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Big-Jay
03-09-16, 04:07 PM
Hi guys.
I now have a new job which includes a company car so I'm gutted to say she's up for sale as she no longer see's much action and is currently sat in my garage unused.
Some of you may be aware of my thread in the members cars area which documents all of the work I've done to her since I've owned her.
Here's a link to the gumtree add.
https://www.gumtree.com/p/mg/mg-zs-180-v6-mk2/1186114918
Would really prefer her to go to another MG/R enthusiast so if anyone's interested then give me a shout.
Jay.
Dan1971
03-09-16, 07:30 PM
pm incoming.
Skillen
03-09-16, 08:04 PM
Shame to see it has to move one but staying in the fold would be good!
Repping the XPG though.
good one to get Dan, kev and Gary looked after it well
Big-Jay
04-09-16, 10:12 AM
She's now provisionally sold to Dan1971. A deposit had been taken.
stamford
04-09-16, 10:54 AM
:D
:whistle:
mattie007
04-09-16, 03:15 PM
Gutted I saw this too late!
Big-Jay
04-09-16, 04:23 PM
Gutted I saw this too late!
Your not the first I've seen write this today. I've had some serious offers for her.
One guy offered me the full asking price plus his MK1 ZS 180, and I've also had two offers above my asking price !
Makes me wish I'd asked more for it haha.
But in all seriousness I'm glad it's going to a fellow forum member and enthusiast !
Dan1971
04-09-16, 06:35 PM
Your not the first I've seen write this today. I've had some serious offers for her.
One guy offered me the full asking price plus his MK1 ZS 180, and I've also had two offers above my asking price !
Makes me wish I'd asked more for it haha.
But in all seriousness I'm glad it's going to a fellow forum member and enthusiast !
And it is a credit to you sir that you are sticking with me. See you Friday.
:bow:
Shame you have to sell mate, but least it's going to Dan to be pampered. :D
Big-Jay
04-09-16, 07:59 PM
Shame you have to sell mate, but least it's going to Dan to be pampered. :D
I'm gutted, but I don't feel too bad about it as Im pretty sure she's going to someone who'll appreciate and look after it, not a random lad who won't do either of those.
She didn't hang around long! Pity you have to sell her Jay but good to see Dan will be taking her home and will no doubt treat her fantastically.
Qudos to you for the work you put it, might have to start saving harder for when Dan puts her up for sale ;) :D
POMPSKI
04-09-16, 11:20 PM
Damnit.
Lukeus101
05-09-16, 06:45 AM
Dans officially back :D
Good to see the twin going to another good home.
peterzs
05-09-16, 03:37 PM
once under the skin.
:):):)
talkingcars
05-09-16, 09:12 PM
pm incoming.
Ha, didn't think you'd last long not being able to mod your car.
Dan1971
05-09-16, 11:22 PM
...might have to start saving harder for when Dan puts her up for sale ;) :D
Not going to happen.... ;)
Ha, didn't think you'd last long not being able to mod your car.
Nothing left to do....
Dan1971
05-09-16, 11:24 PM
Dans officially back :D
Indeed and looking forward to it for sure
Good to see the twin going to another good home.
Turning into a proper forum car
once under the skin.
:):):)
I think once you've had one you realise that for the money, nothing else touches it
talkingcars
06-09-16, 09:17 PM
Ha, didn't think you'd last long not being able to mod your car.
Nothing left to do....
But you can if you want, can you with the BM?
Dan1971
09-09-16, 04:25 PM
Home with me now safe and sound.
POMPSKI
10-09-16, 11:09 AM
:(
Good stuff Dan, have any immediate plans for her?
Dan1971
10-09-16, 02:51 PM
Good stuff Dan, have any immediate plans for her?
First things first - I'm delighted with the car and it will serve me well I'm sure.
Maybe you can help me out with that DVD player in the roof ... ? Is it fubarred or got any power ?
It does have some bits to get sorted though - thought it'd be faster so will be checking the vis motors or putting it on the rollers. Clutch squeeks something awful so need to have a look at that - hopefully some WD40 in the right place will get that sorted. Steering wheel is worn to buggery so will try and source one in decent condition.
After that really all she needs is some bodywork getting looked at - the side grills don't match, which might be something for later although the rusting near the windscreen is a bit worse than I'd expected and then just a couple of little dings to make it a proper show-stopper.
Now - if only I knew a guy who had some family connections in the bodywork trade and loves the ZS ..... :hmmm: ..... ;)
stamford
10-09-16, 03:25 PM
I was too slow on this one. Glad it's found a new home on the forum though.
talkingcars
10-09-16, 03:31 PM
:(
Patience, Dan has a reputation.
Dan1971
10-09-16, 04:25 PM
Patience, Dan has a reputation.
Fair point - however - I am 100% confident this car won't be for sale for a very long time .... ;)
MG ZS STE
10-09-16, 08:10 PM
Clutch squeeks something awful so need to have a look at that - hopefully some WD40 in the right place will get that sorted. Steering wheel is worn to buggery so will try and source one in decent condition.
that could be the Clevis pin on the pedal. Sometimes just giving it a turn with the pliers is enough to quieten it down temporarily. If you can get some Grease on it should get rid of it altogether. There's a lot of TF wheels on that auction site ATM.
the rusting near the windscreen is a bit worse than I'd expected
This is what put me off. Not the end of the world but could be pain to get done right. Hopefully it's not as bad as it looks and there's plenty of good metal under the blistering, maybe get the roof painted gloss black to tie in with the spoiler?
POMPSKI
10-09-16, 08:21 PM
Patience, Dan has a reputation.
Yeah, its like Guinness.
