting boring, I know.....

But again did nothing. Just fuelled up and drive.

Maybe I should do something to post about :)

Having said that, trying to get the wheels balanced tomorrow

Removed about 1/2 litre of evil smelling gearbox oil from the sparewheel well of my 1.8 Turbo ZT-T, which had spilled out of a Supra gearbox I collected the other day. :duh:

At least the well won't rust now! :D :getmecoat:

Tom.

Today checked Plenums all nice and dry.
Also checked all fluids and they are all fine
I just need to wash and polish now :drool4:

Looks like new!! Good work!
Oh and btw, is it lowered in any way? The wheels fill out the arches perfectly! Springs?

Well, last week, fitted 190 front brake upgrade & new anti roll bar drop links.

What I did with my Rover 75/MG ZT today?
 

Ive never been too sure about the interior colour mix on my 75. Sandstone door cards with vinyl smokestone against smokestone seating. So all door cards and centre console are now smokestone. A few more bits to source but really pleased with how it turned out.
Plenty still to do.

What did I do in my ZT today? I just drove it and enjoyed myself :D

Key locking on drivers door
 

Fixed my door handle - turrning the key was not turning the driveshaft or unlocking anything so I was 100% reliant on the central remote locking.

Eventually got a donor handle a few weeks ago...

Finally today got around to taking the doorhandle off (easy thanks to the excellent how-to threads on here :bowdown:) took out the broken cable and replaced it... all back together now and the key locks and unlocks the door :D

No more 100% reliance on the remote key fob and prayng not to have a flat battery!

Then I fitted a new subwoofer with a much better low frequency response. Sounds great..

Then I went out for a nice drive and rain-ex'd all the windows.

Happy days :D

Today I have cleaned and hoovered the ZT I preparation for tomorrow meet at Ely, then unexpected early delivery of my Intravee II so been playing with that :D.

Is there a visual difference??

Yes, calipers are bigger and so are the discs :)

Well today i had the pleasure of fitting a new crankshaft pulley(lovely easy job-NOT!),also fitted a replacement O/S rear door lock.
Now,no more engine rattle and all doors lock/unlock! RESULT.:D
Did plan on washing/waxing but never got chance..........there's always tomorrow :}

Fitted a pair of Bosch Aero wipers and tested the FBH. It cuts out after 127 seconds so looks like some attention will be needed.

Fought my ZT for hours trying to service it
 

Changed the oil & tried to replace the fuel filter

Car fought me all the way: undertray remove/refit, over-tightened sump plug & seized on fuel filter. :mad:

Had to double check with my mechanic brother that Freelander oil filter fitment was OK so, with above, oil change was a faff but OK...

... however, I didn't have my strap (oil) filter removal tool so fuel filter refused to budge from filter head despite my efforts. Whole lot's back on for now.

Will give the strap a go tomorrow but any tips/ideas as the plastic filter head is obviously more delicate than the average oil filter housing. :eek:

Must look into it my work mate has a 75 190 I must get a look at them

Finally got round to adjusting handbrake. Already had a modified compensator fitted by arctic while ago, did take me a while to locate adjusters in hubs but once found easy to adjust. Still takes 5 clicks to hold it on drive though.

Removed ipk to replace sounder,reverse sensors are now working,yippie!:D

Started to look for illuminated clock needles! This is going to suck

Got five bikes on the ZTT and went for a 20 mile bike ride with the entire crew; ready for beer/wine/chips now. That's how it works right?

cleaned
 

Well today I vacuumed the old girl and gave her a wash & Demon shine ,she's all nice and clean !!:D

http://s17.postimg.org/64ojjpzwv/DSC_0303.jpg
picture share

I took mine to the Kings Lynn meet

I've got the white BMW ones. They don't look right to me, so I took them off again...

What I did today?
I always hated the minimal light that came from my glovebox. So today I took it out, drilled 6 holes and mounted 6 warm white LED.
https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.n...65e1de51d1550f
https://scontent-b-ams.xx.fbcdn.net/...ed&oe=5468161D

Glove box looks good, i don't mean for the speedo rpm etc vinnie, i mean the actual clock, hd no luck in my search so far!

