Well bit the bullet and am waiting on the delivery man now for the new AP Racing 2 pot calipers from MG Mania along with new longer caliper mounting bolts ..............................
Easter has got in the way. Have a new pair of Apec 304mm discs coming too It will be interesting to see how these 2 pot calipers fit and if they clear the 16" Le Multispoke wheels or need spacers like the 4 pot calipers do.
We are making progress even if it's slower than I would like. The drivers side hub is now fitted:-
Complete with new bearings:-
All new ball joints torqued up along with the hub nut. Even bought new shock absorber bolts for the upper radius arms along with new nuts. Need to swap that scappy looking tower clamp for a better one and get the passenger side sphere in place so the hub can be fitted. Got the new radiator in place and both hoses connected but still need a good radiator fan for it.
In the engine bay we have been refurbishing stuff and painting to protect from the elements. The engine coolant rail is derusted and painted:-
and the TF 135 manifold arrived and has been stripped cleaned and the plenum painted:-
Which now matches the TV5 TB that was painted the other week. The manifold and coolant rail are only mocked up no gaskets fitted so we can sort out the wiring connections etc. It seems that the lower manifold is going to have to be drilled and tapped to hold the green Inlet temp sensor which the TF does not use but the 120 MPi does. Will have to make a insulation bush for the sensor to avoid heat soak from the alloy giving erronous readings. Have swapped the fuel rail and injector loom over from the plastic manifold but used the fuel return from the TF alloy one so the bolts line up.
It also looks like replacing the water pump will be a good move:-
It looks a bit shabby to me not to mention rusty. So that means belt and tensioner at the same time really. Trouble is that I tried to undo the two engine mount bolts and they are not budging
. So need to give this some more thought whilst I get on with the rear brakes and suspension over haul. Am de-rusting a pair or rear radius arms at the moment then they will be painted ready for new complaince bushes etc which have yet to order so need:-
Compliance bushes, washers and nuts
Arm to hub bush.
Radius arm inner bush to subframe.
Probably new top ball joints
Am also considering new hub bearings in the rear as well. We know the hand brake works but will clean the calipers and paint them if they are deemed fit for use. New Braided hoses are here waiting to be fitted but still need to sort out rear shocks......................................... so plenty to do still and so little time.