We took the ZR, fully expecting to be the only modern car there, but we were upstaged by this beauty.
Some of the others there.
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A gentle start to the season saw eight cars gather at Yarm Station for a short 34 mile drive to Kirkleatham Hall. We took the ZR, fully expecting to be the only modern car there, but we were upstaged by this beauty. For those who don't know, like me at first, it's an MG ZT 260. Rear wheel drive powered by a 4.2 litre V8. The owner said it's a bit of a handful in the wet, and I think that's an understatement. Some of the others there. After some food and good conversation we took a stroll round the grounds and a wander through the museum. All in all a pleasant afternoon in good company and some welcome warm spring weather.
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We headed North in the ZR to visit family and on the way noticed that the majority of cars on the road are either black, white or shades of grey or silver, Very few bright colours around.
Very bland & boring. As is normal with any 'new' second hand car, there are always some things to do to get it how you want it.
In this case we found a headlight out that we were sure was working when we bought the car. An easy but fairly fiddly fix. There isn't much room in there. The SRS light was lit on the dashboard. Research suggested that it could be electrical connections under the seats. I wiggled them about a bit but it made no difference. As my hands were cold I didn't fancy messing with wiring in confined spaces, so I left it for another day. We went out for a drive later in the day and the light went off after my wife had adjusted her seat. A good indication of where the trouble lies. This could be a LID job. (Let it develop) The rear seat wasn't sitting right so I decided to investigate. As I lifted the edges so see how it went in I noticed quite a bit of rubbish underneath, so out came the seat base. This had obviously been a family car with evidence of ankle biters occupying the rear. Sweet wrappers by the score and a half eaten Twix. The only bonus was the 77p I found. Once I'd cleaned that up it was back in with the seat base. Not a bad job but I've done easier ones. The last job for the day was to do something about the broken hinge pins on the inner tailgate cover so we could have it going up when the tailgate was opened. A bit of creative thinking with some silicone and some small diameter tubing has it working as it should. For how long is a different question. There will no doubt be more to do as we use it but hopefully it will only be minor stuff. Up to now, I'm impressed considering we only paid a banger price for this car. My good lady has just bought another car. It's a 2002 MG ZR 1.8 and what a nice car it is. Some scabbiness on the wheel arches, which is common when they have a bit of age about them, but it drives well and has 6 months left on the MOT. She's very kindly said I can borrow it when the MGB GT is in the body shop. I'll feel like a real boy racer with this spoiler on the back. There are a couple of minor issues to sort out, and hopefully they won't be too difficult. Time will tell how good it's going to be to us.
In preparation for the delayed trip to the body shop, I spent some time removing the bumpers from the 1971 MGB GT.
As it's my daily driver I have to keep it legal so I had to find a way of re-attaching the front number plate and making up rear number plate lights to replace the ones on the overriders. |
AuthorHi, I'm Owen and I've been having fun with MGs since 1970, starting with my 1937 MGTA. Since then I've had three Y types and a couple of Z Magnettes. I now have a 1971 MGB GT along with the TA and my wife and I are still having fun Archives
September 2020
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