My Metro HLS Turbo Sleeper Thing.. Now on ebay!!
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Well the time has come to make a change it think. The metro is AWSOME but ive done all I want to do to it and want to move on to something else.

Pretty much all you need to know is in the build thread. The car is free of ALL structural rust and only has a couple of minor areas of surface rust on the wing which needs attending too. The interior is all original an in good clean condition, only problem is a broken hinge on the glove box but it still shuts ok. Engine runs lovely although the turbo could do with a rebuild as it puffs a bit of smoke when you start it, a kit to do this is included and its EASY!. I think the thermostat is broke too but I am planning to change that next week so shouldn’t be a problem. It needs 2 front tyres which will cost you £60 a pair from mytyres!!

I use the car everyday, its been on 500mile+ road trips in sun and snow its never let me down. Its not concourse but is in very good condition for a metro! It does 35mpg and is pretty darn quick too!

You probably know the car but here’s what you’re looking at spec wise

Engine

1275cc A+ block on bottom bore size. turbo pistons, turbo crank and rods, ported turbo head with chambers opened up for 8.5:1 compression, MG size inlet valves, Piper ‘Phase 2’ turbo cam Std rockers.

T3 turbo on std manifolds, plenum modified for dump valve, RS turbo intercooler and samco hoses, in car and under bonnet bleed valve for boost control. Std turbo carb

Real turbo dizzy, silicone leads, Piper foam air filter at the front for cold air intake. metro turbo fuel pump and pressure reg.

Transmission

Jack night straight cut gear set, JK straight cut drop gears, centre oil pickup

4pin diff with rare 3.2 ‘turbo’ ratio cwp

Race spec clutch plate and orange diaphragm, light flywheel and pressure plate

Suspension

Lowered properly all round, fully poly bushed, turbo rear antiroll bar, All suspension is independent. Rear sub frame solid mounted. Front adjustable camber TCA’s

Brakes

Standard apart from green pads

Body

Standard

Interior

Standard apart from a gauge pod housing boost and oil pressure gauges. (oil temp fitted but not connected!)

Wheels

Metro Steels banded to 12x7”
165/65 Falken tyres

I need to recover the money that I spent on the gearbox (£1200+) and the engine (god knows!!) so I'm asking £2250ono just compare this to a turbo mini of the same spec. Its loads cheaper and much cooler (no offence).

I think I might regret selling it but needs must!







8-)

Edited by slater on 1st Apr, 2008.

this car is mind bendingly cool, i wish i was rich!

"Turbo's make torque, and torque makes fun"

"did you know you can toast potato waffles?"

Agreed joey. I wish I had the spare cash and spare parking for it.

Good luck with the sale!

argh... I would if I wasn't skint!

AlexF

i want this... no, need it (need another car for the daily 4 mile commute)!! ... and have the cash!

but the Mrs has said this or the mini....

right where did i put my balls?

ive wanted this car for so long!!!
really wish i could afford it!

Previous Engine: 1040cc Morespeed engine, 1275 turbo head T2 Turbo Mirage Manifolds Megajolt
Previous engine: STD metro turbo, megajolt
Drives: 399bananahp (flywheel) Honda Civic Vtec b18c4 T28 Turbo 1968 Mini

Megajolt maps to download: http://www.jamesfawcett.co.uk/cms/index.ph...&gid=3&Itemid=3

Telling the boys down the local that you dumped the misses over a car, credit.

Over a metro? You decide?

Still a great car.

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A man without a project is like a like a woman without a shopping list.

Really nice and a cheap price (argh I have been rhyming all week!). Just make sure the lucky person you sell it too doesn't butcher it for the engine or chav it up.

forwarding the link to a friend of mine to see what he thinks imo it looks pimp as fook love it :) good luck with the sale

Drives
-Ford S-max Mk2 Ecoboost
-Rover 100 VVC #2 - track project

Searching is all you need on TurboMinis

Bump!

It needs to go now guys! Fixed the smoking problem, one of the guides was shot.

Rebuilt the turbo and done a full head 'freshen up'

Ive also put 2 new front tyres on it

I'd love this car, but the mini stole all my funds last summer

Why do you all keep writing, " I want it, but cannot blah blah blah". If you people had wanted it you'd buy it.
You don't want it obviously!

Personally I'd like to own this car, but not enought to buy it. I'd prefer something else. (Honest and straight forward)

wondering what year the car is. what does X make it?

Edited by miniboo on 18th Mar, 2008.

1982

This car really makes me smile, really suprised it hasn't gone yet. Hope it doesn't go to a chav that just bends it round a tree.

I know Nic is looking for another car! :)

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1/4mile in 13.2sec @ 111 terminal on 15psi

nicest metro ive seen!! not sure about being cooler than a mini tho... (my opinion) the wheels look amazing!

Yeh, the need to sell it went away for a while, hence why i still have it but it relly does need to go now cous its replacement is on its way.

what i dont wnt to have to do is start taking bits off it and sellign the rest for a pittance cous its a awsome car and it deserves to stay that way.

wana swap for a mini!?

I think i already know the answer to this but may aswell ask but do u wana swap for a standard original metro turbo?

what is it like as a daily driver?

No swaps im afrade, i need the space

Its awsome as a daily driver tbh. Its reliable, quick, good economy, not too conspicuos yet cool. A little noisey and maybe not as comfertble on long trips as a more modern car but there has to be comprimise somewhere!

To get an idea, i driven it to work every day for the last couple of years and must have done 5000+ miles of motorway driving too, never had anything major go wrong with it that needed an AA man or anything like that.


I would trust it to get me to scotland and back! If its replacement hadnt have come along i would have been taking it in April!

tis a quality sleeper. :)

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The guys from Retro Cars mag were here today aswell!