tooSavvy Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 You said you got vented discs 'by accident'... Have trolled through the BayOfFlee for vented type calipers? Can you not paint 'fixit' gloop onto the clean tank outsides... 🧐 This Is Epic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommyboy12 Posted August 15, 2021 Author Share Posted August 15, 2021 11 minutes ago, tooSavvy said: You said you got vented discs 'by accident'... Have trolled through the BayOfFlee for vented type calipers? Can you not paint 'fixit' gloop onto the clean tank outsides... 🧐 This Is Epic. I did accidentally buy vented yeah. I can find solid discs which I may yet buy. I'm not really too bothered about swapping to vented. This really won't be going quick enough to worry about it. Also I may have already got the jb weld out on the tank... tooSavvy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharley17194 Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 bagsie you are in front! 5 hours ago, Tommyboy12 said: I did accidentally buy vented yeah. I can find solid discs which I may yet buy. I'm not really too bothered about swapping to vented. This really won't be going quick enough to worry about it. Also I may have already got the jb weld out on the tank... Tommyboy12 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Tidybeard Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 7 hours ago, Tommyboy12 said: the 90* elbow on air cleaner should be pointing forwards straight at the inlet on slam panel not down like it is there Tommyboy12 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommyboy12 Posted August 16, 2021 Author Share Posted August 16, 2021 8 hours ago, Noel Tidybeard said: the 90* elbow on air cleaner should be pointing forwards straight at the inlet on slam panel not down like it is there Thanks I will correct that. I just left it as it was when I took it off but that makes sense. I didnt even think about it to be honest! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Tidybeard Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 2 hours ago, Tommyboy12 said: Thanks I will correct that. I just left it as it was when I took it off but that makes sense. I didnt even think about it to be honest! moar ram effect= moar powah! 🤣 Low Horatio gearbox and Tommyboy12 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommyboy12 Posted August 18, 2021 Author Share Posted August 18, 2021 I've decided the tank is terminal. Not only is it full of holes still despite going through my supply of JB weld but it's leaking from the fuel sender as well as the seam around it and when I took it off the clamping part on the tank just discintegrated. Anyone know where I can find a tank for an Austin Montego? 😅 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camryv6 Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 Have you checked at Mann Egerton ? 🤣 Tommyboy12 and Longbridge Apologist 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooSavvy Posted August 19, 2021 Share Posted August 19, 2021 Or scrappie-scrounge a plastic [E10 proof] one from a small ecobox..?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goosey Posted August 19, 2021 Share Posted August 19, 2021 On 8/5/2021 at 9:35 PM, chris667 said: You didn't need one when you had the MG Montego Turbo! I had this poster in my bedroom at one point. A beast of a car. And who could forget the advert? That brings back memories of the one my dad had, Dxxx EUE white mg turbo with white wheels he still has the original Philips cassette player in the shed. Stolen and burnt out at 5 years old sadly. Excellent work you’re doing on the estate 👌 tooSavvy and chris667 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big_al_granvia Posted August 19, 2021 Share Posted August 19, 2021 race tank in the boot??? https://www.demon-tweeks.com/uk/a-h-fabrications-alloy-fuel-tank-240229/...... https://www.compbrake.com/product-category/tanks/fuel-tanks/?utm_source=Google&utm_medium=ppc&utm_term=%2Bfuel %2Btanks&utm_content=Fuel Tanks&utm_campaign=Search - Fuel Tanks - BMM&gclid=CjwKCAjwgviIBhBkEiwA10D2jzY1wC9GERhazKyAa1vVfISVBumVgfnWvErcdGheTiura0FIRC0lpxoCYCwQAvD_BwE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommyboy12 Posted August 19, 2021 Author Share Posted August 19, 2021 1 hour ago, big_al_granvia said: race tank in the boot??? https://www.demon-tweeks.com/uk/a-h-fabrications-alloy-fuel-tank-240229/...... https://www.compbrake.com/product-category/tanks/fuel-tanks/?utm_source=Google&utm_medium=ppc&utm_term=%2Bfuel %2Btanks&utm_content=Fuel Tanks&utm_campaign=Search - Fuel Tanks - BMM&gclid=CjwKCAjwgviIBhBkEiwA10D2jzY1wC9GERhazKyAa1vVfISVBumVgfnWvErcdGheTiura0FIRC0lpxoCYCwQAvD_BwE Not sure this rust bucket is worthy of several hundred pounds of ally race tank! 😂 tooSavvy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Braddon81 Posted August 19, 2021 Share Posted August 19, 2021 22 hours ago, Tommyboy12 said: I've decided the tank is terminal. Not only is it full of holes still despite going through my supply of JB weld but it's leaking from the fuel sender as well as the seam around it and when I took it off the clamping part on the tank just discintegrated. Anyone know where I can find a tank for an Austin Montego? 😅 Couldn't the tank in the Albert looms car be a possible option?.... tooSavvy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leafsprung Posted August 19, 2021 Share Posted August 19, 2021 2 hours ago, Tommyboy12 said: Not sure this rust bucket is worthy of several hundred pounds of ally race tank! 