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Metromartin |
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 MP Admin Posts: 17870      Location: Gloucester | Went to the scrapyard today, found a 30k early 998cc silver Metro 3 door. Had the wing and the door for my MG Metro, very pleased with the results, replaces the silvery blue door off a J reg 1.3 auto, and the front left wing I sprayed myself and didn't do a very good job. They are rust free and will sell the old door and wing if anyone is interested.     | ||
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 White R100 Posts: 1095  Location: Isle of Wight | Looks loads better just needs the decal to finish it off  | ||
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| "MG Metro 1300" Location: Warwickshire, UK | Nice to see some progress with this Martin | ||
| gshaw |
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 MP Admin Posts: 8747 Location: Greater London \ Essex | Looks loads better, good to see it getting some TLC One thing though, it needs to be riding on pepperpots again, MK1's look so wrong on those Turbo wheels! | ||
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 One wheeled mad man! Posts: 3224 Location: Luton! | I agree with G. Get some pepperpots on it!  Looking really good though mate Edited by Eddbmxdude 10/8/2010 12:55 AM | ||
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 Expert Posts: 1304 Location: in the 100 at the seaaaaaside! | Eddbmxdude - 10/8/2010 6:54 AM I agree with G. Get some pepperpots on it! Looking really good though mate theres some in for sale section iv just noticed.. | ||
| DotMatrix |
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 Expert Posts: 4458 Location: Jelling, Denmark | |||
| Metromartin |
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MP Admin Posts: 17870 Location: Gloucester | |||
| 111Sli |
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 Transport Guru MP Moderator Posts: 4947 Location: Bromley, Kent | Silver is a bugger to match!  lol What are you gonna do about Vinyls? Edited by 111Sli 12/8/2010 3:23 AM | ||
| Metromartin |
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MP Admin Posts: 17870 Location: Gloucester | 111Sli - 12/8/2010 8:23 AM Silver is a bugger to match! lol What are you gonna do about Vinyls? i'm going to keep checking ebay for some when they apear. Although they do fetch alot of money! Atleast I don't have half the B pilar vynal on the out side now. Was going to go and get the drivers door off the metro but I have been informed the car has been baled now  Ohwell I should have been quicker. Drivers door isn't rusty but a little tatty and someone did bend the lock once, which i've rebuilt another for the same key for it but the pannel could be tider. Ohwell I should of gone back after getting the 2 wings and door. Also got the calipers, and some dash parts which i've already sold and posted on ebay there is in its place a mk3 L reg silver 5 door metro 1.1L, doh. | ||
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| 111Sli |
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Transport Guru MP Moderator Posts: 4947 Location: Bromley, Kent | |||
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MP Admin Posts: 8747 Location: Greater London \ Essex | Isn't eBay wonderful... a nice set of pepperpots  http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MG-Metro-MK1-Wheels-/320575071155?pt=UK_CarParts_Acc_Wheels_tyres_Trims_Car_Rims_ET#ht_500wt_1074 Get bidding  | ||
| Metromartin |
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MP Admin Posts: 17870 Location: Gloucester | My Autie was getting fed up with people calling to ask if the car was forsale or letters through the door (Probably pikies for scrap for all I know) but anyway to stop this i've got the garage as it was only filled with junk. WIN!! Hvan't really done anything with it. Car started and drove it into the garage. I got a set of mk1 MG Metro stickers. But tbh car needs a respray so i've decided not to use them on this paint.  (mk1 MG Metro in the garage 0033.jpg) Attachments ----------------  mk1 MG Metro in the garage 0033.jpg (63KB - 124 downloads) | ||
| DotMatrix |
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Expert Posts: 4458 Location: Jelling, Denmark | |||
| Metromartin |
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MP Admin Posts: 17870 Location: Gloucester | update, alot of welding done this week on the front, new headlamp pannels, front valance box section ends. New steering rack boots, new track rod end as one of them broke when removing.    | ||
| petrol_head |
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 drive it like its hired | looking good martin! make sure you wind catch is working well if the front end has had allot of welding work something which caught me out a long time ago | ||
| Metromartin |
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MP Admin Posts: 17870 Location: Gloucester | petrol_head - 14/4/2012 12:36 AM looking good martin! make sure you wind catch is working well if the front end has had allot of welding work something which caught me out a long time ago good point! i've havn't the other problem of the bonnet doesn't open very well. Ive moved the catch around and its not right, need to enlarge the holes on the slame pannel some more. Going to drive to POL without grill for access. i'll rest it in place when I get there. It does look very scrapyard specail at the moment! which is kinda right as thats where alot of the parts are from!! | ||
| Metromartin |
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MP Admin Posts: 17870 Location: Gloucester | Replaced the radiator tonight as my new one leaked out of the fan sensor area rather badly so i've had to put the old one back in!! fan works but im not sure the sensor does. Rather pleased with the emissions, this car hasn't been laid up for 12 years. Went the long way home aswell to get some miles on it, currently done 10 since the MOT!      | ||
| DotMatrix |
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Expert Posts: 4458 Location: Jelling, Denmark | nice! mk1 mg's look very good if you need a taillight glass, I have some. so are you going to be doing some miles in it or is it just to take to a few shows this summer? | ||
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| Metromartin |
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MP Admin Posts: 17870 Location: Gloucester | probably should update this thread. Latest work was to replace a the missing verto slave cylinder lower bolt and sleave as it somehow worked loose and fell off leading to a poor clutch operation. I couldn't find one locally so had to travel to the only breakers yard I knew with a mk1 metro in. trying to upload pictures.        | ||
| DotMatrix |
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Expert Posts: 4458 Location: Jelling, Denmark | Glad you found an other bolt. Going to a breakers yard is sometimes like going to a museum | ||
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