hi

[tony]

:) hi i am new here i have just got me a resto project it is a mg montego 2.ol efi on a b reg it has been made into a convtable at some point,it has red carpet with red belts and grey lether interia and the wonderfull digit dash, rusty in all the favorit places without a mot for over a year, :banghead: found on e bay had to go from south yorkshire to wigan to go and get it plenty of work to do the will call you all when i need your help :D 1st job it needs a new water pump .

[Maria]

Welcome aboard! Hope you're going to post some pics of the Monty :)

If you send me an email or private message with your VIN number and engine number, I'll see if I've got a water pump that'll fit.

[MaestroMatt]

Wow! Montego convertible! Post a few pictures please!

[tony]

hopefully some photos attachedhttp://dscf0060.jpg

[E_T_V]

No photos this time, must try again I'd like to see it too. But if you are around Sheffield and see a J reg white maestro about give me or my missus a wave!

Cheers

Dan

[tony]

mmmm trying again

[tony]

it works

[tony]

were away now

[Maria]

Doesn't look bad at all, and I love the colour :)

[tony]

yes the higher you look the better it looks:) its the wheel arches and outer sill that lookes like swiss cheese:eek: it just needs a good clean and plenty of duck tape:D

[matthewsemple]

Hi Tony,

Congratulations on your purchase. I saw that car on ebay and I thought it looked great. If you plan to keep it a while - new sills and wheelarches will not cost too much and you'll have a fantastic car.

Are you planning to get it MOTed and on the road soon? It would be great to use this summer (especially on days like today)

Does the digital dash and voice sythesizer still work? The computer is much better than the one on the MG Maestro and Maestro VP and it has a vehicle map. The voice belngs to an actress called Nicollette MacKenzie and it is the same as the voice in the Maestro but the sentences are longer.

Montegos with digital dashes are very rare because they were only produced for about 6 mnths and the Montego VP did not have the digital dash. I estimate about 30,000 Maestros had digital dashes wheras I bet there were less than 3000 Montegos produced with them.

Happy motoring!

[tony]

hi the dashboard lights ups but i have no radio so cannot check if the voice works:)

[mikeno monti]

Wow you lucky begger. Have u fond out if the dash talks yet?Hope all goes well with the restoration

[tony]

hi not checked out the dash yet up to my arms in rust,bodywork and welding so no battery connected,just think 2 weeks ago i could not weld going to go for a job down the docks now:D :D ,hope we get a good weekend

[tony]

does any one know if i can link the plug out for the radio to make the voice work as i do not have a radio to fit yet?

[matthewsemple]

In the Maestro the voice sythesizer has a wire that goes straight to the driver's speaker so I would have thought you could hook it up.

The wiring diagrams are in the Montego Haynes manual.