R45 mk2 --> mg zs mk2

[Dr Doggystyle]

Here is finally my topic of my R45 MK2 Diesel.
Its from June 2004
The planning is to make it a ZS MK2 from the outside, just the looks.

i bought the car with front damage that looked not so bad.
but there were a lot of parts missing.
Here are some pics of the company i bought the car from :

http://www.drdoggystyle.nl/R45MK2/Rover%2045%20MK2%202011-06-03%20001.jpg
http://www.drdoggystyle.nl/R45MK2/Rover%2045%20MK2%202011-06-03%20002.jpg
http://www.drdoggystyle.nl/R45MK2/Rover%2045%20MK2%202011-06-03%20003.jpg
http://www.drdoggystyle.nl/R45MK2/Rover%2045%20MK2%202011-06-03%20004.jpg
http://www.drdoggystyle.nl/R45MK2/Rover%2045%20MK2%202011-06-03%20005.jpg
http://www.drdoggystyle.nl/R45MK2/Rover%2045%20MK2%202011-06-03%20006.jpg
http://www.drdoggystyle.nl/R45MK2/Rover%2045%20MK2%202011-06-03%20007.jpg
http://www.drdoggystyle.nl/R45MK2/Rover%2045%20MK2%202011-06-03%20008.jpg

The planning is :
- fix the front damage so that i can drive the car
- MG ZS MK2 Grille (have it already just have to mount it)
- MG ZS MK2 frontbumper (already mounted and repainted)
- Fog lights (have it already but not mounted)
- Fog lights mounting bracket (have it already but not mounted)
- Front bumper stone guard (have it already but not mounted)
- maybe tinted windows
- maybe lowering the car
- maybe 18 inchen rvs spyder rims (have to buy new wheels)
- MG ZS Extreme spoiler (have it already but needs repainting)
- MG ZS MK2 180 Bodykit (have it complete thx 2 Ross, needs fixing and respraying)
- maybe dual exhaust L & R (not in a hurry for that)
- Respraying all the parts

updates :
- 2013-03-22 4 new tyres Toyo proxes T1-R 195/55/R15 with the original rims I bought the car with. Also alligned the wheels (Cambers). Drives real good now.
- 2012-10-21 Got the car from the garage.
5th gear is fixed, fog lights with ZS MK2 brackets are mounted, stone guard in the frontbumper has been mounted and the temp sensor in the frontbumper too. Daylight leds looking good too. Im very happy !
- 2012-09-30 Car is at the garage for fixing 5th gear, mouting stone guard in frontbumper, fog lights and temp sensor and also the daylight leds)
- 2012-08-11 new APK (like MOT) + decat pipe dark ice designs + brackets mounted behind the front wings + leds in those brackets
- 2012-07-23 and there is air !
- 2012-06-25 ZS MK2 frontbumper resprayed
- 2012-05-04 Bonnet + MK2 180 front wings and 2 frontbumber spats and front wheel arches and shark fin grilles
- 2011-08-10 new APK (like MOT) + another bonnet & front fixed so that i can close
- 2011-09-03 brembo brakes and pads front and rear only pads
- 2011-09-03 oil change, new diesel filter, used airbox + new air filter, new interior filter
- 2011-09-14 Bought the MK2 Bodykit complete thx 2 Ross
- 2011-09-21 MK2 ZS 180 new front wings arrived
- 2011-09-23 MK2 ZS 180 complete bodykit has arrived
- 2011-10-04 brackets behind the front wing vents have arrived
- 2011-10-22 car came back and the front is completely fixed and bumper bar mounted, also the bonnet can close easy now, they have welded a new top front where the bonnet closes
- 2012-01-29 Bought something nice thx 2 Smokey

[Supercharged_Z]

cant wait to see it done!!!

[daytona365]

Sounds a good project, just no more pic of the rear. The boot looks awful on MK2 45!!!!!!

[Maxxed_Ross]

fantastic project, nice black oak dash too!

