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Sept 17, 2017 21:40:26 GMT
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Please don't take this the wrong way, but I never thought I'd say this about a rover...so awesome! Love it. What a great idea/ great little vehicle. I bet that will be so much fun to go about your business in once finished. It looks very purposeful, will be great for embarrassing lots of 'faster' cars i'm sure! Really enjoying the progress, nice to see it being done properly. Out of interest, what benefit does the lead loading give over just plain filler? Thanks for comment  i lead over welded joints so i don't have to worry about them showing through the paint in the future sometimes from previous experience when filling over welded joints a faint ghost of the joint that lies beneath can show through the paint after a couple of years it is probably not necessary but i do it for piece of mind |
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Last Edit: Sept 17, 2017 21:41:25 GMT by vauxviva
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Sept 18, 2017 9:09:58 GMT
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Please don't take this the wrong way, but I never thought I'd say this about a rover...so awesome! Love it. What a great idea/ great little vehicle. I bet that will be so much fun to go about your business in once finished. It looks very purposeful, will be great for embarrassing lots of 'faster' cars i'm sure! Really enjoying the progress, nice to see it being done properly. Out of interest, what benefit does the lead loading give over just plain filler? Lead loading wont crack,shrink absorb water or fall out. |
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Sept 22, 2017 20:36:56 GMT
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Awesome
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Sept 24, 2017 19:28:20 GMT
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old lock holes welded and filled  epoxy primer rolled on to protect against the damp atmosphere in the garage  more work on the roll cage  |
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79cord
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Sept 25, 2017 9:10:41 GMT
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Never noticed the unusual lock location before, surprised you did not weld/revise the old hole. Reminded me I must look into epoxy primer cost/availability locally.
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Last Edit: Sept 25, 2017 9:14:29 GMT by 79cord
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Sept 26, 2017 19:17:34 GMT
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tailgate filled and primed, wiper hole welded   removable rear diagonal made  |
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Oct 15, 2017 19:36:58 GMT
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petrol filler hole welded and lower fuel flap welded in   |
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Oct 16, 2017 11:58:33 GMT
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Your gunna have to lay on the floor to fill it up! haha
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Oct 16, 2017 21:37:26 GMT
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Your gunna have to lay on the floor to fill it up! haha the lower fuel flap is a just a dummy to create the look of the mk1 i am using the original fuel neck, just modifying/turning it round so it will be filled from the inside |
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Oct 25, 2017 19:36:50 GMT
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qwerty
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Oct 25, 2017 20:03:55 GMT
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I love the work that is going into this. It's certainly being done properly especially touches like the relocated fuel filler. Going to look brilliant once it's done.
Tom
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Oct 27, 2017 19:33:10 GMT
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door bars fitted, not finished yet but i have made them bolt in so they can be removed   |
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roll cage finished, just needs painting now  |
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Nov 11, 2017 17:08:27 GMT
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roll cage painted in matt black cellulose  inside painted with upol raptor  |
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Nov 11, 2017 17:51:30 GMT
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Awesome project mate. From a fellow metro owner, well done on the quality of the work.
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The Bow Fleet
1981 Metro S
1982 Metro HLE
1985 Metro Turbo
1986 Maestro MG Turbo Conversion
1988 Land Rover 90
1988 Montego Estate MG
1990 Maestro MG Turbo #370
1996 Land Rover 110 Work-Horse
1998 Transit 4x4 Conversion
1991 Montego MG Turbo Conversion
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Nov 25, 2017 19:23:18 GMT
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roll cage and rear bulkhead fitted for the final time seats fitted, i didn't think about seat clearance when building the roll cage but luckily they still fit   more work on the roof rack originally a transit roof rack so its took a lot of cutting and modifying to make it fit the tiny metro roof aerial hole welded up on roof     |
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Last Edit: Nov 25, 2017 19:29:02 GMT by vauxviva
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Nov 26, 2017 12:21:20 GMT
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Brilliant, can’t wait to see it for real.
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adi
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Nov 26, 2017 20:23:30 GMT
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I had a 1.1 metro with 30k on it in the same colour once. Dropped all the fluid out and ran it with no suspension for a bit. Was absolutely awful to drive and turned me off metros!
This however is allsorts of awesome and I can’t wait to see it finished
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Nov 27, 2017 13:26:00 GMT
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Are those metro gti seats?
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