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 Expert Posts: 2029   Location: sittingbourne, kent | Hi all, this my new car :D it's in great condition for a 1995 r100 and ideal bases for my vvc engine. l have been busy all weekend swapping all my bits over from my old GTa, which sadly rust started to get the best of it. Hers's a few pics,      Here's a few pics of my old GTa before going to scrap yard with all of its goodness removed   Now the spec as it stands; lowered and individulised with GTi rear cans front and rear antiroll bars mgf calipers with vented discs (EBC drilled and groved and mintex pads) Raceline 14" alloys with 195 45 14 tyres 1.8 vvc (143) port n polished head with piper 270 exhaust cam and 52mm throttle body R65u GTa gearbox (close ratio) carbon enclosed filter directed to heater box/bonnet vent de-burred exhaust manifold/1800 downpipe cat-bypassed sportex exhaust with larger silencers GTi side skirts and boot spoiler laguna spliter (to be fitted) GTi interior black carpet 130 rev counter clocks mgf steering wheel/airbag Edited by R100_vvc 21/4/2015 8:54 AM | ||
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 Retired Admin Posts: 15557   Location: Co. Durham North East | a very clean R100, looks sweet as  | ||
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Expert Posts: 2029 Location: sittingbourne, kent | vvc warrior - 18/4/2010 10:02 PM a very clean R100, looks sweet as Thanks for the tips on removing the sub frame, alot easier then i thought, quicker then removing bit by bit also enabled me to clean engine bay up alot easier | ||
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Retired Admin Posts: 15557 Location: Co. Durham North East | R100_vvc - 17/4/2010 10:22 PM vvc warrior - 18/4/2010 10:02 PM a very clean R100, looks sweet as Thanks for the tips on removing the sub frame, alot easier then i thought, quicker then removing bit by bit also enabled me to clean engine bay up alot easier Your welcome, it's amazing how just a few bolts hold it all in the car. the amount of times ive removed the engine and replaced it back in ive lost count and is sometimes a nightmare lining the engine back up to the gearbox. i know i'll never remove an engine out the top again and as you say atleast you can clean the enine bay of all the crap that gets collected there. | ||
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Expert Posts: 2029 Location: sittingbourne, kent | SRi_T - 19/4/2010 12:33 PM Thats stunning mate, great find! Is this what you stuck the lightning interior in to? Any further plans? Yeah lightning interior will be going in, at the moment i have silverstone interior but find them way too hard, its like sitting on concrete. Next plan is enjoy it  | ||
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Elite Veteran Posts: 998 Location: Herts/N London | R100_vvc - 19/4/2010 12:52 PM Next plan is enjoy it Good man thats what its all about! | ||
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Expert Posts: 2029 Location: sittingbourne, kent | Just a few engine bay pics; The induction sounds awsome inside the car   | ||
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Elite Veteran Posts: 929 Location: Maidstone Kent SE UK | Nice idea with the induction feed. I was pondering what to do with mine.... I may just have to copy you  | ||
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Expert Posts: 2029 Location: sittingbourne, kent | A little update, just bought my new janspeed 160 manifold to replace my current 4 bolt mani and downpipe.  Just hope it makes a different for the money they cost. Also now has a piper cat back exhaust system, sounds quite nice not as quiet as i wanted but hey a lot quieter then a sportex and very good quality too. I have now gathered all my bits to convert my r100 into a mk3 GTi replica just need to get my new bonnet and splitter sprayed | ||
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Expert Posts: 2029 Location: sittingbourne, kent | Janspeed manifold all fitted, very pleased with the results over a 4 bolt manifold fits snug to the sump. Sounds totaly different, performs very well especialy at high rpm. A few pics of my mk3 GTi conversion, not sure what to do with rubbing strips weather to just remove them or put the GTi ones.    | ||
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Expert Posts: 2029 Location: sittingbourne, kent | Thanks still has its marks hear and there but is very tidy for a tro, starting to cost me an arm and a leg though  | ||
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Fish freak! MP Admin Posts: 14989 Location: Birmingham | That does look awesome Ive been contemplating trying a GTi look again | ||
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 Expert Posts: 8490 Location: Midlands | Very clean! are the arches original? Id defo be tempted to head down the full GTi Rep look with the GTi rubbing strips | ||
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 Veteran Posts: 394 Location: Sevenoaks, kent | Goes well too! Thanks for the ride on Friday!  | ||
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e469.jpg?memberid=3428&type=profile) dot dot dot Rally Spec Location: Northwest | Thats well clean little tro you have | ||
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The Economist Posts: 1535 Location: Brum Southside | yea. go for the gti badge on the back as well if you can get hold of one, you want rid of all evidence this was a R114 bar the log book/ chasis no. | ||
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Elite Veteran Posts: 929 Location: Maidstone Kent SE UK | LOL - no. I drove it down to my new gaff, 1 mile away, stuck it in the garage and have since done nothing else. Been too busy doing new house stuff. It drove well, although maybe just a tad too low, and the indicators and rev counter dont work Hopefully I'll have it sorted and MOTed within a few weeks | ||
