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 Expert Posts: 4458    Location: Jelling, Denmark | robster - 7/10/2008 8:52 PM Well done on the site pics. Hopefully mine will be alongside yours in the not too distant future  Thanks. Im also quite happy being on the front page of metropower  yes. you have good pictures I have seen, so just get it added GTaJohn - 9/10/2008 9:21 AM lovin your metro m8, there many metro in denmark? thanks no. not many at all. there are 4 including my own that I know about, so I would say somewhere between 4 and 10 mk 1 and 2's in total. and 1 mk3 GTI I know about, and 1 mk4 ascot. The ascot is here in Aarhus where I live. | ||
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Expert Posts: 4458 Location: Jelling, Denmark | to day I did a few things with the car, but only small maintenance jobs. Changed the oil and oil filter. I do that every 5000 km (I know it said 10000 km in the manual, but the old minis should have an oil change every 5000 km, so why shouldn't this engine be the same when they basically are the same) Besides with the way I drive, the magnetic thing on the oil drain plug looks like a complete hedgehog after 5000 km. When I already had the the bonnet up, I topped up the carburettor oil, and noticed that the clutch slave cylinder was leaking, so I took the slave cylinder out, honed it, changed the rubber stuff inside, and bleeded the system. So now it is as good as new again. nice (the only irritating thing about the leaking slave cylinder is that it spilled some clutch fluid on the subframe, and it isn't more than half a year ago I had that out for painting and restoration, and now the paint is gone where the fluid was spilled.) Then I also adjusted the rear brakes a little. might as well do it when I were on the lift. Two weekends ago I polished the car, so now that is also done before the winter. So now the only thing left to do before the car is prepared for the winter is to change the alloys to the steel wheels, and to give it a good thorough clean and a layer of wax underneath, and inside everything. Just thought I would keep you posted -me | ||
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| Expert Posts: 1466  Location: Aylesbury | Some more pics would be nice  Why you changing the alloys over durign the winter? To look after them? | ||
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Expert Posts: 4458 Location: Jelling, Denmark | robster - 17/10/2008 11:44 PM Some more pics would be nice Why you changing the alloys over durign the winter? To look after them? yes. because the spray the roads with salt in Denmark when it freezes. and it just eats alloy wheels. So I have a set of steel rims with winter tires on for the winter | ||
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Expert Posts: 4458 Location: Jelling, Denmark | Now I got the time to do a little rust prevention, so did that this weekend. cleaned all the usual places and sprayed it with wax underneath where it was needed, and put the thin wax inside the doors and every where that is hollow. still no mentionable rust in the bottom of the car, so that is nice. looks like it has a couple of years before I have to fix the rust spots. also changed to the winter wheels.    Edited by DotMatrix 27/12/2011 12:27 PM | ||
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 MP Admin Posts: 17870   Location: Gloucester | good idea for the rust prevention. Is it just me or has everyone got their own ramp? | ||
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Expert Posts: 4458 Location: Jelling, Denmark | Metromartin - 9/11/2008 11:47 AM good idea for the rust prevention. Is it just me or has everyone got their own ramp? not my ramp. my dad's. he has a garage where he restores jaguars and other old english metal but wouldn't know how to live without a ramp | ||
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Expert Posts: 4458 Location: Jelling, Denmark | today I changes the two front winter tires because they were worn down, and I removed the mechanical fuel pump, blanked the hole in the cylinder block off, and installed an electric pump. I was getting tired of all the oil and gasoline that was always leaking out of the mechanical pump (even with a new one fitted), so bought a facet solid state pump, which seams to work fine. one thing which was real annoying about the stuff I did today was that I lost one of the bolts into the gasoline pump hole on the rear of the cylinder block, so I had to remove the lefthandside engine mount and the speedometer cable housing to get the bolt out, and then reassemble it all with new gaskets and everything maybe I will hold on to the bolt better next time then I have attached a couple of pictures.       Edited by DotMatrix 27/12/2011 12:31 PM | ||
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| "MG Metro 1300" Location: Warwickshire, UK | Have ya got some more pictures of that electronic fuel pump install and where you put the wiring to as im thinking of doing the same thing soon | ||
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Expert Posts: 4458 Location: Jelling, Denmark | JamieS - 16/11/2008 5:10 AM Have ya got some more pictures of that electronic fuel pump install and where you put the wiring to as im thinking of doing the same thing soon haven't got any pics of it right now, but the earth wire is mounted under the bolt on the corner of the clutch and brake plate as you can see from one of the pictures. the positive lead I have put in to the car along with all the other wires going in through the brake and clutch plate. inside the car I have soldered in to the most left fuse in the fuse box because it is turned on and off with the ignition, and the fuse is very large (rear window heater fuse) | ||