Ooh right... yes, those are going to be difficult. I did look for them aswell, but also with no luck.

It's strange, VAG cars think they're too upmarket for analog clocks so have digital, the old analog clocks don't have illuminated needles, the onky ones i have founf are from: Bentley, Rolls Royce, Maserati, some SUVs but the needles are massive and a performace Peugeot. Fancy eyeing up the prices on one of them!? :eek:

Today just enjoyed the ZT over 200 miles round journey and the company of fellow owners at the Ely in Camberley meet :)

4 new tyres (Avons) on the 1.8.
Booked in for front suspension bushes and 4-wheel alignment tomorrow.

Result!
 

Phew, the trusty socket strap tool got it undone ... eventually; it took me kneeling on the filter head, while it was sandwiched between two planks of wood, & leaning on the ratchet. :eek::eek:

Oh plus I went to the meet at The Ely. Happy birthday Shiner & thanks for the cake!

Bought a new set of tyres
 

Today I called around locally and then bought 4 Nokian zLine 225/45 18's from Tyreleader to replace the very tired SportContac 3s on my ZT-T.

I was thinking about another set of Hankook Evos I had on my AMG E36, but the Nokians beat them in a recent shootout and were £20ea cheaper per wheel. They have excellent reviews on TyreReviews too.

I'm going to fit them this weekend to the Apex wheels I bought a few weeks ago.

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2909/...e1ff9719_z.jpg

Pics on the car soon.

Should really rename this "what i did with someone els's TF today....

I used my new commercial grade printer to produce my first set of TF custom dials for a customer......
http://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/foru...4d85c24bcc.jpg
http://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/foru...4d85c9ae85.jpg

A new door opens...;):D

You will not be sorry! They are excellent tyres.... ;)

I've been using them for many years, not on the R75 though as the tyres are still good.

But when and if I change Nokians it will be. :D

Those wheels above look great! :drool4:

Interesting comments about the Nokians.
My Conti. Contact 5s, on the front, are coming up for replacement soon
I think that I will have a look at these. ;)

Fitted a new clutch master cylinder to the ZT, what a chore I hasten to add.

Not Tazu or Andy Willi, but genuine MGR, working on the principle that if the original has lasted for 11 years and over 120k, it couldn't be all that bad, especially at the special price I paid :drool4:

On the plus side I can now drive the thing again, if only the people who changed the DMF clutch and slave 15k back had done the whole shooting match :getmecoat:


Brian :D

Are the new prints different to the old ones? Better or sharper?

Neither, I bought the same equipment that the commercial printer I used had.
I can actually see a profit from the work now..

I can also turn work over faster and provide a on the spot service, visit me, design a dial, print, laminate and fit in an hour or two..

Hi Bob.

Just remember Bob that whatever you buy put the newer/better tyre on the Rear Axle... ;)

Ciao.

Nothing to do with my 75 (well... not much), but I still wanna share it because it makes me feel good :).

Last week I bought those BMW wheels that turned out to be very wrong. ET:20, 5x120 and way to big for the 75 (18" with 245/45).
So I cleaned them up real nice, polished the spokes, gave them a nice coating and put them back on the second hand website.

They where just picked up, and I made a very nice profit. And I don't even have to feel guilty because he was blown away by how clean they looked. He was really happy with them and considered my price a steal.

Now on the hunt for the right wheels. And I've already got a very nice pair in mind, but the guy doesn't answer his phone.

Today I bought another car that looks the same as this:
http://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/foru...8d30b93620.jpg

Well chuffed to have an ongoing project to fettle with.

That just looks so "right"! Lovely car..understated class

Eventually changed the reverse light actuation switch on the gearbox...

It had been playing up for about a year now, work, then not work, so I bit the bullet and got my hands dirty...lol. ;)

I got tied of the black boot, so I did this today:

(It looks like the colors don't match, but they do match)

https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.n...c1f36906570c9a
https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.n...f2ad63b7846f98

Very nice Vinnie :)

Thanks, it's not perfect, but the cheapest quote I could get was 300 euro's :(, so I decided to just do it myself.

