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mr gotta hava metro

Posted 2/12/2011 8:51 PM (#638567)
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got my MPI fuel pump, hose's to heater matrix, metal front rad pipe and a what looks to be a brand new heater resister

car i got my new 130 clocks with rev counter from

MPI tros:

carb metro:

diesel metros:

other stuff:
MGB:

princess:

SD1:

TR7 and fiat (cant think of name atm)

Rover P4?? and triumph acclaims:

best scrappy i found in a long time! good prices too

Dave Aston

Posted 3/12/2011 2:12 AM (#638575 - in reply to #638567)
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Where's that scrapyard? Did the Gta have electric windows?

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Posted 3/12/2011 11:22 AM (#638633 - in reply to #638575)
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Dave Aston - 3/12/2011 10:12 AM

Where's that scrapyard? Did the Gta have electric windows?

Had a look today and it doesnt, had a look around the rest of em and none of them do

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heres a link, there is obviously alot more than noted on here tho

: http://www.haynesofchallow.co.uk/#/vehicle-salvage/4556093399

Dave Aston

Posted 3/12/2011 12:01 PM (#638637 - in reply to #638633)
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mr gotta hava metro - 3/12/2011 6:22 PM

Dave Aston - 3/12/2011 10:12 AM

Where's that scrapyard? Did the Gta have electric windows?

Had a look today and it doesnt, had a look around the rest of em and none of them do

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heres a link, there is obviously alot more than noted on here tho

: http://www.haynesofchallow.co.uk/#/vehicle-salvage/4556093399

Cheers, that's useful to know!

mini-mad-craig

Posted 3/12/2011 3:28 AM (#638583 - in reply to #638567)
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Awesome

Is that a 3 red door behind the priness too?

I consider 2 tros at one scrappy a good find... I need to check this place out

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Posted 3/12/2011 11:14 AM (#638632 - in reply to #638583)
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mini-mad-craig - 3/12/2011 11:28 AM

Awesome

Is that a 3 red door behind the priness too?

I consider 2 tros at one scrappy a good find... I need to check this place out

yeah it is, somehow managed to miss that picture... it was 1.1 SPi rio i think, only done like 50k was pretty mint apart from the whole far side had damage.

went back there today and found another one! there maybe more as havent been around 100% all of it

so thats a total of 11 i beleve

psl

Posted 3/12/2011 9:27 AM (#638616 - in reply to #638567)
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Could spend hours in there

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Posted 3/12/2011 10:13 AM (#638620 - in reply to #638567)
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The one you have as an mgb is a midget
the rover is a p6, and the fiat is an X19

Great find.

Mal.

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Posted 3/12/2011 11:26 AM (#638634 - in reply to #638620)
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Mg Mal - 3/12/2011 6:13 PM

The one you have as an mgb is a midget
the rover is a p6, and the fiat is an X19

Great find.

Mal.

my bad, dont have the best knowledge of these older cars in this sort of state

that midget has gone today, hopefully being put to good use!

Paul_T

Posted 3/12/2011 10:25 AM (#638621 - in reply to #638567)
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could you get me a mpi top hose from one of the 100s please?

mr gotta hava metro

Posted 3/12/2011 11:36 AM (#638635 - in reply to #638621)
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MetroCJ - 3/12/2011 6:25 PM

could you get me a mpi top hose from one of the 100s please?

only went back today!

tho i got someone else interested in something from there so if i get a few more things to go back there for then yeah can do

maybe in the week sometime

mr gotta hava metro

Posted 12/12/2011 10:07 AM (#639693 - in reply to #638621)
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MetroCJ - 3/12/2011 6:25 PM

could you get me a mpi top hose from one of the 100s please?

went back there today, i got the best top hose last time i went on the MPI with lowest mileage... all the others look like very rusty so didnt waste time n money if no good. maybe worth getting that one off rimmer bro's? http://www.rimmerbros.co.uk/Item--i-PCP10059 just seems a lot

if i go to any other scappys i'll keep an eye out

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Posted 3/12/2011 10:55 AM (#638629 - in reply to #638567)
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interesting pictures!!

where is this scrappy?

not suprised the front wheels are missing on that austin ambasador, the calipers sell for around £200 on ebay for mk1 & 2 rally escort upgrades. they use AP 4 pots as standard like the a-series metro but even bigger!

