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May 13, 2006 21:34:18 GMT
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I've been playing with this for six years now and after killing the gearbox, I fitted a Triumph Dolomite 1850HL unit with overdrive. Makes cruising better, but the back axle is dying on its backside now.....but luckily I have an MGB axle sitting in the garage to fit! It has ST-spec suspension (telescopics all round), TR7 alloys (minilite reps), K&N's with AAA needles and MG Metro seats to hold you in. Ran up the Pod at last years RCS with a slipping o/d clutch, but seeing as the back axle is first on the list that'll do first, then the o/d overhaul. I'll get a pic up soon.....
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Last Edit: May 13, 2006 21:36:52 GMT by marinanut
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MGZTT Cdti 160+ - Winter Hack and Audi botherer...
MGF - The Golden Shot...Stored
Project Minion........
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VWDan
Part of things
VW Jetta MK1, VW Caravelle 1.9TD, Audi A6 Tdi Avant
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May 13, 2006 21:46:35 GMT
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Yep, pics are good. Sounds interesting.  |
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If only everything in life was as cool as a retro VW racer.
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May 13, 2006 22:09:23 GMT
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yum. don't stand on ceromony man, get some pics up almost immediately !!! |
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Seth
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MorrisOxford TriumphMirald HillmanMinx BorgwardIsabellaCombi
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Is this an 1800 then? Looking forward to some pics |
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Follow your dreams or you might as well be a vegetable. |
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Sounds like good use of the BL parts bin. Look forward to seeing pic's or maybe even in the flesh at something local.
You going to the show/auction up at the Showground on June 4th?
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May 14, 2006 19:11:10 GMT
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I'll try and get to the Showground on the 4th (I'd forgottenb about that!)......how the hell do you get pics to work here?
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Rover Metro - The TARDIS - brake problems.....Stored
Rover 75 - Barge
MGZTT Cdti 160+ - Winter Hack and Audi botherer...
MGF - The Golden Shot...Stored
Project Minion........
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May 14, 2006 19:19:12 GMT
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'Ang on, try this....  YaaaaaaY! |
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Last Edit: May 14, 2006 19:19:39 GMT by marinanut
Rover Metro - The TARDIS - brake problems.....Stored
Rover 75 - Barge
MGZTT Cdti 160+ - Winter Hack and Audi botherer...
MGF - The Golden Shot...Stored
Project Minion........
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May 14, 2006 19:34:21 GMT
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That was clean....this is after the Broadland MGOC run at Houghton Hall.........FILTHY!  |
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Last Edit: Jul 4, 2006 19:52:38 GMT by marinanut
Rover Metro - The TARDIS - brake problems.....Stored
Rover 75 - Barge
MGZTT Cdti 160+ - Winter Hack and Audi botherer...
MGF - The Golden Shot...Stored
Project Minion........
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GJM
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Alloy engines; like communism- great in theory.
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May 14, 2006 20:19:53 GMT
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Very nice  Always fancied a coupe myself |
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May 14, 2006 20:34:20 GMT
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Yeah, sorry about the size....I effed it up a bit! For handling, the saloons are actually better balanced than the coupes and the lower spec cars without the opening side windows are stiffer. I should be bolting a 1:3.9 axle off an MGB under it before CARS as the one thats on it is shot now.
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Rover Metro - The TARDIS - brake problems.....Stored
Rover 75 - Barge
MGZTT Cdti 160+ - Winter Hack and Audi botherer...
MGF - The Golden Shot...Stored
Project Minion........
Can you see the theme?
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I'll try and get to the Showground on the 4th (I'd forgottenb about that!)...... The car looks great, just like it fell off the page of an ST catalogue in the 70's ;D Bit more purposeful than the succession of four Marinas my Grandad had in the 70's....... Fancy doing a mini RR stand at that show then? Been toying with the idea of taking the Starlet. I'll try and find out some details and post more in the Events section, see if we can get any other local bods along. |
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May 15, 2006 21:48:44 GMT
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Seems like a good idea......