Only a couple of cars work for you ;) looks good enough it is only a boot :)

True :), but still... I can do a lot more fun stuff with 300 than making my boot look nice. I think it's good enough for a space nobody gets to see ;).

Yeah i know, I was only pulling your chain! Yeah exactly, gives it a fresh look for when you open it :) hopefully your seat will arrive to you soon finish off the beigeness

Today, I am actually glad that my 75 is (still) off the road.

Took the Nissan Shed to work today and some http://abcbristol.sytes.net/bill/i/forums/censored.gif (ummm delightful & thoughtful person), decided to redecorate my front offside wing with the back of their vehicle. Meaning that when I got back to the car, I couldn't open the drivers door.

A rather swift steel toe cap boot to the trailing edge of the front wing soon sorted that.

The cars covered in dents anyway (it used to belong to a student), so I'm not too bothered about the damage, a second hand front wing will set me back a whole £15. But it's the principle of someone doing that to someone elses car, no matter how ratty it is, and not even leaving a note to say 'sorry mate'. http://abcbristol.sytes.net/bill/i/forums/ranting2.gif

Had it have been the 75, I'd now be sat in a police cell on a charge of murder http://abcbristol.sytes.net/bill/i/forums/evil.gif

in the process of cleaning the PCV filter
 

Just took out the PCV filter and got the filter soaking in white spirit, Doing this as a stop gap diagnostic thing to see if I can stop the old girl chugging, Ill order a new filter when i've got the money to do so, Got to say the filter didn't look to bad, or as bad as I thought it would anyway!

Tomorrow i've got to fish a socket that fell somewhere behind the engine! hope it does not damage! :duh:

But i do have a question, I took the injector return pipe off, will this introduce air into the fuel system at all, I partially re-attached them while I soak my filter but will not re-assemble until tuesday (iver when the filter is dry, or I get a new one sent to me!) should it be good or should I have to do any other steps to rectify this before I turn her over for the first time after putting her back together.

I will state on monday I have enough money for a new filter, but it will take upto a week and a half to get to me and I am not paying the £15 next day-----ish delivery (as that costs nearly twice what the filter replacement costs!)

Well, yesterday saw the car having a bit of a drive round and a wooden handbrake lever handle fitted.

I can have one with you in 48 hours for £10.99 including post. :)

Washed, polished and hoovered out, set off in a southerly direction at 10.45, at 12.30 I was headed in a northerly direction after the RAC chap told me I had HGF.......

Back at the ranch, I've replaced the front bearing in my alternator, and fitted a new auxiliary belt, and PAS belt.


Back in action now, but the moral of the story is, don't leave a car standing for five months, and drive it like you've just been out to the shops.

You have to just love it, day wrecked again !! :mad:

Brian :getmecoat:

Wanted to see how the new wheels would look like :)

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd.n...f5010b4d20dd01

now those I like.....

Thanks :P. I'll open a new topic to show them off when my custom made centre caps arrive :).

Very similar to my neighbours passat

alternator
 

Had my 1st problem today after18mths ownership.New alternator fitted by my friendly neighbor (£30.00).:}

Oooh fancy! Car is crazy clean! Might have to pass through your place when I go abroad ;) first set of aftermskrket wheels i have liked, if they're aftermarket and not oem from another model :)

very nice wheels!

I give my divine approval

Thanks for the likes guys. I wasn't sure these would be right, but after taking this photo I was sure. I was deciding between the VW R36 wheels en these ones.

@ Jordan, these are VW Interlagos wheels, made for the Passat CC car (and I believe also the Scirocco?). But I'm getting new centre caps made with the Rover logo.
They are 18" 8J rims with 225/40 tyres.
And thanks on the compliment for the clean look :), I'm still not satisfied, but she does look quite nice :D.

I think a lowered car on those rims would suit a saloon well

*goes to holland, steals wheels and borrows angle grindrr for springs* :D so much for plausible deniability :getmecoat:

Vinnie, how could you want it any cleaner!?

Not quite..... I own several angle grinders and the Passat round the corner would look ok on bricks...;)

I'm a detailer mate.... it's never clean enough. And if I look at it from real close, I can sometimes still find certain spots. Unacceptable.

