Eh...1996 Rover miniMetro

[Mic]

I could soon be coming into possesion of a 1996 Rover miniMetro.
Car is in good working order but needs a fuel pump.

However, being te crazy loon I am, is there anything I can do with it thats, oh I dont know, crazy?

Any huge engines fit into it? Is it a good handling car? A good track car?
I know there was a beast of a rally car years ago.

Im also looking for views from Penski and other 'retro' enthuisiasts on the forums.

 

[Mic]

Is it a Mini or a Metro/Rover 100?

*n

Its a rover miniMetro i was told. Not a mini as in mini cooper.

 

[Mic]

Okkie dokkie.
Not knowing too much about the car, its defintly a 2 door metro. It looks the same as the one penski posted.


So im hearing track car then boys? More specifically a K-Series 1.8? (OMG HEAD GASKET FAILURE!!) or a vtec lump?

 

[Mic]

What's your budget?

If it were mine, I'd roll on FAT 13" alleycats (mini shops do them for £cheap£), as low as it would go, strip everything other than the seat out of it, bolt in a 1.4 or 1.6 K and an Eaton M45 then go scare kids in Saxos...

*n

Well im thinking track weapon.
Since the car is free. How much would a 1.8vvc engine set me back?

 

[Mic]

I think Reyland were quoting about £3k for the conversion...But don't quote me on that. :/

*n

Em...OUCH.
So I wont be doing that then.

 

[Mic]

30% gain for about £400?

*n

On the 1.8vvc?
I didnt think it would cost 3grand for all that, for a proper reyland set up maybe, but my brother recently got a integra type r engine in his civic SIR and it came out to 1000 Euro (roughly) including the lump

And by saying im gonna track the car, i dont mean its gonna be some RX7 killer, or Exige like handling, some coilovers and some superlites would do for suspension.

Anyone any sites for more info on the subject?

 

[Mic]

on just about anything...You need to know what you're doing though...And be able to do the work yourself but yeah...'tis possible.



I dare say that a vvc into a Rover100 is a bit more involved

Do you know what engine your new one will have...?


*n

I know its a 1.1 anyway.
So if a 1.8vvc is a little much, what else would be suitable?

How much would a supercharger/turbocharger set me back( and not some crazy one either, but not a ebay jobbie)
Thanks for the site.

 

[Mic]

Seriously dude, just take the free car and then sell it straight away.

Its a metro.

I could, but I need a track car. I was gonna spend a another 2 or 3 grand on a second CRX, but a free metro? Its different, its light and it has potential.

 

[Mic]

*n

Its one of these, 2 doors, gray with a 1.1

 

[Mic]

Mic - start off by completely stripping out the car and replacing all windows with plexiglass (apart from windscreen).

Meanwhile, hunt on ebay and other such places for a 1.8VVC. If you cant find one, you might be able to find a Metro GTI thats rusted away cheap enough here.

If i was to put in the 1.8vvc, what would i need?

Engine, gearbox, loom?

Surely the engine mounts dont line up?

 

[Mic]

Welder, angle grinder, swearbox

No idea on the ins and outs dude - K series and metro is a whole different kettle of fish to Mini and A series.

Try www.retro-rides.com

Ill start a thread on there in bout 30mins and see what happens. Thanks

 

[Mic]

If yer looking for a cracknut a-team style metro building team, i'd be up for it in the summer. I've done a few engine changes, so I know all the right curse words to make it fit

Summer is right about when ill be doing haha. I could use the help being an uber noob. Ill be sure to email you whenever i get the car

 

[Mic]

Cool - either that or catch me on MSN.

Ill be sure to add you when i get msn sorted out, i lost my account again. Damn 30 day bull.
Signed up, posted thread and am now waiting

 

[Mic]

So is the 1.1 a K series or an A series then?

I'd have thought if it's a K then it can't be too hard to buy a £100 MOT-failure Rover with a 1.8 and graft over some parts. Got to keep these things on budget after all.

Thats the plan. I dont know wheather its a k series or an a series.

Thanks Pigeon for that link


Popular Update btw= dissasembly is progressing at a very slow rate, as every nut and bolt is a task in it self just to remove them

 

[Mic]

seriously....an a series!!! the very same a series they launched in 1951!!!! Don't get me wrong I like old engines...I'm the pround owner of a b series powered car....but the a series in a car from the 90s.....good lord thats some top class parts bin design! Even better than using the door handles from an 1970s mgb in a 1990s van.

Im sure its a K-Series now as i think they only came in the 1.1

 

[Mic]

What'd be the cheapest 1.8 K-series engined car you could buy? Crashed MGF?

Good question, 1.6 or 1.6 im after. So what cars should i be hunting

 

[Mic]

1.6 out of various rover 200's and 400's 1996 or so on!
1.8's out of the same+mgf+Rover 75
1.8vvc's out of 200 vi's, brms, coupes, R25Gti's, ZR's, MGF, MGTF etc.

imo while the 1.6 is good unless your building to a race or sprint spec where 1.6 is the limit why not go for the 1.8?

Ill go for the 1.8 if i can get it

 

[Mic]

What engine would be in a ROVER 620 1996?


EDIT
Rover 600 Manual 1.8L petrol 1998, Leinster Wexford €800.00
, 4 dr, saloon, manual, black, ABS, a/c, a/b, c/l, e/s/r, e/w, immob, p/s, s/r, Honda Engine & running gear. 085-*******

?

 

[Mic]

These guys need to be really careful they don't get a reputation as banger-land. I can see the appeal of retro-rides - becuase much retro is cool.

A 1996 Rover 100 is NOT 'retro'. It is simply an old banger. This is why its free.

Out of my thread with your level headed thoughts you!