What I did with my Rover 75/MG ZT today? - Page 994

Rover 75 Tourer · 5th August 2019, 20:36

Brian just get her an R 8 or even lend her yours

Ched · 5th August 2019, 21:06

I put the front bumper on and the fit was terrible, took the headlights back out and I ended up loosening the front panel and moving it over a couple of mm, then I put some additional styrene under the other to bring it up, the end result was well worth the faffing about.
The wheel arch liners were correctly fitted.
Then it was time to remove the off side strut, so I liberally sprayed some plusgas on it and had a cuppa, went back and got got my breaker bar on it and surprisingly it moved, not happy with the effort I would have to give tho so I got some heat on it, 5 minutes later it was all off.

So the next job is to get the springs and top mounts changed.

marinabrian · 5th August 2019, 21:16

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Originally Posted by Rover 75 Tourer

Brian just get her an R 8 or even lend her yours

R8 tourer, now there is a decent car

Rover 75 Tourer · 5th August 2019, 21:49

Back to the future!!! stick in a 2.0l turbo SEi interior paint job of your choice and be the talk of the steamie. You know it makes sense

marinabrian · 5th August 2019, 21:56

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Originally Posted by Rover 75 Tourer

Back to the future!!! stick in a 2.0l turbo SEi interior paint job of your choice and be the talk of the steamie. You know it makes sense

1800 turbo, I want it to be able to go around corners, I've been down the T Series turbo route before with my old 420GSi

Brian

Rover 75 Tourer · 5th August 2019, 22:21

1.8T or 2.0l t which ever bet you can't have it ready for Whitley Bay show!!!!

marinabrian · 5th August 2019, 22:26

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Originally Posted by Rover 75 Tourer

1.8T or 2.0l t which ever bet you can't have it ready for Whitley Bay show!!!!

Yep you're right, unless of course I scrap all of the R40 junk I have

Pueblo_Boy · 6th August 2019, 00:20

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Originally Posted by marinabrian

Or just do all four corners, because all of the sill bits are gash

On two of the others, it is the NSR sill areas which are knacked, I'm still trying to persuade Mrs MB to test drive something newer and better, as I cannot face, another clutch/ full set of brake pipes/ rear subframe/ upper and lower rear arms/rear springs on top of a sill repair.

There comes a time in a cars life, when it is time to get rid, her's is at that point.

I wouldn't have thought twice about doing these jobs even last year, but my heart isn't in it any more

Brian

Does that mean that lovely painted and rust-proofed 75 rear sub-frame, complete with new bushes etc. is going spare?

chicochapman · 6th August 2019, 19:01

What a coincidence! I too have fixed my roof light today.
On mine, the lugs were missing entirely so I guessed there had been some sort of smaller spring clip originally. Remembering I had some narrow strips of spring steel ( I think they came out of the back of a windscreen wiper blade) I bent these into what I thought would be a workable shape and like Sprinter, applied the old favourite - Araldite
Anyway, it fitted a treat .

Malc

Ched · 6th August 2019, 21:34

Went round to Ian's place and he helped me change the front springs and top mounts.
Went home and cleaned the struts up a bit a gave them a quick coat of black paint, had a cuppa then refitted them, cleaned the wheels and fitted them then lowered the car back down on her wheels, she's been on stands for about six weeks now, stuck a battery on and fired her up and gave her a very short drive.
Just a few more bits to do

5th August 2019, 20:36	#9931
Rover 75 Tourer Avid contributor Rover 75 tourers(4)400turs(3 Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: Largs Posts: 219 Thanks: 3 Thanked 67 Times in 56 Posts	sills etc Brian just get her an R 8 or even lend her yours

5th August 2019, 21:06	#9932
Ched I really should get out more....... MG ZT V8, MGZT 135 derv ,MG TF 135 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Romsey Posts: 2,293 Thanks: 553 Thanked 573 Times in 385 Posts	I put the front bumper on and the fit was terrible, took the headlights back out and I ended up loosening the front panel and moving it over a couple of mm, then I put some additional styrene under the other to bring it up, the end result was well worth the faffing about. The wheel arch liners were correctly fitted. Then it was time to remove the off side strut, so I liberally sprayed some plusgas on it and had a cuppa, went back and got got my breaker bar on it and surprisingly it moved, not happy with the effort I would have to give tho so I got some heat on it, 5 minutes later it was all off. So the next job is to get the springs and top mounts changed. Last edited by Ched; 5th August 2019 at 21:34..

5th August 2019, 21:49	#9934
Rover 75 Tourer Avid contributor Rover 75 tourers(4)400turs(3 Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: Largs Posts: 219 Thanks: 3 Thanked 67 Times in 56 Posts	Sills etc Back to the future!!! stick in a 2.0l turbo SEi interior paint job of your choice and be the talk of the steamie. You know it makes sense

5th August 2019, 22:21	#9936
Rover 75 Tourer Avid contributor Rover 75 tourers(4)400turs(3 Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: Largs Posts: 219 Thanks: 3 Thanked 67 Times in 56 Posts	sills etc 1.8T or 2.0l t which ever bet you can't have it ready for Whitley Bay show!!!!

6th August 2019, 19:01	#9939
chicochapman Avid contributor MG ZT-T Join Date: Feb 2019 Location: Stockport Posts: 135 Thanks: 56 Thanked 22 Times in 20 Posts	roof light What a coincidence! I too have fixed my roof light today. On mine, the lugs were missing entirely so I guessed there had been some sort of smaller spring clip originally. Remembering I had some narrow strips of spring steel ( I think they came out of the back of a windscreen wiper blade) I bent these into what I thought would be a workable shape and like Sprinter, applied the old favourite - Araldite Anyway, it fitted a treat . Malc

6th August 2019, 21:34	#9940
Ched I really should get out more....... MG ZT V8, MGZT 135 derv ,MG TF 135 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Romsey Posts: 2,293 Thanks: 553 Thanked 573 Times in 385 Posts	Went round to Ian's place and he helped me change the front springs and top mounts. Went home and cleaned the struts up a bit a gave them a quick coat of black paint, had a cuppa then refitted them, cleaned the wheels and fitted them then lowered the car back down on her wheels, she's been on stands for about six weeks now, stuck a battery on and fired her up and gave her a very short drive. Just a few more bits to do