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Regular Posts: 194 Location: Birmingham City. | Oh yes very nice, I want one | ||
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Expert Posts: 2029 Location: sittingbourne, kent | l thought i would try and double up the rear anti-roll bar, seems to work well. The rear end feels much tighter. Also coloured the MG badge on the steering wheel       | ||
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Expert Posts: 2029 Location: sittingbourne, kent | New wheels, they are as good as new very pleased with them      And just a pick of me daily runner gsi, only the interior  | ||
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 Transport Guru MP Moderator Posts: 4947 Location: Bromley, Kent | Sean, if you ever want to sell that GSi, can I be top of the list. Seriously. | ||
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Expert Posts: 2029 Location: sittingbourne, kent | 111Sli - 19/5/2011 10:19 PM Sean, if you ever want to sell that GSi, can I be top of the list. Seriously. no problem, i want to tidy it up first. Being a R reg it has alot of surface rust which needs attending to before it rots out | ||
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 Posts: 2794 Location: Tamworth/Measham | You sneeky f-ing sh*t lol u got them wheels, 1 of my fav gti reps, really nice mate and the paint work is stunnin mate | ||
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Transport Guru MP Moderator Posts: 4947 Location: Bromley, Kent | R100_vvc - 19/5/2011 10:29 PM 111Sli - 19/5/2011 10:19 PM Sean, if you ever want to sell that GSi, can I be top of the list. Seriously. no problem, i want to tidy it up first. Being a R reg it has alot of surface rust which needs attending to before it rots out The later R100s really seem to rust more than the older A series Metros. Some of the R reg 100s have gold awful wheel arches, whereas the A series don't tend the rust on the arches so bad... You need to gadget that car up Sean. Get some radio controls and MGF mirror etc... plus adjustable headlamps if it hasn't already got them? Edited by 111Sli 19/5/2011 2:37 PM | ||
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Expert Posts: 2029 Location: sittingbourne, kent | Turley_vvc - 19/5/2011 10:35 PM You sneeky f-ing sh*t lol u got them wheels, 1 of my fav gti reps, really nice mate and the paint work is stunnin mate lol it was thanks to you for putting the link up, i wasnt searching for any wheels Cheers though | ||
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Posts: 2794 Location: Tamworth/Measham | R100_vvc - 19/5/2011 2:47 PM Turley_vvc - 19/5/2011 10:35 PM You sneeky f-ing sh*t lol u got them wheels, 1 of my fav gti reps, really nice mate and the paint work is stunnin mate lol it was thanks to you for putting the link up, i wasnt searching for any wheels Cheers though No problem, looks top notch on yours tho mate realy nice, did you have it resprayed or mopped back up? | ||
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The Economist Posts: 1535 Location: Brum Southside | R100_vvc - 19/5/2011 10:47 PM Turley_vvc - 19/5/2011 10:35 PM You sneeky f-ing sh*t lol u got them wheels, 1 of my fav gti reps, really nice mate and the paint work is stunnin mate lol it was thanks to you for putting the link up, i wasnt searching for any wheels Cheers though good buy mate I would have snapped them up if I had the funds available at this time, they look really good! edit: what you going to do with your TD motorsports? Edited by RobertoMiley 19/5/2011 2:53 PM | ||
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Expert Posts: 2029 Location: sittingbourne, kent | RobertoMiley - 19/5/2011 10:51 PM R100_vvc - 19/5/2011 10:47 PM Turley_vvc - 19/5/2011 10:35 PM You sneeky f-ing sh*t lol u got them wheels, 1 of my fav gti reps, really nice mate and the paint work is stunnin mate lol it was thanks to you for putting the link up, i wasnt searching for any wheels Cheers though good buy mate I would have snapped them up if I had the funds available at this time, they look really good! edit: what you going to do with your TD motorsports? cheers i have already sold the KN's | ||
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Expert Posts: 2029 Location: sittingbourne, kent | After driving my cousins rover 100 turbo, l thought i say good bye to the faithful VVC. l bought a rover 75 turbo few weeks ago with a nice low mileage of 34,000 miles. Still on its original head gasket which makes a change!   This morning i put the engine in to see what space i dont have left once the turbo is fitted, As you can see the really is not alot, i did want to use a front-mounted intercooler but with the metro mk3 bumper this is near impossible, unless i have it hanging out the front but l dont want that. Found some good charge coolers in America which is where i will probably get mine as there a fair bit cheaper then the ones over here.     | ||
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 Expert Posts: 2812 Location: Bournemouth | Easiest and cheapest would be to convert it back to a Rover 100 front end ! Otherwise looking good be good to see it again, and not get beat  | ||
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Posts: 2794 Location: Tamworth/Measham | Good work and that cooler looks good mate and im having trouble aswell Sean with the front mount once i supercharged mine BUT and thats a big BUT i might get away with it as the Charger is located in a differnt place compared to wer your Turbo is | ||
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Expert Posts: 8490 Location: Midlands | Thats one chuffing clean block you have there!! I'll be following this one as I really feel I should add more power to the new SI sheel | ||