I know of a mk2 rover 45 with the full heater system still in it (well it was 2 weeks ago) - let me know what bits you need and I'll try and scavenge them for you. It even had the screen in place when I saw it

[Dr Doggystyle]

thank you for the nice replies
im now saving for the respray and when the winter will be over (around march) i will get it done :)

@maxxed_Ross, i sent you a PM

the combination of the black oak, the leather, the diesel and the rear of the car i liked it all so that why i bought it
in my previous R400 i had the same rear and it was awesome.
Here in NL you dont have a lot of MK2 MG & Rover so its really cool to have a car you dont see on every corner of the street.
Unfortunally those parts of the heating system were only in the MK2 versions and since there arent many i cant find them :(

[KevG]

Dr Doggy, try here for A/C parts:

Reader Air Conditioning
Unit 3 Boundary Business Centre
Boundary Way
Woking
Surrey
GU21 5DH
United Kingdom
Tel: +44(0)1483 726300
Fax: +44(0)1483 729300
Email: info@readerair.co.uk

[dida4g]

cant wait to see it done!!!

What he said.:yes:

[peterzs]

Good to see one thats being saved and improved.

Wish you all the best with it, hope you can source all the missing bits.

:smile1::smile1::smile1:

[Dr Doggystyle]

@KevG
thanks for the info.
i'll wait and see if maxxed_Ross can find the parts 4 me

@peterzs
thank you

other than the missing pieces for the heating the car drives really nice.
and i get a lot of attention with my light blue bonnet :)

[Maxxed_Ross]

I'll try and go to the breakers first thing on Friday all going well

[Enright]

Good luck with it. What does E4 on the ATC display mean?

(The one on my Dad's R45 has the same error code - and if it self-diagnoses faults, I'd love to find out exactly what the problem it's pointing to is)

[Dr Doggystyle]

here you can see a list of the error codes
http://www.themgzs.co.uk/vb/showpost.php?p=23553&postcount=11

[Enright]

That is perfect - thank you.

By the way, I have a spare front temperature sensor somewhere if it helps you.

[Dr Doggystyle]

a small update with a large package :)
- 2012-01-29 Bought something very nice thx 2 Smokey

when it arrives i will share pics

[peterzs]

Not the blue flashing lights??????????????????????

:whistle::whistle::whistle: :-D:-D:-D

[Dr Doggystyle]

nope bigger than that :)
it makes my car complete from the outside when im done with everything

[Dan1971]

I'm guessing a big spoiler ....

[peterzs]

in black as well!!!!!!!!

[Smokey]

Can I guess too or is that cheating lol?!!

[Dr Doggystyle]

@dan1971 & peterzs : you're both right :)
@Smokey lol that's cheating

[peterzs]

Great,will complete the car, outside anyway. Sure the rest will follow.

:hooray::hooray::bow::bow:

[Dr Doggystyle]

just another question :

i still have a problem missing some items of the ATC
about the servo motors
they are
JED000030 heater blend
JED000050 heater mode
both have the same valeo partnumber on them N102171B and no mg rover partnumber on the motors

someone told me that the only difference between them is the size of the lever on it can any confirm that ?
what does heater blend means and heater mode ?
maybe then i know which i have and which i still need

thanks

[Dr Doggystyle]

yesterday the JED000030 heater blend & JED000050 heater mode airco servomotors came.

i have bought them both and i emailed all the ex mg-rover dealer in the netherlands for these.
one ex dealer had both of them and could compare them for me.
I think i needed the JED000030 heater blend but now i have a spare one of the other
will fit them hopefully tomorow and i hope it will be warm again in the car


soon there will be some sideskirt brackets (thx to mgzsturbo2008)
and also a set of MG ZS MK2 foglights and brackets & a TF000150 Sensor-temperature (thx to George)

[Dr Doggystyle]

these arrived today :

a set of MG ZS MK2 foglights and brackets & a TF000150 Sensor-temperature thx to George for making this possible for me

[peterzs]

Getting there, have to get some pics up when its done.

Dont know if you have to get a T4 to turn the spots on, I cant remember what happened with my ones. The garage had to get a new switch and found the wiring was never completed.

Just in case they dont switch on!!!

[Dr Doggystyle]

thanks for the tip
but when the car had the R45 MK2 bumper the fogs were working so i think these fogs i got today will be plug and play in the ZS MK2 bumper

[peterzs]

Even better.

