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MK2 Firefrost Red V6 Saloon
Ok guys, as you may have seen I've recently decided to move my XPG saloon on as she wasn't seeing much of the road. I didn't really want to sell up but it's a shame to keep a perfectly good car sitting around unused, especially one as nice as her.
Now, I didn't have any plans to buy another ZS, or any other car in fact, but after a bit of late night browsing (and a few beers if I'm honest) I stumbled across this on an MG sales page - http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/a...pstkxicovq.jpg http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/a...psd4wcigdf.jpg I absolutely adore the Firefrost Red MG/R colour, it's my all time favourite, so I guess you can probably see how this was going to pan out. To be fair, I was going to do a bit of saving and buy a project car to play with after Christmas, but seeing as I don't currently have a project I thought why not. Ive driven many cars but nothing delivers the bang for buck that the ZS does. Nothing really comes close for the money you can pick one of these up for. Anyway, a five hour round trip last weekend and she was mine - http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/a...psdijetd7k.jpg http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/a...psuv3jtpay.jpg http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/a...psyfrs4cd7.jpg http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/a...pskibvj7f0.jpg http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/a...psfm08h1mv.jpg http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/a...pszyqc8kxs.jpg She's low milage and completely standard and unmolested, barring a sheddist clutch kit and a few dark ice designs bits. It's a nice blank canvas for me to start with. There wasn't too much service history with the car but I'm not too worried on that front as I think this'll be a full strip down restoration. I've already made a start last weekend on that front. Here's some pictures - Front bumper off - http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/a...pswobifq0y.jpg Headlights out and N/S wing off - http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/a...pswuiszv4p.jpg N/S skirt off - http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps5ys7ecf4.jpg Rear bumper off - http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps0wa1ruep.jpg http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/a...pspuba3wap.jpg O/S skirt off - http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/a...pst2fpxl3a.jpg O/S wing off - http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/a...psnbpt8ri8.jpg So far so good. Next up I decided to degrease and clean the underside of the car so I could take a look at the general condition and check for any rust. O/S under arch cleaned - http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps0mz0fzsj.jpg N/S under arch cleaned - http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/a...psm8c1iwln.jpg Floorpan cleaned - http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/a...psa1lxjsrw.jpg Jacking points - http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/a...psvz7borid.jpg http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/a...pslncuv2cy.jpg Surface rust and some pitting but most importantly they passed the screw driver test, no holes ! O/S rear under arch cleaned - http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/a...psng7dhxia.jpg N/S under arch cleaned - http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/a...psjxeus8pi.jpg Rear end cleaned - http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/a...psls7x0d7u.jpg http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/a...pseoio9vh7.jpg http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/a...psezytjt9g.jpg All in all I was pretty pleased, not too much rust and no holes. I did however discover an oil leak, I'll get back to this though. Into the garage she went - http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/a...psmt8futg2.jpg And up on axle stands - http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/a...pskgny3btm.jpg Back to the oil leak, traced it to the dipstick oil tube - http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/a...pstkgrpjjh.jpg Appeared to be coming from the bung that the tube sits in - http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/a...pshbzmpdvs.jpg So I went online and ordered a new replacement from rimmer brothers - http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps9cbk6pud.jpg http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/a...pssiefwcxz.jpg And got to work removing the old one. A lot easier said then done, involved a large flat head screwdriver and some long nose pliers. Come out in the end though - http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/a...psnuv4hs1a.jpg http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/a...psc24sonuw.jpg New one fitted and we now have no oil leaks - http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps3gem17ck.jpg To be continued in another post. |
Wow! You don't hang about! Wasn't expecting that.
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Always a pleasure to looki such project didplay. Good job!
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Top work!
You're making me feel guilty for not doing this to mine! |
After xpg that is my favourite colour on a my2.very nice indeed
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Love firefrost and more great work going on there, some attention to detail you have bud! Itching for your next update already!
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You are far too keen, puts the rest of us to shame.
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wow that was one of the shortest "leaving the folds" i think weve had. just shows how much these cars get under your skin. so is this nightfire red or firefrost red, im a bit confused?
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Got the drivers side wire brushed and Zinc primed today, was a hard slog given the little amount of space I have to actually work on the car but got it done all the same.
So, here's the under arch wire brushed back to bare metal where it needed to be and block sanded back else where - http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/a...psznrckedd.jpg http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/a...psv9ukivgb.jpg http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/a...psnqen4zxr.jpg http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/a...pshc5ljgvf.jpg And then covered in a few coats of Zinc primer - http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/a...pslalpaqw8.jpg http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/a...psqgnlwfpe.jpg http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps9nsstroo.jpg http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/a...pswhi65z5n.jpg http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/a...psjgzguygq.jpg Not the best pictures but it's difficult to take anything decent in such limited space. Anyway that's all the work I've got done thus far, will be back at it again next weekend ! Jay. |
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