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Expert Posts: 2029 Location: sittingbourne, kent | My charge cooler turned up today from USA, i decided to use a barrel type cooler which is nearly 14" long and has 3" inlet and outlet pipes. My charge cooler radiator is going into my unused spare wheel well and it will have a letter box size type vent front and rear of the wheel well with the radiator enclosed in a channel. The large ice box is going to be mounted on top of my rear inner arch and this will be my reservoir.      | ||
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Transport Guru MP Moderator Posts: 4947 Location: Bromley, Kent | Wow Sean, this looks epic! Bagsy a ride when it's all done! lol | ||
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Veteran Posts: 394 Location: Sevenoaks, kent | Have you thought about using MG TF under floor coolant pipes? Can get stainless one quite cheaply too | ||
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Expert Posts: 2029 Location: sittingbourne, kent | CaptSlow - 9/11/2011 8:41 PM Have you thought about using MG TF under floor coolant pipes? Can get stainless one quite cheaply too cheers mate but l was going to use copper plumbing pipe, simple and cheap tbh | ||
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Veteran Posts: 394 Location: Sevenoaks, kent | If you need to get flares put on the end of the pipes let me know, as i have a mate that has the tool to do it. | ||
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Nutta With An Orange Grille Posts: 5280 Location: Who put that pit there keep falling down :( | djwilma - 9/11/2011 8:08 PM muzza - 8/11/2011 8:03 PM You are going to have real trouble keeping the charge rad cool looked into it hence why I have 5 rads on my charge system to keep the temps acceptable it needs to have very good airflow personally I'd have a front mount charge rad I can fit a twin core rad and a charge rad with lots of space remembering I've got Brum grill which takes up loads of space ! i know nothing of charge cooling but i wouldnt go twin core on a rad, a single fat core will disapte more heat as the second pass gets much hotter air so doesnt cool and its a vicous circle. Car rad is twin core charge rads are single core | ||
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Expert Posts: 2029 Location: sittingbourne, kent | Made my scoop today at work, decided im going to have the radiator laying flat on the bottom of the spare wheel well. Just need to get the radiator mounted in this weekend then form the top half of the channel for the air to exit out the rear.    | ||
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Expert Posts: 2029 Location: sittingbourne, kent | Sorry but no pictures yet! will try get some at the weekend. But its all up and running well has been since the end of December. lm very happy with the result of the turbo engine and ZandF map all very quiet and smooth power. Charge cooler rad is in the spare wheel well laying flat with my scoop welded underneath and exit hole at the rear. The cooler barrel stays cold to the touch in the engine bay and the hottest i have had the water after a bit of lead foot action is luke warm at best and thats with out the help of a fan. lm running standard metro radiator, which unfortunatly is not really up to the job so will fit the Talon rad i have. Other then that it has all fitted well and still looks like a normal metro mk3 | ||
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Elite Veteran Posts: 998 Location: Herts/N London | Good work mate, how does the car feel compared to your old vvc? Look forward to seeing some pics and maybe a video in action I bet you can't wait to get it down Santa pod, any guesses how quick she might be down the quarter? | ||
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Expert Posts: 2029 Location: sittingbourne, kent | l dont know what power its putting out, but its quite a big difference compared to my old vvc especialy the amount of torque. Lm still running a 2" exhaust which is probably a little small for it so will be getting a custom 2.5 from turbo back as the standard turbo downpipe looks large but has a insert inside which makes 1 3/4" inside diameter Yes Dylan look forward to beating you again l recon i could do a 13.6 or 13.5 quarter mile if i launch her right. | ||
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Expert Posts: 2029 Location: sittingbourne, kent | djwilma - 9/1/2012 11:31 PM £5 says you won't get under 14 It won't launch like your vvc Might as well do it proper, i bet you the £25 to go up the strip i will see 13's | ||
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Expert Posts: 2812 Location: Bournemouth | R100_vvc - 9/1/2012 7:37 AM djwilma - 9/1/2012 11:31 PM £5 says you won't get under 14 It won't launch like your vvc Might as well do it proper, i bet you the £25 to go up the strip i will see 13's Ok, but for 25 you have to beat 13.8.......money well spent if you do as iirc that will be the quickest 1/4 mile time And the bet is for the year not just Feb meet and needs video evidence. | ||
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Expert Posts: 2029 Location: sittingbourne, kent | l Gave the car a quick buff up today whilst the weather is good, and got a few engine bay picks       | ||
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Expert Posts: 8490 Location: Midlands | Looks tidy that Sean! Liking the stealth radiator install there VVC inlet manifold? | ||
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| formerly p319 hok Posts: 1965 Location: Under a car somewhere | Tbh I'm jealous Love the red gti look, comps look PORN, just great pal, nice bay too We dont want nice wuiet smooth power lol, want to see Dylan's rip your face off, confuse your brain, rattle your eardums, vibrate your balls, roost past JoH and fill your pants WOW power | ||