[Dr Doggystyle]

im also looking to finally do something with the light blue bonnet.
i was thinking of spraying it the original color
but then i decided (that if the price is right) it will be wrapped by someone of the dutch MG-R forum.
and than the bodykit will be also wrapped in the same color.

has anyone pics of a two tone ZS with the bodykit a different color than the original car color ?
i want to see how that looks
maybe its ugly :)

[Dr Doggystyle]

another change of plans :)
the whole front (bumper, bonnet and 2 new MK2 front wings with the holes in them for the bodykit) will be repainted in the original color PBT.
Im still thinking on making the bodykit (wrapping) another color to create a two tone effect
but still not sure how that would look

[Dr Doggystyle]

an update
yesterday my car went to the painter for a full front repaint
this friday it will be done.
i hope it will be nice

here some pics for the last time with the smurfs bonnet

http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/531387_285817698169954_100002251772474_654933_1248 934262_n.jpg

and the last time origine front wings

http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/575598_285817808169943_100002251772474_654939_4535 55226_n.jpg

[peterzs]

Sure it will be spot on. bye bye smurf.

:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

[Enright]

I thought you wanted to put 180 kit on your front bumper Dr.D. Still toying with the idea of different coloured extension bits?

[Dr Doggystyle]

yes i still will put the 180 kit on it.
friday my car will be done with the respray and if the original color is nice i will leave the whole bodykit the same color
still have to fix the skirts and the left rearbumper spat
then i can respray the rest of the parts and fit them including the extreme spoiler
hope to fix them soon so it will be a nice ZS 180 MK2 from the outside :)

[Dr Doggystyle]

my car is finally back
and the original color is awesome !

a preview of the front :

http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/380347_292236140861443_100002251772474_668817_1690 666995_n.jpg

they also have fitted the front wings but they didnt fit the brackets behind it....

now i have to save again some money to get the rest of the bodykit parts fixed and painted
will be continued :)

[peterzs]

Looking good, will be a great car when its finished.

:bow::bow::bow::bow::clap::clap:

[Dr Doggystyle]

the side view under construction

http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/294903_294106357341088_100002251772474_673981_1074 462174_n.jpg

and yesterday we also fixed the skirts and the rear bumper spat.
now we have to finish that so all the remaining bodykit parts can be painted en then fitted :)

[peterzs]

Bet you cant wait to get it finished, will look good.

[Dr Doggystyle]

And there is finally some air blowing in my R45 !
yesterday i fixed the ATC
i bought a MK2 transistor a while ago and it works.
if anyone has a spare one of that MK2 one please let me know
always nice to have a spare one of that just in case.

the E4 error is still coming after the reset.
the front bumper temp sensor still has to be fitted and the fog lights and MK2 brackets and also the lower bumper grille

now the car is gone for the APK (kind of MOT)
hope there wont be any problems to fix.
they also will place the front wing brackets behind the side grilles.
and also the decat
then i will have the rest of the body kit fixed / painted
then the foglights and the lowerer grille
the spoiler and bodykit pained fixed
and then the rims.

[Dr Doggystyle]

my car is at the garage since sunday 30 september
things that are going to be fixed :

- when driving my car it slips out the 5th gear, when i put it back in 5th gear i can drive further, but it happens again in a couple of kms.
- fixing oil leak under the oil can
- mounting PG-1 gear linkage rebuild kit like this http://www.moto-build.com/zs_linkage_rebuildkit.html
- mouting stone guard in frontbumper
- mounting fog lights
- mounting temp sensor under the frontbumper
- mounting the daylight leds)

[talkingcars]

Any more photos?

[Dr Doggystyle]

nope sorry
i havent made pics of this car in a while.

[Dr Doggystyle]

http://www.drdoggystyle.nl/R45MK2/Rover-45-MK2-2013-03-22-001k.jpg

[talkingcars]

Wow but where are the rest of the photos?

