I hope this is ok with the mods to start another thread (and apologies to those that subscribed to my previous thread) but as some of you with a good memory may recall back in very late 2013 I decided to head back to my early driving days and purchase a MG Maestro Turbo which I had posted here when I bought it
www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=325280
Also decided in my wisdom I'd try a webpage to document my progress and it's here
www.mgmaestro108.wordpress.com
As with most things unfortunately life, other commitments, laziness, weather, detailing my daillies etc. got in the way and although I've made progress it's definitely not as much as I would have liked.
For those of you that follow me on Instagram (A8VMG) you'll have seen some of the work I've done but other than that I've been pretty lazy updating anything else!!
As such rather than resurrect my old thread which really hasn't that much on it I thought I'd start a new thread to try and inspire me.
I'm working away quite a bit this year so I thought that the extra time I have in hotel rooms etc. Would at least give me time to update the thread with work I've already done and work I do. That's the plan at least.....
From my point of view I've been driving for 27 year now (dear gawd is it that long!) and it was the era as per a recent thread where you bought old cars and did most of the work yourself. I reckon in my first 4-5 year of driving I never paid more than 600 for a car and my first car at the tender age of 17 was only 18 month younger than I was :lol:
My only real car that I regretted selling was my first Maestro turbo which I had for 7 year but eventually got rid of due to extensive rot and it was beyond my capability to restore it. Here's an old polaroid of it which is before the digital days and must have been around 95/96 and yes that is an old H plate Escort Eclipse in our driveway.
This meant it was a no brainer when I decided on what project car I should look at. I would say I've a good general knowledge of mechanics and bodywork however don't have the skill to carry out a full nut and bolt refurbishment so this was what I had to bear in mind as there were some complete and utter wrecks out there.
Prior to my 40th in 2014 my OH had asked what I wanted so this was the ideal opportunity to start looking seriously so I joined the Maestro and Montego Owners Club and eventually managed to find a suitable car through it actually agreeing a deal online whilst I was holidaying in Dubai. The turbo was a limited run of 505 including the press cars and was produced in Flame red, British Racing Green, White and Black. I managed to find a flame red one the same as my original which was a bonus as we all know that red cars are the fastest :lol:
The engine was out for a rebuild so it was agreed this would be done and refitted before I picked it up. Here's some pics that I was sent prior to me buying it.
Price agreed and a mate kindly agreed to travel the 600 mile round trip to pick it up in his trailer. I also got a load of spares and paid extra for a triple core radiator and Scorpion exhaust.
Here's a picture of it on the back of the trailer and then back in my driveway at home.
As with all older or classic cars on the face of it they look good however when you start to strip them down all is not as it seemed......That said it was in pretty decent condition and I was happy with it.
I knew that it needed two new sills which were supplied with the car and the suspension was shot but other than that I had the joys of stripping it down to find out.....
Anyway first post up to give a bit of a background posted from a holiday inn express before I head out for dinner for 1 :lol: oh the joys of working away!
www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=325280
Also decided in my wisdom I'd try a webpage to document my progress and it's here
www.mgmaestro108.wordpress.com
As with most things unfortunately life, other commitments, laziness, weather, detailing my daillies etc. got in the way and although I've made progress it's definitely not as much as I would have liked.
For those of you that follow me on Instagram (A8VMG) you'll have seen some of the work I've done but other than that I've been pretty lazy updating anything else!!
As such rather than resurrect my old thread which really hasn't that much on it I thought I'd start a new thread to try and inspire me.
I'm working away quite a bit this year so I thought that the extra time I have in hotel rooms etc. Would at least give me time to update the thread with work I've already done and work I do. That's the plan at least.....
From my point of view I've been driving for 27 year now (dear gawd is it that long!) and it was the era as per a recent thread where you bought old cars and did most of the work yourself. I reckon in my first 4-5 year of driving I never paid more than 600 for a car and my first car at the tender age of 17 was only 18 month younger than I was :lol:
My only real car that I regretted selling was my first Maestro turbo which I had for 7 year but eventually got rid of due to extensive rot and it was beyond my capability to restore it. Here's an old polaroid of it which is before the digital days and must have been around 95/96 and yes that is an old H plate Escort Eclipse in our driveway.
This meant it was a no brainer when I decided on what project car I should look at. I would say I've a good general knowledge of mechanics and bodywork however don't have the skill to carry out a full nut and bolt refurbishment so this was what I had to bear in mind as there were some complete and utter wrecks out there.
Prior to my 40th in 2014 my OH had asked what I wanted so this was the ideal opportunity to start looking seriously so I joined the Maestro and Montego Owners Club and eventually managed to find a suitable car through it actually agreeing a deal online whilst I was holidaying in Dubai. The turbo was a limited run of 505 including the press cars and was produced in Flame red, British Racing Green, White and Black. I managed to find a flame red one the same as my original which was a bonus as we all know that red cars are the fastest :lol:
The engine was out for a rebuild so it was agreed this would be done and refitted before I picked it up. Here's some pics that I was sent prior to me buying it.
Price agreed and a mate kindly agreed to travel the 600 mile round trip to pick it up in his trailer. I also got a load of spares and paid extra for a triple core radiator and Scorpion exhaust.
Here's a picture of it on the back of the trailer and then back in my driveway at home.
As with all older or classic cars on the face of it they look good however when you start to strip them down all is not as it seemed......That said it was in pretty decent condition and I was happy with it.
I knew that it needed two new sills which were supplied with the car and the suspension was shot but other than that I had the joys of stripping it down to find out.....
Anyway first post up to give a bit of a background posted from a holiday inn express before I head out for dinner for 1 :lol: oh the joys of working away!