160 trophy parts

sorting our workshops and parts out .we have discovered we have around four 160s in stock.one of them is going to be restored as its been sold,but the other three cars may be up for parts.these cars are complete they all have had accidents so some panel damage,found them together with some other mgfs in a workshop we had when we where in surrey.we forgot we had them.so if any one wants parts email me at [email protected] wife deals with the parts its mainly internet based.I dont get involed hence why we have around 20 cars we forgot about.including a le 500

Oh Daz! You are a bad influence!
If we were in the same country I would be putting a 160 engine in my MPi ! :pinch:

Oh Daz! You are a bad influence!
If we were in the same country I would be putting a 160 engine in my MPi !

Go on Rich! You know you want to! :yesnod: :evil:

Ha Ha! You know I do!
After my last post I tried to figure out what it would cost me for shipping by air.
It turns out it's....LOTS! :ohmy:
Does anyone know what a K-series weighs?

Sea freight would be cheaper and slower (not a problem) and would most likely charge by volume...so...
I'm guessing it would be about .5 cubic metres in volume.
Maybe 1.0 Cu/M if I got a pair of subframes as well.
Of course I would need an intake manifold as well, an ECU and maybe an engine harness
which wouldn't add to the cost of shipping but would add to the parts cost.
sigh*

Daz has this pic on his site just to tease me!

BELIEVE IT OR NOT WE GOT A LOT OF OUR CARS FOR ALMOST FREE,a mate of mine is in the scrap car industry and a few years ago a car was worth around 200 scrap value in the wieght of the metal.we used to pay him £250 per car.he used to deliever around a car a week.simply rolled it off in to a unit that we hire for almost nothing.The unit was on land due to be flattened,no electric and it was on a week by week basis.5 years later its still waiting to be flattened.And at the time when the cars arrived we simply didnt take much notice.I missed out on the e types jags.and stags, so my train of thought was store as mainy mgf/tf while they are peanuts,store them some where cheap and wait.
we where buying around 2 cars a week for around 2 years.
The dream is to simply start building these cars again and turn them out like new cars,be around the 10k mark.fresh coat of paint,new leather ,new service items,a car as good as new.we do sell around 1 car a month for 6k but they dont have fresh paint.
we have a very large stock of engines and we are going to rebuild some,and we can make 160 engines using new componants.The long term plan is to simple store more and more parts and more and more scrap cars.in around 5 years time many of th mgf/tf scrap yards will have run out of cars.we are starting to find companies who can make new subframes and trim panels.
we also want to keep these cars on the road,so having a factory that builds,supplies,repairs and services these cars will keep them on the road.We know that we hold the largest stock of mgf/tfs.we have invested a lot of money into this long term project.
we will soon have 2 demo cars for people to look at and test drive,and next year we are taking orders for our new cars.MG is a british car and its a sports car.Good knows what that new mg is.its not a sports car.Cant trust the chinese to make a decent take away not alone a car.
The plan is to start building a british car,on british soil.The rate the breakers are breaking these cars they will be non left,and insurance compaines dont help either,write a car off because of a minor dent.most of our cars are for rebuilding,some just a few will be broken up.

we spent last night going through parts and cars,
we have 3 le 500 cars complete.
we have around 10 le 500 bumpers and 4 brand new ones.
we have 5 rear bumpers but reversing sensors missing.
we have 25 160 in stock complete cars.
we have two shipping containers full of parts.
next step is to find a unit in dorset,put selving up,log and store the parts and then transport good knows how many cars from surrey to dorset,
if any one needs any parts let me know.now would be a good time to buy while we are still sorting things out

we have 25 bumpers from le 500 in stock and we have 3 160 complete engines we are prepared to sell,they are low milage.the engines have had new head gaskets and belts and serviced.the bumpers are in perfect condition we have 3 le 500 that will be rebuilt one day.

we also have 3 x 190 bhp engines that are new.built for a customer who no longer needs them so selling on his behalf.so if you want to be the fastest from the lights and be able to get wheel spin in second gear you can

What would a 190 engine cost sitted in a Mk1 F (I have to ask)

dazlightyear wrote: so if you want to be the fastest from the lights and be able to get wheel spin in second gear you can

Hey I'm the fastest from the lights already! Due to not having to change gear in my steppy. Just ask anyone in Birmingham. Anyone!

Well, at least up to 25mph anyway.

Hi Daz,
Its good to know you have a good stock of spares! I don't know what others think, but I'd be interested to see some sample suggestions for repairs and upgrades on your website. I think most people have a budget to work to so would find it useful to see ideas at different price ranges. A sort of "Menu" of jobs eg:
For £500 we could do...
For £1000 we could do...
1500
2000

What do you think?

I'd be interested in an le500 bumper, it was one of the things I wanted to do before buying the TF but ran out of money at the time.