We are now into 2019 and the car has done 61000, it hasn't been on the road since December 2013 when I decided on a winter "tidy up"
I have a full and extensive history with the car that I have added to over the years including the original sales receipt from 1994 iirc.
I will edit this properly as photo's are all out of sync and I have a lot to say
Timeline
April 2010 - Bought car 220 GSi 51k
May 2010 - Turbo conversion from donor 420 GSi T (RIP)
Issues arose immediately, I knew the engine wasn't that great and was tired ( 100k ) but had good donor parts
November 2011 - Bought forged engine from Imran ( Rovertech ) formerly C2K and John C iirc
April 2012 Fitted forged engine week prior to POL 2012 engine was as new and car had covered 56k
Did a few car shows and drove occasionally
Dec 2013 - Took car off the road as needed to address gearbox and tired components
Summer 2015 - Stripped car to shell
Over the next few years I gathered bits and pieces and refurbed stuff here and there
July 2018 - Over a week refitted virtually everything back to the car
Spring 2019 - Rebuild continues - Mileage 61k
Current specs
85mm Arias forged pistons
M series rods
Piper 270 fast road cams
Piper vernier pulleys
New crank and duraglide bearings
ARP headstuds
Klinger gasket
Magnecor HT leads
Vibra Technics Fast Road & Race engine and gearbox mounts
Fully polybushed underneath - various Supaflex etc
Poly exhaust mounts
Roversport front brace
Custom twin rear upper brace
Montego turbo K7AR gold label box fitted with Fully Synthetic MTF 94 oil
Type A diff removed, for now open diff
Roverdose stainless heat shield and Blitz filter
Rover T16 Exhaust Manifold Heat Shield
Rover T16 Inlet Manifold Mirror Stainless Trim
Full stainless upper and lower pipes
Samco coolant hose set
Sfs heater matrix hose set
Brembo 406 Coupe 4 pot calipers fully rebuilt
Brand new (2019) 326mm grooved front discs from RS Focus
260mm MG ZS 180 rear discs and calipers
Land Rover 300 TDI master cylinder with new front brake lines
HEL Red front braided brake lines with 406 adapters
Goodridge rear braided hoses
Toyo 600x300mm FMIC with hard piping
2 x Slimline fans fitted
Brand new recored turbo radiator fitted
Standard t25 turbo with mumby engineering manual boost controller under bonnet set 12psi currently
Forge blow off valve rebuilt with new internals and spring
Various hoses from Autosilcone hoses
Mongoose stainless exhaust system
Stainless de-cat
Stainless snake head downpipe
Genuine front and rear NOS Targa red bumper inserts and custom trim for rub strips
Front and rear r8 mudflaps
MG TF wheel with modified horn squib and MG ZR cowling
Later bubble dash fitted from 96 on Rover 200
MG ZR dash pocket fitted
MGF interior mirror fitted
Black coupe carpet
TOAD alarm with remote locking and tracker
New plates ( Old were stolen in 2015 )
Genuine headlight covers
New head unit and speakers fitted factory spec
New Battery relocated to boot with custom wiring and circuit breaker
228mm diesel clutch kit
Brand new sachs front shocks, brand new rear gmax sport shocks with gmax springs
New Alternator fitted May 2019
New water pump and cambelt
New genuine diff seals fitted
New cv joints and front abs sensors
New wheel bearings
New front lower arms
New track rod ends
New fuel tank
Rear bumper side vents removed and re sealed
Car fully stripped and fresh underbody coating applied, primer, brantho kurrux paint and tetrosyl stonechip and wax applied circa 5 coats in all
Front and rear suspension components fully removed, cleaned up and repainted, front and rear subframes cleaned, primered and re painted, car looks superb underneath. When the car was new the owner had it all coated in a thick covering which has kept it superb.
I do have a genuine rear oil crank seal and gasket set that I will probably look at doing this winter, lets see how it goes this summer, I know the mentioned was last done in 2009, so its not ancient as such
So onto a few pics
The picture that made me buy it in 2010 ( sorry it's small )
May 2010
Someone sent me some pictures of the car prior to maybe 2007 but unsure
Fitting the forged engine November 2011
Old 216GTi
This was at East Kirkby Rover rally car show at with Fatdave and Mike88 (Mowgli?) maybe 2013?
On the Rover 200 stand next to Fatdave, I think this was a Peterborough show? Maybe Ferry Meadows 2013?
Possibly POL 2012 but unsure
Incident 2013 aka Sheriff badge wheel, UK roads
2011 repairs
2012
Strip Down
Front discs had seen better days and were worn unevenly
(2014)
General state of play 2014 strip down
Testing spare wheels I obtained Jan 2019
More clearance here than the Superleggerras!
Had the bent wheel repaired March 2019
Very quick refurb of bent wheel, tbh I wanted to see what it painted like as the cost was sub £10. Work to do but would get me by for the summer of track days and a few shows before I decide what to do wheel wise
Daily MG ZS 180
My old zs 180 circa 2009
ABS light was on after I got it all back together
Custom rear brace
Battery to boot mid installation
Caliper paint experiment, aborted March 2019, before new lines fitted
Refurbing a friends brembo calipers, painted by a blind chimp
My buddies Corrado 1.8t we have been building, this has been the inspiration to get my car back together hence the mention, been to a few track days at Cadwell too, we have this Corrado 267bhp, my other buddy has a 258 bhp Renault Megane r26 and finally the last member has a 2.0 GTi 6 205. So between us we have some pretty fun cars! Recent images, plus some from Cadwell 30/05/19
Goodies I picked up late 2018, new unused brembodge discs and fitting kit, to replace my worn ones
snow 2015
Our MG ZR 2015
Current rear end as of May 2019