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Posted 3/12/2011 11:40 AM (#638636 - in reply to #638629)
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Metromartin - 3/12/2011 6:55 PM

interesting pictures!!

where is this scrappy?

not suprised the front wheels are missing on that austin ambasador, the calipers sell for around £200 on ebay for mk1 & 2 rally escort upgrades. they use AP 4 pots as standard like the a-series metro but even bigger!

ambasador, thought it was a princess? i bet whoever got them 4pots got them for a bargain price tho.

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Posted 4/12/2011 2:08 PM (#638732 - in reply to #638636)
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mr gotta hava metro - 3/12/2011 4:40 PM

ambasador, thought it was a princess? i bet whoever got them 4pots got them for a bargain price tho.

your right that is a Princess, both have the same 4pots though, keep your eyes out for any others, looks a good yard, our local places bales the metros on arrival now due to not many parts selling on them in preference to newer 10 year old cars.

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Posted 3/12/2011 3:42 PM (#638662 - in reply to #638567)
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looks like theres a few bits people want me to get, so should be heading back up there sometime in the week. so if anyone needs anything let me know

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Posted 4/12/2011 10:25 AM (#638710 - in reply to #638567)
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drive it like its hired

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dam some good stuff there, you are very lucky if you find a metro in a scrappy round here

I want a piece cut off the outer a post badly for my gti. so im looking

Edited by petrol_head 4/12/2011 10:26 AM

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Posted 4/12/2011 11:32 AM (#638716 - in reply to #638567)
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Might head down there on friday have a day off not to far from me.

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Posted 4/12/2011 1:42 PM (#638725 - in reply to #638567)
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Looks a good find shame is is 110 miles away from me, id be interested in the red belts if they where really cheap, oh well, very good find mate

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Posted 4/12/2011 2:04 PM (#638730 - in reply to #638725)
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377sport - 4/12/2011 6:42 PM

Looks a good find shame is is 110 miles away from me, id be interested in the red belts if they where really cheap, oh well, very good find mate

the red belts only fit a 5 door though, due to the angle of the lock weights inside. I bought a 5 door set for my 3 door first and they wouldn't unwind fitted.

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Posted 4/12/2011 2:37 PM (#638738 - in reply to #638567)
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Any Rover 600s/25/45 Zr's there? might have to pop by as I drive to reading every now and then.

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Posted 4/12/2011 9:43 PM (#638756 - in reply to #638567)
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377sport, one of tho's rear red belts had been cut i'm affaid and like martin said can only use em in 5 door.

Martin, yeah i saw some 600s, 400's 200's bubble and square, not sure about 25s, 45s and ZR but i was too busy looking at metro's so i could of easily of missed some or mistaken them!
and yeah alot of scrap yards i go to round here scrap them off straight away tho i do know of a few others that do sometimes have a couple such as berinsfields breakers http://www.192.com/atoz/business/wallingford-ox10/sc/berinsfield-car-breakers/c18988b005316013ba086d5d825a12466b220e4e/comp/
and greenwoods of garsington http://www.192.com/atoz/business/oxford-ox44/recycling/greenwoods-of-garsington/c178a050975a92e0fb22bb8208087c45e4ff6a70/comp/
if thats any good to anyone.

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Posted 7/12/2011 4:53 AM (#639072 - in reply to #638756)
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mr gotta hava metro - 5/12/2011 4:43 AM

377sport, one of tho's rear red belts had been cut i'm affaid and like martin said can only use em in 5 door.

