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

[Clickernick]

Today I’m fitting Hector out with a full Focal speaker set Up (165AS components up front and 165AC Co-axial at the rear) Along with a Focal 4 ch amp (4320) for decent sound at last.
Also a BM-53 steering wheel control for my Poineer AX350DAB unit.

Oh yess,,,,,,and connect up my Hansgauge! (Remember them!)

[Blink]

Originally Posted by Clickernick

... connect up my Hansgauge! (Remember them!)

Does the same as Jack's E-Zee K-bus digital temp gauge, although displays are different iirc.

[Frogmella]

What I've done during lockdown...


New Shannon Tube (Thanks for the HowTo TC)

New Front Coil Spring O/S (I did the nearside about 1000 miles ago)
Fitted new suspension pinch bolts to O/S
Checked cleaned and refitted the n/s suspension pinch bolts.

New Droplink O/S
Replaced perished Drop Link Rubber Caps N/S
Repaired damage to Front Wheel Arch Liners by plastic welding
Replaced missing Scrivets for wheel arch liners

New Brake Discs all round
New Brake Hose O/S/F ( wanted to do them all but cannot undo the brake pipe unions on the others)
New Bleed Nipple O/S/F ( have parts to do the others when the brake pipes are sorted)
Auto Gearbox Flush
Engine Oil and Filter Change
Coolant Change
Heater Matrix Flushed
New Thermostat
New Thermostat housing
New Inlet Manifold gasket
Replaced missing Inlet manifold mounting bolts
Complete Engine Bay Detail
Painted frontmost Chasis Rails (others to follow)
Sealed rear window leak
New rear light seals
Replaced n/s rear light cluster with used item
New boot badges

New Engine undertray (car has never had one during my ownership until today)

New Ambient temperature sensor
Cleaned electrical contacts on rear light clusters and bumper lights
Checked and sorted potential O/S headlight wiring chafing.
Cleaned, replaced as required, and greased all rusty or seized fixings along the way.


Still to do (after a bit of a break):
Cambelt
Aux belts
Water Pump
Replace all Brake lines
Rear Shocks
Adjust bumper alignment/gap to bonnet.

[FLYING BANANA]

Washed both cars, again. Polished the headlights on the Bear.

[roverbarmy]

Put the Thule bars on. Couldn't believe that it was so easy. Helped a lot as they were already built up so I just checked the settings and tightened it in position.

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[Dawn]

Finally went out for a spin for an hour or so, checked with Torque that all was well, and checked the under bonnet mirrors were still in place when I got back! One has refused to stick on one edge due to the shape there, but it seems safe so hopefully all good!

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[Arctic]

Hi Dawn.
Very fancy could be good for looking at the back of the engine too.

[Steven211]

I have finished my cruise control retrofit, works perfect, just needs a t4 on it now.

[marinabrian]

Washed the road salt and gunk off the ZT, then decided to use the rest of the suds to decraminate the guano from Frosty.

Bloke walking past said "if you wash them any more often, you will wash the paint off"

I said that I know what you mean, the old banger at the front was red too, before I started

Mmm, birdshit city

Brian

[Andy24601]

It started with this:
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I thought I'd see what the stereo surround would look like in genuine stick-on walnut - tacky and awful was the short answer...
I had been messing around with a Clarion graphic equaliser and some other bits I had tucked away in my garage and I'd found a convenient spot just above the stereo. It involved a bit of cutting but it fitted and I now had a graphic, plus a very thin space above it should I decide I wanted to post very thin items into my dashboard.
During the wee small hours of the morning (one of my insomniac sessions - great for your random creativity) it occurred to me that I might be able to relocate the hazard warning and central locking switches, thus removing the accidental activation of either/both during long journeys when my arm flops down on the centre console due to boredom/impending stroke.
So I made this:

The bit in the middle is one of those ebay tyre pressure monitors - in this position it is denied the sunlight it relies on to recharge and so I've made it removable.
I've replaced (for now) the two switches with a couple of spares I had - traffic info and traction control - at some stage I intend to put something more interesting in...