Mg zs120 vvc (from Spain)
 

Hello!
Im pleasured to present my ZS vvc145 swap.

Originally its a K120, i buy with first headgasket failure on 127.000km on 2015. Decided no repair the engine, and swap, fiirst option is swap to T16, but is not legal in my country :(

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Finally decided retroswap to K, but not k120...... To VVC!

The donor for vvc conversion is a rover 25vi (gti in UK market) it's a vvc145 with mems3 system. Only adapt one conector and rules!!!
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taking advantage of the fact that the engine is out of car..... changed the headgasket, belts, bearings, sparks and more components before install on ZS.

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I need to use the original zs complete exhaust :( 4-1 with catalyst, and the rest of zs exhaust line
4-2-1 vvc manifold not catalyst, and modify exhaust line to case with rear zs line, cause several problems with Spanish MOT (ITV)

First vvc start:
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Upgraded matrix seats, to blue Monaco [emoji14]

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And with my others Rover's. The r45 1.6, R420gsi, Zr160
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And my loved boy R220 GTI with rare 20m4f, and equipped with Asr reinforcement, Gaz coilovers, strut bars, etc
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well done, looks a lot of work.

Nice bit of work. VVC ZSs are quite nice to drive I find

Hola.

A nice collection of cars.

?Where in Spain are you? My wife comes from Bilbao.

James

Thanks to all! Vvc drives fine, and low fuel consumition than a 120! Great swap!
My collection is not only Rover's jejeje
I'm from Barcelona [emoji106]
Bilbao is a good and beautiful zone

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I like Barcelona, we stayed in Castelldefels last year.

Nice swap, how do you like the drive compared to the non-vvc version?

In low count rev, the vvc its more usable, and more progressive response. in the upper part of the rpm account, it is much more cheerful than k120.

And gearbox from 145 vvc helped, its larger ratio than k120 for long travel, and help for low fuel consumption!

definitely much nicer to drive the vvc

Example acceleration in third gear:

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Tomorrow change the rear stabilicer bar, originally 18mm, to 21mm. And clean the IAC sensorTypical vacacional zone, beautiful beachs, good clima, more festivals zones, and great great food

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And good bus route to the centre of Barcelona.

Upgraded rear stabilicer bar 18mm to 21mm (and painted jaja)

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And fitted poliuretane on gearbox bar selector
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Yeah jajaja

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looking good, have to let us know if there is any difference with the stiffer roll bar.

:):):)

Reestructurated first postto be honest, at moment dont appreciate real differences. Placebo effect... Maybe xD

when installing the other rear reinforcements (low Asr from civic), maybe if yes


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:):):)

Happy new year to all!

Bad notices....
In December crashed my Zed :(

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Good notice? Repaired two days later ;D
Not the best condition for paint, and not exactly colour!

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Finished:
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I bought 17" rims from zr

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And full Led installed! For good night vision

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Glad you repaired it & didn't break it.... Though sorry you had the accident in the first place!

What paint colour did you use instead of trophy blue - or was it a not quite successful colour match?

Shame you had the crash, but well done on getting back on the road.

:):):)

The colour variant JFV used is from seat catalog (Leon/ibiza). Not the same from mg, but practically identical.


Yeah! I love the Zs, its possibly repair forever!


Route today for probe new front brake, good!

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Have a good drive, hope it all works OK.

Looks warmer there than here.

:):):)

Pleased to see it was repaired quickly.

And nice to see frost on the car, I think we have only had one proper frost here, near Gatwick, this winter.

In my house, frost 6 to 7 days at week in winter. Normally night temps is -2/5°C.
I live in mountain, at 60km to the Mediterranean sea. Summer is very hot, and winter serious cold.


Bonus pic, my 220gti with 218vvc friendhttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...aa03358c6e.jpg

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both look good.

Glad to see the support.

:):):)