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Old 14th November 2020, 20:10   #11
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Congratulations on your win. How did the drive home go?
I see he looked in on the 14 th but was probably too busy playing with his new toy to have the time to talk to us.---
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Old 14th November 2020, 23:56   #12
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I see he looked in on the 14 th but was probably too busy playing with his new toy to have the time to talk to us.---
lol. I think you're right. Hopefully he's having fun.
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Old 16th November 2020, 06:22   #13
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Well done Steve, it looked a nice clean example so hopefully will bring you miles of smiles.

Let us know how you find it and post some pictures too if you can. It’s a pre-facelift 260 SE with the same spec as mine, so I would imagine you could add the electric rear blind to yours too if you wanted. Mine had the wiring all in place behind the heated seat switch packs. Welcome to the V8 club.



Many thanks may give that a go. So far the only issue is the handbrake which is very poor - don't know how it passed an mot? Got new handbrake cables on order from rimmer and a mini compensate from eBay - so that will be first job.
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Old 16th November 2020, 06:29   #14
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Nice one Steve.

I've got an original throttle chamber with a pony on it if you want to replace the existing. It came off mine. The Two Sixties also has larger throttle inlet to sharpen up the peddle response.
Thanks for the offer and info. Sorting out the niggles at the moment. The engine is certainly a big lump compared to my mgb i am used to playing with.
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Old 16th November 2020, 06:35   #15
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Even though you weren't allowed to start it they must have given you a guarantee of some sort on the engine and running gear.---
No guarantee or anything. They had a video online you can watch old it running. Put a copy of it on my blog I've started to record my exploits with the car at http://mgzt.info . Keeps me occupied whilst the wife watches soaps on tv!
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Congratulations on your win. How did the drive home go?
Wow what a drive! Went well and so far pleased with car and relieved just a few niggles to sort - i hope.
Took it to my local garage who had it on ramps and took it for a drive (he's into American cars) and have it the thumbs up. Found previous owners no in paperwork so phoned him. Says only selling due to retiring and moving to a smaller house with fewer garages!! so selling a couple of his classics. He bought it off mg and garaged it and light use since.
Hopefully got a decent buy.
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Old 16th November 2020, 08:17   #17
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Got new handbrake cables on order from rimmer and a mini compensate from eBay - so that will be first job.
Hello Steve and congratulations on your purchase. Here's a note which may save you a lot of unnecessary work. Don't rush to fit the new cables. They are very unlikely to be at fault, particularly after only 20,000 miles! I was amazed to find that my handbrake suddenly became easier to adjust and its performance improved when it was time to fit new rear discs! I didn't touch anything else, having set up the cable at the lever some years earlier.

I'd start by trying a simple adjustment at both lever and shoes; you might be surprised seeing as the car has had little use (not good for handbrakes). The next stage would be removal of the disc/drum to check dimensions, clean out and lubricate. Over the years with various cars I have enjoyed great success with this approach. Good luck!

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Old 16th November 2020, 11:54   #18
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As Simon mentioned above, it won't be the cables.

Most R75s have poor handbrakes due to a film of rust forming inside the rear drums and acting like a lubricant.--

The normal cure over lets say a month is to gently apply the hand brake whilst on the move. This will have the effect of removing the rust from the drums. The better the polish the better the hand brake will work.

No need normally to have to strip anything down.---
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As Simon mentioned above, it won't be the cables.

Most R75s have poor handbrakes due to a film of rust forming inside the rear drums and acting like a lubricant.--

The normal cure over lets say a month is to gently apply the hand brake whilst on the move. This will have the effect of removing the rust from the drums. The better the polish the better the hand brake will work.

No need normally to have to strip anything down.---
Wouldn't be so sure, without seeing the car. Last one of mine I had to fix (V6 75 Auto) was CERTAINLY a stretched compensator on the front cable piece, and the the same is true of my R75V8 waiting to be done using a Mini R53 one, before next spring's annual check. The adjustment is all used up. Agree though that drum filth can more often be a problem with autos because of the little use the handbrake gets in many cases.

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Default Another one up for auction.

Another one up for auction in almost a month. This time ZT 260 #101.
https://www.classiccarauctions.co.uk...mg-rover-zt260

Says it's Zircon but looks like Starlight. Thought #002 was 260-unique in being Zircon Silver?

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