DodgyBastard Posted July 13, 2015 Author Share Posted July 13, 2015 Oh dear... Sent from my D6603 using Tapatalk Jim Bergerac, Richard, JohnK and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgyBastard Posted July 14, 2015 Author Share Posted July 14, 2015 DSC_3137 by srblythe, on Flickr Rover Metro by srblythe, on Flickr Panda & Metro by srblythe, on Flickr It seems I can't resist any old shite if it's for sale for £100... Jim Bergerac, brickwall, oldcars and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgyBastard Posted July 16, 2015 Author Share Posted July 16, 2015 Due to the kindness of total strangers I've landed a set of these for free... Metro wheels by srblythe, on Flickr I posted on the ArseOnline fb group asking about which wheels will fit the Metro and someone messaged me saying they had an old set of gti alloys I could have for free, they were in Glasgow so not too far away. I'm hoping to have the metro roadworthy by the end of the month. KruJoe, trigger, oldcars and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derskine Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 So you chopping the springs m50 Before anyone says, yes, I know! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain_70s Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 What's the current car count? Proton, Volvo, Pug, Lada, half an Alfa, Tata, Metro... Am I missing anything?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgyBastard Posted July 16, 2015 Author Share Posted July 16, 2015 Alto, Tata, Camry... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyW201 Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 Crikey, not only a Rio but a Rio Grande! That meant 5 speed box, sunroof, radio cassette, remote locking, rear wiper and colour keyed bumpers on top of the basic Rio spec. I bought one as my first brand new car for £6995 in 1994. Pretty good spec for a sub 7 grand car back then. Mine gained a set of KN 5 spoke alloys and I colour coded the bumper strips so it looked a bit like a GTa. Those GTi alloys will look the tits on that though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgyBastard Posted July 17, 2015 Author Share Posted July 17, 2015 Had it up on the ramp, there's a couple of bits that have been welded but overall it looks solid. DSC_3190 by srblythe, on Flickr DSC_3222 by srblythe, on Flickr DSC_3205 by srblythe, on Flickr I need to find a set of wheel nuts for these DSC_3189 by srblythe, on Flickr I'm guessing the nuts I need are the same over most of the Rover alloy wheel range having checked ebay for similar nuts. I grudge paying £20 for a set of wheel nuts so I think a trip to the scrapyard is in order. fotorabia, brickwall and HMC 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 Try Hondas too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derskine Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 Rovers at waxwing if they are still there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgyBastard Posted July 17, 2015 Author Share Posted July 17, 2015 Rovers at waxwing if they are still there? They need to have alloys on them, can't remember if they do or not... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgyBastard Posted July 17, 2015 Author Share Posted July 17, 2015 Also cracked the 100k mark on the 305 and still haven't fixed any of it's issues. DSC_3252 by srblythe, on Flickr Lacquer Peel, Jim Bell, fotorabia and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 That 309 is new to me and it is flipping fit. I want to do wheelspins in it.No it isn't. You nearly bought it off me about 4 years ago. Essex V6 and cobblers 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgyBastard Posted July 18, 2015 Author Share Posted July 18, 2015 Metro Rio Grande by srblythe, on Flickr DSC_3258 by srblythe, on Flickr anonymous user, AndyW201, trigger and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgyBastard Posted July 18, 2015 Author Share Posted July 18, 2015 I'm looking forward to getting it on the road at the start of August. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgyBastard Posted July 19, 2015 Author Share Posted July 19, 2015 Today I took the opportunity to get some parts from this. DSC_0035 by srblythe, on Flickr I then fitted the parts to this DSC_0042 by srblythe, on Flickr Just about every bolt sheared when removing the wings, luckily my Tata is made of rust so the old wings fell off more easily. It looks totally fucking shit. DSC_0041 by srblythe, on Flickr worldofceri, Richard, Skizzer and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derskine Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 Still an improvement on the original wings haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgyBastard Posted July 19, 2015 Author Share Posted July 19, 2015 Bomb disposal innit! michael1703, oldcars, Skizzer and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Haha, was just about to say the same about bomb disposal look. As an aside, my Dad did that for part of his army career and I found a really interesting documentary on the subject on iPlayer, shot in 1974, a year or so before his training. Link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p00jvcm0/tuesday-documentary-the-bomb-disposal-men Also, that Metro does look much better on those alloys, one of my favourites from Rover, who seemingly offered that style on a lot of models - SD1, 200 Vitesse, R8 and Metro IIRC. I hope it gets back on the road easily enough, as it looks like a bit of cheap thrills motoring, which is what small cars should be about. Jim Bell 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skut Posted July 22, 2015 Share Posted July 22, 2015 Is the trip to Knaven still on. I'd love to see that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgyBastard Posted July 23, 2015 Author Share Posted July 23, 2015 DSC_2683 by srblythe, on Flickr Anyone fancy a Panda? RichardK, trigger and Skizzer 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgyBastard Posted July 25, 2015 Author Share Posted July 25, 2015 Got a shitload of stuff to do on the cars so tomorrow instead of fixing anything I'm going back up to Knaven to buy more parts I don't need. Anyone else fancy it? No? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 How much on the Panda? Naturally, I haven't got any money like... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgyBastard Posted July 25, 2015 Author Share Posted July 25, 2015 A shiters price of £400, I paid £300 to save it from the scrapyard and did the necessary welding and work to get it through an mot which runs out in May 2016. I had seen an 80s mazda 323 on Gumtree that I wanted which has now been sold but the seed has been planted for selling the panda so it's still for sale but no real hurry. Sent from my D6603 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigger Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 Not that I will buy it but are there any more photos of the Panda to perv over? cort16 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgyBastard Posted July 25, 2015 Author Share Posted July 25, 2015 There's no doubt a few in this thread to look at.. Sent from my D6603 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldcars Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 FOAD - There is a Tata Loadbeta in SCB Newbridge, saw it yesterday. Looks complete less from wings if you need anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 This one? http://autoshite.com/topic/20273-the-fleet-of-shite-new-arrival/?p=791495 oldcars 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldcars Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 It could* be I did think when the wings were missing he might know about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgyBastard Posted July 27, 2015 Author Share Posted July 27, 2015 Thanks for the heads up, it appeared a while ago and had the wheels in the back then it disappeared for a while then I spotted it in a different location so thought I'd take the opportunity to take the wings. There's still some more spares to be had though. oldcars 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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