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Track Slag Posts: 5060 Location: Washington | p319 hok - 22/1/2012 11:20 PM Tbh I'm jealous Love the red gti look, comps look PORN, just great pal, nice bay too We dont want nice wuiet smooth power lol, want to see Dylan's rip your face off, confuse your brain, rattle your eardums, vibrate your balls, roost past JoH and fill your pants WOW power Looks really nice Sean I haven't started putting the punch into the spitfire yet, let's make sure she can fly straight first | ||
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Expert Posts: 2029 Location: sittingbourne, kent | p319 hok - 22/1/2012 11:20 PM Tbh I'm jealous Love the red gti look, comps look PORN, just great pal, nice bay too We dont want nice wuiet smooth power lol, want to see Dylan's rip your face off, confuse your brain, rattle your eardums, vibrate your balls, roost past JoH and fill your pants WOW power HaHa, i use to have a proper original mint red Gti on a M Plate (one of the last) long before i found metropower, but made a massive mistake and sold it  im hopeing to sort out the quietness with my new exhaust which will only have one box instead of two and will be 2.5" The engine is completely standard at the mo and it is a fresh slate for tuning. Just need more time and money. | ||
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Expert Posts: 2029 Location: sittingbourne, kent | Jack of Hearts - 22/1/2012 11:25 PM p319 hok - 22/1/2012 11:20 PM Tbh I'm jealous Love the red gti look, comps look PORN, just great pal, nice bay too We dont want nice wuiet smooth power lol, want to see Dylan's rip your face off, confuse your brain, rattle your eardums, vibrate your balls, roost past JoH and fill your pants WOW power Looks really nice Sean I haven't started putting the punch into the spitfire yet, let's make sure she can fly straight first Cheers John, loving the boost, but iam starting to miss the scream of a vvc through a janspeed l might even PG1 it this year! | ||
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Expert Posts: 2029 Location: sittingbourne, kent | Head gasket time! water system was pressurizing so removed the head. l sent it away for a light skim as the head had very slight indentation on the exhaust side of the head. Got it back today, gave everything a good clean up.   i strip down all the hydraulic lifters and cleaned out all the old oil, very boring job that was  Then put it all back together ready to go on tommorrow.  | ||
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Expert Posts: 2029 Location: sittingbourne, kent | lnspired by QED's remote thermostat which goes in the top hose, i decided to ditch the more complex PRT set up and modify a early k series thermostat housing to do the job. pick of QED's http://qedmotorsport.co.uk/qed-shop/rover-k-series/misc/qed-remote-thermostat-housing Firstly i cut short the old heater feed and welded it up, then fitted a suitable nipple for the bleed off pipe which will return to the header tank.   Edited by R100_vvc 23/2/2012 7:12 PM | ||
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Expert Posts: 2029 Location: sittingbourne, kent | Headgasket all done and running as it should be Also fitted a 2 1/2" turbo back exhaust system and has given it much more torque and better pull right up to the limitor. l bought the exhaust off my cousin who is going down a different route of exhaust now. Only picture of my exhaust is on his car, which he is currently giving the floor a revamp.  | ||
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 Elite Veteran Posts: 978 Location: Walderslade, Kent | Bump for Seans project. Proper tidy little car and a true legend of the Metro scene to me, always puts himself out to help me and is more than happy to help out when it comes to anything metro related... if everybody was like Sean car scenes would be a lot nicer place | ||
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Expert Posts: 2029 Location: sittingbourne, kent | l had problems with my fuel regulator not holding consistant pressure, so bought a new adjustable one similar to Muzza's which fits in the standard turbo fuel rail with a little modding. This morning l went to BD enginering to have the fueling set up and had a few power runs. Results were 206 bhp (taken upto the limitor) and 195 lbft of torque. His printer is broken so i will have to wait till next week for a print out and will post it up  Edited by R100_vvc 28/4/2012 11:36 AM | ||
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Expert Posts: 2029 Location: sittingbourne, kent | Cheers people,l couldnt recommend the conversion enough, the bloke at the rolling road was really impressed with its perfomance. He was telling me how most turbo engined cars bhp drops off well before the limitor and said how well the K turbo keeps on pulling right to the limitor. l still want to get an uprated boost solenoid as i could see in the graph on the screen a dip around 3500rpm where the boost spikes and the ecu over compensates (due to slow acting standard solenoid) cutting the boost back down. Other then that she is perfect and certainly feels like a 200+ bhp metro to drive Edited by R100_vvc 28/4/2012 6:07 PM | ||
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Elite Veteran Posts: 998 Location: Herts/N London | R100_vvc - 29/4/2012 2:06 AM Cheers people,l couldnt recommend the conversion enough, the bloke at the rolling road was really impressed with its perfomance. He was telling me how most turbo engined cars bhp drops off well before the limitor and said how well the K turbo keeps on pulling right to the limitor. l still want to get an uprated boost solenoid as i could see in the graph on the screen a dip around 3500rpm where the boost spikes and the ecu over compensates (due to slow acting standard solenoid) cutting the boost back down. Other then that she is perfect and certainly feels like a 200+ bhp metro to drive Great stuff Sean, I'd be happy with that result, it certainly feels like a 200bhp + metro! | ||