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Rover Metro - The TARDIS - brake problems.....Stored
Rover 75 - Barge
MGZTT Cdti 160+ - Winter Hack and Audi botherer...
MGF - The Golden Shot...Stored
Project Minion........
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Been busy fitting a MGB GT rear axle after the diff nose seals gave out and undersealed the car, then one of the halfshafts started walking about on the bearing. So, after a small bout with the welder to widen the spring plates to 1m, I hauled out the old axle and slapped this one under. I couldn't use the original U bolts because the axle has larger spring pedestals so a set of Grayston bolts were butchered to fit.  The propshaft had to be shortened by 65mm to fit as well, at least the rear section did and a new centre bearing was installed as the exhaust had cooked the old ones bushing. The work was done at Scholar Engines of Mendlesham - pricey but if its spinning at 4000rpm I want it right!  One of the big problems is the diff is physically bigger, so its going to need some fast work to get the handbrake cable to fit between it and the fuel tank!  Also the prop needed fettling to fit at the rear - its now on and well tight. Only the handbrake to fit, brakes to bleed and test time! |
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Rover Metro - The TARDIS - brake problems.....Stored
Rover 75 - Barge
MGZTT Cdti 160+ - Winter Hack and Audi botherer...
MGF - The Golden Shot...Stored
Project Minion........
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Benmarina16v
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Excellent stuff! What is the track on the MGB axle? Also what ratio diff have you used? Looks the business from here!
Ben
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Hi Ben. Its a standard 3.9:1 unit and the track is about 2" narrower, which means spacers for the MGB rostyles on the rear (at least) BUT I have a set of 5-spokes off a Rover 600 which will fit and fill the arches nicely! Just having a think about fitting the Marina Van handbrake cable to the Marina/MGB fittings.....Hhmmmmm....
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Rover Metro - The TARDIS - brake problems.....Stored
Rover 75 - Barge
MGZTT Cdti 160+ - Winter Hack and Audi botherer...
MGF - The Golden Shot...Stored
Project Minion........
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Carrying on, the van handbrake fitted reasonably well but needs s bit of shortening.  There was more room than I thought, but it is still close to the fuel tank  And this is where I found my finger was bigger than the gap between the sill and the wheel..........  |
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Rover Metro - The TARDIS - brake problems.....Stored
Rover 75 - Barge
MGZTT Cdti 160+ - Winter Hack and Audi botherer...
MGF - The Golden Shot...Stored
Project Minion........
Can you see the theme?
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Jul 14, 2006 10:52:08 GMT
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Woo-Hoo! MOT passed with odd wheels front to rear, brake pipes secured with cable ties and a slightly sticky handbrake fulcrum! Damn thing climbed out of the brake tester during the test - he said that didn't happen very often!
The MOT station I use has one of the new shaker plates fitted to the ramp - rather strange to see your car doing a jig five feet in the air......
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Rover Metro - The TARDIS - brake problems.....Stored
Rover 75 - Barge
MGZTT Cdti 160+ - Winter Hack and Audi botherer...
MGF - The Golden Shot...Stored
Project Minion........
Can you see the theme?
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And this is the beast with front hubs changed and MGB Rostyles fitted with 175/65R14 tyres - now time to fit the anti-roll bar to the axle again.  |
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Rover Metro - The TARDIS - brake problems.....Stored
Rover 75 - Barge
MGZTT Cdti 160+ - Winter Hack and Audi botherer...
MGF - The Golden Shot...Stored
Project Minion........
Can you see the theme?
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Seth
South East
MorrisOxford TriumphMirald HillmanMinx BorgwardIsabellaCombi
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That is looking really smart. The B wheels look bang on and fill the arches really nicely |
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Follow your dreams or you might as well be a vegetable.
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That's just eh... insert superlative here, I can't come up with a good one.
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Always fancied a coupe myself 
