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Old 19th December 2021, 11:09   #1
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Just wanted to say a big thanks to all that contribute to this forum.

I’ve owned the ZT180 for a whole 2 days now and am getting the car ready for its Roadworthy Certificate in a few days (equiv to your MOT) so I can transfer the registration into my name.

So far the collective wisdom of this forum has enabled me to :
- discover the blocked plenum and fix it
- trace the faulty windscreen wipers to a blocked filter in the washer reservoir
- work out how to access the indicator bulb behind the front bumper.
- reset the auto ecu and TPS

After buying the car sight unseen and having it trucked 800km to me I ended up with a pretty solid vehicle. These are pretty rare in Australia with only around 500 ever sold here. I spent 3 months looking for a good one and all the research I did through this forum let me ask the right pre purchase questions.

Anyway, after a quick wash and tidy up I still have a list of over a dozen items to fix or look into to make sure she is up to standard - and I have found most of the answers and “ how to’s “ in this forum.

Here she is joining my old Y type (my first car that I’ve had for 46 years now) and my B in the shed.
The collection is growing.




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Old 19th December 2021, 11:22   #2
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That's quite a collection, David.
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Old 19th December 2021, 11:25   #3
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Nice cars you have There are a few Australian members on the forum, might be worthwhile looking them up for service parts etc.
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Old 19th December 2021, 14:26   #4
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Good to have you aboard and nice encouraging comments. That is quite some shed, I'm envious.
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Old 19th December 2021, 14:38   #5
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I would give my left'un for that garage as well!
My first car was an MGB. I've never had a "Y" but have owned ZA/ZB Magnettes and used to work restoring T-Types so I have a soft spot for the older MGs.
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Old 20th December 2021, 10:15   #7
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I would give my left'un for that garage as well!
My first car was an MGB. I've never had a "Y" but have owned ZA/ZB Magnettes and used to work restoring T-Types so I have a soft spot for the older MGs.
Very nice!
Yes, there is just something about the older MG’s.

Now I’m going to make you guys really jealous.
Between the Y type and the ZT out of photo, are 3 bays of shelving and a workbench, and behind me when I took the photo is our 21’ dual axle caravan., hmmm, now where can I install that hoist The shed is 12 metres x 9 meters and now I have to build a double garage for the daily drivers as my collection of MG’s grows.
We live on 2 acres in the countryside, 1/2 hr drive to the nearest shop, 1 hr to a major town and 2 hrs to the state capital.
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I wrote to my local MG garage when the MGB became the BGT and asked if I could be sent some brochures. A few days later, a salesman turned up at my house with an MGB GT and a pack of glossy brochures, asking to speak to me. My mum and dad explained that I was only 14 but the salesman was very good (after an initial good laugh) and took me for a "once around the block" in the car! The brochures and photos became the wall decoration in my bedroom for several years! I remember being very envious when Prince Charles got his CGT.


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Old 20th December 2021, 11:43   #9
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Yes, there is just something about the older MG’s.

Now I’m going to make you guys really jealous.
Between the Y type and the ZT out of photo, are 3 bays of shelving and a workbench, and behind me when I took the photo is our 21’ dual axle caravan., hmmm, now where can I install that hoist The shed is 12 metres x 9 meters and now I have to build a double garage for the daily drivers as my collection of MG’s grows.
We live on 2 acres in the countryside, 1/2 hr drive to the nearest shop, 1 hr to a major town and 2 hrs to the state capital.
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Wow, WOW! I cannot remember when I last saw the floor of my garage, and I have never had room to put a car in there, well done.
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Old 20th December 2021, 20:27   #10
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Well, I think I'm the only person down our street who actually has a car in the garage - but then nobody else owns an MG midget.
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