Trophy yellow zt-t 190 - Page 4

Robson Rover Repair · 24th June 2014, 16:08

Following on from the wheels thread earlier, I thought I would update this now showing how I feel the car should look and is progressing.

When I got the car I made the claim my goal was for her to be the best ZT/ZT-T in Ireland. I feel this has taken a step forwards towards it.

Having sorted everything for the MOT now I just have to await a booking day next month when im paid, but mean time ive been doing all the jobs ive wanted to and finally the car is "finished" as far as I can go without starting to spend chunks of cash on it.

Fitted the 18 inch hairpins from my silver 75 having done a swap of the old wheels for a set of flakey hairpins for the rough 75. Then calipers done in a custom mix as close to trophy yellow as possible using hammerite and a few other metal yellows. Rest of the running gear is done is a nice satin black hammerite also.

Bought some industrial oven cleaner (seriously!) and used it on the Hairpins to get about 12 years of road tar and dirt off them, good job and didn't lift lacquer or wheel weights off them being to strong.

Under the bonnet is still sparkling....

.....again the oven cleaner has came in handy here, lifting off dirt and tar lol.

And then for the interior, well this has been a labour of love. First of all the boot, previously used for transporting fishing tackle and a large black dog you can imagine the hair and general dirt found. Finally thats sorted. Ignore the last of the fabric freshener settling in photo.

Then came the hard part. Alcantara. Bobbled alcantara specifically, no rips in fabric but the worst ive saw on any zt or ztt yet, these are the end results of nearly two hours of very slow de-bobbling per seat.

(Again not a stain thankfully on seat, just drying out after cleaning gently!)

I then got round to cleaning the carpets by hand with a scrubbing brush and daz!

And finally fitted another rarity. The very early "real" Rhidium dash, was looking forward to that fitted as its quite a rare piece and was something I kept from the other yellow ZT to fit into a special car.

I am very proud with how its turning out.

Brabus · 24th June 2014, 19:02

Car looks superb Colin

Robson Rover Repair · 1st July 2014, 21:39

Thanks mate, hopefully the MOT man will think the same.

Robson Rover Repair · 30th October 2014, 20:00

Well the car passed the mot a while ago so happy days.

Been enjoying her and now with the remap today she's certainly a tad more sharper than before.

6 months Road tax was an unpleasant experience today but what can you do! Worth nothing that a years would have been £32 cheaper so might do that next time.

I've been busy acquiring more parts and bits for her.

I also have a set of original MG Rover skirts for her, and the motobuild rear spats and this front bumper extension along with a spare yellow front bumper from my previous Trophy Yellow 190 saloon.

Rovering · 31st October 2014, 01:15

Congratulations on your Tourer. It looks really stunning!
I do like the exterior colour.
Graeme

Robson Rover Repair · 26th December 2014, 02:02

I said my car would be getting a big update this year and I'm determined to build the best zt-t in Ireland North or south in a seriously limited budget.

So stage 1 going into 2015 is the following gift from my wife to me and as you can see Santa was very kind to me this year.

So that's a full set of black leather from another mg zt-t, with heating, Electric controls, memory seating and TV head rests also to connect to my double din. Need a little adaptor for them but will sort that in new year.

Full mg seated leather is ****** hard to find in a car, never mind come up for sale so this was a serious bit of luck.

As mine is an early 2002 I was lucky to have all the correct working looms for this upgrade so it's all in and ready to rock and it all works bar the heated seats but I haven't checked the fuse in the fuse box yet as my back has been bad for some time now.

Stage 2 will appear before the new year all going well, stage 3 before the summer and after that it's the ultimate accessory which is a 2 parts of stage 4 and stage 5 by then I'm hoping this will not just be the best zt-t in Ireland but contender for the best in the world. No more spoilers until then!

LotusLC · 26th December 2014, 13:46

Looking very nice indeed, all i got off my Wife was earache

FrazzleTC · 29th December 2014, 18:06

Fantastic work, Colin. I'd love a Trophy Yellow ZT-T someday.

