[xadowbg]

that's an absolute stunner mate...... that color is just so full and sexy looks like sexy red lipstick *laughs*

what rims are dose? they look good!

someday my cabby will look like that :P

[tompinney]

what rims are dose?

Those ;) would be MG ZS180 mk2 rims.

[tompinney]

Gave the engine bay a good going over today, here are the results. Not looking too bad for 182k miles of use!









All that remains is for me to refit the strut brace when I get it back from the powder coaters.

[discodude]

nice!bout time i did mine!

[Fatdave]

mines in desperate need of doing. im a bit cautious about doing it in case i get water any where i shouldnt. how did you go about doing yours.

[Red Icon]

It's looking great Tom just in time for the show in May

[tompinney]

mines in desperate need of doing. im a bit cautious about doing it in case i get water any where i shouldnt. how did you go about doing yours.

You'll be amazed how tolerant and engine bay actually is to splash of water from a hose pipe, they are designed with the odd bit of water in mind.

I basically cover the ECU, coil, and any particularly vulnerable sensors with cling film and then just hit the bay with the degreaser and then some all purpose cleaner followed by a good hosing down. Once thats done, I remove the cling film and then run the engine for about 5-10 minutes to aid the drying process.

[Fatdave]

thanks, ill have ago at some point soon.

[2rovers]

Mate, I look at this with such envy, really wish I could have that done to my 420

I've been quoted silly money to have mine done by a guy not far from me, trouble is his speciality is classic car restoration, so yes he is good, but it's just so much.

I'm following this thread for sure, can't wait to see how it looks..

looks ace so far

[tompinney]

I suppose I should update this thread cos a few things have changes since I last posted getting on for two years ago - blimey has it been that long!

I've rebuilt the cylinder head at least three times last year for various reasons, which those of your who frequent RT will be well aware of while I went through the pain of trying to diagnose the issues. Needless to say, the oil in these photos aint supposed to be there



Its all good and well again now though and still going strong with 194,000 miles on the clock and counting at present

In the last year I've treated it to a nice set of Samco boost hoses to compliment the Samco coolant hoses I already had, fitted a nice alloy radiator and refitted my powdercoated Rover Sport replica front strut brace.




And for those of you who didn't see it at the Classic Car Show at the NEC two years ago in 2010, this is what it looked like after a comprehensive detail.