But if you spent the whole day working on cars, you don't feel like much polishing anymore when you're at home :).

I meant me haha! Yours is quicker though :(

Haha, i like the brash use of the term unacceptable! Fully understand that :) still looks very good, I know how much Klarzy likes the effort that goes into cleaning cars ;)

:D Yeah, I'm sure he's aching now to get his detailing gear sorted so he can start at the break of dawn ;).

Fairy-conomy :rofl: I need to go through my stuff and organise it, it's everywhere and I don't even have much :duh
On a separate not I picked up a lot of parts for my blackout project! Met some nice people in the process too :D

Heads for the Lithuanian car wash. :getmecoat:

Haha, lovely!

cheers for the help, just ordered one from your site, hope it cure's what's ailing my old girl! hope you have a nice week :D

Fitted front fog lights! :)

http://i60.tinypic.com/2wd0l7r.jpg

UPDATE:

And a few days later all is still well - so it must've been the switch. I was a bit concerned as quite a few people lately have had the same problem but changing the switch hadn't resolved the issue.... I must be just lucky! :D

Well, not quite today but yesterday I helped my son wrap a boat for the Boat Show at Gibbs Marina in Poole and took as couple of photo's....

Got it finished but as we started at only 11:30 the Sun was going down by the time we left! :(

Here they are:

http://i1110.photobucket.com/albums/...6.jpg~original

http://i1110.photobucket.com/albums/...3.jpg~original

http://i1110.photobucket.com/albums/...8.jpg~original

Spent most of the day hanging over the edge holding the vinyl!
http://i1110.photobucket.com/albums/...f.jpg~original

http://i1110.photobucket.com/albums/...d.jpg~original

And of course a great opportunity to take a couple of the "Red-Rocket"... :D

http://i1110.photobucket.com/albums/...8.jpg~original

http://i1110.photobucket.com/albums/...5.jpg~original

http://i1110.photobucket.com/albums/...e.jpg~original

http://i1110.photobucket.com/albums/...5.jpg~original

http://i1110.photobucket.com/albums/...2.jpg~original

Caught a bit of a tan at the same time!!!...lol.

Ciao.....

Fixed my windscreen washers by using a well placed airline:}

Well not today but i've recently cleaned and fed the leather, Got one door card to change over and them all to be cleaned and it should be done bar a DD and wood wheel..:}

http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/...pshw2comhx.jpg
http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/...pslcvopeqr.jpg

Not in bad nick for a semi retired school car with 179k on it..

Lookin' Sweet..!! ;)

great interior! well done!:}

New Wheels
 

Today i put a set of straights on our 75.
Before
http://i1374.photobucket.com/albums/...ps6078a328.jpg
And after:D:D:D
http://i1374.photobucket.com/albums/...ps2242d2e3.jpg

Looks very smart on both sets of wheels. I'd absolutely love Serpents on my 75, at some point. The straights look purposeful, however!

Filled up with diesel checked oil & water

Ho and the plems

All was sweet.......:D:D

Changed Kermit's fuel pump (At last) :D

Straights win it for me..

Have to say straights look superb on your car, go really well with dark paintwork. :)

Does that make you a vetenary or a vivisectionist??

I'm liking the Straights, suit the colour...

Yes, I'm afraid the Straights win it hands down!! ;)

I took Forestgreen for her MOT and annual service today. Once again she sailed through, so as a reward I treated her to a wash and hand polish at the local East European cleaning outfit. Despite Halfrauds having told me the recent parking scrape had cut right through the paint they somehow managed to completely polish out all traces of the offending car from my door which has delighted me. Reckon I'll be back again before too long to sort out the tiny paint chips that if you look very closely stop her looking like she just came out of the factory.

Oh and I sense some more walnut will be on the order books too!

Leaves now falling from trees, so spent a few minutes running a full cycle test on the fuel burning heater.

Glad I did. First run warmed up nicely, then aborted accompanied by clouds of smoke out of its intake and a seemingly endless pause before the purge cycle kicked in. Second time through ran like a charm. I suspect a brief interruption in the fuel supply due to the length of time since last used.

I'm sure that had the first run happened in anger, I'd have excreted bricks at the sight of all that smoke from under the bonnet.....