Yella Fella · 29th December 2014, 19:07

Beautiful. Just beautiful.

ady · 29th December 2014, 19:10

Now that is very nice if I do say so

24th June 2014, 16:08	#31
Robson Rover Repair NI/ROI RS ZT-T 190 / 75 Diesel x3 / 6 door limo / 216 Cabby / Rover 25 van Join Date: May 2009 Location: Antrim Posts: 8,102 Thanks: 299 Thanked 1,046 Times in 568 Posts	Following on from the wheels thread earlier, I thought I would update this now showing how I feel the car should look and is progressing. When I got the car I made the claim my goal was for her to be the best ZT/ZT-T in Ireland. I feel this has taken a step forwards towards it. Having sorted everything for the MOT now I just have to await a booking day next month when im paid, but mean time ive been doing all the jobs ive wanted to and finally the car is "finished" as far as I can go without starting to spend chunks of cash on it. Fitted the 18 inch hairpins from my silver 75 having done a swap of the old wheels for a set of flakey hairpins for the rough 75. Then calipers done in a custom mix as close to trophy yellow as possible using hammerite and a few other metal yellows. Rest of the running gear is done is a nice satin black hammerite also. Bought some industrial oven cleaner (seriously!) and used it on the Hairpins to get about 12 years of road tar and dirt off them, good job and didn't lift lacquer or wheel weights off them being to strong. Under the bonnet is still sparkling.... .....again the oven cleaner has came in handy here, lifting off dirt and tar lol. And then for the interior, well this has been a labour of love. First of all the boot, previously used for transporting fishing tackle and a large black dog you can imagine the hair and general dirt found. Finally thats sorted. Ignore the last of the fabric freshener settling in photo. Then came the hard part. Alcantara. Bobbled alcantara specifically, no rips in fabric but the worst ive saw on any zt or ztt yet, these are the end results of nearly two hours of very slow de-bobbling per seat. (Again not a stain thankfully on seat, just drying out after cleaning gently!) I then got round to cleaning the carpets by hand with a scrubbing brush and daz! And finally fitted another rarity. The very early "real" Rhidium dash, was looking forward to that fitted as its quite a rare piece and was something I kept from the other yellow ZT to fit into a special car. I am very proud with how its turning out. __________________ Cheers, Colin Robson Rover Repair on Youtube DISCOUNTED MTEC BRAKES FOR ALL MG ROVER'S Braided hoses, more coating and pad options for 2024 Last edited by Robson Rover Repair; 2nd August 2017 at 03:09..

24th June 2014, 19:02	#32
Brabus This is my second home 01 75 tourer cdt,1973 Rover 3500S,,1974 Rover 3500 Auto,1998 216 SE Coupe, 1968 Morris Minor 1000 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: bangor/down Posts: 4,839 Thanks: 62 Thanked 184 Times in 158 Posts	Car looks superb Colin __________________ Regards Neale [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] 121st 75 Tourer to be made 15th 75 Tourer CDT Club SE to be made 36th 75 Tourer in Zircon Silver Metallic to be made Membership No 903 I was one of the 541

1st July 2014, 21:39	#33
Robson Rover Repair NI/ROI RS ZT-T 190 / 75 Diesel x3 / 6 door limo / 216 Cabby / Rover 25 van Join Date: May 2009 Location: Antrim Posts: 8,102 Thanks: 299 Thanked 1,046 Times in 568 Posts	Thanks mate, hopefully the MOT man will think the same. __________________ Cheers, Colin Robson Rover Repair on Youtube DISCOUNTED MTEC BRAKES FOR ALL MG ROVER'S Braided hoses, more coating and pad options for 2024

