I'm an AX wielding maniac - I see you baby, shaking that ass

[Craig the Princess]

Multipla had been shunted into the garage to work on the MGF. No use for it at present, until lockdown ends and there are some long trips to do the 206 is perfect.

MGF will hopefully be in for an MOT next week, seems to run well but I need to give the rest subframe and various other bits a clean up and rust protect.

Started with the angle grinder and flap wheel, Vactan put on. Zinc primer and black chassis paint to follow.

[Craig the Princess]

Two coats of Vatcan and then Zinc 182.

Having to hide under the car as the hale started half way through.

Sorry Isopon, this isn't professional use

Hope to get another coat on tonight and then some black chassis paint tomorrow. MoT booked for Tuesday at 12.45.

[AnthonyG]

Compared to MX5s, particularly NB’s, MGF bodyshells feel like they are hewn from granite.  I mean the steel feels like it’s twice the gauge, and they also bothered to slap on some underseal...

[Craig the Princess]

16 hours ago, AnthonyG said:

Compared to MX5s, particularly NB’s, MGF bodyshells feel like they are hewn from granite.  I mean the steel feels like it’s twice the gauge, and they also bothered to slap on some underseal...

Never had the pleasure of an MX-5 but the MGF does have a large my arse shaped dent in the rear arch from when I tried to lift it a little to get a jack under.

Have to agree the underseal if pretty good, from the exposed fittings and swirl pot cover it looks like the car spend some time near the sea, or possibly in it, but the underseal has kept the actual bodyshell protected. But it reaching the age where it is drying out and cracking on the edges. Post not it will need a bit of TLC.

[Craig the Princess]

Couple of coats of chassis paint. 

Front of the car is now up in the air for that to be done as well.

[Craig the Princess]

Too wet to be needing about on the ground today so I decided to tart up the engine cover before refitting it.

[Craig the Princess]

I took the rubber seal off and painted under there too. The paint seems to chip quite easily however.

It's all back together now, the MoT tomorrow lunchtime. If it doesn't fall to badly I'll need to fix the rear screen.

Still think it is a bit of a looker though.

 

[Craig the Princess]

It only freaking passed!!!

£154 insurance from Lancaster, just need to tax it. Grinning from ear to ear.

 

[Craig the Princess]

Looks like summer is on the way

 

[The Moog]

Thats a result! 

[Jim Bell]

Twit-twoo!!

What a looker!!

Great to see that hotness legal and ready for fun again. 

[Craig the Princess]

Saab has done a trouble free 100 miles. Had the code wiped by a Saab specialist near king's Lynn earlier (who amazingly didn't charge). Need to try and the the latches on the tonneau cover to lock then try the roof.

 

Now the Rover 414 is seeing the mechanic. The timing belt hadn't snapped but the inlet cam pulley had worked loose!

All striped now, some damage showing to the head gasket so the head will be skimmed before it goes back together.

 

 

[Jim Bell]

A K series with the head off?

*Insert tired lazy joke half-heartedly here*

[Craig the Princess]

As the Saab's roof continued to refuse to work I've decided to sell it to a breaker.

 

As I am short of working vehicles I bought from them a diesel a working diesel 9-5.

Soft tops are pointless in England anyway as it should be at least 25°C before putting the roof down.

[Jim Bell]

No you fuckin did not. 

[Craig the Princess]

3 hours ago, Jim Bell said:

No you fuckin did not. 

Of course not. It is in having the roof fixed, the diesel is the courtesy car.

[Jim Bell]

An April Fool is me. 

Got me. 

Woohoo! Great news 

Will you resurect the Roof Race thread when it's fixed?

 

 

[loserone]

1 minute ago, Jim Bell said:

Roof Race

Oh God, I need a convertible again

[Craig the Princess]

9 minutes ago, Craig the Princess said:

Of course not. It is in having the roof fixed, the diesel is the courtesy car.

Slightly less than impressed that 4 hours after dropping it off they haven't even looked at it yet 🙄🙄🙄

[Craig the Princess]

4 minutes ago, Jim Bell said:

An April Fool is me. 

Got me. 

Woohoo! Great news 

Will you resurect the Roof Race thread when it's fixed?

 

 

[Dick Cheeseburger]

On 6/5/2020 at 8:57 PM, AnthonyG said:

Compared to MX5s, particularly NB’s, MGF bodyshells feel like they are hewn from granite.  I mean the steel feels like it’s twice the gauge, and they also bothered to slap on some underseal...

I saw an ad for a tidy looking 2007 MX5 on muppetface recently.  I won't sell the MR2 because it's a brilliant car, but I read the blurb anyway. I stopped at the part where it mentioned 'all the welding has been done '. Didn't Mazda learn after the grim rot issues with the Mk2?! Yes, they have other issues, but at least your average MGF and MR2 of a similar vintage won't need tickling with a MIG once a year. 

[Craig the Princess]

27 minutes ago, Dick Longbridge said:

 Yes, they have other issues, but at least your average MGF [] of a similar vintage won't need tickling with a MIG once a year. 

Ummm 🤔

Not in my experience.

[Dick Cheeseburger]

1 hour ago, Craig the Princess said:

Ummm 🤔

Not in my experience.

Friday car? 

[Craig the Princess]

25 minutes ago, Dick Longbridge said:

Friday car? 

At the moment it's a see you next Tuesday car.

[Craig the Princess]

So I had a day out at 2 stroke to turbo just south of Cambridge today. Lovely to see @LostnotFound and LostnotFound junior in his burgundy Swedish drop top for a walk round a park and a catch up.

There was a bit of a delay as the previous job was overrunning so I had to kick around for a few hours but the good news was the motor for the tonneau cover hadn't broken as they predicted so no need to replace. Just needed the ecu coded to match the hood details at 2.5 hours labour.

So now it works, lovely drive home with the roof down. Heater seems to have lost its direction function so it's a bit crap and the radio code is lost. Other than that it is making me grin.

 

[eddyramrod]

I'm so glad to see "my" Saab still with us!  If I wanted to own it for a fourth time, what could I swop you?

[Craig the Princess]

Just now, eddyramrod said:

I'm so glad to see "my" Saab still with us!  If I wanted to own it for a fourth time, what could I swop you?

🤣🤣🤣 After what I've spent on it recently whatever it is would need to be gold plated.

[Craig the Princess]

I had tax reminder for the Saab a few days ago.

Unfortunately I thought I'd sorned it October when it came off the road with an oil leak. Bugger.

The Multipla died sadly, my aim of reaching 200,000 miles was cut short as the engine management warning and accompanying limp mode returned with a vengeance. Then BeEP took it back to his house to have a look and the front spring broke, taking out a two month old tyre. Car take back paid £325 which was £95 more than it cost in 2016.

Replacement comes in the shape of a big arsed Megane which was bought from Copart.

It is cat N for the front bumper damage that was easily fixed, BeEP's plastic welding gun doing a great job putting it together.

More of a problem was the interior.

The poor dog (it maybe dogs) the previous owner had must have been ball by then end.

Hours with the vacuum, wet vac, brushes, drill brushes and degreaser have it looking much better (but far from perfect). The whiff of dog is there when you first get it but hopefully with use and air fresheners it will go.

On the upside £15.40 had been left in it.