Good news - she turns over!

There's not a great deal to report this weekend but there are a few bits of good news. Firstly, I've been able to get on with the Maestro restoratoin that I'm in the middle of - I removed the front panels and Waxoyled pretty much everywhere. I also finished re-building the front suspension which is the culmination of quite a lot of work. Not long until it's finished and the MG work begins in ernest.

On the MG front, I've been reading quite a lot of the documentation and manuals that came with the car. Rather usefully there are instructions for engine removal, dash removal, clutch hydraulic system servicing and fuel tank fault finding. They've also given me a few more jobs to add to the list below - service the gearbox and overdrive while they're out of the car. I'm also going to replace all the core plugs in the engine - the accepted wisdom seems to be that if one's gone then the others are on their way and you might as well replace them while the engine's out.

I only actually did three things to the MG this weekend - 1) gave it a wash and polish, 2) while the plugs were out I gave the front drivebelt a bit of a tweak and the engine turned nice and freely and finally 3) investigated the clutch master cylinder.

The documents I was reading warned of a nearly-impossible-to-remove screw holding the brake/clutch master cylinder cover on. Luckily someone has been there before me and when they refitted the cover they left the screw off. Lucky. Anyway I can see how it all comes apart so servicing the master / slave cylinder might be the first proper job that I do.

While the engine / box are out I'll also replace the clutch.