Martin, yeah i saw some 600s, 400's 200's bubble and square, not sure about 25s, 45s and ZR but i was too busy looking at metro's so i could of easily of missed some or mistaken them!
and yeah alot of scrap yards i go to round here scrap them off straight away tho i do know of a few others that do sometimes have a couple such as berinsfields breakers http://www.192.com/atoz/business/wallingford-ox10/sc/berinsfield-car-breakers/c18988b005316013ba086d5d825a12466b220e4e/comp/
and greenwoods of garsington http://www.192.com/atoz/business/oxford-ox44/recycling/greenwoods-of-garsington/c178a050975a92e0fb22bb8208087c45e4ff6a70/comp/
if thats any good to anyone.

I looked at the satelite pictures of the berinsfield one and it looks like its been cleared of cars! Don't know how up to date the pics are though.

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Posted 7/12/2011 6:04 AM (#639086 - in reply to #639072)
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Dave Aston - 7/12/2011 12:53 PM

I looked at the satelite pictures of the berinsfield one and it looks like its been cleared of cars! Don't know how up to date the pics are though.

If its google earth or maps then there is generally a watermark repeated across the page with a year.. i.e. 2009 etc. I think that's pretty accurate.

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Posted 7/12/2011 6:10 AM (#639089 - in reply to #639086)
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Mutts - 7/12/2011 1:04 PM

Dave Aston - 7/12/2011 12:53 PM

I looked at the satelite pictures of the berinsfield one and it looks like its been cleared of cars! Don't know how up to date the pics are though.

If its google earth or maps then there is generally a watermark repeated across the page with a year.. i.e. 2009 etc. I think that's pretty accurate.

Its watermarked 2010 on that spot. Wouldn't be suprised if it has been cleared.

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Posted 7/12/2011 8:54 AM (#639106 - in reply to #639072)
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Dave Aston - 7/12/2011 12:53 PM

I looked at the satelite pictures of the berinsfield one and it looks like its been cleared of cars! Don't know how up to date the pics are though.

well it wasnt empty when i went about a week or so ago, also i had a look on google maps of haynes of challow before i went and it had more than what it shows on google.

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Posted 5/12/2011 3:15 AM (#638771 - in reply to #638567)
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ahh right, that is handy to know, cheers

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Posted 6/12/2011 6:08 PM (#639045 - in reply to #638567)
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Thats an awsome scrapy you go to!! lots of old cars too..........

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Posted 26/2/2012 10:42 AM (#649229 - in reply to #638567)
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Update from my local yard, http://www.harrybuckland.co.uk/
Rover 100, might be MPi,
red Rover 114SLi auto (still taxed for a few days!)
henley blue Metro A-series, only hubs (complete) and carb removed.
Also Rover620ti, 91k, but hasn't been driven for years.
the purple r100, theres a diesel montego behind it(with the bonnet up) that will have the PG1 speedo cable that people are after.

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Posted 26/2/2012 5:46 PM (#649264 - in reply to #638567)
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did you notice if the a series has both wings on?

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Posted 26/2/2012 11:01 PM (#649301 - in reply to #649264)
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metro dave - 27/2/2012 1:46 AM

did you notice if the a series has both wings on?

Both wings are pictured..

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Posted 27/2/2012 12:28 PM (#649340 - in reply to #649264)
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metro dave - 26/2/2012 10:46 PM

did you notice if the a series has both wings on?

RH wing looked good,
LH wing very rusty were the bracket it welded (common rust point) and someone has smacked in all the rust as you can see its missing on the pictures.
its low mileage and very tidy apart from the wing. someones had the left fog lamp lens so that must be a metro owner!

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Posted 19/3/2012 8:44 PM (#652583 - in reply to #638567)
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I used to live basicly next door to haynes of challow in wantage and recognised it instantly! I go very often

I went there yesterday, and there are about 11 metros all together. One new one aswell, R reg in good condish. Really good scrap yard! Very cheep too!

That rover SD1 was driven in about 6 years ago. I know as i saw it, and as soon as they went away i started it up! Made a beautiful noise, and wasnt in that bad of condition! I got all the stuff like badges and hub nut cover things at home.

Guy

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Posted 20/3/2012 9:47 PM (#652795 - in reply to #638567)
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Martin, whats the passenger wing like on the red r100? Thanks

Are they bird poo burns?

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