How does one accomplish that, please?

New gearbox, original new old stock Rover flywheel, Borg & Beck clutch kit and slave cylinder all in place and running smoothly yesterday.

Props to DMGRS! :cool:
The Borg & Beck clutch kit is fantastic, the springs really help with a smooth engagement and the clutch pedal feels a heck of a lot nicer.

Probably aided by the new flywheel and new clutch fluid as well.
Flywheel had about two inches of movement in it and was covered in bright blue patches from slipping I assume.

http://i.imgur.com/ajDNwZSl.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/dFNImX8l.jpg

Looks like the original slave cylinder, 124k on it! bearing was well shot.

this is what the clutch fluid looked like too, after running almost a cup full of fresh fluid through. the stuff that came out was opaque and grey. Like the flywheel, it too appears to have been the original stuff from the factory.

http://i.imgur.com/qGu1tjfl.jpg

full of bits, odourless, watery and definitely not good.

The clutch fluid was actually the most painful part, Haynes manual says the clutch system is fed from the brake fluid reservoir, which we found out it isn't. Instead, the reservoir is on the master cylinder, and is totally inaccessible.
The subframe was unbolted on the gearbox side and loosened engine side, and with the help of a gearbox lifting jack it came out with minimal fuss, with the linkage arm just touching the chassis leg as it was wiggled down.

Broke Kermits clutch :duh:

Got the magic number after replacing OEM stat. Not difficult to do but daunting if your not used to using spanners.
Brought from Land Rover trade parts via fleabay, less than £30.
I didn't want a hose mod and this wasn't expensive.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1.../90degrees.jpg

Well today after I finished playing with my new Intravee II unit I had bit spare time, so the door jambs went from disgusting to shiney :cool:

http://i1170.photobucket.com/albums/...1e44d85978.jpg

http://i1170.photobucket.com/albums/...96dfb39677.jpg

Afterwards, clean :shrug:

http://i1170.photobucket.com/albums/...1590c16f9a.jpg

http://i1170.photobucket.com/albums/...3ac4712869.jpg

Much better! Your car seems to have come together very quickly as of late, maybe that move has put you into gear so to speak! :)

Looks very good Anthony! Well done!

Today I changed from this...

http://i1263.photobucket.com/albums/...pscf2f9aa7.jpg

to this .... :)

http://i1263.photobucket.com/albums/...ps1322b793.jpg

Amazing the difference a gear knob can make :D

I cleaned the blue snot out of my washer bottle, a very quick job even for a novice like me. The results are amazing, the jets shoot over the top of the car and clean the rear window too. Thank you to whoever posted the original how to... on that job.

Getting ready for MOT, New lower arm and Powerflex bushes fitted. Now the other side, new discs and pads to do.

Thank you :)

Don't know if of late, been three years in making lol, but have been focused on sorting lots little things out plus highline etc. now found out how to post decent pictures can put few more up :D.

Got a place sorted in converted farm house so moving in few weeks :).

Thank you, not in league of some but she keeps me out of trouble lol.

Nice to have shiney car, but something satisfying about having the mechanical stuff sorted. That's not an easy job as done it on my old BMW, well done :)

I know they're always a work in progress but i mean a lot of finished products recently, wheels i.c.e etc :) ooh, still local?

Yeah had few things on go at same time, nearly completed cruise control just need to install vac pumps and I'm in middle of installing HK speakers at minute but got sort amp out and wiring. Lol.

Yeah just between Takeley and Braintree. We need sort meeting up?

Yeah, all going together well :) Oh nice, yes we do! I am free on Sundays?

Day out at the lakes
 

Today I took one of the club pensioners down to Decoy lakes for a bit of string pulling therapy.... he seemed to enjoy it...:D

Took a couple of pics of the cars there as well...

http://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/foru...4835fe6c59.jpg
http://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/foru...4835f0fea5.jpg
http://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/foru...4835f74a6b.jpg
http://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/foru...48378d0b9d.jpg
http://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/foru...48379059af.jpg


Great day out Steve.... thanks for the good company..;)

No Fried Eggs Here
 

So MOT passed this afternoon, I wanted to put the chromed indicator lights, and LED sidelights in. I would have done it before, but I just didnt want to tempt fate with any issues on the LEDs before the test. No more fried egg look to the indicators. :D

http://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/foru...4&d=1410631605

http://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/foru...5&d=1410631633

http://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/foru...6&d=1410631657

http://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/foru...7&d=1410631684

It was a lovely day , great venue and company, well not sure after that comment , pensioner ! thanks MATE!:D....

