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 '88 MG METRO 1300 Posts: 1117   Location: Dudley, Midlands | Long time since I made any update-worthy changes!! But I do have a fresh MOT after a very minor fail... suspension needed pumping up off the bump stops, so individualised it too while the chance was there!! Oh, and chassis upgrades due as these arrived today:-   | ||
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'88 MG METRO 1300 Posts: 1117 Location: Dudley, Midlands | Finally got round to doing 'things' on the Metro. The above bushes have already been fitted a couple of months ago. Rear anti--roll bar with polyurethane bushes was fitted today with one of Ralph's kits.   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Not the nicest of surprises when the drums were removed... front drivers side shoe was in upside down, wear only on 1/8 of rear shoe... both passenger side shoes were upside down, wear only on 3/8 of rear shoe... 1 out of 4 shoes in the right way up, and only using 1/8 of available braking surface!! OOOPS!! Neither inner or outer arch has ever been welded though, which was a nicer surprise!!   | ||
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'88 MG METRO 1300 Posts: 1117 Location: Dudley, Midlands | New stripes added just before POL.  R100 sill covers, easier to extend than GTi ones!  | ||
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 Expert Posts: 4458   Location: Jelling, Denmark | I like the read stripes, looks good, not sure what I think about the sill covers, I guess I will have to see them on before I know  | ||
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'88 MG METRO 1300 Posts: 1117 Location: Dudley, Midlands | They'll look better than the GTi ones I think, much more subtle! Fills in the gap, makes car look a bit lower... and hide the messy looking sills!! Another pic better showing the stripes along side. (Shame the compression tones down the striking redness though!!)  | ||
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'88 MG METRO 1300 Posts: 1117 Location: Dudley, Midlands | Fitted my low temperature warning light the other day, and today routed and mounted sensor probe and control box, and tested it.  Also fitted spotlight and foglight brackets and housings, (no lights in them just yet), edged number plate left a mm or so to centre it, (one of those things that bug me!), and disconnected headlight resistor while bumper was off. (which is a good thing!)  | ||
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'88 MG METRO 1300 Posts: 1117 Location: Dudley, Midlands | A-series bonnet vent fitted. (Passenger side only at moment) Definitely rams more air in and increases the cooling breeze aimed between seats for NuNu.  | ||
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'88 MG METRO 1300 Posts: 1117 Location: Dudley, Midlands | Lights look much smaller and better without the covers.  LED bulbs in spot lights compared to sidelights only... bloody useless!! OK for posing I suppose, but crap for illuminating the road ahead!!  Normal bulbs compared to main beam in brightest part of the day. Yellowy tinge doesn't look as good, but at least they do the job!  | ||
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'88 MG METRO 1300 Posts: 1117 Location: Dudley, Midlands | Not done much for ages... no money!! Did get a dog guard to keep little Timmy off the shelf though.  Crap pic of it actually fitted, but does (sort of) show the twin boot lights.  | ||
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Expert Posts: 4458 Location: Jelling, Denmark | have actually been looking at that dog guard on ebay. I would use it to keep the dog in the boot rather than off the parcel shelf but nice to see it fitted | ||
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Expert Posts: 4458 Location: Jelling, Denmark | sounds like a lot of good jobs done on the car where did you find the new steering rack? what wheels did you buy? | ||
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'88 MG METRO 1300 Posts: 1117 Location: Dudley, Midlands | Apparently, not only is Christmas a Bank Holiday... it's also a Tyre Bay Holiday!?! That's just not on!! But here's what I've had done:- Take a set of 4.5" wide MG Midget Rostyles and a set of 6" wide Ford Wellers... some chopping, grinding, drilling, (and swearing!), lots of measuring and adjusting, (and more swearing!!), then some welding and painting!! (the Rostyles have no tyre bead for tubeless tyres, so simply banding them wasn't an option)     Dodgy photo edit from the trial fit to check clearance and fine tune offset.  | ||
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'88 MG METRO 1300 Posts: 1117 Location: Dudley, Midlands | petrol_head - 24/11/2014 8:16 PM lol @ the dog in the back seat! Looks like prisoner transport! NuNu driving Timmy back to the shelter!?  | ||
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| Veteran Posts: 335 Location: York, tis Cold Up North! | My two waiting for you to pick em up in that smart MG  | ||
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'88 MG METRO 1300 Posts: 1117 Location: Dudley, Midlands | Deflated, vacuumed, and pumped up rear suspension in preparation for the wheel change. BEFORE  DURING  AFTER  Then went and got tyres fitted and put a pair on the rear. Fronts don't clear yet, need to fettle with the arches. This was O/S/R tyre!     | ||
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'88 MG METRO 1300 Posts: 1117 Location: Dudley, Midlands | Also made a start on my stereo blanking plate. (Thanks to a dash cut from Frank Mallia.)    Made a piece to block off the heater box outlet.   | ||
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'88 MG METRO 1300 Posts: 1117 Location: Dudley, Midlands | Updates for journal instead of just being on FB. Front wheels were fitted too.    Front suspension also vacuum pumped.     Whole car then pumped up.   550psi in the front and 400psi in the rear makes for a firm ride... but bloody good handling!! | ||
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