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| Elite Veteran Posts: 851    Location: Kingsbridge, Devon | Well my Gti still needed more welding on the front valance and the rear arches and it really needed a respray so I decided to cut my losses with it . This is my Gti thread: http://www.metropower.org.uk/forum/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=44404&start=1 Saw this Rio on ebay and got it for £310!    Done 45K, had 2 previous owners. The first owner was in his 90's (Yes its one of those stories!) and when he died it was registered to his daughter. It has all the tax discs going back to 94! The guy used it to take stuff to and from his allotment so he took out the rear seats, boarded it out and replaced the rear windows with van panels.     It was fitted with some dodgy old peugeot seats that didn't go back far enough for me, I had to drive it back from Milton Keynes with my knees round my ears! It also didn't have much fluid in the suspension!   Currently running a 1.1 spi with a 4-speed box!  The arches are mint!     The only welding needed is in the usual spots but nothing too bad, the rest of the car is in really good condition. The front and rear valances are spotless!     The rest of the floor is great        I'm gonna swap the rear subframes over between this and the Gti and nick the rear anti-roll bar setup from the Gti too. The Gti is gonna get sold with standard rear cans and the original rear droplinks but minus the anti-rollbar and brackets. Next step is to get the welding done, individualise the suspension, find a front arb and gather all the bits to convert to Mpi. After that I just need new wheels and to decide what engine to use! Edited by Dave Aston 11/8/2012 11:46 AM | ||
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| Elite Veteran Posts: 851 Location: Kingsbridge, Devon | After pumping up the suspension!  | ||
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 Posts: 2794  Location: Tamworth/Measham | Yea i really like your GTi  very clean car, be good to see what your doing with this | ||
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| Elite Veteran Posts: 851 Location: Kingsbridge, Devon | |||
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| Elite Veteran Posts: 851 Location: Kingsbridge, Devon | Have removed the rear subframe to swap with my Gti one.    1.1 POOOWWEEEEEEERRR!!  Nice rust free chassis legs!   Gti subframe ready to fit.  Had a good look underneath when i removed the subframe, a few crusty bits - mainly surface rust. Will get it sorted at some point.         Have now got most of the bits to convert to Mpi at some point. | ||
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| Elite Veteran Posts: 851 Location: Kingsbridge, Devon | Well the Gti subframe is now fitted, had to replace one of the subframe mounts as I cross-threaded one of the captive nuts  Just need to get someone to help me bleed the brakes as its really a 2 man job on a metro. I've replaced the van panels with some windows and sold the van panels  Bought some MGF rear hydragas untis to go on the front. Just need to cut the trumpets down by about 10mm to get it sat right. I'll then be individualising all the units.  Have started cutting out some of the grot:   I've bought a set of speedline cross-spokes with worn Yokohama a048r 175/50/13 medium compound fitted, either these or the wheels from my GTI are gonna go on the Rio depending on which wheels I sell with the GTI.   I think visually I'd prefer the cross-spokes on this car but the tyres on the GTI rims are a bit more suitable for the road! I've bought a GTI front splitter that I'm going to fit, i've also bought an Austin Metro rear tailgate and spoiler as I'm toying with converting the rear end MG Turbo style!  | ||
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| Elite Veteran Posts: 851 Location: Kingsbridge, Devon | While I'm waiting to save up for to get the welding done, I've been doing a few little mods just to keep myself occupied! Fitted some Jaguar XJ6 interior door handles surrounds (direct swap - no mods needed), going to find some black handles to replace the grey ones. I'm gonna change the door cards at some point - possibly when I fit the electric windows. Before:  After:  Before:  After:  Changed the sidelights for some LED ones:    Also fitted some Xenon front bulbs:      I've picked up a Gti front splitter to go on and also an A-series tailgate! | ||
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| Elite Veteran Posts: 851 Location: Kingsbridge, Devon | Well as I'm now breaking my Gti, I've decided to swap the Gti engine into the Rio once I've got the welding done. I've transferred the Mpi rims onto it.    New Gti callipers wating to go on.  With Mintex 1166 Pads.  These are my accumulated bits to eventually convert it to VVC and PG1.  I've got a 114Gsi Body loom, steering column and dashboard that will eventually go in.  Also got electric window motors and door looms but not yet got wiring to the fuse box.  Plan is to fit the brakes, get welding done, fit the lowered MGF hydragas units on the front, fit the Gti engine and get the interior back in and drive it! | ||
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 purple_metty Posts: 2165 Location: leicsestershire | How much work is involved to convert the rear end to A series? I really like that idea!  Looks like a beast in the making  | ||
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| Elite Veteran Posts: 851 Location: Kingsbridge, Devon | redgrave66 - 1/7/2012 8:21 AM How much work is involved to convert the rear end to A series? I really like that idea! Looks like a beast in the making It should be fairly straight forward as the rear panels are the same on A-series and K-series 'tros. You can literally swop over the tailgate, lights and bumper. I've got the rear section of an A-series body loom as the wiring for the lights and number plate lights are different. | ||
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| Elite Veteran Posts: 851 Location: Kingsbridge, Devon | Callipers painted and fitted with Mintex 1166 pads.   Fitted some blue side repeaters with chrome surrounds.  | ||
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