Did you really have to get my bald patch in shot , right where is that trimmer.....

I'm going to MK meet next Sunday if your going :)

Ooh that's a good idea! :D May see you there :cool:

[QUOTE=MGJohn;1785626]"Little things"

Can make a BIG difference as I was reminded this week.

Size counts but little things are important. Not touched either of my MG ZTs lately but did some TLC on my favourite 620ti I've had for over eight years. This one :~

Your 620ti looks very nice:D, always good to see the earlier cars on the road rather than tucked up in collections and heated garages.

Good you got brakes all sorted then, just had mine replaced around past month :eek: just need get calipers cleaned and painted now :duh:

Sounds like a plan then :D

Hopefully getting my ipk sorted :D by Dr Phil T4 while I'm there :bowdown:

Phil is a god haha, he has done mine once will be doing it again after i broke it :D

Put it back on the road after nearly four months of sitting on the drive! Changed tyres and pads last weekend, went through the mot in the week and I taxed it today before giving it a wash and polish. Really enjoyed driving it tonight and am looking forward to a hundred mile journey in the morning. Hoping it doesn't let me down as I'm driving to do a gig!

167 pages and going strong, work never done on a 75 :) From pic have a guess what I did today....

Classy looking interior!

Sort of reminds me of this shot here:

http://i1159.photobucket.com/albums/...ps04806fa0.jpg

:D:getmecoat:

looking at the perspective between the car and the girl at the front, she is al least an 8 footer....:drool4::drool4:

Well at least you have not gone grey...;)

I remember seeing that Ad... Wasn't it an Italian one..?? :shrug:

Today checked fluids &plems all sweet
Just goin to wash & polish all ready for it to get dusty again at work tomorrow :duh:

Did this........

http://i1110.photobucket.com/albums/...d.jpg~original


See more here: http://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/foru...9&postcount=78

Looking very nice :cool:

I waxed my ZTT for the first time in a year and did a bit of paint correction where someone must of used a brick or chisel to do some tar removal.

Paint quality is upgraded to poor, from dreadful :)

I changed bottom wishbone pinch bolts today cuz the others were realy rusty. all shiney and new now :D

Gave the 'Beast' a wash, vacuum & a bit of a polish today and then put her to 'bed-e-byes' - aaaaaaahhhh sweet...... :D

http://i1110.photobucket.com/albums/...0.jpg~original

NB. Don't worry, there are wool blankets under the cover... ;)

I am needing a cover for mine, Bill - is that one waterproof do you know?

Today a picked up my Connie Tourer from her MOT, clean sheet and no advisories, so went for a celebratory drive, any excuse to enjoy my 75.

Funny enough I was thinking of one of these to save washing every weekend as she doesn't get used much in week. Is it breathable, do you get much issue with rubbing on paintwork?

Hi there....

As far as the Cover goes first of all it is not completely waterproof with heavy rain, it does permeate somewhat, although it does filter the rain so you don't get dirt of watermarks. But it is with light showers or dew etc. Of course it does protect from dust, leaves and bird droppings very well!

With regard to marks being left, yes it does - but I only find it on the front wing tops mostly, but these are easily removed using a good cleaner-wax. (I use Meguiars Cleaner-Wax). But I will say these only appear after extended use, (4-5 days) and when it's windy.

But it does the job and well worth the money in my opinion.

I've left it once for about 10 days and all it needed was a quick wipe-down and a bit of polishing where needed. But in 20 minutes you're good to go and it looks just like it's come from a valet! And this was in winter! In actual fact the picture below was taken just after that sort of thing...... See for yourself!

http://i1110.photobucket.com/albums/...7.jpg~original

This is the Cover I bought - It was a bit cheaper when I bout it about 3 years ago now, I think it was about 37 quid then.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3906222563...84.m1436.l2649

Look, it's not perfect, but then it's cheaper than building a garage or getting the really top quality ones that cost in the region on 250 to 300 pounds!!!