30th October 2014, 20:00	#34
Robson Rover Repair NI/ROI RS ZT-T 190 / 75 Diesel x3 / 6 door limo / 216 Cabby / Rover 25 van Join Date: May 2009 Location: Antrim Posts: 8,102 Thanks: 299 Thanked 1,046 Times in 568 Posts	Well the car passed the mot a while ago so happy days. Been enjoying her and now with the remap today she's certainly a tad more sharper than before. 6 months Road tax was an unpleasant experience today but what can you do! Worth nothing that a years would have been £32 cheaper so might do that next time. I've been busy acquiring more parts and bits for her. I also have a set of original MG Rover skirts for her, and the motobuild rear spats and this front bumper extension along with a spare yellow front bumper from my previous Trophy Yellow 190 saloon. __________________ Cheers, Colin Robson Rover Repair on Youtube DISCOUNTED MTEC BRAKES FOR ALL MG ROVER'S Braided hoses, more coating and pad options for 2024

31st October 2014, 01:15	#35
Rovering Gets stuck in Rover 75 Tourer 2.5 Connoissuer, #2 of 16 exported for NZ market. Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Hamilton Posts: 623 Thanks: 107 Thanked 93 Times in 64 Posts	Congratulations on your Tourer. It looks really stunning! I do like the exterior colour. Graeme __________________ 2005 Mercedes E55 AMG 2005 Mercedes E350 2004 Mercedes E500 2004 BMW 530d 2002 MG ZT 190 manual Anthracite (NZ new) built 18-07-2002

26th December 2014, 02:02	#36
Robson Rover Repair NI/ROI RS ZT-T 190 / 75 Diesel x3 / 6 door limo / 216 Cabby / Rover 25 van Join Date: May 2009 Location: Antrim Posts: 8,102 Thanks: 299 Thanked 1,046 Times in 568 Posts	I said my car would be getting a big update this year and I'm determined to build the best zt-t in Ireland North or south in a seriously limited budget. So stage 1 going into 2015 is the following gift from my wife to me and as you can see Santa was very kind to me this year. So that's a full set of black leather from another mg zt-t, with heating, Electric controls, memory seating and TV head rests also to connect to my double din. Need a little adaptor for them but will sort that in new year. Full mg seated leather is **** hard to find in a car, never mind come up for sale so this was a serious bit of luck. As mine is an early 2002 I was lucky to have all the correct working looms for this upgrade so it's all in and ready to rock and it all works bar the heated seats but I haven't checked the fuse in the fuse box yet as my back has been bad for some time now. Stage 2 will appear before the new year all going well, stage 3 before the summer and after that it's the ultimate accessory which is a 2 parts of stage 4 and stage 5 by then I'm hoping this will not just be the best zt-t in Ireland but contender for the best in the world. No more spoilers until then! __________________ Cheers, Colin Robson Rover Repair on Youtube** DISCOUNTED MTEC BRAKES FOR ALL MG ROVER'S Braided hoses, more coating and pad options for 2024 Last edited by Robson Rover Repair; 2nd August 2017 at 03:10..

26th December 2014, 13:46	#37
LotusLC This is my second home MG ZT CDTi Auto / ZT-T Trophy Blue Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: York Posts: 3,981 Thanks: 3,329 Thanked 1,644 Times in 1,238 Posts	Looking very nice indeed, all i got off my Wife was earache __________________ Lotus Carlton - Number 852 (My old car) https://i.imgur.com/Cwa3376m.jpg

29th December 2014, 18:06	#38
FrazzleTC This is my second home Rover 75 Tourer Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Staffordshire Moorlands Posts: 7,924 Thanks: 533 Thanked 1,178 Times in 920 Posts	Fantastic work, Colin. I'd love a Trophy Yellow ZT-T someday. __________________ 1967 Rover 2000 Automatic 1969 Rover 3500 Series One 1979 Scimitar GTE 2013 Mercedes SLK250 CDI

29th December 2014, 19:07	#39
Yella Fella Nemo Me Impune Lacessit None at the moment Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Glasgow's HMP Barlinnie, 'A' Hall, 2nd Flat Posts: 5,192 Thanks: 493 Thanked 1,094 Times in 666 Posts	Beautiful. Just beautiful. __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

29th December 2014, 19:10	#40
ady Posted a thing or two ZT 135+ CDTI Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: stanley Posts: 1,605 Thanks: 64 Thanked 51 Times in 45 Posts	Now that is very nice if I do say so __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]