MGF Trophy rebuild

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MrNatural
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Re: MGF Trophy rebuild

Post by MrNatural » Wed May 17, 2017 10:02 pm

Looking better...
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Re: MGF Trophy rebuild

Post by Rob Bell » Thu May 18, 2017 1:03 pm

Making good progress there! :D

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Re: MGF Trophy rebuild

Post by BigJohn » Mon May 22, 2017 9:29 pm

Just read this thread from start to finish, interesting reading and nice to see someone doing a thorough rebuild :thumbsu:

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Re: MGF Trophy rebuild

Post by MrNatural » Wed May 24, 2017 1:35 pm

Thanks bigjohn. Some have said to me that MGF's are not worth the effort due to low values, but for me it's not about that. I love the F and TF having owned different MG's since I started driving in 1975. They are a classic in their own right!

The Trophy will probably now not be ready for Silverstone, but one day soon it will be finished and ready to enjoy :D

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Re: MGF Trophy rebuild

Post by talkingcars » Wed May 24, 2017 2:09 pm

Yeah, how many of us do work on our F/TFs just to increase value, in fact I probably go the other way and spend money on it so that I can't justify selling it as I'd lose so much, stops Mr TC spending £22k on her Fiat spider ;)
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Re: MGF Trophy rebuild

Post by MrNatural » Mon May 29, 2017 7:12 pm

Near side inner sill :roll:
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Re: MGF Trophy rebuild

Post by MrNatural » Sun Jun 04, 2017 9:58 pm

On it's what to being sorted too.

Getting itchy for the car's completion now, can't wait!
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Re: MGF Trophy rebuild

Post by MrNatural » Mon Jun 26, 2017 7:29 pm

Near side nearly sorted, looking forward to the full respray in the next few weeks :thumbsu:
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Re: MGF Trophy rebuild

Post by Rob Bell » Tue Jun 27, 2017 5:59 pm

Making excellent progress :thumbsu:

Rather exciting to get a car that will be as new at the end of it! :D

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Re: MGF Trophy rebuild

Post by MrNatural » Wed Jun 28, 2017 10:59 am

More problems than we anticipated Rob, but hopefully it will be worth it.

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Re: MGF Trophy rebuild

Post by MrNatural » Wed Jun 28, 2017 8:53 pm

Andy's been working hard and doing a great job.
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Re: MGF Trophy rebuild

Post by Rob Bell » Thu Jun 29, 2017 3:15 pm

When will it be ready for paint? :)

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Re: MGF Trophy rebuild

Post by MrNatural » Thu Jun 29, 2017 9:50 pm

It's going to the paintshop in about 3 weeks, 2 weeks in the paintshop, and then finishing touches :D
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Re: MGF Trophy rebuild

Post by MrNatural » Thu Jun 29, 2017 9:59 pm

New seats don't quite fit, they sit too high. But Andy will sort this I am sure!
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Re: MGF Trophy rebuild

Post by Rob Bell » Fri Jun 30, 2017 3:20 pm

Where are the seats from? :)

One of the problems with non-original seats is that they will tend to sit too high. The originals are quite cleverly made to drop the squab height as low as possible.

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Re: MGF Trophy rebuild

Post by MrNatural » Fri Jun 30, 2017 9:54 pm

That's right Rob, always best to use an original squab if possible, or use the design you came up with. The ones in the photo are Mazda seats, all dimensions correct, but too high at the mo... :roll:

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Re: MGF Trophy rebuild

Post by MrNatural » Mon Jul 03, 2017 8:56 pm

Starting to look like an MG again :D
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Re: MGF Trophy rebuild

Post by Rob Bell » Tue Jul 04, 2017 9:34 am

It's coming together! :thumbsu:

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Re: MGF Trophy rebuild

Post by Phil Jay » Sat Jul 08, 2017 7:11 pm

Hi Kevin,

I was up at Andy's this afternoon to collect my TF and noticed the progress on your Trophy. It's going to be fantastic!
A standard Trophy is a lot of fun, but I think yours will be amazing.

Got to be honest, I'm not too sure about the MX5 seats . All the classic boys seem to rave about them for TR6's mgb's etc, but my wife's got a Mk1 V-spec and I find them a bit un comfy! Certainly not as comfy as the Oxford leather seats in the TF.
However, we're all different (and were all different shapes) so I hope they work really well for you.
Maybe I've just got a thing about Mazda's co's my brother's always banging on about how great they are and how they're better than an MGF :rant:

Anyway, I can't wait to see the finished product. Andy's doing an amazing job and I'm sure it's going to very good.

Hope to see you sometime, Phil

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Re: MGF Trophy rebuild

Post by Sergi Bmw » Sat Jul 08, 2017 7:27 pm

Kevin is it going to be red?

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