Pleased for you Dan mate.
Dan1971
10-09-16, 09:20 PM
that could be the Clevis pin on the pedal. Sometimes just giving it a turn with the pliers is enough to quieten it down temporarily. If you can get some Grease on it should get rid of it altogether. There's a lot of TF wheels on that auction site ATM.
This is what put me off. Not the end of the world but could be pain to get done right. Hopefully it's not as bad as it looks and there's plenty of good metal under the blistering, maybe get the roof painted gloss black to tie in with the spoiler?
OK ... Directions to the clevis pin ... ?
Not keen on a Tf one, I'll keep an eye out for just a decent ZS or R45 wheel as they just go straight on. I'm not a machining guy.
I'm sure that a decent shop will get the bubbling sorted. Personally, I think there's enough Black on there at the moment so I reckon grey would be best, but we'll see.
MG ZS STE
10-09-16, 09:55 PM
It's the pin that attaches the master cylinder to the clutch pedal. You should be able to access it from the driver footwell.
MG ZS STE
10-09-16, 10:01 PM
Not keen on a Tf one, I'll keep an eye out for just a decent ZS or R45 wheel as they just go straight on. I'm not a machining guy.
There's someone on here selling spacers. I've got a TF wheel in my green one and a standard ZS wheel in my red one. I find I get better road feedback in the green one than the red.
Dan.do the tf conversion it's a superb mod.and not really that much hassle and it's likely the Clevis pin that is squeaking.a wee blast of wd where the pedal meets the master cylinder will sort that just a case of sticking you head under the dash to where the pedals sit.
talkingcars
10-09-16, 10:11 PM
Dan - do the Rover 45 conny conversion, the first thing I did on my mk2 was take out the TF wheel and fit the conny, the TF wheel went in the ZR and the adaptor to Pompski
First things first - I'm delighted with the car and it will serve me well I'm sure.
Maybe you can help me out with that DVD player in the roof ... ? Is it fubarred or got any power ?
It does have some bits to get sorted though - thought it'd be faster so will be checking the vis motors or putting it on the rollers. Clutch squeeks something awful so need to have a look at that - hopefully some WD40 in the right place will get that sorted. Steering wheel is worn to buggery so will try and source one in decent condition.
After that really all she needs is some bodywork getting looked at - the side grills don't match, which might be something for later although the rusting near the windscreen is a bit worse than I'd expected and then just a couple of little dings to make it a proper show-stopper.
Now - if only I knew a guy who had some family connections in the bodywork trade and loves the ZS ..... :hmmm: ..... ;)
The screen takes/took its feed from the boot. Should be able to lift the boot carpet and see the main power feed from the battery. It should have a gold clamp, then make sure there is a wire attached to it, I'm sure it was a red one that goes direct to the screen. I had the same thing when I first bought it from Kev and he guided me to the solution, it was due to there no longer being a boot build so everything was disconnected.
The lack of oomph could be several things and would guess it's likely down to being sat for a while and just lack of use?? Good call on checking vis, the power did stick now a ad again with sometimes just a pull apart enough to get it going. Any brakes sticking? One thing to check is accelerator cable, was at end of adjustment when I sold her and may well benefit from getting changed out. After doing that the air filter might be worth giving a clean, I can't remember if Jay said he had done that but could well be in his thread.
:)
Dan1971
11-09-16, 01:17 PM
I put a TF wheel in the diesel I had and didn't really like it. I found it obscured some of the dials. I've done the 45 wheel in others and prefer it. But - if I see a decent ZS wheel somewhere first, it'll do in the short term.
The vis indicators on the dash do light up. They are mostly green, but of the four, the second from the left goes yellow at low revs under acceleration... ? Not having had one before, I'm thinking yellow isn't good and it should be green, but I'm guided by you guys ... Should have the vis tester this week so we'll see what the score is for sure.
Squeek from the clutch was far less this morning on a short run, and dare I say it, it did seem a bit perkier. Maybe the motorway run has done it some good and Jay did say that it had been stored for 2 months before I collected.
He did clean out the induction kit, photos in his build thread so it's all good there I think.
Think the brakes are OK although the handbrake might need some adjustment.
Big-Jay
11-09-16, 06:57 PM
Dan, the wheel on the the car is from a ZR. The adaptor you need for a TF wheel is already on the column as the ZR wheel has a shorter 'stump' than the ZS wheel so the adaptor was needed for that too. If you take the wheel off you'll see it, so fitting a TF wheel would be no problem for you, you'd just need to purchase the correct rotary coupler.
Concerning the DVD player, I removed the wires from the boot as I wasn't sure what they were for and they didn't lead to anywhere, now I realise they were for a subwoofer/amp after reading Gary's comment. I must have removed the wires for the DVD player too, I just assumed it didn't work as I never tried it before I did that.
I did clean out the air intake system and also the oil catch tank so I don't think that will give you any problems.
I think the fact she'd been stood for a while may be the reason she's feeling a bit sluggish, she was running perfect prior to this though. I'll try and give you a brief explanation of how The VIS lights work.
Under hard - moderate acceleration, the second LED and fourth LED from the left should both turn orange. As the power VIS kicks in (3000 RPM iirc) the far left LED (LED number 1) should light up green and in turn the second LED from the left that was previously orange should now be extinguished. LED number four (fourth from the left) should however remain orange until the balance VIS kicks in at 5000 RPM, iirc, and then the third light along (from the left) should turn green and in turn LED number four should extinguish.
I hope you can understand that and it clears a few things up for you.
Jay.
Dan1971
11-09-16, 07:10 PM
Thanks Jay. Really appreciated.
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