Y3LXW

MG ZR 105 2004

Owner: Liv Gron

I came across a Rover Streetwise one day on Autotrader whilst looking for my first car, it immediately caught my interest. As I delved more into that rabbit hole it brought me to the MG ZR. I knew I wanted something rare, different and something I hadn’t seen before; it was perfect. I was set on getting a Trophy Blue or X Power Grey ZR, I asked my dad for help finding one. I told him any colour but yellow. A few weeks later my dad sent me the link to a Trophy Yellow MK2 ZR with 60k on the clock. I was hesitant as it was yellow, but I travelled by train with My partner went to East London to have a look at it, unsure if I would buy it but going anyway to make my dad happy. The moment I saw it I knew I’d be taking it home with me. The yellow grew on me a lot. It had head gasket failure but that didn’t put me off. We brought it back home and I bought a brand new head for it that was shipped from Birmingham. We did the head-gasket outside our house a few months later. I had a provisional license at the time, so I learned to drive and passed my driving test in my ZR a few months later. I’ve fallen in love with it more and more every day, the yellow now reflects my personality and that of the car.

Y3LXW Modifications – Liv

Starting out as an MG ZR 105 MK2 in Trophy Yellow

– 135 cams

– 52mm TB

– Remapped by K Maps

– Powerflow twin exhaust with double decat

– Lowered by 50mm

– 17 inch  alloys (to be painted black and Trophy Blue)

– EBC dimpled and grooved discs paired with EBC yellow stuff pads

– Black and yellow Monaco seats

– Completely blacked out interior

– 2400 watt sound system

To be done:

– MK1 door cards fitted

– Fibreglass rear bumper repaired and fitted

– Smoothed front bumper

– Side skirts to be painted and fitted

– Dent repair

– Black and yellow badges