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.....I have been struggling to get this sorted out now I am at a crossroads as things seem to be getting to me .:frown:

Was your OBD2 light on?

If not I wouldn't panic about the long list, as already said above some may be historical.

Clear the codes (and light if on) and use the car for a few days and read it again.

 

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One thing I found useful was how low the ARB can be dropped now I have rose jointed droplinks instead of the standard ones

Cool ramps, wish I had room to use them.

Do the rose jointed drop links improve anything?

 

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I split the off side track rod end ball joint.

Literally just that, didn't even take the nut off as I did that yesterday.

I did however spend most of the day with my kids celebrating my grandsons birthday and when I got home we were doing ground works for our forth coming 7m by 5m deck.

 

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.....If the roof won't push down after fitting don't worry. Most times the fabric from the glass section needs to stretch a little......

Hook on but don't close the rear clips.
Hook on but don't close the front clips.
Close the rear clips.
Struggle to close the front clips, eventually they will close.

 

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Todays job is setting out and concreting in the upright supports for the decking.
Mrs TC asked when the F would be ready to have its anti roll bar back on.
I asked if she was asking me to spend the day on the car - sadly not.

So in between posts and rounds 10, 11 and 12 of BTCC I hung the anti roll bar from its sub frame brackets, no bushes, just hanging.

 

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Weighed in the scrapped remains of the hydragas subframe from my F - hardly worth my time - £3.73.

 

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IIRC neither of my mk1 have sound deadening under the cover.

 

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My late 2004 TF has the foam/foil pad to the underside of its engine bay panel. I presume it's original.

I though that was to do with heat.

 

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....Even in this age of "just in time" supply mullarkey, good planning by placing orders well in advance is no guarantee they will arrive in a timely fashion.....

Just in time relies on the supplier having stocks in their own warehouse, miss too many delivery deadlines and you'll loose the contract.

 

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....Cost cutting can play a part but, all too often it's an easy knee-jerk reaction and a favourite with those wishing to make some negative point with anything UK Industry related irrespective of accuracy. It's what far too many Brits do, get it wrong.....

I thought they were referring to the well documented Project Drive.

 

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Do you still drive those big rigs James and were you ever given tight "just in time" deadlines?

I do but most of our deadlines are before close of business.

The first time my wife heard the horn on my mk2 ZS she laughed, I now have twin horns from a MGF.

 

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Out of interest, what kit do you have that allows fobs to be programmed?

pscan.eu - Diagnostic tool for Rover, MG and Landrover cars - great bit of kit.

 

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I turned it around so I can swap the rear sub frame.

 

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Spoilt my wife to a day out in London.................a happy wife is less likely to be upset with me having car time.

 

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Moved my TF doors from work to my sons so he can strip the internals to the rust free doors going on the mk1 MPi, only been there since January.

 

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Untwisted my trailer by adding the missing bolt from the chassis, only been like that since 2006 when I bought it as an ex demo from the local Do-It-All. Also added a couple of extra bolts to the body to replace the incorrect bolts that were letting the body mis-shape when strapping in stuff.

MGF relevance - I use it for moving MGF parts.

 

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Sorry, no, I reserve the trailer for dragging behind the ZS.

I have considered a tow ball on the F for my tow ball mounted cycle carrier........

 

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.....However it would be illegal to fit a towbar to a MG TF due to "type approval" which came out around the time of the TF....

I have a mk1 F.

 

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Ground out the 4 exhaust heat shield bolts, 3 are off, 1 still holds on despite being completely dust.

 

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Ground out the 4 exhaust heat shield bolts, 3 are off, 1 still holds on despite being completely dust.

The forth came off with a few gentle taps on the joint between the heat shield and the bracket.

I managed to get out all 4 exhaust mount bolts (although 2 needed a 9mm socket tapped on to them), 3 of the 4 anti roll bar to body mount bolts came out, the 4th sheered but drilling it out will be ok as it bolts to the subframe bracket and that is coming out.

Finally all 6 of the rear sub frame mount bolts came loose, I had sprayed them last week with some plus gas (and then lost the can!) and before undoing I did crack them tighter a fraction.

Running short of day light I moved on to fitting the N/S puddle light, just need to wire it now.