I assume that you have tried the various MG breakers, if so look on eBay, they do crop up from time to time. It is also worth looking for MK1 Lotus Elise wheels which fit and not only bare better looking but much lighter than any MGTF wheel except the Ultralight’s. Search ProbRace 1.2.
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When you had the tracking done did you take the correct figures with you or did you say “please do a four wheel alignment”. I did the latter with ATS in Taunton and our TF behaved exactly as you describe. Having looked at the print out it was totally wrong, I took it back and insisted they did it again using the correct figures. There is absolutely no comparison between the before and after, straight line stability is perfect, turn in on corners is truly excellent, no bump steer. ATS told me that they just use the pre programmed settings, no one checks to see if they are the correct ones.
A local performance workshop who had more than a three week waiting list for tracking told me that it happens all the time. In the good old days a mechanic would look up the data and adjust to that, most of those working in tyre retailers don’t know their a**e from their elbow.
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I have been out and about today collecting MGB gearboxes and was waiting at some traffic lights in Reading when a “Remap Master” van came alongside. I have had a few cars remapped over the years so this van caught my attention and I got the phone out to take a photo which I will attach. Amongst the many services is “mileage correction”
Their phone number is 07935553666, I have no connection to them I was just reading the sign writing.
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I met someone a couple of years ago who bought a very cheap TF due to the same miss description. Lots of potential buyers turned up expecting a 160 TF and walked away when they found out it was a 135 model, the result was the seller took a very low offer.
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If you can’t find the original springs the there are a few suppliers of “coil over” springs. From memory Faulkner are the big manufacturer and supplies them in 1.9, 2.0, 2.25 and 2.5 inch ID. If you can find out the correct spring rates and length then they are available from the likes of Demon Tweeks and Larkspeed. I have a pair for the back of my MGB from eBay, they were about £38 including postage.
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Yes that's the one, if you read on Wikipedia you will see that it was at the time the most compact V8 engine ever (presumably road going engine), even so I doubt if it is practical to fit in a F or TF. Whether the narrow Vauxhall (54 degree V6 would give more room for air to circulate in the engine bay would be interesting to know, shame it's a cast iron block.
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Returning to being closer to reality I have another engine suggestion for a humbly MGF/TF, this time it’s aVolvo engine, the B8444S. This engine is actually based on the SHO V8, same 60 degree angle and built by Yamaha, weighs 418lbs 315 to over 600hp
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Although claimed to be a Merlin engine IIRC the Dodds Car actually had a Meteor engine. I am Ute that it’s 750 hp was more than enough to accompany the sound though.
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You will find it easier to do the rear belt if you turn the front sprockets 180 degrees so that the timing marks line up with a rule and are then locked. Replacing the VVC belt is then a doddle without the internal springs to fight against.
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I had read that there were a few problems with the pumps, it was probably about fifteen years ago, then they brought out the alloy ones. I think most people would think "why make an alloy one if the nylon is okay" and as always you read about the problem ones that could be down to the installation rather than the pump itself, rarely do you read that I fitted X and it was faultless
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