Ok guys, I have an update !
Finally got my panel from the Netherlands, took longer than it should have due to customs delays I believe, but I received it non the less -
Got the holes drilled in it and zinc primed the edges -
Bit of a jump but I got that welded in place and I also had a couple of areas to repair which consisted of a small hole in the valence closing panel and another in the lower corner of the flitch. No pictures of those unfortunately as I got caught in the moment and forgot to take some. Here's a couple of pictures of the finished area after being Zinc Primed, Gravigarded, Painted and Waxed -
Happy with that I got her back together and gave her a much needed wash -
I've also had the spare alloy that came with the car blasted and coated gloss black as the rear drivers alloy had corrosion under the powder coat and was a bit worse for wear -
That's been fitted and all four wheels are now mint. I also changed the front passenger side tyre for a new Hankook Ventus V12 as the one that was on there had a chunk out the side wall so now all four tyres match.
I've had to change the clutch slave cylinder for a new one as the one that was on the car was leaking quite badly -
Was a nice easy job though, only took 10 minutes including a fluid change. Clutch now feels a million times better !
I also stripped down the air filter and cleaned it as I noticed there was a small amount of oil leaking from it -
That's all been done over the last month or so and I've been using the car regularly for a few weeks now. I must say she's an absolute pleasure to drive, especially through the twisty countryside lanes near me, she handles like she's on rails. I love it !
This weekend has consisted of a good detailing session including Clay Bar, Polish and Wax as the paint work was seriously contaminated after the work I done on the front end. Here's a few shots after a couple of days graft -
Got a decent shine -
After the roofs been done I'll get my rotary polisher out and do a proper job on the paint, hopefully I should get some real shine then !
I had a drive down to the MG/Rover factory in Longbridge today and took a few shots of her up on the display plinth outside the factory gates -
And a couple next to what remains of a conveyer tunnel and the old underground tunnels -
That's all the pictures I've got up to this point, I've had to change the date she was booked in to have the roof sorted to the end of this month so I'll have some pictures of that when its all sorted !
Jay.
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