MGF Trophy rebuild

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Re: MGF Trophy rebuild

Post by MrNatural » Fri Oct 20, 2017 8:09 pm

Slowly but surely :D
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Re: MGF Trophy rebuild

Post by MrNatural » Tue Oct 31, 2017 9:08 pm

Making progress :D
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Re: MGF Trophy rebuild

Post by MrNatural » Sat Nov 04, 2017 3:45 pm

MrNatural wrote:Making progress :D
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Re: MGF Trophy rebuild

Post by Mikeadman » Sat Nov 04, 2017 3:48 pm

Looks cracking :thumbsu: :thumbsu: :thumbsu:

Cheers

Mike 8-)

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Re: MGF Trophy rebuild

Post by MrNatural » Sun Nov 05, 2017 4:50 pm

Thanks Mike :thumbsu:

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Re: MGF Trophy rebuild

Post by MrNatural » Sun Nov 05, 2017 4:52 pm

Thanks Mike :thumbsu:
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Re: MGF Trophy rebuild

Post by Rob Bell » Mon Nov 06, 2017 5:58 pm

Nice job! :thumbsu:

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Re: MGF Trophy rebuild

Post by MrNatural » Wed Nov 08, 2017 7:13 pm

Thanks Rob, appreciated :sf:
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Re: MGF Trophy rebuild

Post by MrNatural » Thu Dec 14, 2017 10:01 pm

Engine back in the car and it has four wheels again :thumbsu:
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Re: MGF Trophy rebuild

Post by Rob Bell » Sat Dec 23, 2017 1:12 pm

Very nice! :thumbsu:

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Re: MGF Trophy rebuild

Post by MrNatural » Sun Dec 31, 2017 12:49 pm

Back on all fours :lol:
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Re: MGF Trophy rebuild

Post by MrNatural » Mon Jan 22, 2018 9:59 pm

It has doors :o

And a new dash...
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Re: MGF Trophy rebuild

Post by Buzzy-Beans » Tue Jan 23, 2018 7:59 am

Perfection, if only I had a 4 post (or similar) lift at home!

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Re: MGF Trophy rebuild

Post by MrNatural » Sat Jan 27, 2018 10:37 pm

Coming together... :D
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Re: MGF Trophy rebuild

Post by talkingcars » Sun Jan 28, 2018 12:44 am

4 poster? I'd love a garage.
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Re: MGF Trophy rebuild

Post by Bazzajay » Sun Jan 28, 2018 2:44 pm

talkingcars wrote:4 poster? I'd love a garage.
I second that, in the autumn last year I was lying in the road tightening a fixing on the exhaust, when I realised I had been lying under cars for over 60 years. In all that time I've never had my own garage. However, this Summer I hope to build a car port. Can't get a garage in unfortunately.
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Re: MGF Trophy rebuild

Post by talkingcars » Sun Jan 28, 2018 11:10 pm

Can't even do that, I can only get the F outside the house by parking parallel with the road.
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Re: MGF Trophy rebuild

Post by Bazzajay » Sun Jan 28, 2018 11:47 pm

talkingcars wrote:Can't even do that, I can only get the F outside the house by parking parallel with the road.
Had that situation myself for too long, have had off-Road parking since we moved here, when I retired, ten years ago.
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Re: MGF Trophy rebuild

Post by Rob Bell » Mon Feb 05, 2018 6:43 pm

Any more updates?

Also, interested in that rear caliper position - is this a B&G off the shelf adapter now? :)

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Re: MGF Trophy rebuild

Post by MrNatural » Mon Feb 05, 2018 10:15 pm

Hi Rob,
Andy had the engine running this past weekend and it sounded great. However, the rear caliper position has proved to be a problem. The bracket came with the BGD discs and looked great whilst the car was up in the air. But once resting on the suspension the handbrake cable badly fouls the arb, so the bracket is not right. I have a couple of spares from my old TF and they are a different shape, so going to try these.

Slowly all coming together now :thumbsu:

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