What did you do with whatever else you've got?

[Dead Eye]

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Back home this afternoon a little earlier than usual so as there was some light left I cracked on again with seeing if I could get the front timing belt sorted. 20 minutes later and its all timed up correctly and reassembly has begun

I have a new clutch kit arriving in the next day or two, but that's a piss easy job. Need to re-attach a few covers, try to find a few lost bolts I've left somewhere and then offer the engine back up the car.

Once that is done, clean up the new gearbox and reinstall and then the might ZS should be back on the road

When you're pisssi g about u derneath the car do you ever think ih shit the chassis is a bit rotten or whatever......not saying that it is but genuinely curious coz on my old golf.....well it wasnt bad bad....but it wasnt good either....the ZS is slightly more modern......where were those MG's manufactured and how thick is the metal and how dothe floor pans and sills look up clise and personal.


Before i got my type-r i had a few grand saved up and was gonna get a big bore performance engine from some place in Sommereset fitted but i buckled nd went for new car............but im always windering what if.......and will my modern made car stand the test of time...




Any thoughts?
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It's mostly tidy, but you are right the floor pans need some attention. Light surface rust is appearing, so nothing too bad yet. My original plan (made 12 months or so ago) was to prep this and have the entire underbody wax oiled whilst the engine was out of the car. This job however will be outsourced to a garage as I don't have the space available where I currently live - I had never planned nor expected to be living in a flat.

The only other area of rust, is the centre section of the exhaust which as you know completely disintegrated. Once the car is back on the road, I will be organising a trip to an exhaust specialist where it will get replaced I got a quote for the entire system but the price of the manifolds was astronomical - £1,559. But a stainless steel cat-back system, with a lifetime guarantee was quoted at £359 from Longlife. They've got a good reputation on the ZS Forums so I figured I'd follow suit

My first Mk2 golf didn't have a single intact panel and as such was in very bad shape in regards to the body. I'm hoping the MG will last me many more years as I do enjoy driving it. It doesn't quite tick all the boxes that I would like for a car, but as a run-around it's solid and worth taking care of despite the rather atrocious fuel economy But I can live with that...