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 Veteran Posts: 330   Location: Preston, North West | thought i'd better start a journal on this car too as progress is starting... the plan is sleeper 143 vvc, got a 50k engine from an mgf picked a nice pg1 from a 200 coupe and been to an mgf and tf breakers today an got loads of bits  pictures to follow | ||
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 Admin Posts: 1576   Location: Burnley, Lancs | Aye, pictures:  Striped and ready for powder coating, just needs the MGF bits cutting off  James' excellent MOT repair  Scavenged a PG1 gearbox out of this, there were 3 R200 coupes on this yard   Since we didn't have a jet wash we used Texaco's instead  Edited by Pietaster 16/10/2011 2:25 PM | ||
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Veteran Posts: 330 Location: Preston, North West | Got the ball rolling on this now, got the garage cleared out and started striping the 100. pictures....  its not looking bad as far as rust is concerned, the nearside wheel arch is going to be repaired and a small amount of patching to be done in the boot floor. not half as much as the gti   anyone interested in these?  | ||
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 Elite Veteran Posts: 768 Location: Swindon, Wiltshire | No offence, but wtf kind of wheels are they?!  Will be tidy once you get cracking mate! Alex. | ||
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 'Metropower's James May' Posts: 2977  Location: Southport, North West | They are awesome wheels, thats what | ||
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Admin Posts: 1576 Location: Burnley, Lancs | |||
| Wood |
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Veteran Posts: 330 Location: Preston, North West | Pietaster - 23/4/2012 5:26 AM Lol, James, interior removal expert. You gonna scroung an engine lift next weekend then? Certainly not as rotten as the gti either, bar the wheel arches of course! That's me yeah richard should be able to get one for the weekend. Think I'm going to remove the dash during the week and have a little tidy up the sound deadening pad is a bit damp. | ||
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Admin Posts: 1576 Location: Burnley, Lancs | Wood - 22/4/2012 10:50 PM Pietaster - 23/4/2012 5:26 AM Lol, James, interior removal expert. You gonna scroung an engine lift next weekend then? Certainly not as rotten as the gti either, bar the wheel arches of course! That's me yeah richard should be able to get one for the weekend. Think I'm going to remove the dash during the week and have a little tidy up the sound deadening pad is a bit damp.You get a shed then or just dump it all at the yard? | ||
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Veteran Posts: 330 Location: Preston, North West | |||
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e469.jpg?memberid=3428&type=profile) dot dot dot Rally Spec Location: Northwest | Like those wheels....... | ||
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Veteran Posts: 330 Location: Preston, North West | update: had a go at this over the weekend. Striped it down even more removed the skirts and wings to reveal a little amount of rust thankfully nothing too major. during last week i began to prep the mgf subframe its now ready for the powder coaters along with tob arms, bottom arms and a few other bits. matt has done a cracking job at plating up the lower part of the front panel. Pictures:       | ||
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Admin Posts: 1576 Location: Burnley, Lancs | |||
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 aka chris_evz Posts: 2726 Location: brynna south wales | looking good and what a good use for a micra lol  | ||
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 Transport Guru MP Moderator Posts: 4947 Location: Bromley, Kent | rover_mad - 28/8/2012 6:47 PM looking good and what a good use for a micra lol LOL  | ||
| Wood |
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Veteran Posts: 330 Location: Preston, North West | a while since last update seems to be taking far too long to build this but hopefully going to crack on in the next few weeks. dropped the existing subframe out. whilst its out i can really clean the engine bay and bulk head. had a few bits powder coated, bought a set of polybushes, fitted mgf lower balljoints yet to fit the upper balljoints because i cant get the bloody things out! may end up taking them to the garage so they can impact them out. anyway few pictures:   powder coated lower arms  powder coated subframe  lower arms with polybushes and new ball joints  subframe built up  got the mgf yellowband rack fitted with new track rod ends, got mgf brakes and new mintex discs and pads to put on tomorrow. | ||
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 Metro Mad Posts: 7653  Location: Tamworth, Staffs | Looking smart | ||
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 '88 MG METRO 1300 Posts: 1117 Location: Dudley, Midlands | |||
| LBall |
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Elite Veteran Posts: 848 Location: Blackburn | Wow progress looking good Bring the hubs round to mine if you want, got an impact gun and the socket to fit the top ball joints. | ||
| Wood |
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Veteran Posts: 330 Location: Preston, North West | LBall - 13/10/2012 11:56 PM Wow progress looking good Bring the hubs round to mine if you want, got an impact gun and the socket to fit the top ball joints. Forgot you had one! Went to a garage do get them off yesterday, he didn't charge which is always a bonus! Thanks for the offer though Liam! | ||
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dot dot dot Rally Spec Location: Northwest | Nice build so far.... | ||
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 Loose Boot Bing! Posts: 122 Location: Oswaldtwistle | <3 Powder Coating. May I copy when I do mine? Looking good fella, will have to pop round and have a nosy. | ||
| Wood |
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Veteran Posts: 330 Location: Preston, North West | update time: got a lot done today thanks to matt and liam, got my ralph shock mount plates welded in and finished the left hand wing. starting to come together nicely now, need to ad adjustable shocks to the list now. pictures: wing rot cut out:   matt drilling!  inner wing plated.  powder coated 14' steelies  with toyo proxies  liams handy work outer plate.  wing    wing plated up and being dressed     Shock mounts     very happy with the progress! big thumbs up to matt and liam fantastic work/help as always! | ||
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aka chris_evz Posts: 2726 Location: brynna south wales | |||
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 Border Crosser Posts: 3232 Location: Carmarthenshire, Wales | |||
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