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Expert Posts: 2029 Location: sittingbourne, kent | l fitted another regulator (fse) went down to the rollers this morning and have managed to get a better curve as a result of better fueling, 207 bhp at the fly with 173bhp wheel hp a little less torque @ 189.4 lbft.  | ||
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Expert Posts: 2029 Location: sittingbourne, kent | Fitted new radiators this weekend inc mods to lower front panel. Engine rad is mgf, charge cool rad is fiat cinquecento. The bumper sits a bit better now compared to the Talon twin core rad which i had.    charge cooler rad  With the bumper back on with the two rads fitted  | ||
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Expert Posts: 2029 Location: sittingbourne, kent | Now rolling on MPI wheels and toyo r888's love the amount of grip they give me compared to any tyre i have ever had Was ment to go to santapod at the weekend just gone but gave it a miss as the weather didnt look to good on the forecast, but im pretty certain i could run late 12's as it currently stands. l will have to wait until next year now..  | ||
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Expert Posts: 8490 Location: Midlands | R100_vvc - 30/10/2012 10:00 PM Now rolling on MPI wheels and toyo r888's love the amount of grip they give me compared to any tyre i have ever had ...and how do you find the flex on the 60 profile tyres? Feels great with such an immense amount of grip. Tried them in the wet yet? | ||
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Elite Veteran Posts: 703 Location: New Milton, Hampshire | R100_vvc - 17/1/2013 10:17 AM pqhf5kd - 17/1/2013 9:37 AM Top build Do you no longer have the spare wheel mounted cooler now you have the Cinq cooler? no thats gone now, lt didnt work to well as the heat from the exhaust/engine in the tunnel blew straight into my scoop. Cinq rad is more then enough, l done 50 laps on track and never any heat in the charge barrel. Sounds good Will you be a PoL? Hope you don't mind me copying your setup | ||
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Expert Posts: 2812 Location: Bournemouth | R100_vvc - 16/1/2013 6:17 PM pqhf5kd - 17/1/2013 9:37 AM Top build Do you no longer have the spare wheel mounted cooler now you have the Cinq cooler? no thats gone now, lt didnt work to well as the heat from the exhaust/engine in the tunnel blew straight into my scoop. Cinq rad is more then enough, l done 50 laps on track and never any heat in the charge barrel. I am saying nothing Best metro ever though.... | ||
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Expert Posts: 2029 Location: sittingbourne, kent | Yes i will be at pol, if i dont crash it in march at castle combe | ||
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Elite Veteran Posts: 703 Location: New Milton, Hampshire | Lets hope not! I can't see any Cinq rads that look like yours  you haven't got a part number or some more info by any chance? EDIT http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Radiator-Fiat-Seicento-1-1MPi-1998-2004-Manual-Petrol-/330799740149?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&fits=Car+Make%3AFiat%7CModel%3ASeicento&hash=item4d053374f5 Lenght: 450mm; Width: 285mm; Height: 42mm Looks like the one Edited by pqhf5kd 17/1/2013 5:46 PM | ||
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Expert Posts: 2029 Location: sittingbourne, kent | Fitted a rover kv6 water to oil cooler. l used a sandwhich plate oil cooler kit from ebay and welded 2 barbed connectors to the pipes on the cooler to link it up to the sandwhich plate with 2 short hoses. Tight fit but its in there    | ||
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Expert Posts: 2029 Location: sittingbourne, kent | Also bought some smart looking 5 spokes off G-shaw which i plan to use for daily road use, just need to get some bigger tyres them  | ||
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Expert Posts: 2029 Location: sittingbourne, kent | Seems i was a bit late fitting a oil cooler to my engine as since driving round lydden track november the engine had developed a knocking from the bottom end which started to show when i got it out this year. So i started to fully re-build the engine which included new pistons/liners, new bearings through out, new cylinder head, new high flow oil pump and full gasket set. l have just finished building it back up this weekend after i got my pistons fitted to my rods which i didnt fancy trying. Block was fully washed, crank was checked no problems, old pistons checked again no problems and the bearings seem to look normal in wear so no sure what was knocking? new bearings fitted   new pistons and liners and payen gasket  New head with water ways opened up  New genuine oil pump bargain 25 quid delivered of ebay  some fancy exhaust and inlet studs  All back together again   | ||
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Expert Posts: 2029 Location: sittingbourne, kent | You got no chance she's fitted with a 5 litre ford lorry engine | ||
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Expert Posts: 5629 Location: Letchworth/Basildon | R100_vvc - 22/4/2013 11:14 AM You got no chance she's fitted with a 5 litre ford lorry engine Shit man, better VVC it | ||
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Expert Posts: 2029 Location: sittingbourne, kent | Done some more work on the car tonight, now are workshop is clear of tractors and shit we can spread out  Engine fitted back on my new powder coated subframe along with Mgf bottom arms, mgf rear cans, steering arms and track rods ect along with new poly bushes in every bush that can be. Also fitted new genuine top arms and bearing, new genuine engine mount and bolts where it was needed..  Fed up with my brown bottle i got a nice new one  Ready to roll back under  fitted mgf Gas shocks, Ralph's top mounts and stainless bottom bolt, titainium drive shaft nuts, stainless drop links and alloy rear arb drop links. Painted the inner arches with hammerite red.  just got to plug engine all in and fingers cross it will run | ||