[Dr Doggystyle]

thx but it isnt lowered
just optical illussion LOL
bought new tyres for my old rims i had
and a while no update
still no money to fix and respray the bodykit
although i found a new rear bumper with bodykit parts
so i only need to fix the skirts and have them resprayed

these are the other 2 pics i have made
i was driving with different sets of wheels...
now all 4 are finally the same

http://www.drdoggystyle.nl/R45MK2/Rover-45-MK2-2013-03-22-002k.jpg
http://www.drdoggystyle.nl/R45MK2/Rover-45-MK2-2013-03-22-004k.jpg

[Dr Doggystyle]

a close up pics of the custom day light leds near the fogs lights

https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/48057_444682468950142_475637324_n.jpg
https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/946196_444682515616804_1816786977_n.jpg

and some other nice things done today

rear discs and pads
https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/946061_444682412283481_720760401_n.jpg
https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/600973_444682432283479_1890010118_n.jpg

new belts
and the dark ice designs turbo outlet pipe it fitted a while ago
https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/936810_444682592283463_674825219_n.jpg

[Djules]

Nice project !

Do you want to swap your black oak dash with the grey dash of my LHD mk2 ? :D

Just to be close as possible of the MG :happy:

[peterzs]

Looking good.

:happy2::happy2::happy2:

[Dr Doggystyle]

thank you

@Djules
no i want to keep the black oak its nicer than the other ones,
you're the third person that asked me this, two others were in the netherlands.
So it must be hard to find anywhere :)

[Dr Doggystyle]

pfffff dusty in here :)

under construction
https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn2/v/1175735_540615989327360_313626222_n.jpg?oh=ecc0d64 0159f49047a55c52054d45a53&oe=5239FD16&__gda__=1379533178_320cc0155ed3ed84b5ad43058c383e4 4

[peterzs]

That does look good, on a Trophy Yellow, wow!!

:yay::yay::yay::beer2::beer2:

[Dr Doggystyle]

lol @peterzs
this is finally the 1st thing i have done after a very long time to complete my car.
when my friend is done with the spoiler i have some more items for him to wrap.
hopefully i have this week my new civic coilovers and then the 17 inch straight from my R200 Vi (wanabee zr looks) will come under the R45.

[Dr Doggystyle]

spoiler is done
how i have to have it fit
here is a test shot
https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn2/v/1290062_542633705792255_1436053540_n.jpg?oh=d27206 e373b48896f9e8c751a0564ea9&oe=5242DA8F&__gda__=1380197787_2c156ae2a9a9fe2ddc83d7020dfce4f a

[peterzs]

Looking good. :-)

[talkingcars]

Spoiler looks good, is a real CF or wrapped?

[Dr Doggystyle]

thank you
it's wrapped

[Dr Doggystyle]

this arrived today thank to Dazzer (Locking Vinyl)

https://scontent-b-ams.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/1382092_519489551469433_1643775454_n.jpg

will look nice on my ZS MK2 grille on the Rover 45 MK2

[peterzs]

He does do good work, will go well on the grill.

:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

[Dr Doggystyle]

a while ago (sept 2013) i had this done to my extreme spoiler
didnt know if i shared these pics
now i still have to fit it....long time plans :)

https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/t1/1779039_579515358800185_1775662276_n.jpg

https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/t1/1654335_579515355466852_1288770012_n.jpg

https://scontent-b-ams.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-frc1/t1/1613833_579515352133519_53732622_n.jpg

https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/t1/1779779_579515395466848_1757727493_n.jpg

[Dr Doggystyle]

another step closer today to the MG ZS Rover MK2 wanabee :)

custom logo made by Dazzer (Darren from locking vinyl) I love it !

before :
https://fbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-frc3/t1/10001454_584686284949759_361743617_n.jpg

https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/t1/1969264_584686298283091_129017180_n.jpg

after
https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/t1/923164_584690771615977_153496586_n.jpg

https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn2/t1/1899905_584690398282681_1812689028_n.jpg

[MG ZS STE]

I like that, not MG lookilikey. It's still rover but with a facelift. Unique too.

[peterzs]

Looking good, Dazzer does do good work.

He does our site stickers, so have long time experience of his work.

:happy2::happy2::happy2:

[adam]

Very cool badges!

