MG Montego Turbo goes

Keep posting Jeff it's all good. I love reading about other peoples restos and have you thought about doing youtube vids on the car?

Regards

Adam

Wasn't being funny Jeff, just didn't know what you wanted from the comments lol.

Keep it up, it's a cracking thread, loads of detail, just how they should be. an interesting read. It can ruin a thread like this with pointless little comments in between IMO.

[normanmg2000]

montego

carry on posting jeff turbo ,only just come across it, i for one have read it from top to bottom, excellent, i too cannot add very much, hope you comment on mine,when i do my mg 1600,this and next year,will need to give finances a well earned rest though,first, so that will be in stages,then i have to figure out how to compile it, you obviously have mastered that ,keep it going.

[Craig Anderson]

I dont post alot because of the order my life is in at times,

Wake up
Eat
Watch t.v
Work on montego
Eat
Work on montego
Sleep

Repeat untill car is restored

[H48HPE]

I like to read it Jeff, it's interesting watching a proper project like this...

Keep posting, the reason i don't post is cos I've got no value to add really...

Andy

[Jeff Turbo]

I thought it was just an update thread. What encouragement do you need? You obviously know what you're doin and passionate about the cars, it's interesting to read but I didn't feel I had anything of value to add personally.

Should we introduce a 'back-patting' icon?

I'd like to see the progress as it continues personally but it's up to you

It' not that at all, I don't need 'back-patting' as you put it, but no comments on anything since december on updates makes you feel is it worth posting.

I thought it was just an update thread. What encouragement do you need? You obviously know what you're doin and passionate about the cars, it's interesting to read but I didn't feel I had anything of value to add personally.

Should we introduce a 'back-patting' icon?

I'd like to see the progress as it continues personally but it's up to you

[Jeff Turbo]

Not much encouragement here guys.
I guess no ones interested so I can't see the point of giving anymore updates on the progress.

[Jeff Turbo]

Well, we have now made a large list of what's needed

Under bonnet
Carb DONE
Plenum DONE
Carb brackets
Heat Shield
Boost Pipes
Spark Plugs DONE
Manifold to oil seperator pipe DONE
Oil seperator to filler cap pipe DONE
Radiator and holder rubbers DONE
Cooling Fan DONE
Expansion Tank DONE
Air filter housing and holder, pipe to slam panel ON
ECU pipe to carb
All water pipes DONE
Carb cooling fan and pipes ON
Battery
Plug leads
Bonnet cable and lock CABLE ON
Complete wiring including fusebox DONE
Front strut grey top caps

Rear
Petrol Tank and pipes DONE
Fuel pump DONE
All bolts to hold tank etc DONE
Fuel filler pipe DONE
Rear inner light clusters DONE
Boot lock trim DONE
Rear exhaust box

Interior
Seats REAR DONE
Dash and all brackets nuts/bolts/screws
Gear knob
MG Steering wheel and centre
Indicator stalks
All interior grey trim
All interior light switches on pillars DONE
Speakers REAR DONE
Both rear pillar trim DONE
All interior lights REAR DONE

Body
All door handles TO BE REPLACED WITH RED ONES
Complete central locking DONE
All screws and rubbers DONE
Offside front and rear outer door top trims DONE

In addition Chris now want's one of my spare electric sunroofs in the car and the crome door handles replaced with red ones

[Jeff Turbo]

And more
Carb on
Battery wires tidied up
Non cracked dash waiting to go back in.
The car is taking ages as it's like a jigsaw puzzle as so much has been removed, but it's slowly getting there.
Finding the right nuts, bolts, screws and trim clips in my stash is a bit of a challenge to say the least

[Jeff Turbo]

More done today
New radiator on, intercooler on
Air filter and assembly on
All coolant pipes on
Carb cooling fan and expansion tank on

[Jeff Turbo]

Rear carpet in
Rear seatbelts and rear internal lights in, both sides
Offside rear door top trim on
Offside front door top trim on
Fuse box bolted on
All internal light switches on
And much more, begining to look like a car now

[Jeff Turbo]

More done today
Couldn't put the tank on as the wires had been cut to the plug into the pump and tank, will have to remove from the sheddy.
Chris went with chrome so nearside door front and rear handles on
All central locking on
Nearside door mirror on
Boot loom completed and tidied
Rear parcel shelf on
Rear lights and number plate lights on
Rear seats in
Nearside rear door near completed

[Jeff Turbo]

Blimey, how many have you got??? More to the point, how big is this barn??

I think I'm going to have to stop off sometime, and cast my beady eye over this place, jeff!!!!!

This one isn't mine Dale it's Chris's. Bought from Andy in February as a project for him and for me to teach him 'how to'.

yes jeff it was fryed that the only reson i sold it to you jeff,could not be ass-ed with it with the bodged wiring it had as you may see when removed it...last owner had it for its mot and there was some wiring doing for mot so they sorted it but how good where they??? not very good at all as things started not to work or work when it wants too

Wiring looked well bodged Andy, still it's all been removed now and replaced so hopefully should work ok now.
Starting from the back next visit, replace petrol tank, pump, petrol pipes, rear exhaust box etc.

[maestego]

An update on progress on the car.
The worse part of re-commisioning the car has now been done today.
Troublesome wiring loom (pic) is out and the loom from the donor is in, all parts (pic)are now with the car and just need to be put on, when we can find the time that is.
The old loom was all burn't behind the fusebox so something was wrong there then.
Taking it's time but slowly getting there Jesus it's been ten months since I picked it up

yes jeff it was fryed that the only reson i sold it to you jeff,could not be ass-ed with it with the bodged wiring it had as you may see when removed it...last owner had it for its mot and there was some wiring doing for mot so they sorted it but how good where they??? not very good at all as things started not to work or work when it wants too