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johnK

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I don't think Metty's get rarer than this - 1983 Mk1 Turbo LHD, 90K Kilometres sitting in Norfolk now after a lifetime over the channel. It hasn't been on the road for 10 years but everything works so I'm off to find a gallon of juice soon! The last bill in the history from 1998 had an engine build/turbo/box etc for the equiv of £3000 - in 98!!!

Enjoy.








If Carling made Mini engines
it would probably be like this one!


paul wiginton
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If you put a K head on it Ill thump you

Paul

I seriously doubt it!


Paul R

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i wouldnt if you made it look like it was ment to be there and done very very nicly turbocharged, but thats me lol:) looking good

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John

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Have a look here!

http://www.metroownersclub.org

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apbellamy

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Rotherham, South Yorkshire

very nice *smiley*

On 11th Feb, 2015 robert said:
i tried putting soap on it , and heating it to brown , then slathered my new lube on it

*hehe!*


Vegard

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Sell it to me. LHD goes!

On 13th Jul, 2012 Ben H said:
Mine gets in the way a bit, but only when it is up. If it is down it does not cause a problem.



johnK

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there won't be a K head in here its far to complete/unusual for that sort of thing

Vegard - its just made its way across the channel!

JK

If Carling made Mini engines
it would probably be like this one!


Sprocket

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On 17th Sep, 2009 paul wiginton said:
If you put a K head on it Ill thump you

Paul


*hehe!*

On 26th Oct, 2004 TurboDave16v said:
Is it A-Series only? I think it should be...
So when some joey comes on here about how his 16v turbo vauxhall is great compared to ours, he can be given the 'bird'...


On 26th Oct, 2004 Tom Fenton said:
Yep I agree with TD........


johnK

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boo - it all works apart from the fuel pump! who's got one cheap?

If Carling made Mini engines
it would probably be like this one!


Sprocket

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That'll be the great Austin engineering *wink*

On 26th Oct, 2004 TurboDave16v said:
Is it A-Series only? I think it should be...
So when some joey comes on here about how his 16v turbo vauxhall is great compared to ours, he can be given the 'bird'...


On 26th Oct, 2004 Tom Fenton said:
Yep I agree with TD........


John

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http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NEW-Electric-Fuel-Pe...emZ280318336082

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johnK

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Sprock - yeah that was after cleaning some of lucas lord of darkness fuses first.lol!

thanks for linky motorman

If Carling made Mini engines
it would probably be like this one!


EssexSteve

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or this one
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MG-Mini-Metro-Turbo-...id=p3286.c0.m14


apbellamy

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What's it like underneath? Much tin worm?

On 11th Feb, 2015 robert said:
i tried putting soap on it , and heating it to brown , then slathered my new lube on it

*hehe!*


johnK

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it is very very solid underneath - no tin worm under there at all, the front wings are starting to suffer a little and a small 5p bit on rear valance, I remember when mettys used to crumble under my eyes when I first started driving 20 years ago - this one is exceptional for being 26yrs old

If Carling made Mini engines
it would probably be like this one!


apbellamy

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new old stock genuine turbo drivers wings on ebay at the moment. Valances come up every so often too.

EDIT: Must remeber to type all the words...

Edited by apbellamy on 17th Sep, 2009.

On 11th Feb, 2015 robert said:
i tried putting soap on it , and heating it to brown , then slathered my new lube on it

*hehe!*


wolfie

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i have a pump

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Why wolfie...you should have your name as Fuckfaceshithead !


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Nic

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On 17th Sep, 2009 wolfie said:
i have a pump


Penis???


Joe C

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*hehe!*

On 28th Aug, 2011 Kean said:
At the risk of being sigged...

Joe, do you have a photo of your tool?



http://www.turbominis.co.uk/forums/index.p...9064&lastpost=1

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antman

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This car really is stunning. i saw it yesterday not long after it arrived and love it. I really need this in my life!


John

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I don't think a mild k-headed turbo would be out of order. It's a reversible modification and could showcase to some of the a-series metro owners out there what can be done. *smiley*

If something is worth doing, it's worth doing half of.


Flo

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I saw this on Wednesday as it arrived. Top looking motor. I think the shape of an 8v Twinky Cam cover would look great in the square Metro shape...


Paul S

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Apologies if this offends anyone on here, but am I the only person that thinks that the only good thing about the Metro was the Mini engine?

I just don't understand the Metro. Awful shape, dreadful build quality........

Must stop now and go and find some happy pills..........

Saul Bellow - "A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep."
Stephen Hawking - "The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge."


t@z

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i think there cool modified and styled right. there was a dude with a really nice low one on here was amazing.

std erm don't really float my boat

Edited by t@z on 18th Sep, 2009.

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Joe C

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good handling.


On 18th Sep, 2009 Paul S said:
Apologies if this offends anyone on here, but am I the only person that thinks that the only good thing about the Metro was the Mini engine?

I just don't understand the Metro. Awful shape, dreadful build quality........

Must stop now and go and find some happy pills..........

On 28th Aug, 2011 Kean said:
At the risk of being sigged...

Joe, do you have a photo of your tool?



http://www.turbominis.co.uk/forums/index.p...9064&lastpost=1

https://joe1977.imgbb.com/


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