[Dr Doggystyle]

thank you all

[Dr Doggystyle]

this arrived yesterday
https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/t1/1977474_589928864425501_1143321128_n.jpg

[Smokey]

Sweet.

[peterzs]

Birthday Treat??

:beer::beer::beer:

[Dr Doggystyle]

@peterzs

yes :)
and this Yoda light saber too
http://i454.photobucket.com/albums/qq270/ratson172/AMBO%20Universe%20Cabinet/DSC_0133_zps0cofyu16.jpg

http://i454.photobucket.com/albums/qq270/ratson172/AMBO%20Universe%20Cabinet/DSC_0134_zpsmlxxyp4l.jpg

[petet16]

It's always useful to have a Light Sabre close too hand.

[Dr Doggystyle]

@petet16 lol

[MG ZS STE]

@peterzs

yes :)
and this Yoda light saber too

Ahh, the weapon of a Jedi Knight. Not as clumsy or random as a blaster.

[peterzs]

May the Force be with you!!!

:beer::beer::beer:

[Dr Doggystyle]

saturday i did some cleaning :)

before :
https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn2/t1/1947812_590575217694199_298617423_n.jpg

after the cleaning :
https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn2/t1/1891255_590575244360863_779297975_n.jpg

and now with the bonnet lifters by Dark Ice Designs :
https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-frc1/t1/1959935_590575844360803_607528460_n.jpg

[peterzs]

Looks a load better, like the lifters.

:smile2::smile2::smile2:

[Dr Doggystyle]

wow again a little dusty in here....
i finally have everything complete to finish my car with the MK2 bodykit but with an extra touch because i wanted it to be different than every MK2 set :)
these are before pics of june 26 2014 and after a dutch meeting on june 29 you will see the after pics :)

BEFORE pics :

https://scontent-a-ams.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xfa1/t1.0-9/10414452_641001252651595_694401406746160072_n.jpg
https://scontent-b-ams.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpa1/t1.0-9/10457922_641001352651585_7953606342393412056_n.jpg
https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpa1/t1.0-9/10481411_641001509318236_404648002586634011_n.jpg

https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpa1/t1.0-9/1535443_641001415984912_5685696552672619646_n.jpg

https://scontent-b-ams.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xap1/t1.0-9/10443308_641001739318213_5267238023018852072_n.jpg

https://scontent-b-ams.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xfp1/t1.0-9/10419412_641001789318208_4616356606056660079_n.jpg

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xap1/t1.0-9/10404229_641001445984909_8441025604606727450_n.jpg

https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpf1/t1.0-9/10428485_641001815984872_9096151408120645977_n.jpg


https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpa1/t1.0-9/10440807_641001559318231_880606580745068459_n.jpg
https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xap1/t1.0-9/10480181_641001649318222_8335772525452772335_n.jpg

[Supercharged_Z]

looking forward to it :)

[MG ZS STE]

i finally have everything complete to finish my car with the MK2 bodykit but with an extra touch because i wanted it to be different than every MK2 set :)

I hope you will do something unique and bold...a bit like this chappy.

http://www.barryboys.co.uk/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=27375

[Dr Doggystyle]

My bodykit parts are wrapped in carbon fibre look.
and behind my front wing i had already leds but now it looks better

hope you all can see this vid :
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=641972395887814

if not add me on FB www.facebook.com/drdoggystyle and if i think based on your profile pic or others pics that you're MG / Rover related then i will add you to my photoalbum group so you can my Rover pics / vids

here is a pic from the side
https://scontent-a-ams.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xfa1/t1.0-9/10418543_641905635894490_8568009008684791415_n.jpg


not everything is fitted yet....
these will be the caps for my wheels
https://scontent-a-ams.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xfp1/v/t1.0-9/381817_194649050620153_1090651989_n.jpg?oh=306b22e ccffa88263be824f7b192b548&oe=5415888A

[Lukeus101]

Looking good bud :)

[ZS Phil]

Looks so much better with the kit on. Really like it.

[talkingcars]

Looking good - we have those caps on the ZR, they only fit properly with plain nuts, the chrome dome ones cause them to have a gap.