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Expert Posts: 8490 Location: Midlands | Looking damn tidy! New expansion tank with with a tag too How much were the gas shocks? Im on standard MGF's atm and should really upgrade for track work! | ||
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Expert Posts: 2029 Location: sittingbourne, kent | Thanks, but Dylan brought it to light when he done his, and a lad a few years back done it but not heard of that one For ages after he had engine trouble when mapping it. Me and daz could of been the first to bolt a 1.8t to a R65 though | ||
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Events Organiser MP Admin Posts: 1923 Location: Somerset | R100_vvc - 14/5/2013 1:45 PM Thanks, but Dylan brought it to light when he done his, and a lad a few years back done it but not heard of that one For ages after he had engine trouble when mapping it. Me and daz could of been the first to bolt a 1.8t to a R65 though Yes but... yours is constantly drawing attention, on the front page of the journals. Always being worked on and improved, sexy as hell and generally only ever hear about you helping members out! Just take the complimentary abuse you legend! lol | ||
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Expert Posts: 2029 Location: sittingbourne, kent | Converting to pg1 soon, bought a new 3.7kg flywheel also got a pwr charge cooler radiator which is not as tall as my cinq rad but a good 6 inches wider which may allow for 2 small front mounted fans on the engine rad once fitted. Got poly bushed lower mgf tie bar. Just got to fit it all.    Edited by R100_vvc 5/6/2013 8:02 PM | ||
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Expert Posts: 2029 Location: sittingbourne, kent | GTaddz - 6/6/2013 7:19 PM benskoot - 5/6/2013 3:58 AM Yeah I believe that's the box I have, well I got told that. In 5 th I'm at 3k doing 60. You getting a torsen? Sounds about right, Im doing around 3200rpm at 70 with a c6 gearset. Well after the longest pg1 conversion ever I finally got it back out this weekend, and yep 70mph @ 3200rpm so I have the box I was hoping for I fitted or should I say welded a metro uj on the linkage along with metro gear stick as didn't have r200 gear knob to hand. URL=http://s735.photobucket.com/user/seanw9288/media/image.jpg.html]  URL=http://s735.photobucket.com/user/seanw9288/media/image-1.jpg.html]  All shortened and painted A very dusty looking car just finished putting back together URL=http://s735.photobucket.com/user/seanw9288/media/image-2.jpg.html]  After a good wash she's back in the game  URL=http://s735.photobucket.com/user/seanw9288/media/image-5.jpg.html]  More appropriate sticker from Zandf URL=http://s735.photobucket.com/user/seanw9288/media/image-4.jpg.html]  | ||
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Expert Posts: 5629 Location: Letchworth/Basildon | Awesome work as always, you gotta come to my unit for a BBQ one weekend and teach me how to weld I'll provide burgers and strippers or something | ||
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Expert Posts: 2029 Location: sittingbourne, kent | munday - 9/7/2013 8:29 AM Awesome work as always, you gotta come to my unit for a BBQ one weekend and teach me how to weld I'll provide burgers and strippers or somethingMig welding is easy just point and squirt, learning what setting you want on what thickness etc is key. Yeah BBQ sounds good one weekend or so. Ben it is a r75 rail but with a blank regulator so no different to a standard mpi rail, only used it because looked cleaner | ||
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Expert Posts: 2029 Location: sittingbourne, kent | Now fitted a AEM air fuel ratio gauge, something I should of done earlier.. Very pleased with it, tells you a lot from a few numbers. Previously it use to over fuel in the mid range which could be seen on my rolling road print out a few pages back which I couldn't rid of without making it running leaner at the top end of revs,and this shows on the afr gauge where it goes as low as 10.0-1 afr in between 4-5k. After a few emails to z and f the fuelling is made rich in that area to protect the catalyst from getting to hot. After I explained I had no cat I had a tweaked ecu from them and now the fuelling is consistent to around 11.5 ish on wide open throttle from the bottom to the top on boost and feels like it has a lot more mid range torque  Nicely mounted in some satin painted wood caps   | ||
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Expert Posts: 2029 Location: sittingbourne, kent | djwilma - 28/9/2013 2:52 PM Buy some ZZR 185 55 13's you will notice the difference from the 185 60 13's But still the best metro ever.......if no longer the quickest Probably are better, but for 80 quid a corner on the 888's they are a bargain for the grip you can get And they have lasted a year inc santapod and lydden hill ,and they are still slightly above legal limit Edited by R100_vvc 30/9/2013 10:26 PM | ||
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Expert Posts: 2029 Location: sittingbourne, kent | not much of an update, but fitted my new top tint windscreen and rubber. Massive difference as driving in the sun with my old screen with a million chips was nasty. Fitted some nice black roof gutter trims which gives it a little more detail. Also fitted some new yokohama a048's in 175 60 13, the turn in feel is a lot better and they look a lot less ballon like compared to the 185 60 r888     | ||
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Expert Posts: 2029 Location: sittingbourne, kent | Alex G - 23/7/2014 10:36 PM I haven't seen those gutter trims before, they're rather smart. Normally found on austin metros, these came off my 1.3L but don't worry I have not scrapped my austin just Thought they look better on this | ||
