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MrJamie1994
Posted 30/8/2013 7:25 PM (#702689)
Subject: metro gti
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hi everyone, i will be soon posting my build on my white metro gti spi, its done 30k but been left in a old mans garden for over 5 years! i paid £300 for it and brought another white gti one of him! thats two metro gtis for £500:O the other metro is rough the loom has been cut and rust has set in both cars!, follow the build very soon! and will be asking for help! thanks again
111Sli
Posted 30/8/2013 7:54 PM (#702690 - in reply to #702689)
Subject: RE: metro gti


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Location: Bromley, Kent		Welcome to MP. Hopefully you can make at least 1 good GTi out of the 2, white is a very rare colour these days.
MrJamie1994
Posted 30/8/2013 7:56 PM (#702691 - in reply to #702689)
Subject: RE: metro gti
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thank you!
thats the plan! i was so shocked on how fast the little thing was! i cant think how fast it was when they first came out!
A2MFK
Posted 31/8/2013 4:34 PM (#702732 - in reply to #702689)
Subject: RE: metro gti
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Location: se9 6sq		White is the new black. Welcome...
MrJamie1994
Posted 31/8/2013 8:18 PM (#702743 - in reply to #702689)
Subject: RE: metro gti
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just looking for a little heads up, im thinking of buy parts ready for the metro (brakes,wheels) what the best way to get it?! wheels seem so hard to get? and what would people say the best brakes are?
thanks
A2MFK
Posted 31/8/2013 10:14 PM (#702752 - in reply to #702689)
Subject: RE: metro gti
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Location: se9 6sq		Depends how far you take the build. Gti 4pots are fine with decent pads in. As for wheels just check thru the site..
GTaddz
Posted 1/9/2013 1:11 PM (#702761 - in reply to #702752)
Subject: RE: metro gti


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Location: Up in the lakes		Welcome bud, gti brakes are single pot sliding, same as mgf. They're just vented opposed to std solid discs on std metros as said, youl be fine with them and decent pads. Gti wheels are my fave, just get some sticky rubber for them. Get some pics up.

Edited by GTaddz 1/9/2013 1:13 PM
A2MFK
Posted 1/9/2013 1:44 PM (#702764 - in reply to #702689)
Subject: RE: metro gti
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Location: se9 6sq		Forgive my ignorance.
GTaddz
Posted 1/9/2013 1:54 PM (#702765 - in reply to #702764)
Subject: RE: metro gti


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A2MFK - 31/8/2013 8:44 PM

Forgive my ignorance.


Forgiven 4pots were fitted to a series metros. Would of been nice if they followed on to k series.
MrJamie1994
Posted 1/9/2013 11:56 PM (#702811 - in reply to #702689)
Subject: RE: metro gti
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a 1.8vvc maybe a daily driven track car?, just waiting for room in the garage finished a mx5
MrJamie1994
Posted 4/9/2013 6:08 PM (#702975 - in reply to #702689)
Subject: RE: metro gti
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due to work i've been silly busy but i got the metro home! heres some pic what i found it like
MrJamie1994
Posted 4/9/2013 6:33 PM (#702977 - in reply to #702689)
Subject: RE: metro gti
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anyone know why i cant upload them

Edited by MrJamie1994 4/9/2013 6:35 PM
111Sli
Posted 4/9/2013 8:21 PM (#702984 - in reply to #702689)
Subject: RE: metro gti


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Location: Bromley, Kent		Upload them to photobucket and copy and paste the IMG code.
MrJamie1994
Posted 4/9/2013 8:28 PM (#702985 - in reply to #702689)
Subject: RE: metro gti
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http://s815.photobucket.com/user/jamiepearce135/media/IMG_0293_zps70257fb0.jpg.html

EDIT by Admin. Put them in for you. Just copy the IMG 'sharing' link on the right hand side by clicking it and paste here.










111Sli
Posted 4/9/2013 10:32 PM (#702987 - in reply to #702689)
Subject: RE: metro gti


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Location: Bromley, Kent		Wow for 30k miles she's in quite a state. It's 100% going to need a new roof skin and no doubt some floor welding. Deffo get the interior stripped out to see what's under those carpets. Start a journal and keep track of progress with it.
Conor_GTa
Posted 4/9/2013 11:56 PM (#702991 - in reply to #702689)
Subject: RE: metro gti
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Location: Herne Bay Kent 		This is worse than my carribean blue one I had starting to think I'm a massive twat for getting rid of it aswell as my storm grey one !
But by all means do not get rid of this I haven't actually seen a white gti in the flesh. I do love them.
MrJamie1994
Posted 5/9/2013 1:51 PM (#703010 - in reply to #702689)
Subject: RE: metro gti
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It's such a shame how people can rare cars rust out,myself and my dad will do as much work as we can do, I'm aiming for march to get her on the road as it was brand new ish ahaha
pqhf5kd
Posted 5/9/2013 2:04 PM (#703011 - in reply to #702689)
Subject: RE: metro gti


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MrJamie1994
Posted 5/9/2013 2:07 PM (#703012 - in reply to #702689)
Subject: RE: metro gti
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Cornwall, near Eden project
Metromartin
Posted 9/9/2013 9:21 PM (#703216 - in reply to #702689)
Subject: RE: metro gti


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Location: Gloucester		Welcome,

Great to see another new to the forum GTi on here, very rare car now!

As for parts, eBay, your local scrap yard, car forums etc. The engine is the same in some of the rover 214 and 414 cars to help source rare 16v Mpi bits.

I got rust bucket metro GTi in a field too,
storing in a field can rust them out even quicker than they normally rust which is pretty quick. so to slow this down I have got some paving slabs from the free ads in the local paper to put under mine as all the dew and condensation builds up. Also with the tarporline cover all the moisture that gets under it wont be air to vent out and will help it rusting.
Basically you need to keep it vented, slabs to help keep it level and stop the rising moisture and this also helps the wind can get under it to help dry it out.

Hope this helps
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