Busy, Busy, Busy
Well since the PTP conversion I have been SO busy.
Unfortunately it has been work and not with the ZR.
That said it is now run in and WOW!!! what a
difference. It is far better than I had hoped for.
I have had a few minor problems in as much as that
turning right I was getting a terrible clicking
that I was certain was a UJ going and turning left
I had a metal to metal squeal.
On investigation I found that although I had
modified the Rover 623 carriers to fit I had
forgotten about the anti-squeal shims and these
were contacting the discs under cornering. A light
dressing with a file has cured this problem.
I have now added an ITG Maxogen induction kit to
replace the Apiro Diavolo that gave me good
service. The Diavolo was a bit of a bodge and the
metal connection pipe was forever fracturing. I
have done a bit of rolling road work with induction
kits and TBH I have always been a bit sceptical
about claims. I am pleased to report that I have
now lost some of this scepticism since fitting an
ITG Maxogen induction kit. It is expensive I agree
but then again it was designed for the car and for
competition by MG themselves. I didn’t think it
would make that much difference but I am wrong. The
pick up is crisper and quicker, the car
accelerates faster and the nasty resonance I had
at certain revs has now disappeared.
I decided to retain the heat shield I had fitted
before, more for aesthetic purposes and I have also
re-used the Mikalor clamps instead of the nasty
little jubilee clamps. It is a sod to fit and the
whole front of the car needs to be removed to fit
it, but it is well worth the trouble.
Along with the induction kit I have added some new
lights to the engine bay (and removed some I wasn’t
happy with). I took it too Southend recently were
it attracte4d quite a bit of attention (including
some from a police helicopter....must have thought
a UFO had landed, LOL).
Another cheap and easy modification is the addition
of the lower front splitter from a Seat Leon Cupra
R. It is not a perfect fit and needs some cutting
and bending but it does look effective and at less
than £20 (despite what some sods are selling them
for on eBay) it doesn’t matter if they take the
occasional knock (I am on my second now, thanks to
some of the road calming bumps around my home)
Next things in the pipelines are some braided brake
hoses (just turned up in the post today) from
Girling, a re-fit of a 7inch monitor to the boot
area and possibly a rear brake upgrade from the
drums to some ventilated discs, a project to be
prototyped with my car and a commercial company,
but more of that when (IF) it happens.
Posted 13:47
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