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Expert Posts: 4458 Location: Jelling, Denmark | funny problem tonight when driving to a mate. I have the minispares quickshift installed, and it broke just where the stick is attached to the ball which the gearstick turn over in the top of the gear selector housing. So took the thing apart where I had stopped while driving and found a long 1/2" socket extender in the boot and stuck it down in the hole, and away I went again looks like I will be welding a bit tomorrow here a few (although very bad) pictures. picture 1 shows where the gearstick broke off the ball in the top of the selector housing. picture 2 shows where the broken end of the gearstick. picture 3 shows the "new" gearstick.    Edited by DotMatrix 27/12/2011 12:34 PM | ||
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Expert Posts: 4458 Location: Jelling, Denmark | Metromartin - 7/12/2008 11:06 AM Ouch, how can you snap a gearstick!? beats me bad quality perhaps. the quickshift isn't the KAD one. its minispares own making. but it did snap in the weakest spot, right where it is welded to the "ball". | ||
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| "MG Metro 1300" Location: Warwickshire, UK | Hi Martin.. have you got any pictures of your front speaker and stereo setup? Looking for ideas of how to mount mine Cheers Jamie | ||
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MP Admin Posts: 17870 Location: Gloucester | JamieS - 13/12/2008 2:45 AM Hi Martin.. have you got any pictures of your front speaker and stereo setup? Looking for ideas of how to mount mine Cheers Jamie I got a universal DIN fit holder and fit it under the heater. Best bit on the A-series mk1 and mk2 are the front speakers are 10cm so any 10cm speaker just screws into the 4 screws already and have the same spade connectors. If you want a 3rd front speaker you can fit one behind the grill above the ash tray on the dash!!  | ||
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Expert Posts: 4458 Location: Jelling, Denmark | JamieS - 12/12/2008 4:45 PM Hi Martin.. have you got any pictures of your front speaker and stereo setup? Looking for ideas of how to mount mine Cheers Jamie Hey. You asked about the stereo in my car. I have found a couple of pics of it. the only thing not shown in the pics is the amplifier installation in the boot. The amp drives the two 6x9" speakers in the back. radio:  back speakers:  front speakers: (the plastic bits on this door that looks a bit dreary has been painted black since, and so has all the other stuff that had lost a bit of paint since the restoration 4-5 years ago)  I have found many different radio mounting plastic things in different metro's, they are all mounted underneath the heater, but they all look pretty universal. the one im using is quite thin, and matches the plastic on the dash quite well I think. | ||
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| "MG Metro 1300" Location: Warwickshire, UK | Cheers fella.. I considered going down the standard mk1 door pocket route but really as im really into my audio im looking for bigger than 10cm so gonna try mk3 door pockets as they are 13cm.. and luckily for me we sell universal din stereo holders in halfords where i work Looks tidy how youve got that setup | ||
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Expert Posts: 4458 Location: Jelling, Denmark | Found some pictures of the last time I renovated the brakes in front on the car. I know its a while ago, but I thought it might interest some one Old disk: (definitely used up)  Old caliper: (not leaky, but quite stuck in the ventilation screws)  Renovated old caliper: (sandblasted, galvanized, new ventilation screws, new pistons and seals)  New brake disk fitted: (mini brake disk. fitted with spacer made on a turn lathe between the hub and disk to fit)  Finished: (looks good until the first salt is sprayed on the roads )  | ||
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Expert Posts: 4458 Location: Jelling, Denmark | JamieS - 18/12/2008 1:39 PM Cheers fella.. I considered going down the standard mk1 door pocket route but really as im really into my audio im looking for bigger than 10cm so gonna try mk3 door pockets as they are 13cm.. and luckily for me we sell universal din stereo holders in halfords where i work Looks tidy how youve got that setup Its supposed to look as standard as possible, so thanks but yes. the speakers in the door pockets really cant be heard over the exhaust and the rear speakers. But the rear speakers makes quite a lot of sound when an amp is fitted, and the plastic hat-tray where they are mounted is very solid (unlike some other cars you see like eg. escorts where they hang a lot | ||
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Expert Posts: 4458 Location: Jelling, Denmark | I know its not new pictures, but found some pictures from when I renovated the engine, and thought that some might find it interesting. Sorry about the quality. Old cylinder head found for renovation:  Cleaned and painted the block:  Honing the cylinders:  Inside the block:  Pistons reused, cleaned and new piston rings and bearings fitted:  Crankshaft has been machined to oversize 20:  getting ready to fit the pistons to the block:  Pistons and crank fitted:  Stuff to be mounted to the outside sandblasted and ready for different kinds of galvanization:  Gearbox and dropgears on:  Camshaft, timing chain and tensioner also on:  All that is left is the cylinder head now:  Everything fitted, and now ready to put into the car:  | ||
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 One wheeled mad man! Posts: 3224 Location: Luton! | Wow, great skills mate Im going to be stripping down my turbo engine soon and pictures like this are very useful. Edd | ||
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| "MG Metro 1300" Location: Warwickshire, UK | Good job | ||
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