Hi and welcome.
This, written by a fellow member is well worth looking at http://www.spunagain.co.uk/ZT260page.html
Any questions, just ask, there's a wealth of knowledge on here (Two-Sixties) that other forums can only dream of!
Hi and welcome.
This, written by a fellow member is well worth looking at http://www.spunagain.co.uk/ZT260page.html
Any questions, just ask, there's a wealth of knowledge on here (Two-Sixties) that other forums can only dream of!
colintf
Colin Murrell
vin 00242 - Probably the only 260 to have driven the full Le Mans circuit?
MG Car Club Z Register V8 ZT/ZTT Rep.
MG Car Club V8 Register V8 ZT/ZTT Rep
MG Car Club MGF Register Regional Rep for Devon & Cornwall and Cotswold Regions.
MG Car Club MGF Register International Liaison Representative
http://www.mgfim.org/
http://www.two-sixties.com/main.htm
http://www.v8register.net/
http://www.mgfregister.org/
http://www.racethemg.com/ http://www.triple-mracing.com/
Member of MGCC (UK), MGOC, VSCC & TSSC (Triumph Sports Six Club)
Going from what I've read and experienced over the past 18 months of ownership, the engines are bullet proof. The only things that can be checked is whether the spark plugs come out, this is the only weak point. Spark plugs that are seized and then removed means damaged threads, which as there are not many threads, means that they can be forced out by the engine. Other possible pitfalls, air con pump, water pipe etc are all external to the engine and can be replaced if you are unlucky enough to have a problem.
The engines may be rare in the UK but they are two-a-penny in the US.
Good luck!
Ian
MG ZT V8, Firefrost, No 311
MG Maestro Turbo, Flame Red, No 400
Rover 75 Tourer, 2.0 KV6
I think like any car check for leaks, crap in the rad water, keep your ear out for tapping noises etc. When you come across one let us know and we can check our records as much as we can to make sure its not a pup.
Have a look here:
https://www.two-sixties.co.uk/mgoc26...4-Did-you-know
Tim Hayton
Some men see things as they are and say why - I dream things that never were and say why not.
Hi Tim, how do i go green, "help" cedric.
Buy a 260, join the MGOC, fill in the questionnaire sent when registering....................voila.............. ...greenOriginally Posted by cedric
Fear keeps you alive. Fearless gets you killed
Herman
Vin#076 pics, Black, modified and with 234 RWHP and 276 lb/ft (275 BHP and 440 Nm @ flywheel)
FJ1200, DynoJet Stage 1, K&N filter
Alfa MiTo 1.4 Cloverleaf, 170 BHP, Alfa Rosso.
Out of interest, if someone was a MGOC member, and wanted to join in advance to a purchase, wouldnt they be welcome to join? why must going green only be permitted after buying a car? because the reverse, when someone sells, are of course welcome to remain active members?
just thinking aloud.......especially when said prospective member is already a ZT owner
MG ZT 260 SE Monogram, Olive black 2004 (LPG)
Ford Mustang 289ci V8 (4.7) Convertible 1967, Silver
Chevy Corvette convertible 350ci V8 (5.7), 1974, Metallic Blue
Pontiac Firebird 403ci V8 (6.6), 1977, red
Rover 214 Si 16v 1994 M White/grey (1600 k series)
Rover 220 Turbo Coupe FDH 1995
Rover Mini Cooper 1997 P
Volvo 960 24v 2.9 estate 1991 J (in family from new)
VW Polo 1.4SE auto 2005 (in family from new)
Jaguar Mk 2 resto project
Mercedes GLB 200d (lease)
I suspect (although I don't really know) that it would open the forum to virtually all the people on the 75/ZT site who are also members of the MGOC (vast majority?)and I think we can all guess where that will lead us.
Nich.
Nicholas John Peter Tinker - # 484
Manufactured on Tuesday 27th April 2004 @ 12.17.47.
Commission Number: 24468.
Brochure Model: M3 Tourer 4.6 V8 260PS.
Specification Code: L01B.
CICode: D1511.
Trim Level: TL8.9 (M3).
65th ZT-T 260SE to be made out of 115.
11th ZT-T 260 SE in Pearl Black (PBT) out of 23 produced.
Manufactured in the UK by MG Rover Group Ltd.
and the engines are not that rare in the UK either
colintf
Colin Murrell
vin 00242 - Probably the only 260 to have driven the full Le Mans circuit?
MG Car Club Z Register V8 ZT/ZTT Rep.
MG Car Club V8 Register V8 ZT/ZTT Rep
MG Car Club MGF Register Regional Rep for Devon & Cornwall and Cotswold Regions.
MG Car Club MGF Register International Liaison Representative
http://www.mgfim.org/
http://www.two-sixties.com/main.htm
http://www.v8register.net/
http://www.mgfregister.org/
http://www.racethemg.com/ http://www.triple-mracing.com/
Member of MGCC (UK), MGOC, VSCC & TSSC (Triumph Sports Six Club)
Thanks all! Some really useful stuff there. Doesn't appear to be many for sale at the moment so will keep looking!
Ahem, cough, cough...
#314 is on Pistonheads at the mo...
Stuart Clough
#74 in Copperleaf Red, ex-#314 in Starlight Silver
It's not what you do, it's how you do it
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