jr
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You may remeber martin @ reyland bought this from the MG auction

Progress as i think its intresting
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old mounting

gone!!

new mount (welding shite due to poor earth!!)spacers between mount are temporary.

original spastik wheel

original biscuit sized brake discs
[quote="martin-reyland"]added some vents to the bonnet before the car gets its new paintwork...


[quote="martin-reyland"]It's just about to get it's paint here are some shots of the prep...





the new look front bumper..

the front calipers..

[quote="martin-reyland"]it is now painted!!!











[quote="martin-reyland"]here's a pic of the engine with a rover box fitted....

some other pics...



[Edited on 08-05-2006 by jr]
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Gregor
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Why all yellow inside in the 1st place ?
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Rob_Lee
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sex!
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M2RTY
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looks like a demo car or concept?
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Jamie Walby
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that looks pretty good.
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SetH
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cool keep us updated.
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jr
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marv, just another demo./track day car, petty impresive IMO though
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jamesvalver
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really liking that! mg zt rims look sweet on it. seeing as its got astra gte wheels on in a couple of pics, does that meen the zt wheels would fit a vaux??
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Rob_Lee
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We never had anything as interesting as this come in to us when i worked for MG!
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jr
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quote: Originally posted by Rob_Lee
We never had anything as interesting as this come in to us when i worked for MG!
thats because they never made anythign this intresting
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Rob_Lee
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fair play! haha
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Munchie
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quote: Originally posted by jamesvalver
really liking that! mg zt rims look sweet on it. seeing as its got astra gte wheels on in a couple of pics, does that meen the zt wheels would fit a vaux??
mg zt is 5 stud. think they are from a tf
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Rob_Lee
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new TF wheels
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jamesvalver
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thats what i ment lol. have had a couple in at work. the spares on the TF are the same alloys but in matt black. they run 4pot calipers with 300mm discs so might look for some if they'll fit a vaux
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myke
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looks excellent.
i'd love to have the time/space/money/contacts/inclination to do stuff like that every day
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SVM 286
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quote: Originally posted by Rob_Lee
We never had anything as interesting as this come in to us when i worked for MG!
All these cars were from MG Sport and Racing. A seperate division to MGR Rob.
The cars they put together were for competition and R&D and many weren't road legal or road registered.
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Marc
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Looking good. I'm so glad they've gone yellyow. I hate red!!
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SVM 286
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God knows why he bought that and put a bloody vw engine in it.
Should have bought the insane red land speed record ZT-T and used it as a tow car for his Escort.
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dna23
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looks rather nice that again i dont have a clue about the engine/mechanics as jr posted it but it's ever so pretty
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Lil_John
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^^^^^^ lol
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veedub-g60
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quote: Originally posted by SVM 286
God knows why he bought that and put a bloody vw engine in it.
Should have bought the insane red land speed record ZT-T and used it as a tow car for his Escort.
Probably coz its a cracking engine! The 1.8t is infanitly tuanble (iv seen them making 500BHP +) its reliable and they are fairly cheap and easy to come across!
Im jus trying figure out why you would fit that cracking engine into a rover??!!
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Nath
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Thats looking pretty cool
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Robin
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veedub-g60, the rover T16 lump is good for 500+nhp too, why not just use that?
seems like a pointless hybrid to me TBH
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veedub-g60
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quote: Originally posted by robmarriott
veedub-g60, the rover T16 lump is good for 500+nhp too, why not just use that?
seems like a pointless hybrid to me TBH
I aggree, if I was building a quick rover id be using a rover engine too!
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SVM 286
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quote: Originally posted by veedub-g60
quote: Originally posted by SVM 286
God knows why he bought that and put a bloody vw engine in it.
Should have bought the insane red land speed record ZT-T and used it as a tow car for his Escort.
Probably coz its a cracking engine! The 1.8t is infanitly tuanble (iv seen them making 500BHP +) its reliable and they are fairly cheap and easy to come across!
Im jus trying figure out why you would fit that cracking engine into a rover??!!
I worked on vws for 2 years and they are not reliable.
The PD unit makes for a more thrilling drive than the 1.8T, and every modified 1.8T that came through the doors of the dealer I worked at was in trouble.
The VVC unit used in Rover, MG, Caterham and Lotus cars is a far nicer unit to drive in standard form and more reliable in my experience.
[Edited on 08-05-2006 by SVM 286]
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