MG ZR Race and Rally Cars
This MG ZR bodyshell was to be built up as local driver Matt Beebe's new British Tarmac Rally Championship car for the 2012 season.
We fitted a chassis strengthening kit, sill jacking points, seat tubes, sump and tank guard mounts and a multi-point MG Sport roll cage; along with seam welding and blanking the various unwanted holes in the bodyshell.
We fitted a chassis strengthening kit, sill jacking points, seat tubes, sump and tank guard mounts and a multi-point MG Sport roll cage; along with seam welding and blanking the various unwanted holes in the bodyshell.
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This MG ZR bodyshell was one of the original MG Sport bodyshells used on the British Rally Championship a few years back. It came to us for a bit of TLC and a tidy up. We welded up a few cracks in the chassis, fitted new seat tubes and generally tried to smarten it up; ready for its outing in the hands of Matt Beebe (with his new, all singing and dancing 220BHP engine) 2013
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This MG ZR was subject to a re-shell after it was badly damaged at a race meeting.
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This specimen of an MG ZR came to us to have a chassis reinforcing kit fitted, ready for it to go rallying in the forests, where substantial damage can be done if using a standard car with no body modifications.
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This MG ZR rally body shell derived from a tired old example plucked from the breakers yard. After it was paint stripped at Enviro-Strip in Tamworth, we discovered a rather hideous repair from a previous accident. A replacement rear quarter and a new inner wheel arch were grafted in. We could then set about transforming it into a rally car body shell. It was de-bracketed, seam welded, new seat tubes fitted, sill jacking points, sump guard bosses and a reinforcing kit fitted to the chassis, all un-wanted holes were blanked off. And the all important FIA T45 roll cage was then installed. The shell was then given a quick shot-blast to key the metal prior to its paint job. Grey inside and underneath and Coca Cola red on the outside. It was then shipped off to its owner ready for the job of re-shelling his old rally car.
Summer 2016. The owner has nearly finished the build. Look out for it in the lanes of Wales....
2020.....Adam has nearly finished it...!
Summer 2020
As Adam was too busy with his work, we were tasked with completing the build and getting it MOT'd. It could then be inspected for its Motorsport UK rally passport.
As Adam was too busy with his work, we were tasked with completing the build and getting it MOT'd. It could then be inspected for its Motorsport UK rally passport.
Ready for its first rally
Heroes Stages 2022 11th O/A 3rd in class
Altratech SMC stages 2023 43rd O/a 4th in class
Jordan Surfacing Rally 2023 31st O/A 1st in class
Harlech Stages 2023 20th O/A 2nd in class
AGBO stages 2024 19th O/A 3rd in class
Donington Circuit Rally 2024 36th O/A 2nd in class
ZR race car re-shell
This acid dipped ex race car ZR shell arrived with us in the autumn of 2021.
The customer request was for us to carry out a few repairs and modify the shell to current Motorsport UK spec. Ready for him to re-shell his current car; after he was involved in a shunt at Oulton park race circuit. Fingers crossed we can get it painted in early 2022, grey inside and bright green on the outside,
The customer request was for us to carry out a few repairs and modify the shell to current Motorsport UK spec. Ready for him to re-shell his current car; after he was involved in a shunt at Oulton park race circuit. Fingers crossed we can get it painted in early 2022, grey inside and bright green on the outside,
Change of plan regarding the colour, grey all over.
The torpedo Fiesta gets him at about 7 min, ouch.