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19th December 2021, 10:09 | #1 |
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Thanks - Great resource
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. Cheers |
19th December 2021, 10:22 | #2 |
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That's quite a collection, David.
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19th December 2021, 10:25 | #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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19th December 2021, 13:26 | #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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19th December 2021, 13:38 | #5 |
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I want that garage
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19th December 2021, 20:51 | #6 |
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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!
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20th December 2021, 09:15 | #7 | |
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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. Cheers |
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20th December 2021, 09:58 | #8 |
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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.
Enjoy in good health. Mike
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20th December 2021, 19:27 | #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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