1984 MG Montego EFi with digidash

[Guest]

I really want to see a digi-dash monty, bring it to BL day on a trailer Jeff!

[Jeff Turbo]

bring it to BL day on a trailer Jeff!

No, I have no trailer.
I will post updates when I do things to it, will be having a proper look see about mid April as it's the earliest I can get there and will take more pictures etc

[Jeff Turbo]

Went and had a proper look round the car today and listed a few things that came with it including my prezzy from Mal.

New Throttle body
New ECU
All four wheels have been re-furbed
New horns
New rear plinth
New outer CV unit
New boot lock mechanism
New rear brake cylinders
2 new front wheel bearings
New front MG badge
2x new front electric window mechanisms
New heater dash display
New rear seat base cover

[Jeff Turbo]

Got the electric windows working
Got central locking working on 3 doors

[Jeff Turbo]

Note the switches on the door cards
Plenty of thick wiring and a relay in the door
Note the old style dash
Note the longer 'one shot' drivers window switch

[Jeff Turbo]

Note the rear black seatbelts, fronts are red
Fronts seats just need a clean really but I have 2 spare
The projects next to each other
My sons Turbo project

[Jeff Turbo]

Needed for the car
Rear bumper (have 2 spare)
Bootlid (have a spare)
Front door cards (have 4 spare)
All 4 doors, the drivers door has had an outer skin put on it but it didn't had enough paint put on it so it's slowly rusting. (I have 4 good spare doors)
All door windows as all have been heavily scratched. (not sure if I have a set that doesn't have a number plate sketched on)
Bonnet (have 2 spare)
Front bumper brackets as they have rotted through (have spares)
Centre consol tray (have a spare)
Wipers (have spares)
Dash (have spare but not early one)
Rear seats (have all four seats spare if needed)
Front crash panel rusted (have spare)
Brake servo (have spare)
Aerial (have spare but newer type)
Radiator is shot (have a new spare)
Rear parcel shelf (have 2 spare)
Both drip trims on the roof (have crome spares only)
Drip seams will need work as they are rusty
Headlining looks as though it's been re-covered, but it hasn't been put back correctly.
Drivers door rubbing strip (have spare)
Both rear arch rubbing strips (friend has one)
Exhaust manifold is cracked (have a spare at Mal's barn)
Head is leaking oil so will also change the head gasket. (have loads of these)
It's had both front wings replaced at some point but the top bolt on the drivers side is missing so will look at that more closely when I remove the drivers door.

[Guest]

look forward to seeing this finished. i would love one of these or a 1985 turbo. I see the service light is on, how do you go about reseting that?

By the way i have a brand new rear light bulb check module for one of thoses should you need it

[Jeff Turbo]

look forward to seeing this finished. i would love one of these or a 1985 turbo. I see the service light is on, how do you go about reseting that?

By the way i have a brand new rear light bulb check module for one of thoses should you need it

Might take you up on that, how much?

To reset the service light as follows:

Switch on ignition and ensure date is correct
Press and hold SELECT untill it displays english, briefly press SELECT again until screen goes blank
Press and hold RESET until OIL CHANGE appears, should be about 6 seconds release RESET
Press and RESET again until SERVICE RESET appears on right hand drive packs, again for about 6 seconds
Release RESET and press SELECT to revert to time and odometer.
Easy really according to my manual that Mal found for me. Ta Mal

[Guest]

Nothing better than having an original Mk1 MG Monty Workshop manual to hand Jeff.

[Guest]

Might take you up on that, how much?

just give me £5 for the postage and i will get it sent out for you

[Jeff Turbo]

just give me £5 for the postage and i will get it sent out for you

Thanks for the offer but as I was rummaging though my shed full of parts this afternoon looking for something, I found a brand new one in a box that i'd competely forgotten about

[Guest]

ok no problem

[Jeff Turbo]

Needed for the car
All door windows as all have been heavily scratched. (not sure if I have a set that doesn't have a number plate sketched on)
Both drip trims on the roof (have crome spares only)
Exhaust manifold is cracked (have a spare at Mal's barn)

Started collecting the parts I didn't have today

Now have all four windows without a number plate etched on
Now got both drip trims in black
Now have a replacement exhaust manifold

[Guest]

Started collecting the parts I didn't have today

Now have all four windows without a number plate etched on
Now got both drip trims in black
Now have a replacement exhaust manifold

The Barn is a magical place indeed Grasshopper!