R55MFA
MG ZS 180 2004
Owner: Sharon Davies
When I was looking for a MGZS it did take a while to find the right one, we knew that I wanted a project ZS to be able to make the car to the spec I wanted, also wanted the chance to save a MG ZS rather than buy one already done, we were looking and the perfect project ZS popped up. With a clean MOT history (no corrosion) which is a must for myself.
I fell in love with my ZS straight away.
I named my MK 2 ZS 180 VERONICA.
She was a non running barn find in which she had spent 5 years, with a broken clutch. She had many electrical issues, poor body work, paint chips, a cracked front window, no clutch and broken gearbox. We paid and had her transported to home without viewing.
Project then began. It took seven months of hard work and plenty of hurdles to cross to get her up and running. It proved not easy at times, I had a huge smile on my face when she started and burst into life. With a MOT booked her first one in 5 years she passed with no advisories I was so excited that I failed to pay the garage for the MOT and had to return to pay my bill. The excitement was overwhelming.
PROJECT BEGAIN
- Replacement clutch and fully rebuilt PG1 gearbox fitted ourselves
- Strip, clean and Underseal of car
- Timing belt change
- Inlet manifold change
- 190 throttle body
- New thermostat
- Crank shaft sensor
- Full calliper rebuild and paint
- Mtech drilled and grooved brakes all around
- Full engine service and coolant change
- Rear saggy bumper fixed with lift brackets
- All badges removed and replaced after extensive paint work.
- Alloy wheels refurbed
- Saggy roof lining replaced
- Interior Detailing – Black oak dash fitted, MG TF steering wheel conversion, MG mats, ppd door cards stripped and flocked , ppd glovebox , ppd coin box , ppd parcel shelf, ppd carpet, ppd rear footwell heater ducts, ppd kick plates, carpet lined boot lid cut outs, rubber boot liner, full black leather seats fitted, Rover 45 chrome dash vents, chrome dash rings, upgraded speakers in parcel shelf.
- Rover 45 smoked rear lights
- Headlight refurb.
- New registration plates and show plates
- Front strut-brace
- ITG induction kit
- Front splitter
- New wipers
- 4x Goodyear eagle F1 AS6 tyres
- Replacement front bumper freshly painted
- Extensive paint work to o/s of car, boot lid , wings, rear bumper , A-pillars, bonnet, arches, spoiler
- Full paint less dent removal on car
- All rusty bolts in engine bay changed for stainless ones
- Edge trim around bonnet and radiator
- Dark ice bonnet gas struts
- Stainless radiator brackets
- Power flex bushes on anti roll bars
- Piper exhaust system,
I have owned my car 2 years now and she is my pride and joy, she has passed 2 MOTs with no advisories. Her name is VERONICA I called her that as it’s Veronica the V6.
She is very well known in the MG world by lots of people by her name, I love to attend the shows each year with her, in 2022 she won 2 pride of ownership awards, which made me very emotional. I love to drive her as she puts a smile on my face no matter what.
More jobs – a full suspension rebuild is next up, we have been gathering up the parts. Also a replacement fuel tank and pump, yearly checks on the underside and keeping her maintained.
