As some of you may know, ive been looking for a decent replacement for my Rover 220 GSI. No complaints with my car, just want a bit more behind the old right foot, so the natural progression was to a 220 Turbo hatch or Coupe.
After viewing a few cars, the problems seemed to lie with the bodywork, generally they have been pretty shocking, especially what was lying within my budget, dont want to be driving something that looks tatty, even if its a rover!
After some discussion with a friend who owns a 220 Turbo Hatch and lives near me, decided to go down and view a car wayyyy down South, so 560 mile round trip on Sunday and ive ended up buying a Rover 220 Turbo Coupe in Charcoal.
Pulled well on boost and seemed pretty honest, as well as being loaded with most upgrades bar forged internals and it came at a nice price. All modifications are 18 months old or less with around 15k at most on them, less for most.
Quick Spec:
A proven 249.8 BHP on high boost (approx 14psi).
GT28R turbo
Apexi AVCR - electronic boost controller
Front mounted intercooler with stainless steel mandrel bent pipework and samco hosing
320mm disks with brembo four pot calipers
Oil catch tank
Omp strut brace
Koni yellows, with pi springs.
Roverdose coldair box with lid.
Roversport center section (straight through), decat, and what I think is a mongoose backbox.
Full cream leather interior from a VVC with armrest and door cards.
Tailor fit mats
Klinger Headgasket
Gearbox rebuilt with steel caged bearings <23k ago
New AP (roversport) clutch fitted <1kmiles ago
New CV joint fitted <500miles ago
17" Toora Platinum 8 Alloy wheels.
The box crunches a little into reverse (pretty normal!), and the drain plug bolt has been overtightened and cracked the housing.Then bodged back in with some liquid metal but doesnt leak. Fluid could do to be drained and replaced with lifetime stuff, and perhaps the housing changed for a good one, should be easy enough to find a blown box in a scrappy.
Exhaust downpipe has a slight blow, but thats in the original section, so ill be looking to replace it with an aftermarket one...
Not sure what im going to do yet, the coupe body is tatty (but the price made up for this), so im very tempted to transfer the running gear into my hatch as the body on my car is pretty much mint.
Pictures will come when ive decided what im going to do with it (alloys are defo going as i dont like them and the leathers as i dont like cream!), as my mate paid for part of it, hes having the turbo, FMIC, brakes and boost controller i think, and ill take his original items (cant insure the car with the aftermarket turbo anyway and 250bhp isnt very sensible!). Still leaves me with a T25 turbo, FMIC and an upgraded MG ZS 282mm brake set.
After viewing a few cars, the problems seemed to lie with the bodywork, generally they have been pretty shocking, especially what was lying within my budget, dont want to be driving something that looks tatty, even if its a rover!
After some discussion with a friend who owns a 220 Turbo Hatch and lives near me, decided to go down and view a car wayyyy down South, so 560 mile round trip on Sunday and ive ended up buying a Rover 220 Turbo Coupe in Charcoal.
Pulled well on boost and seemed pretty honest, as well as being loaded with most upgrades bar forged internals and it came at a nice price. All modifications are 18 months old or less with around 15k at most on them, less for most.
Quick Spec:
A proven 249.8 BHP on high boost (approx 14psi).
GT28R turbo
Apexi AVCR - electronic boost controller
Front mounted intercooler with stainless steel mandrel bent pipework and samco hosing
320mm disks with brembo four pot calipers
Oil catch tank
Omp strut brace
Koni yellows, with pi springs.
Roverdose coldair box with lid.
Roversport center section (straight through), decat, and what I think is a mongoose backbox.
Full cream leather interior from a VVC with armrest and door cards.
Tailor fit mats
Klinger Headgasket
Gearbox rebuilt with steel caged bearings <23k ago
New AP (roversport) clutch fitted <1kmiles ago
New CV joint fitted <500miles ago
17" Toora Platinum 8 Alloy wheels.
The box crunches a little into reverse (pretty normal!), and the drain plug bolt has been overtightened and cracked the housing.Then bodged back in with some liquid metal but doesnt leak. Fluid could do to be drained and replaced with lifetime stuff, and perhaps the housing changed for a good one, should be easy enough to find a blown box in a scrappy.
Exhaust downpipe has a slight blow, but thats in the original section, so ill be looking to replace it with an aftermarket one...
Not sure what im going to do yet, the coupe body is tatty (but the price made up for this), so im very tempted to transfer the running gear into my hatch as the body on my car is pretty much mint.
Pictures will come when ive decided what im going to do with it (alloys are defo going as i dont like them and the leathers as i dont like cream!), as my mate paid for part of it, hes having the turbo, FMIC, brakes and boost controller i think, and ill take his original items (cant insure the car with the aftermarket turbo anyway and 250bhp isnt very sensible!). Still leaves me with a T25 turbo, FMIC and an upgraded MG ZS 282mm brake set.
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