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MGPete
21-09-07, 08:56 AM
A proper indroduction of my Zed here too :happy:

Just after I bought het brabd new:
http://home.wanadoo.nl/bushidog/ZS1.JPG

http://home.wanadoo.nl/bushidog/ZS4.JPG

De-batched; I hate the ZS logo, it's way too big...
http://home.wanadoo.nl/bushidog/ZS5.JPG

My mascotte :happy:
http://home.wanadoo.nl/bushidog/ZSTaz.JPG

Added chrome door sills:
http://img367.imageshack.us/img367/8324/dsc01334rl9.jpg
http://img367.imageshack.us/img367/4579/dsc01335bt0.jpg

Power boost valve, PPX Venom and my color coded engien cover with XPower sticker :happy:
http://img161.imageshack.us/img161/4829/dsc00185oi6.jpg

http://img523.imageshack.us/img523/9899/dsc00186bf0.jpg

http://img120.imageshack.us/img120/2008/dsc00182om2.jpg

And the new rims:

http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/1626/dsc00188ws3.jpg
http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/3923/dsc00189te6.jpg

That's it for now. Enjoy :happy:
Pete
shroonie29
21-09-07, 09:14 AM
Looking as good as ever Pete.The rims are growing on me aswell :happy:

Shroon
MGPete
21-09-07, 09:53 AM
Hahaha, thanks shroon :happy:

Good to hear the rims are growing on you too.
as I said, I really had to get used to them as well, now I really love 'em :D

I have to clean 'em every week tho, otherwise the breaking dust gets to the chrome :confused:
mg-zs
21-09-07, 11:01 AM
Nice Pete :smile1:
john180
21-09-07, 01:12 PM
sorry dont like the wheels. the standard wheels look spot on for me on the zs. gorgeous colour tho! :)
MG_Michael
21-09-07, 02:18 PM
yes lovely car, but have to agree that standard rims look better, imho, lol.
MGPete
21-09-07, 02:33 PM
LOL, you will get used to them ;)
paul-zs180
21-09-07, 02:59 PM
looking good Pete. i dont mind the wheels TBH, just need to be that 1" bigger...... mind you, thats what she said! lol!
MGPete
21-09-07, 03:21 PM
LOL,

It's because of the tyres that it seems to need 18"-ers.
Will solve it in due time by the Eibachs ;-)
Murray203ps
22-09-07, 05:11 PM
Loving that colour m8..never seen one that colour blue b4.
Craig
22-09-07, 06:03 PM
i really like the wheels, chrome, rimmed dished wheels always look an inch smaller. I think they set it off a treat
sduk
23-09-07, 12:09 PM
looking great mate, i must agree :) I like the standard wheels but im you cant beat a bit of uniqueness :)

Will look forward to see your car after lowering to see if i fancy it aswell, im not sure at the moment.
MGPete
11-02-09, 10:30 AM
Pfew, just noticed it's been way too long since my last visit here :unsure:

But, I haven't been sitting still in the meentime :)

Here's an update:

I started with fitting some decent ICE, like woofer, amp, new speaker around and a new HU, the Pioneer Avic X3-BT:

The woofer
http://www.zscentral.com/phpbb/gallery/pic.php?mode=large&pic_id=704

The Amp
http://www.zscentral.com/phpbb/gallery/pic.php?mode=large&pic_id=705

The capacitor
http://www.zscentral.com/phpbb/gallery/pic.php?mode=large&pic_id=706

The Set-up
http://www.zscentral.com/phpbb/gallery/pic.php?mode=large&pic_id=707

Head Unit
http://www.zscentral.com/phpbb/gallery/pic.php?mode=large&pic_id=703

Another shot of the Head Unit
http://www.zscentral.com/phpbb/gallery/pic.php?mode=large&pic_id=702

A very cool movie :D
http://www.zscentral.com/phpbb/gallery/pic.php?mode=large&pic_id=708


Next, I fitted MKI indicators
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk290/Bushidog/DSC00391.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk290/Bushidog/DSC00392.jpg


After those it was time to change the rims as the black Sato's were losing its paint :hmm: Fortunately, it was done under warrantee :)
They are 17" Bellini Bella Black Chrome:

