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Yep, already en route

Pipe replacement is £40, booked in tomorrow morning. Can honestly say that's money I'm happy to spend.

Cheers Dave - I've cleared the interior (folding seat, rubber soundproofing etc) so that the pipe is visible inside the car, but I'm definitely going to get someone else on it. I've read too many horror stories of crappy flaring tools, mismatched union fittings etc to just reckon that the money will...

Good news - my master cylinder is fine (although I did snap up a spare on ebay any way when it cropped up cheap) BAD news: 6kQVWd8vh_Y Got a leak in the hard line extremely close to where it passes through the bodywork. This might be a mobile mechanic job, and I'm not thrilled about it either. https...

I'd also be checking the physical connections on the terminals on the starter motor, plus the main gearbox earth connection.

I am watching this with a keen interest! I'm hoping this is the weekend I get to the bottom of my own disappearing brakes

Superb looking car

That's great, cheers Scott. I'm on the hunt.

No joy at my local MG factors - they've turned into a Moss, so they only really do 'historic' MGs, sadly.

I think I'm correct in saying that the only genuinely critical element that needs to match up is the number of hydraulic connections, and the bore size of the master cylinder. Everything else could theoretically be adapted (eg connection threads, reservoir locations). Doesn't answer your question th...

Yeah, cheers Dave. I'm already scouring the net for SJC10007.

There's an MG specialist not too far from me, so I'm planning on dropping in on Thurs and seeing what they know.

Unbelievable. Just been out for the weekly shop, took the Vitesse to see if I could still hear a knock. Gave up knock hunting when the brake pedal started sinking to the floor when waiting at a junction! It's too wet, cold and dark to do any serious looking for a few days, but obviously I suspect ma...

Interesting re: the powersteering from dead-ahead. My Vitesse is similar. It had a new PS pump last year, and I am hyper sensitive to any issues with it as it was the old steering pump that ultimately killed my headgasket (the powersteering pump drives the water pump via a drive key on the rear, whi...

Ha! Nice.

Excellent work! Get yourself a manual boost controller once you've got a few miles under your belt and ironed out any wrinkles - it massively improves driveability in the real world.

When you say the imperial measurement is important, that relates to the cut length of the crush tube, right? The ID/OD measurements were metric - 12mm and 16mm, so a 2mm wall?

Cheers Dave, read that thread and meant to inspect mine. Will have to be a brave man one day soon.