Red110

Thanks again for the answers, I sent MGBITZ another email and will wait for them to write back

Thanks so much for the quick answers

I am a BITZ customer, and a very satisfied one indeed. In a previous thread we have already mentioned this. Currently I have several items in its basket, getting ready for a new order.

I sent them an email (about this and other subjects) some days ago but I’ve got no answer yet, it was during Easter holidays and maybe they were abroad, or maybe I did something wrong, I’ll have to check it.
Certainly I am looking forward to reading Darren’s opinion. He and Jill are most helpful and knowledgeable.

I couldn’t find much in his web site on this subject, though. There were more related items in MGMania’s one, with some SS (certainly not bolts) and poly parts. That’s why I asked them as well

I will wait for the answers and order the parts I’ll need, most likely on both web sites.

Thanks so much again for your help,
Pedro

No, I am not. What you say would be the sensible thing to do. Have a look underneath every couple of years and fix whatever it takes. But I would like to take another approach.

The car is just fine now. Has been painted thoroughly and there was not a trace of rust anywhere. But the idea is to take it to Mallorca, where rust grows like fungi, and spend the next 20 years there (hopefully). So I would like to change whatever might be more prone to rust in the future (like footwells or bulkhead hinges in a Series Landie), when a good artisan to fix things would be much harder to find. Not to talk about spares.

And, of course, many rubber mounts and bushes are going to fail eventually.

So I would like to change in advance not the whole underside, but things that now that could be affordable now that the car is going to be in the workshop. And swapping to stainless s and poly when possible.

I´ve had a look at MG Mania web site and have sent them this same question, they seem to sell many of the parts I could need

Hello all

As I have told in a previous post, I am about to change the engine of my 2003 135 TF, going for a reconditioned Freelander Specialists one. The car has 72K miles on the clock and definitely is a keeper, so I would like to take the chance and change the engine/gearbox/subframes mounts/bushes that might break in the near or not so near future.

New to the subframes world, I am at a total loss on what is what when I search in the internet. Also, I don't know which mounts/bushes could be more prone to fail in the next say 70K miles. Neither I do about the convenience or not to go for polybushes, etc.

The TF now has a new full Soft ride suspension which has done wonders in terms of comfort and handling.

I would be most grateful if someone could help me on this.

Regards, Pedro

I can´t agree more about Darren, Jill and their business

I have several reasons for considering a reconditioned engine.

Nowadays I can spend that money without going broke, but I plan to retire in a few years. I will be much poorer from then on and I will want to enjoy my classic cars with the smallest chances of facing expensive mechanical problems.

Also, being so careful with the motors I have, I hate the idea of an engine being driven frozen day after day, year after year (Madrid’s winters are really cold). Simply I dont want to keep that engine if I can help it. I was going to do it (with much reluctancy) but this new problem has tilted the balance.

And I am the very happy owner of 2 Land Rovers fitted with Turner Eng. remanufactured engines (2.5 and 4.0, both petrol). The oldest, a Series 2A, has already 45k miles on the clock since being rebuilt, without a single problem, and runs like a rocket (comparatively ) I’d love to treat the TF to something like that, if it is possible in the MG world.

Hello again.

Having finished the uphauling of my 2003 135 TF now I have found that the head gasket is shot. It was probably "treated" with some sealant that hided the problem, but after changing radiator, PTR therm, water pump and some pipes and thoroughly cleaning the rest of the circuit, all the signs of HG failure have appeared in full bloom.

We have also discovered that the PTR had been bypassed and, as the PO didn't know anything about it, it seems that the engine has run too cold for a number of years. Adding to that the 75K miles it has on the clock, I have decided to bite the bullet and go for a new, reconditioned stripped engine.

So, which one would you recommend?

Thanks so much in advance,
Pedro

Got a hood from MGFnTFBITZ as Neil suggested. Arrived in Madrid several days before schedule, perfect quality. A big improvement over the one that was fitted in my TF

Great job from those chaps

Sorry Bruce, I forgot to answer you

I already bought a LCA some weeks ago, I think is a must in these cars. Otherwise for sure I would get it from you.

Thank you

Thanks so much John. I am sure I will