Newest Site Track Car update!
 

Well, it's been a while since the engine was delivered to Marcus but now the wheels are turning again (figuratively!)

Ross (of the Maxxed variety) is coming on the 10th to collect the track car and deliver it to Marcus so that it may be united with its new heart!

A few weeks later, I will be available and will try to find as many willing volunteers as possible, to do the transplant and get it going once more

Won't be too long before its first shakedown on the track and hopefully plenty more fun filled sessions for site members!!

Q. How many theMGZS members does it take to fit a KV6?

A. As many as possible, more if there are bacon rolls.

Yey .... Be good to hear about it getting sorted and given a thorough thrashing again ....

Ah the text now makes sense working until the weekend.

Mmmm bacon rolls :D

Looking forward to this and getting the Track car show up & running for 2013.
James I will be sure to keep the Bacon rolls flowing with cups o tea a plenty
As I wont too much help with mechanicals,
Should be a good laugh & learning experience, will let you know my Rosta Blair as it will be sorted after the Wkend.

That'd be awesome mate, hopefully it won't be too much like a drop in centre and we can get it done in a focussed 2-3 day session!

Shame you too far away, my bacon rolls are famous. Just ask Pete........highlight of the Bromley Car Show mmmmmmmm

YUMMMY,YUMMMY, but not only bacon rolls, sausage rolls, then both with or without fried eggs. And the onions, think we could have made a few bob!!!!!

Smokey, dont get rid of the trashed engine till you have the other one installed and running.

I thought we were going to strip the engine and started pulling off the alternator, but Sam decided to leave all the ancillaries on. Butttttt, the top bolt on the alternator is missing, quite a long one, would hate to hold the rebuild up.

Good luck with it Guys, Talkingcars engine lift made it easy, getting it out, would recommend hiring/borrowing one. Even though they are so called light engines, still a heavy old lump.

;);)

Good news, worth a trip up north for the bacon rolls!

Well we could always do with the extra experienced hands and if all it costs is bacon rolls and a bloke snoring in the next room for a night or two then thats a deal.:kissing2:

If only it were that simple! Alas so many miles between us, you know long distance relationships never last, now were's my cape?.........:super:

Ha ha. lol .but you know what they say don't ask you don't get? Would be a nice run for your zs to be fair.

It is my aim to have a road trip up north, not sure when but I will! The ZS is not going anywhere so it'll happen!

Sounds good would be cool to meet you finally.

Bacon baps yumm, Cant wait for Marcus' missus to get her baps out.

Well that's cumbernauld for you.:chef:

lol
Sorry mate but Mrs is having nowt to do with forum guys being here so as bad as it sounds it's me who will be getting the Baps out..
Admit it Ritchy, it's my babs you wanted anyway ...
Could do with a technicaly an expert hand if you are available mate..?

I've had your baps before and they were excellent.can't beat a fresh local bap or two.:kissing2:

forget the baps,, Geez McGhee's or Mortons FTW..

Or aulds ma da bakes them.

I should be able to get hold of an engine crane, a mate has one that I've used a few times before :strongbench:

this made me laugh :clap2:

That's brilliant Ross, I was looking into hiring an engine lift but local company has had them out on lease for ages & cant tell me when one would be available (Useless)

Blair I have loads of coolant here & hopefully wont go through it before engine swap so dont buy any..

Awesome Marcus, I have set aside some cash for oil, the only thing I need is a rear offside caliper as the sliding pins are beyond jammed!

Has the timing belt been done on this engine?, would be handy it it could be changed while it is on the floor.

Kind of been discussed Kev. Brutal truth, I have the 3 belts but not the tensioners (or the tools) and can't afford to spend more money on the tensioner pulleys etc.

The site has the lock down tools, and a tensioner is about £60

I'm only back onshore for 2 weeks this time, and my second week is looking busy so it'll need to be sharpish!

£50 for transporting car, £30 for oil, fuel costs for me travelling back and forward, getting the car back to Crieff, MOT, tax, it all adds up and the piggy bank is pretty dry lol. I know it's the best option but money just isn't there when I need to keep it aside for aux belt change on mk2 and possibly expensive repair on the rattle on the mk2 engine too!

Will you manage to dig that filter out when you are back.

should do mate as I'm sure it's inside EX259 at the moment after it didn't fit, and I need to go do some work on it at some point anyway

Cool mate give me a shout if you find it.you still got my number?

Yass even better marcus, as always, if im free then yes, unfortunatly i never know if im free till short notice.

Well I purchased 8 litres of Castrol oil. Usually £20 per 4l in Asda but currently £12 each. So bought 2!

Excellent news, only wish I could get up to Knockhill.
Any plans to bring it down south?

Yeah bring it daan sawf, or at least the midlands.

It was offered to come down south last year but despite loads of talk no one was willing to put their hand in their pockets make it worthwhile.

It will certainly be on offer down south again but yeah, with a month or so of trying to plan, it fell through in the end. There was more scepticism then too so hopefully last years track days are a testament to its worth this year.

We did appreciate the offer to come down Smokey.

Think the costs involved put a few off, mainly pushed up by the cost of swapping drivers, all charges down to the tracks down here. Think you get a cracking deal at Knockhill.

Trouble is everyone is getting squeezed, and spare cash just isnt there.

Almost cheaper to share the fuel cost and travel up to Knockhill.

Hope the transplant all goes well and you are soon out on track again.

:clap::clap::clap::clap:

Smokey, if you ever do Goodwood, drop me a PM and I'll be happy to let you use the spare room :) - saves B&B costs anyway!