On the way down to the south of France on our holiday and, an hour south of Calais, realisation dawns on me. The reason there are so many gorgeous cars around is that it is Le Mans weekend. The atmosphere on the autoroute is electric. Well, petrol really. Ferraris, Porsches, you name it. And, of …
Pardon the pun. eBay purchase Assuming all will be well when Midgie returns from the workshop, I have started to think about the interior and the driving experience. First on my list was a replacement steering wheel. The standard item is not the nicest piece of plastic in the world. Taking advice from the MGOC …
I happen to be in the neighbourhood of CCK today (well, a lot closer than usual) so I thought I’d check on progress. The whole fuel system has been drained, cleaned out and refilled and on the rolling road she is running sweetly. I had asked them to road test extensively to make sure everything …
News from CCK… Well, the chemical test showed that the head gasket was fine. Some tuning and she is running like a dream, until she goes on the rolling road. All perfect until she hits 3,500rpm. At that point, it is possible to see that the Filter King is draining and she runs out of …
Time to take Midgie to CCK and finally sort out her running problems. Spent a while setting up and checking the A-frame etc… A-frame in placeNew identityHooked up and ready to go …and away we went. Even with the a-frame, towing is not much fun. Because her steering was left free to turn, roundabouts became …
Midgie is now booked in with Classic Cars of Kent to hopefully get her running problems sorted. They have a rolling road, so if they cannot sort it, noone can! I will be towing her over there on Saturday, thanks to some eBay purchases, including a towing A-frame. JAG
Around the engine bay, especially near the cabin on the passenger side, the paint finish has always looked a little like a British Leyland Friday afternoon job. While working on the fuel filter a little petrol got splashed about, which made this worse and Midgie ended up with some bare metal. So, a little rub, …
Poor Meg has been suffering from a droopy boot. Apparently this is relatively common with the ZS. The symptoms of this are a boot that slams shut in the slightest breeze. Usually at the exact moment that my darling wife is leaning inside to reach something. The ultimatum was set – sort the boot or …
I have plans to take Midgie in to a garage to get her running problems sorted once and for all. This will probably involve having the carbs stripped down. So, my ability to justify anything and everything goes like this – if the carbs are being stripped, the can have new needles; new needles can …
During the building works mentioned earlier, Midgie also acquired a small dent on her rear. Nothing major, but an unsightly blemish. Fortunately, my father-in-law used to work in Jack Barclay’s bodyshop and, while Midgie is no Bentley, he did take great care in removing the dent. While he tapped away at the back, I removed …