All I can say is I'm glads I have it..... :D


ps. As far as breathable - I've never found moisture under the cover, even when left after rain and the outside is dry.

Hi Mangoman,

Thank you for the information I shall definatly look into that as my poor car gets dirty over the week sitting idle so would make sense to keep worst off at least. :). Certainly works for your well presented car.

Tbh we would all love a heated garage but we don't all have that luxury, can't even find a decent garage round my way as everybody filling them with stuff they will never use for next ten plus years.

Oe further question does it fold up into a reasonable size, ie so could put in boot?

Tony.

Yes, it comes in a bag about one foot by one foot and about 5 inches thick... ;)

Broke down and had to be helped to the garage with a knackered alternator, thats what I did in my 75 today (it was Monday night actually).:mad:

Still, Im covered by the AA Parts and Labour...:D

Think I will order one :). Cheers.

Quite a common fault on the Inlet Ducting, (Shannon Tubes) on these cars. Jules supplies new ones... ;)

Like your 'Ramps' by the way.... :)

Think I posted this before, but as I have a V8, I fuelled up again.

Next time I may post when I get a change to get the car cleaned..

In a car wash that is.................:getmecoat:

Not today but at the weekend I fitted a little slip of plastic under the pedal box to stop the annoying clicky noise I got every time I released the clutch pedal (it actually worked too)

Well... not overly impressed with today...

Did my inlet manifold and another oil change. The oil change is simple, but never done a inlet manifold before, so it took me some time to figure it all out. The old gasket was very worn:

https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.n...8cdfb51354a501

But then I got my parcel from Rimmerbros... 1 rear sill tread plate cover thingy was missing. So I emailed them.
Then suddenly I got an e-mail from paypal, saying I got a refund of 8.35 gbp, even though the missing item costs 12.98.
So sent them another e-mail to ask for clarification. But they don't seem to answer...
Not very impressed with their idea of customer service...

I also spotted a fair bit of oil right at the place where the gearbox and the engine are bolted together. Already checked the transmission fluid, but that seemed to be fine. Still slightly worried about the amount of oil at that spot...

Also noticed that the engine has a slight problem with revving. I made a little video, and if you listen carefully, you'll noticed that the moment I rev the engine, it seems to 'drown' before revving up.
A little bit like what happens if you open up the throttle on a very old engine with the shoke turned on. It sounds a bit like a hiss before it starts to rev...



I'm gonna replace the spark plugs in a few weeks, so if it will probably be solved with just that, I'm happy...

This maybe should be what I did this week :)

1: fitted the ash grey electric heated leather seats I bought myself for my birthday - wasn't sure I'd like them BUT they add a certain 'something' to the car and surprisingly seem to hold you in your seat better than the velour ones they replaced. It's just a shame the switches are from the same Rover parts bin as the window switches BUT still a win that one :}

2. had the flip key cut - hmmm it only cost about £10 so I'm not going to complain too much but the sticker was printed offset and is very pixelated, and the unlock button is rubbish BUT it works and looks ok from a distance

3. Walnut steering wheel - seriously easy to do with the right tools and very worth it!

4. Chrome Bullit mirrors - THE best thing I've done this week was replacing the 'mickey mouse ears' skullcaps with what was designed for the car - the difference is actually rather remarkable!

Got back day early to be greeted by this view :D.

http://i1170.photobucket.com/albums/...6944e2be89.jpg

Got in from work and found a parcel with the new pollen filter and PRT, so went out to fit the pollen filter first ...and found a load of water in there, tubes all blocked up with rubber type gunk ( Foam from the old pollen filter me thinks)

so stripped it all down and got the tubes all nice and clean ..and the scuttle area as well)

Fitted PRT and swore at car a few times trying to bleed the system....Still not sure if it is done but have gave up

Calibra was so much simpler to do:shrug:

Typical, some buggars dumped a wreck on your front drive.... some people eh:mad: