leaky
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I picked this up today,       Was tottaly standard when I picked it up, Picked it up and drive straight to a local classic car show, it got a fair amount of attention, Started the modding already with an AA grill badge and a RetroRides air freshner haha, Few plans on the cars, I want to lower it down on some banded steels, fit a smaller steering wheel, make a wooden cover for the load bed and smarten it up a bit, It needs a new pair of front seat so they are on the shopping list as well. Not sure what else to say really, I;ll stick some more pics up and work progresses, |
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1962 Morris Mini Traveller
1973 Commer Suntor
1979 Mini Clubman Saloon
1983 Austin Mini City e
1988 Austin Metro L
1989 Austin Metro 310
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Metro turbo conversion  |
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steveg
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Hi, sorry I didn't take more notice of this I was too busy looking at your friends Scamp! There can't be many of these left now.
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leaky
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HAHA no turbos on this, Just gonna keep it as a standard 998 for now. May end up with a stage one kit on it at some point.
No worries man, Richards scamp is an awesome little motor and I'm proper jealous of it haha, Its 1 of 7 metro vans left on the road so theres not many about,
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1962 Morris Mini Traveller
1973 Commer Suntor
1979 Mini Clubman Saloon
1983 Austin Mini City e
1988 Austin Metro L
1989 Austin Metro 310
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nice to see a metro van  I have the maestro version, going to keep an eye on this |
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That's great, my dad used to sell commercials for British Leyland/Austin rover/freight rover so they have fond memories for me, looks in really good condition too.
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tomglt
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Wicked little car love the fact it has the typical wear on the drivers seat bolster still adds a bit of charm i think
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That is a rare beast! Looks to be in very good condition too. I think I've got a set of MG Metro seats in my parents loft - any good to you?
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1968 Cal Look Beetle - 2007cc motor - 14.45@93mph in full street trim
1970-ish Karmann Beetle cabriolet - project soon to be re-started.
1986 Scirocco - big plans, one day!
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leaky
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Cheers guys! Its in alright shape, good enough for me but won't win any shows, has a few patches and a few knocks being any old van but thats expected, Been and done a few bits to it today. Have painted the grill and bumpers black.   Pressed metal plates have also been fitted.     Also started tidying up the rear. Rear bulk head was painted black and pretty scratched up. Rubbed down and given a coat of primer, was gonna do it black again but ran out of paint from doing the bumpers so have ordered of body colour paint as I reckon that will look smarter.  Need to get a second fog light for the rear bumper, also needs some sort of stereo for it. Thats about it for now! |
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1962 Morris Mini Traveller
1973 Commer Suntor
1979 Mini Clubman Saloon
1983 Austin Mini City e
1988 Austin Metro L
1989 Austin Metro 310
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Been a LONG time since I have seen a Metro van.
Best of luck with it.
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leaky
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Cheers guys i'm real happy with it. New bumpers ordered today as found out you can get the metal bumpers new still.
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1962 Morris Mini Traveller
1973 Commer Suntor
1979 Mini Clubman Saloon
1983 Austin Mini City e
1988 Austin Metro L
1989 Austin Metro 310
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Cool little van. I love Austin Rover stuff!
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leaky
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UPDATE TIME, I removed the old smashed up bumpers and replaced them with news ones iv painted black although they need painting again as the finish is curse word.  I got them on I also got the bulkhead in the back painted and covered in some stickers ha  I tried fitting a second fog light but didn't realise they were sided so was trying to fit a drivers side on in the passenger side so I need to get the correct one. I also need a pair of bumper end caps for the front Iv already managed to grab a pair of rear ones. Next up are wheels, I'v found someone with a set of mk1 steels for sale I just gotta get down and pick them up and then get them banded haha, |
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1962 Morris Mini Traveller
1973 Commer Suntor
1979 Mini Clubman Saloon
1983 Austin Mini City e
1988 Austin Metro L
1989 Austin Metro 310
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leaky
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I spent about 3 hours the other day cleaning up the engine bay, I still need to do the actually engine block but it already looks so much better,  Have taken it out to a local classic car meet this weekend.   I have found a passenger side foglight which is on the way to me, I just need to find some bumper end caps in good nic and go pick up the mk1 metro steels, |
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1962 Morris Mini Traveller
1973 Commer Suntor
1979 Mini Clubman Saloon
1983 Austin Mini City e
1988 Austin Metro L
1989 Austin Metro 310
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logicaluk
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Nice i like it
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Nice example.
IMO, it is so clean looking so I don't know if I like the cluttering of the rear bulkhead with stickers, but that's just a matter of taste, so no hard feelings. It is fully reversible too so no reason to complain.
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leaky
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Its not totally mint it has its little scabs, Now its got a set if stright bumpers on it its mad it look a million times better. I wanna stick some banded steels on it and lower it down a tad, find a new dash as the one in it as random holes drilled in to it for some reason, find a new pair of seat. Would also like to make a wooden slatted load bed for the back of it. Your right though, I don't want to do anything to it that can't be changed back with minimal work as its just a rear little thing.
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1962 Morris Mini Traveller
1973 Commer Suntor
1979 Mini Clubman Saloon
1983 Austin Mini City e
1988 Austin Metro L
1989 Austin Metro 310
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I like your plans!
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194? Willys Jeep MB 1965 Volvo 544 Special 1968 Opel Rekord 1975 Opel Kadett Estate 1985 Mercedes-Benz 230E 1985 Datsun 720 King Cab 4x4 diesel 1997 Volvo S70 2.5SE (ex. "Volvo544special65" - changed to more reader friendly username. ) |
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I have the maestro version, going to keep an eye on this 
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