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Expert Posts: 2029 Location: sittingbourne, kent | Fitted a new coil cover, made by someone who call them selves 'Oversport' made from ally. Just need to paint and sand the ribs on the cam cover so it matches  | ||
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Expert Posts: 2029 Location: sittingbourne, kent | Little update. Over Christmas I weighed up the odds to put new arches on mine and get the paintwork to standard I wanted and kinda worked out cheaper to get a really good metro in the colour I wanted. It was also nice to have a fresh slate to work with to correct things that I done on my previous car where I cut holes and welded pieces that were no longer needed. so I bought this 1993 metro quest with 18k on the clock, all original including arches. My old shell I donated to Conner rather then just weigh it in for pittance Sorry for crap pictures, really need a new phone. Already had the rear subframe and fuel tank off. cleaned everywhere, waxolyd all cavities. Started to fit rubstrips and other GTi associated parts.       Im fitting a larger turbo (same turbo as daz/dylans GT2560r) not so much to make a lot more power but to make it more efficient, as my gt20 turbo is running flat out at 13 psi and will be producing a lot of heat. But I wont be fitting this to my freshly built 1.8t, instead im fitting it to a 100k old 1.8 turbo engine as a trial run to see how it all copes. I have given the engine a feshen up. New belts, pump, all serviceable gaskets, lick of paint and a general good check over and all looks well. New belt, tensioner and water pump  Removed sump to remove any old sludge, it was quite dirty.  | ||
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Expert Posts: 2029 Location: sittingbourne, kent | abit more done, fitted gti shock mounts, modified the lower valance for mgf rad, painted it all up. Wings removed to check for inner wing rust. None found which is nice, waxolyed the cavities in the front. Fitted my new Nissan s15 turbo, modified the oil pipes to suit    | ||
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Expert Posts: 2029 Location: sittingbourne, kent | Got the subframe fitted to the car tonight, fitted my new Avo shocks and came across a problem where the shocks bottom out before the bump stop  so I made a nice sturdy bracket to lower the bottom mount by 30mm problem solved  | ||
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Expert Posts: 2029 Location: sittingbourne, kent | I got the engine mounted today, type b diff fitted to a c6 pg1 gearbox and also fitted to the car (not pictured) Very happy with the new turbo as it gives an extra 1.5" of space between radiator and turbo compared to the gt20 which was always a close fit    | ||
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Expert Posts: 2029 Location: sittingbourne, kent | Well its all done and running very well. Currently running actuator pressure plus a little around 9 psi. Feels very strong pull, just need to go to rolling road and gently up the boost until im happy.    | ||
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Expert Posts: 2029 Location: sittingbourne, kent | not sure why the other pics came up small   Edited by R100_vvc 6/4/2015 10:19 PM | ||
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Expert Posts: 2812 Location: Bournemouth | dazz 111 - 7/4/2015 4:05 AM Shame it's going to loose in a drag race against a kitten though best bring that £20 with youYou'll need that to pay me | ||
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Expert Posts: 2029 Location: sittingbourne, kent | I took the metro for a health check on the rolling road to get accurate fuelling checked. Still on the standard zandf map, all seems good and good old mems has adjusted well to the new turbo. My ecu is mapped to control boost @ 13 psi. I left the solenoid off and fitted a manual boost controller whilst checks were being done. We adjusted boost up to 11 psi for which it made 215 bhp and a good steady hold of torque at 182 lbft. I have now refitted the solenoid and running full 13 psi again, so my torque should be better next time if I go back  | ||
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Expert Posts: 2029 Location: sittingbourne, kent | Well 2 weeks in, running bigger gt2560 turbo on an high mileage turbo k series. Zero issues Loving every minute of the drive to pol and back, clocking up around 400 miles on that day with lots of abuse when I can safely of course. Cant wait to get it up santapod  | ||
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Expert Posts: 2029 Location: sittingbourne, kent | fitted a mid silencer today to try and get rid of some of the bass I get around 3-4k rpm. It made a nice difference but still get a little booming around 3k when I lift off the throttle  As you can see my rear box is not exactly massive either but im happy with it now  Also fitted a switch to my boost solenoid, so I can run real low actuator pressure around 7 psi ish or full fat 13 psi on solenoid, this is in hope to help me at santapod in first gear  Edited by R100_vvc 21/4/2015 8:53 AM | ||
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Expert Posts: 2029 Location: sittingbourne, kent | little update, the car seem to feel little off. So I removed the inlet manifold and discovered the inlet gasket had kind of disintegrated on every port! never had a problem like this before so I put it down to using a cheap shit gasket.   So rather then refit a standard manifold, I decided to fit a vvc inlet manifold with the 52mm throttle body. No port matching done, just bolted straight on. I only had a mems2 vvc inlet so just drilled and fitted the mems3 map sensor to the front of the plenium which seems to work fine.   and fitted a nice little coin tray for my keys  I also fitted a 12 psi actuator as the standard 6 psi actuator seem to struggle to stay shut causing boost to drop as I think it was getting blown open at high rpm, and the end result was very good. Seems to have less lag, a lot more response on and off boost https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEMMzxk1cNI&feature=youtu.be A video with a pull from 3rd gear Edited by R100_vvc 1/5/2015 10:43 PM | ||