[Dr Doggystyle]

thank you everyone
its still under construction but im gonna upload some more pics now.

this is what i still have to do :
-left front wing bodykit part
-L+R rear doors small bodykit part
-extreme spoiler
-the wheel caps

all the bodykit parts and the extreme spoiler are wrapped in carbon fibre look.

[Dr Doggystyle]

test fit of the extreme spoiler
https://scontent-a-ams.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpa1/t1.0-9/10484120_642445415840512_4439737264958925776_n.jpg
https://scontent-a-ams.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpa1/t1.0-9/10352753_642445499173837_1968310596264000173_n.jpg
https://scontent-a-ams.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpf1/v/t1.0-9/10322601_642446605840393_3329199943448019197_n.jpg ?oh=4de77bccedfb55519f42975229828f5e&oe=5412F0A9

some more of the bodykit parts
https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpa1/t1.0-9/10421552_642445759173811_8872612326229511210_n.jpg
https://scontent-a-ams.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpa1/t1.0-9/10441046_642446555840398_6780445174424067586_n.jpg
https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xfa1/t1.0-9/10409455_642446585840395_2708780741915959000_n.jpg
https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpf1/t1.0-9/10455663_642446762507044_4483004477957507134_n.jpg

[peterzs]

Looking good.

:clap::clap::clap:

[hansligg]

not a fan of those carbon parts, would look good and different if you smoothed them into the bodywork but each to their own

[Dr Doggystyle]

thank you all

this was the easiest thing to do for myself with asking anyone for help or paying a lot of money to have it done.
Only the wrapping was done by a friend of the MG Rover club for a nice price.

Smooting the bodykit would be awesome but to much work and money for me.
not worth all the hassle :)

Im very happy i got to transform the R45 MK2 into a nicer model
Hopefully this week i will FINISH the car ;)

[peterzs]

Good to follow all the work, certainly improved it.

:clap::clap::clap:

[Dr Doggystyle]

I finally had some funds last month to fit the Civic coilovers.
And this month i had my friend of the MG Rover club NL fitted all the remaining parts of the bodykit and the extreme spoiler
He also cleaned it inside and outside and it looked like a brand new car
enough with the talk

get ready for some pics :

This was way too low (on the lowest of the coilovers)

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so the garage had to make it higher and then i got it back :

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The my friend fitted the extreme spoiler and the remaining bodykit parts and better fitted the other bodykit parts.

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Also fitted the rear strutbrace

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[Dr Doggystyle]

and here some final pics :

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[Lukeus101]

Thought about spacing the alloys? :)

[Dr Doggystyle]

thx didnt thought about that,
but im good with it the way it looks now,
gives it a wider look now with the bodykit

[Dan1971]

Thought about spacing the alloys? :)

Good shout ....

[Lukeus101]

That or a set of TD Pro Race 1.2 :D

[adam]

Looking very nice!

[Dr Doggystyle]

@Lukeus101 I want to keep it with original MG / Rover parts
i do have some RVS Spyder rims which looked awesome on my Rover 400 but now i want to keep it original

thx Adam

[peterzs]

Great work, well done, looks good.

:beer2::beer2::beer2:

[Dr Doggystyle]

thx peterzs

[talkingcars]

Continues to look good.

How have you attached the extreme spoiler, it looks like you were bonding/glueing it but it really needs to be bolted as otherwise it will get pulled off, the lift over the length is too much for the small contact area.

[Dr Doggystyle]

thanks
its bolted with 3 on each side and glued too

[Dr Doggystyle]

long time no update...

When i thought the car was done in may 2015 my cambelt snapped and there was something wrong with the head (dont know how to explain it in english LOL) so here is a pic :

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f127/allita/IMAG0485.jpg (http://s46.photobucket.com/user/allita/media/IMAG0485.jpg.html)

lucky someone here in NL had a donor diesel Rover 45 MK2 with the parts i needed and he fixed my R45 for me, i was very happy.
here some pics before :

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f127/allita/IMAG0491.jpg (http://s46.photobucket.com/user/allita/media/IMAG0491.jpg.html)

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f127/allita/IMAG0490.jpg (http://s46.photobucket.com/user/allita/media/IMAG0490.jpg.html)