😂 And what do you think the collective Autoshite answer to that will be! Tommyboy12 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted August 19, 2021 Share Posted August 19, 2021 10 minutes ago, leafsprung said: And what do you think the collective Autoshite answer to that will be! GIB! Tommyboy12 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian_Fearn Posted August 19, 2021 Share Posted August 19, 2021 1 hour ago, Braddon81 said: Couldn't the tank in the Albert looms car be a possible option?.... This was still there when I went on Tuesday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommyboy12 Posted August 19, 2021 Author Share Posted August 19, 2021 3 hours ago, Ian_Fearn said: This was still there when I went on Tuesday. Could be an option. Is it diesel? I think they had a different tank. Needs to be a lowly carb model either maestro or montego to fit from what I've read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfella2 Posted August 19, 2021 Share Posted August 19, 2021 16 minutes ago, Tommyboy12 said: Could be an option. Is it diesel? I think they had a different tank. Needs to be a lowly carb model either maestro or montego to fit from what I've read. Surely if it fits in the hole I'm sure it could be made to work. I suppose it's better to have something that nearly works than nothing at all. RichardK 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooSavvy Posted August 19, 2021 Share Posted August 19, 2021 *I rest my case 🤡 Tadhg Tiogar and Low Horatio gearbox 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catsinthewelder Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 Can't be that hard to find a petrol Maestro tank though. If P.T. Moore in Leominster have one I could collect it and start the Shitley run. tooSavvy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommyboy12 Posted August 20, 2021 Author Share Posted August 20, 2021 I have managed to find one as of last night! Got to take a trip down to Surrey next week to get it. I did find an ally race tank too just in case... Tadhg Tiogar, GrumpiusMaximus, Burnside and 5 others 6 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommyboy12 Posted August 23, 2021 Author Share Posted August 23, 2021 Tackled the rear brakes yesterday. I thought the passenger side handbrake cable had snapped. It turned out it was actually the 'intermediate' cable. For some reason the Montego has a handbrake cable split into four sections and one tiny piece of wire had snapped at the compensator. I suppose it makes swapping broken sections easier than doing the whole length but it is a bit more complicated a setup as a result. The shoes were also seized on the passenger side and the liner had fallen off one of the shoes on the drivers side. I'm awaiting a middle cable to finish the job. Also both split pins were not split... juular, Talbot, Rust Collector and 3 others 3 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommyboy12 Posted August 23, 2021 Author Share Posted August 23, 2021 So begins the welding... I won't profess to these welds being pretty and I may be welding to some pretty crap metal but theyre 'MOT standard'. I did find a bit more rot after digging under some filler so the plating went a bit further than I intended. I definitely didn't just use a pair of pliers to bend round to form a lip... Unfortunately I ran out of gas hence some of the welds look a bit shit. I wanted to get it tacked in at least until I go get some more tomorrow. timolloyd, colino, Rust Collector and 12 others 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharley17194 Posted August 24, 2021 Share Posted August 24, 2021 On 8/19/2021 at 2:46 PM, Tommyboy12 said: Not sure this rust bucket is worthy of several hundred pounds of ally race tank! 😂 ill have it when you are done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommyboy12 Posted August 26, 2021 Author Share Posted August 26, 2021 I picked up a fresh bottle of gas on Tuesday afternoon so yesterday I took the day off and did a load of welding. Finished the wheel arch off which was basically just running seam welds. I may or may not get round to filling and shaping but to be honest @sharley17194 and I don't have many weeks till our road trip and looks are bottom of the agenda Vs. A road legal car! Then I did some patches in the passenger rear arch where some holes were. theshadow, Skut, Shite Ron and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommyboy12 Posted August 26, 2021 Author Share Posted August 26, 2021 Then my new wiper blades turned up! I mean seriously.... mk2_craig, Tenmil Socket, theshadow and 2 others 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommyboy12 Posted August 26, 2021 Author Share Posted August 26, 2021 Then I found the worst of the rot. The front of the passenger side sill and some of the floor... I was not expecting to do this but when I lifted the carpet to start the sill I was greeted with this. Which soon developed into this... Which became this after many many hours of rebuilding the inner, outer and front of the sill. It's not pretty no. But it's solid. CaptainBoom, Dan302, tooSavvy and 17 others 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outlaw118 Posted August 26, 2021 Share Posted August 26, 2021 On 8/23/2021 at 9:19 PM, Tommyboy12 said: I did find a bit more rot after digging under some filler Autoshite mantra Volume 2641 Shite Ron, GrumpiusMaximus, CaptainBoom and 2 others 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big_al_granvia Posted August 26, 2021 Share Posted August 26, 2021 classic leyland rot, almost as good as ford rot Low Horatio gearbox and Tommyboy12 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommyboy12 Posted August 26, 2021 Author Share Posted August 26, 2021 1 hour ago, big_al_granvia said: classic leyland rot, almost as good as ford rot The only saving grace were the chassis rails being solid which I can't say is normal for all Leyland products! At least it gave me something to work off. Plus the floor was flat so a bit easier to work with. tooSavvy and big_al_granvia 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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