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[danny2009]

i have recently bought myself a new project / car. i was after another mini but dotn have 2k spare for a road going one (N). so i bought myself a rover 114 GTa metro

50k on the clock, service history up to 35k. old lady owner from new, im second owner.

well thats the boring stuff over with now here are some piks







as you can see the car has no hydro fluid in it so the ride was erm harsh.







and been so low it did a bit of destruction

then the sump gasket split.





so then i got that sorted out.

then got it hired on wednesday but no piks of this yet. he put it to standerd height for me then i have dropped 250ml of fluid out.

so what we all think ?

[Mini-Mad-Craig]

Love it mate, How much if you dont mind me asking?

[danny2009]

£550 mate 11 month mot 4 month tax . few bumps and scrapes here and there mainly on the wings so there getting replaced

[Mini-Mad-Craig]

Excellent looks like a bargain. Lovely little car. Do you have any pictures of the interior?

[danny2009]

no i dont, ill get some tomorrow when i get some piks of the new ride height .

[mighty mini jack]

Looks like its on stilts my friend!

[danny2009]

meh at least i can drive it now

[mighty mini jack]

Haha yeah, might need a favour next week mate!

[danny2009]

£50 and its a deal .

Edited by danny2009, 13 December 2009 - 12:49 AM.

[mighty mini jack]

Cheeky sod! Will tells you on Fb!

Edited by mighty mini jack, 13 December 2009 - 12:52 AM.

[danny2009]

i lied i did have piks of the interior got some more anyway lol, here they are.









i got some piks of the ride height too.



thats not my car just the same model and colour how convenient, its at standerd ride height like mine was when it was pumped up

it handled like erm well it didnt it rolled all over the place it was horrable to drive so i set to work with mums best measuring just and a match stick







i dropped 250ml of fluid out altogether.

the front sits lower but if i lower it any more the front will be too low but the back just right then ill be back at square one where i cant get over speed humps

im hoping the back will level out a bit when i have my sub and all the random useless stuff that lives in my boot back in

[chrisdhyslop]

amazing how much its looks like a saxo in the first few pictures of it sitting low. and as for speed bumps get a sump guard and slam it

looks good though.

[Saxo-Fiesta-Mini]

my good mate has a metro 1.1 8v k series thats decked on stealies its mental ill put some pictures up once hes fixed it

[danny2009]

amazing how much its looks like a saxo in the first few pictures of it sitting low. and as for speed bumps get a sump guard and slam it

looks good though.

a sump guard wont cut it, every time i took it off the drive the subby, front pannel, down pipe and sump scraped on the ''dropped'' curb

question for someone, can i fit mini lites to it

[chrisdhyslop]

ive got the same issues with my phoenix so it will have a sump guard at the front and a sheet of metal from front to back of the back subfame as i refuse to raise it lol