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 Member Posts: 65  Location: Barnsley | here is my austin metro 1.3L i bought few months back, it is a very origional car other than the wheels with just one owner and 22,000 miles on the clock, it was sat 20 years in a garage until some one got it out which is who i bought it off. i only saw pictures of the car online and payed someone to collect for me, unfortunately with it being sat, a few problems have arisen. i took it for a drive and all i saw was steam out of the bonnet, the belt snapped and it got very hot. so its been in the garage ever since              Start of engine removal      Painted subframe whilst its out  engine looking...old    so one of the problems is the bent valves...put new valves and stem seals in.      all seated with a bit of paint on the head  next was an issue with the gearbox, with it only doing 22,000 miles i thought it couldn't have been something drastic, in which it turned out to be the drive shaft seals. so now the engine is being put back together it now has a new colour too   i saw a friends mk1 metro have yellow headlights so i had to give mine some     i also have alot of new bits ready to go on the car such as: - chrome rocker cover - yellow ht leads - electronic ignition - wooden steering wheel on boss kit (just a deterent) - stereo - put a little sub in the boot for now as it was laying around Edited by arrons442 17/6/2015 5:32 AM | ||
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 Expert Posts: 4458   Location: Jelling, Denmark | looks like a very nice car you have. congratulations with that you say that you plan on fitting a electronic dizzy, but from one of your pictures it looks like your dizzy is already of the electronic lucas type. | ||
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Member Posts: 65 Location: Barnsley | Ahh thankyou its my first a series car, unfortunatley it may be for sale once built due to me not having money to do all my projects, but when i drive it i may change my mind | ||
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| Member Posts: 25 | looks really cool on the revos...... wouldnt mind having that myself hehe  | ||
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Member Posts: 65 Location: Barnsley | Unfortunately due to the wheels rubbing on the arches and needing tyres i sold them and picked these up (KN Meteors) for very cheap with all good tyres, they will do for now until i pick up some starmags or something.   along with the wheels i managed to get a bodykit and spoiler which is currently being repaired and painted black.  also i got a roof rack for a little project too just for shows, looks tatty now but is being sent to the powder coaters in the morning and having wooden slats on instead of those old poles. only pick i have is on the other metro .  this is how it sits now ready for paint  Edited by arrons442 21/6/2015 10:00 PM | ||
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Expert Posts: 4458 Location: Jelling, Denmark | those new wheels looks like they fit very nicely under the wings. they could benefit from being painted in some color, black with blue centers perhaps? is it only in the front the revolotions wheels rub? if so it is quite easily avoided. that roof rack, is it a universal one or is it metro specific? it looks old. | ||
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Member Posts: 65 Location: Barnsley | yeah they dont have centre caps though :/ i will make some up im sure they come off a austin metro mk1 and was told they come from a mini midas? as long as they go through mot i dont care i want some starmags or maybe some origional wheels the roof rack is kind of universal as it opens out. it is quite old, been sat on the car for around 20 years. i have 2 of these but the other one is missing a clamp so i will have to make 4 new ones up. it also came off a mk1 metro | ||
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Member Posts: 65 Location: Barnsley | yeah they dont have centre caps though :/ i will make some up im sure they come off a austin metro mk1 and was told they come from a mini midas? as long as they go through mot i dont care i want some starmags or maybe some origional wheels the roof rack is kind of universal as it opens out. it is quite old, been sat on the car for around 20 years. i have 2 of these but the other one is missing a clamp so i will have to make 4 new ones up. it also came off a mk1 metro | ||
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Member Posts: 65 Location: Barnsley | Ok so the engine is now going in had a little think about an oil cooler...is it a good idea? will probably be mainly for looks but would it also benefit? also anyone with any nice wheels for sale please let me know i also need a spare grill as i want to make an evo one to see what it looks like   | ||
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 '88 MG METRO 1300 Posts: 1117  Location: Dudley, Midlands | I wouldn't bother with an oil-cooler on a non-turbo manual, no need and don't want to overcool it. I'm not a fan of Revo's either, just don't like 4-spokes. Like the RFX's, but have an issue with 5-spokes with 4-studs on show!?! If you only want to see what an 'Evo' grille looks like, can 'photoshop' it or look at others that have been done. If you want to do one, you can use the bits you cut out to make side pieces that better match the bottom bar. Grille options edits:-  | ||
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Expert Posts: 4458 Location: Jelling, Denmark | |||
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 Transport Guru MP Moderator Posts: 4947  Location: Bromley, Kent | I keep preying someone will do a full mk2 Henley Blue Turbo rep... | ||
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Member Posts: 65 Location: Barnsley | haha thanks i have sourced a turbo engine but im going to take a while building it as i just dont have time at the minute plus i would like to run the engine ive just rebuilt haha | ||
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Member Posts: 65 Location: Barnsley | So i have sourced a turbo engine for my metro, i know the pics aren't great but can anyone see what i may need? also my head is now on the original engine    | ||
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Expert Posts: 4458 Location: Jelling, Denmark | cool with the turbo engine to fit the turbo engine you would need an oil cooler, turbo downpipe and an airfilter as far as I can see. the engine probably also need a service with plugs, rotor, cap, oil and filter. | ||
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Member Posts: 65 Location: Barnsley | haven't done much on the car lately but managed to get the roof rack complete. the turbo engine is for sale if anyone is interested, i have spent alot building the orginal engine so it has to go      Edited by arrons442 7/7/2015 9:03 AM | ||
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Member Posts: 65 Location: Barnsley | have been a little busy so not much work got done. managed to clean some of the last bits up such as starter motor and alternator etc.   also found out it had the wrong abutment plate so i sourced a new one.  nice new one without the air box scre at top for the cleaner look  currently how it looks now  | ||
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Member Posts: 65 Location: Barnsley | ok so due to a lot of reasons this car does have to go unfortunately. it is near the end of completion with just needing timing setting up and rad/hoses putting on, the mechanic working on the car isnt able to touch it for another month and with me working on my other cars this must go before the mechanic buys it and breaks it for his mini's. it is immaculate underneath as i said before and with a few tiny spots on the roof and 5p size dent on the passenger wing it is immaculate but im not a-series guy, after buying the 1.8 metro i have lost all interest. i am looking for 700 but will have to be trailered away. for an extra 300 i could add a metro advantage shell which has full bodykit, cross spoke wheels etc but does have rust underneath, this one has been pulled apart by a mini guy but hopefully someone may be able to save that too.      | ||
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