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk290/Bushidog/DSC00658.jpg

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk290/Bushidog/DSC00660.jpg


Then the search for more Horse power got me again. The garage told me that they had a fully revised ZR160 cylinder head including a the ECU. Didn't take me too long to decide that I wanted that one.
Now, I'm most likely the only ZS160VVC racing around The Netherlands :punk:

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk290/Bushidog/DSC00705.jpg

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk290/Bushidog/DSC00706.jpg

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk290/Bushidog/DSC00709.jpg

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk290/Bushidog/DSC00708.jpg

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk290/Bushidog/DSC00707.jpg

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk290/Bushidog/DSC00712.jpg

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk290/Bushidog/DSC00710.jpg

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk290/Bushidog/DSC00711.jpg

And to finish the job I have added some ZR160 badges:

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk290/Bushidog/DSC00715.jpg

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk290/Bushidog/DSC00716.jpg



Near future mods are Citroen Saxo jet washer jets (already have 'em, just need fitting)
Blue dash ilumination (lights ordered)
Change orf steering wheel (also already ordered)

That's it for now.

Cheers,
Pete :cool2:
Boot Hill Bandit
11-02-09, 10:38 AM
Nice job dude!!!! Looking much better ;)

Jim
sarah
11-02-09, 10:57 AM
:yikes:!!! wow thats lovely hun, and the new wheels are superb!! :wub:
john180
11-02-09, 11:31 AM
new wheels are loads better than the previous ones ;)
arwilson80
11-02-09, 11:43 AM
Nice... Is the car Black or 'Blue'...? It's hard to tell from some of the pics. :)
MGPete
11-02-09, 12:10 PM
It's Royal Blue Pearl Escent mate :smile1:


Sorry for the size of the pictures. If they are too big, I'll try to make them smaller or if there is another way plz let me know (I knowa site that uses [ imgR ] [ /imgR ] to automatically resize pictures to forum layout.

Thanks for your replies guys :thumbsup:
stamford
11-02-09, 12:23 PM
Looking good Pete, how long have you had it? Interesting to see the interior paint is looking like trophy blue there.
Murray203ps
11-02-09, 12:25 PM
Nice Pete. Get the extreme spoiler next.:smile1:
MGPete
11-02-09, 12:39 PM
Looking good Pete, how long have you had it? Interesting to see the interior paint is looking like trophy blue there.

Bought it from new in 2005.
You mean the under bonnet interrior? It's on the cheap (Project Drive). Most MKII's have only few layers of paint under the bonnet and no transparent finish, guess that's why it looks like TB.

@ Murray,

No extreme spoiler for me mate :-D
sarah
11-02-09, 12:57 PM
aww but she looks naked without spoiler! :(
stamford
11-02-09, 12:58 PM
I did hear of a few late cars being resprayed to suit a customer order only to find a slightly differing colour underneath, base colours used etc. It is a shame they implemented Project Drive, it's as if they knew it was going to fold, hence a useless warranty with regards corrosion etc.
MGPete
11-02-09, 01:18 PM
True,

That's why I'm probabely gonna give her an anti-corrosion treatment in due time.

Project Drive really left out some strange things to save money :hmmm:
Had to put on the door sills myself and recently applied some black felt on the inside of the glove compartment.


@ Sarah,

Not imho ;-)
I like her just the way she is now. An extreme spoiler would draw too much attention.
Gazza
11-02-09, 02:51 PM
Looking verynice mate:ninja:
afcbadam
11-02-09, 04:07 PM
must admit i prefere the standard wheels.. did you notice anythink when that power valve went on
grimmy
11-02-09, 05:13 PM
Very nice example that,though i think it would look a bit better with the extreme spoiler loving the wheels though.
RudeDogg1
11-02-09, 06:10 PM
im sure ive heard them boost valves do nothing
markyzs180
11-02-09, 09:08 PM
Nice example there Pete, I looked at one the same colour when I was looking around but it sold before I could make my mind up on it and yours is the only other one I've seen in that colour! Nice neat boot install and prefer the new wheels!
MGPete
12-02-09, 08:01 AM
Thanks guys :-D

Love the color too. Was looking for a black one first but then I seen this one and fell immediately in love with her :lovers:


It's not that the boost valve doesn't do anything.
It increases power a bit, but not much.

It's one of those mods that on itself doesn't do much but it complements to other mods like an induction kit, bigger throttle body etc.