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f127/allita/IMAG0489.jpg (http://s46.photobucket.com/user/allita/media/IMAG0489.jpg.html)

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f127/allita/IMAG0492.jpg (http://s46.photobucket.com/user/allita/media/IMAG0492.jpg.html)

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f127/allita/IMAG0493.jpg (http://s46.photobucket.com/user/allita/media/IMAG0493.jpg.html)

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f127/allita/IMAG0494.jpg (http://s46.photobucket.com/user/allita/media/IMAG0494.jpg.html)

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f127/allita/IMAG0495.jpg (http://s46.photobucket.com/user/allita/media/IMAG0495.jpg.html)

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f127/allita/IMAG0497.jpg (http://s46.photobucket.com/user/allita/media/IMAG0497.jpg.html)

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f127/allita/IMAG0498.jpg (http://s46.photobucket.com/user/allita/media/IMAG0498.jpg.html)

and here after :

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f127/allita/IMAG0503.jpg (http://s46.photobucket.com/user/allita/media/IMAG0503.jpg.html)

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f127/allita/IMAG0504.jpg (http://s46.photobucket.com/user/allita/media/IMAG0504.jpg.html)

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f127/allita/IMAG0506.jpg (http://s46.photobucket.com/user/allita/media/IMAG0506.jpg.html)

and june 20 i could pickup my car and it felt like brand new :)

Another dutch MG-R forum member found out that my car was the 1st Rover 45 MK2 Sterling diesel that came from the NL MG-Rover importer and it was used in a test in the dutch autoweek magazine.
So i went looking for that magazine and found it.
Here some pics of it where you can see my car how it looked original :

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this is how the R45 looked like at the british autojumble 2015 at 28 june in Waalwijk Netherlands

http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i235/Crownvelg/DSC_1379_zpsozqslgaj.jpg

[Dr Doggystyle]

but the story continues.....
the car still was too low or the speedbumps here in NL are too high so we put the coilovers again a little higher with this as the result (that was july 25) :

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then someone broke my left mirror and i bought a another one but it was on the RHD setting and i didnt knew how to change it without breaking it LOL
i also didnt knew how to remove my chrome mirror cap also without breaking it
lucky my friend who fixed my car did know how to do both.

then my front right brake caliper got stuck and i needed to replace it

and for the APK (something like the UK MOT) there was the flexible part of the exhaust that needed replacing

after succesfully fixing all the above i changed my mind about the wheels and i did this :

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looked awesome thanks to a friend of mine who had these wheels and gave me 2 to test them
it drove awesome but every speedbump / bump in the road the wheels bumped the bodykit..

Then i again changed my mind and we removed the coilovers and went back to original shocks

it became like this :

https://scontent-ams3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xat1/v/t1.0-9/12118610_872330759518642_5268258656959267434_n.jpg ?oh=a1f7327e6956ecad0e082f58f2fdf2c2&oe=568D5441

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and im very happy with it now and my young coilover days are over LOL

[talkingcars]

You have been busy, the magazine is cool.

[theboynoz]

Nice

[Dr Doggystyle]

thx guys

now i want subwoofers in the back, on the left and right sides when you open the boot.
Anyone has any pics of their subwoofers like that ?

[talkingcars]

That is where my battery is. I have a sub box with two 8 inch subs wedged under the upper strut brace, it just fits between the arches.

[peterzs]

Lot of work gone into the car, looking good and well done with sticking with it.

That black gung in the intake is horrid sticky stuff!!!!

:wave::wave::wave:

[Dr Doggystyle]

thx peterzs
im glad it still have my wanabee ZS

@talkingcars
do you have picture of that

[talkingcars]

Not at the moment but I'll have a look.

[Dr Doggystyle]

pfff dusty in here...
I still have the car and it has another problem.
Its very wet in the car and the windows are wet from the inside.
We removed the right side interior and under the carpet it was very wet.
my friend drilled holes to remove the water under the seats.

We thought it was the front window but they checked it at the car windows fixing company and now they think its on the roof
the story continues.....
Hope that will be fixed soon so I can finally drive with more people instead of only me and the folded carpet lol

Everytime I drive the Rover 45 I get a big smile so that's why I keep extending his life.... :)