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Expert Posts: 2029 Location: sittingbourne, kent | |||
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Expert Posts: 2029 Location: sittingbourne, kent | |||
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Expert Posts: 2029 Location: sittingbourne, kent | |||
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Expert Posts: 2029 Location: sittingbourne, kent | Really rubbish picture of a dusty metro, but shes back on Comps  And heres a really shiny picture before the comps  | ||
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dot dot dot Rally Spec Location: Northwest | Looks very nice on those comps | ||
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Expert Posts: 2029 Location: sittingbourne, kent | Decided to make a metro gti style tail pipe The original boring tail pipe  started with a 45 degree bent stainless 2.5" pipe  Cut with a grinder and polished up    | ||
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Transport Guru MP Moderator Posts: 4947 Location: Bromley, Kent | |||
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Expert Posts: 2029 Location: sittingbourne, kent | I took it for a spin yesterday, first time I have driven It in a few months, it does seem to have less bass which is Good Fitted an aerial for the radio tonight and metro gti steering wheel. Starting to feel less poverty spec now | ||
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dot dot dot Rally Spec Location: Northwest | |||
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 Veteran Posts: 425 Location: South Yorkshire | It's the small details that count Looks oem now | ||
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Expert Posts: 2029 Location: sittingbourne, kent | Had a good go up santapod drag strip, was a good turn out with alot of other metros turning up Managed to crack in to the 12'S Can now do comfy 12.7 seconds @ 113 mph on road tyres and full trim. i did do a few runs with no rear seats or front passenger seat, but times didnt change Edited by R100_vvc 23/10/2016 7:04 PM | ||
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Expert Posts: 2029 Location: sittingbourne, kent | right off the line action shot  | ||
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Expert Posts: 2029 Location: sittingbourne, kent | DotMatrix - 25/10/2016 9:47 PM nice action shot. the car looks good. did you win that race? yes won that one | ||
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Expert Posts: 4458 Location: Jelling, Denmark | R100_vvc - 26/10/2016 6:04 PM DotMatrix - 25/10/2016 9:47 PM nice action shot. the car looks good. did you win that race? yes won that one Cool. The other car looks exciting and fast. What was it? | ||
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Expert Posts: 2029 Location: sittingbourne, kent | |||
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Expert Posts: 2029 Location: sittingbourne, kent | I was going to Go emerald ECU, But decided i would give Mark from Kmaps a try to see what he can do with the stock mems3 ecu (formally ZandF tuning) i was very happy with the results and saved myself alot of money instead of going stand alone ecu       | ||
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Expert Posts: 4458 Location: Jelling, Denmark | Congrats. Thats a lot of power in a metro. I like the torque graph why not give it a bit more rpm? | ||
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Expert Posts: 2029 Location: sittingbourne, kent | DotMatrix - 12/2/2017 10:25 PM Congrats. Thats a lot of power in a metro. I like the torque graph why not give it a bit more rpm?yea the torque line is really impressive, i know it was tempting to raise the limiter but not sure the standard internals would handle it Comparing it to the Gt20 turbo at 11-12 psi | ||
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Expert Posts: 4458 Location: Jelling, Denmark | |||
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Expert Posts: 2029 Location: sittingbourne, kent | |||
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Expert Posts: 4458 Location: Jelling, Denmark | Yes i have seen that car although he isnt on here much any more he posts on mg-rover.org where i have been reading a bit. Its a cool car but didn't he swap the rover engine for a toyota engine of some sort? Yes i did read about ring gap the other month but have never adjusted it on an engine. Not even the one i race. | ||
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Expert Posts: 2029 Location: sittingbourne, kent | |||
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Expert Posts: 2029 Location: sittingbourne, kent | forcker - 17/2/2017 4:37 PM Could you give me a link to that build in the other forum? I am slowly collecting parts for a K series turbo and I am very inspired by this thread. Very clean and almost original looking car with that much power. Top work! Thanks only place i know of his thread build is on facebook, which he has a page dedicated on it https://www.facebook.com/projectmantiselise/?pnref=story | ||
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| Veteran Posts: 482 Location: Meuspath | R100_vvc - 17/2/2017 11:30 PM forcker - 17/2/2017 4:37 PM Could you give me a link to that build in the other forum? I am slowly collecting parts for a K series turbo and I am very inspired by this thread. Very clean and almost original looking car with that much power. Top work! Thanks only place i know of his thread build is on facebook, which he has a page dedicated on it https://www.facebook.com/projectmantiselise/?pnref=story Not that car | ||
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