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[rusty789]

So last night I bought this.. (Planning on having at my house by the end of the weekend..)





Specs (at current) are:

Genuine 1275 GT shell 1979 on a 'T' reg
1.4 rover K series 16 valve engine (SPi)
Watson's Subframe kit, including coil springs, spax front shocks, and alu rear spacers.
Front running gear from a metro GTi
SPi tank
Metro steering column modified to fit
Bulkhead mod to take the clutch cable (fitted and working)
Part wired with complete Metro loom.
One piece glass front complete with lights, indicators etc.
New rear subframe with recon radius arms and minifin drums
Metro Spi Alloys
Recliner (recaro style) bucket seats with subframes

Still to do:
Gear linkage
Brakes
Fuel lines
Finish Loom
Exhaust
Radiator

As far as i'm aware the shell is solid (except the scuttle) but has been standing for a while now outside under a cover, and looks like it will need enough work to get it to be a nice solid shell.

Plan is to sort out the shell first, then hopefully sort out a slightly bigger engine.

Edited by rusty789, 09 August 2010 - 07:56 PM.

[leaky]

Because a 1.4 isnt enouth. You really do have a fetish for speed dont you rusty lol. Anyway if you want a hand give give me a shout although I'm on holiday from monday to friday.

Edited by Mini-jon, 31 July 2010 - 02:49 PM.

[rusty789]

Well I might get it running very badly like not tidy up the shell and stuff..

See how it goes then decide what engine and sort everything else out!

[leaky]

Sounds like a plan. You keeping it the same colour?

[HARBER07]

You need to turbo this next! Very decent motors to turbo.

[rusty789]

Sounds like a plan. You keeping it the same colour?

My first thought was, white with a black roof! But its a long way off! lol

You need to turbo this next! Very decent motors to turbo.

Not at the age of 19! lol I doubt insurance will like it as a 1.4 let alone anything bigger or with a turbo!

I'm going to attempt to blag another Rover 214 (I think, it might be a bigger engine) as an extra donor car for any more parts I need

Edited by rusty789, 01 August 2010 - 08:54 AM.

[rusty789]

And well here goes..







Firstly after looking at the roof again its not as bad as what I first thought, There are a few bits but nothing that would require replacing a roof i guess..







Wheels, which i'm not a great fan of! (Am i right in thinking that there metro GTi wheels?)



Bits..











Wiring is going to be a nightmare I think.. (Should put three years as an electronic apprentice to use!)



Rusty boot lid, easy fix! (Fibreglass one in my garage already!)

[rusty789]

Few other areas of rust..

Tops of the door shuts (Easiest just to weld small patches over?)





Dreaded Scuttle, well gone..







And i've already had a bad start.. Took the shocks off and one of the bushes got stuck on the bolt!

[rusty789]

Well, the scuttles are my first target! After having a small probe with a chisel, screwdriver and my angle grinder It slowly revealled more..

But the windscreen came out well easy!



Rusty, Rust, Rust...







Artists Impression..





And if anybody actually uses the PPE, try these goggles they're awesome!

[evansisgreat]

Nice project, looking forward to seeing more. Liking the metro steering column, I've thought about using a column with a UJ in it to adjust the wheel angle, not came across one until now though.

[Stevee]

Personal i would of gone to a scrapies and got a MG ZR Or TF 1.8 Or 1.8 VCC engine :]

if your feeling a real fetish for speed they did a 2.0 Turbo K Series aswell but there all in rover 200's and stuff like that cause Rover Nuts Love Em get about 300+ BHP

[rusty789]

Personal i would of gone to a scrapies and got a MG ZR Or TF 1.8 Or 1.8 VCC engine :]

That's the plan hopefully.. Just gotta wait till payday to get some funds!!

[Stevee]

good boy but only problem is its expensive to tune the VVC engines ):

[HARBER07]

Where can I get some of those goggles? They look awesome!

[rusty789]

Goggles