The Doctor's travels through time. Fin.

[Out Run]

28 minutes ago, TheDoctor said:

So funny. 🙄

I'm just going to clean and sort a few bits, heat gun the bumpers, etc. 

Clutch may be a priority soon, its VERY high

Don’t be so precious, man! People are only having a laugh.

Linseed oil is a far superior way to black plastics, IME. It lasts forever, too. I had a louvre that was almost white and it came up deep black and never faded again.

[DoctorRetro]

They've rebadged it you fool!

 

[SiC]

5 hours ago, loserone said:

I approve, heartily.  Shame it's not a GTa

They're pretty expensive now. 

[Cord Fourteener]

Top shabby chic of a mouldy rust bucket!

[St.Jude]

4 hours ago, TheDoctor said:

Just made it home. Kept the heater on all the way through Croydon, just in case - Because K Series. 

It's a bit of a shit tip inside, will require many hours of cleaning / fumigating. 

Some nice retro touches, pictures to follow... 

I don't think the 1.1 litre engines suffer as badly as the others. Can't remember where I read that. I've been known to be wrong before.

[SiC]

Just now, sgtberbatov said:

I don't think the 1.1 litre engines suffer as badly as the others. Can't remember where I read that. I've been known to be wrong before.

Possibly because the gasket will be nice and chunky between the cylinders? Are the basic blocks the same size between them and just different bore sizes?

[BorniteIdentity]

Christ Alive.

More holey than a Christian pilgrimage to Holy Island at Christmas with Cliff Richard and the Baby Jesus. 

Had. J plate in red. 1.1s. I upgraded* it with some nearly matching soft headrests from, I think, a Maestro. I managed three months in it and sold it in disgust. Bought a Volvo 360 GLT and never looked back.

To me, if it isn’t a Mk1 Metro it’s a Rover 100. Those weird unbranded ones nearly count as Metros but not quite. Up to about 1987 I’m fine - after that it’s not a proper one according to knobhead here. 

Enjoy it. If that, indeed, is possible. It looks fucking terrible - and not even in an endearing way!  

[vulgalour]

The 1.1s aren't immune to OMGHGF, they're just more tolerant of abuse.  The 1.4s will put up with a decent amount of neglect before popping but once you get bigger than that you really do have to look after your car properly and not be the sort of person that thinks oil and water don't need changing unless the MoT says so.

As a minimum, stick some red gaffer over those roof holes to keep the interior a bit drier and you should be good for a while with this one.  Ideal WBoD candidate really.  I do wish the seating position in these wasn't cranked over like it is, I quite like Metros otherwise.

[DoctorRetro]

12 minutes ago, BorniteIdentity said:

Christ Alive.

More holey than a Christian pilgrimage to Holy Island at Christmas with Cliff Richard and the Baby Jesus. 

Had. J plate in red. 1.1s. I upgraded* it with some nearly matching soft headrests from, I think, a Maestro. I managed three months in it and sold it in disgust. Bought a Volvo 360 GLT and never looked back.

To me, if it isn’t a Mk1 Metro it’s a Rover 100. Those weird unbranded ones nearly count as Metros but not quite. Up to about 1987 I’m fine - after that it’s not a proper one according to knobhead here. 

Enjoy it. If that, indeed, is possible. It looks fucking terrible - and not even in an endearing way!  

And I thought I was a miserable bugger.. 😂

It is an endearing little thing, like a puppy with a wonky leg. It's never going to win any contests, but it's a loyal and fun thing. And I'll love it and care for it until I eventually have to put it down due to complications. 

And it's not that holey, just a couple of bits need doing, not the end of the world. 

[DoctorRetro]

I've had an idea that I could cover the car in some sort of vinyl, like this as a temporary solution - then at least when it gets peeled off, it might just pull the rest of the lacquer off. 😂

[DoctorRetro]

Check out that mileage. 

[stuboy]

you have a chance to brush up on welding skills

[Fabergé Greggs]

Nice! Hope those holes don't prove too spicy. 

[DoctorRetro]

2 minutes ago, stuboy said:

you have a chance to brush up on welding skills

That's the plan. Just need a cheap welder... 

[MJK 24]

I wonder how it’s got that bad in the roof area?  You can understand the sills, but the roof?!

[vulgalour]

It's a Metro thing.  They suffer from a lack of rust protection and odd condensation related rot and go from the inside out around the hinges.  Leading edge of the bonnet is another common place for similar weird rot, as is half way along the sill in the door hole on the 2 doors.  You don't see it that often now because the ones that suffer from it are either fixed or dead.

[mitsisigma01]

2 hours ago, TheDoctor said:

I've had an idea that I could cover the car in some sort of vinyl, like this as a temporary solution - then at least when it gets peeled off, it might just pull the rest of the lacquer off. 😂

Is it available in matt black 😉😁

[doubleyeller]

Have you seen the crash test videos for these? Absolute death traps!! I mean, the hole in the roof doesn't matter on a car which has no structural strength whatsoever anyway! 

[Cord Fourteener]

I think that anyone who drives around in an 80s or earlier car is driving around in various stages of death trap by choice.

Anyone who is driving in any series of Ford Mustang, including brand new ones, is driving around in a death trap by choice.

[Dick Cheeseburger]

7 hours ago, doubleyeller said:

Have you seen the crash test videos for these? Absolute death traps!! I mean, the hole in the roof doesn't matter on a car which has no structural strength whatsoever anyway! 

 

[Rod/b]

Fucking hell, even by your standards this a desperate pile of shit, and I’m a closet Metro-licker. Good luck with it. 

[MorrisItalSLX]

Now I like Metros as much as the next guy, probably more, but that thing is knackered.

Well done!

Looking forward to seeing you crack on with it.

[Andyrew]

As the shadow said id just rust treat the roof and fibreglass it to keep the moisture out. 

With paint that dead i think it will be a perfect candidate for a father and son roller paintjob.  

Have fun with it, thats all that counts. 

 

[yes oui si]

12 hours ago, doubleyeller said:

Have you seen the crash test videos for these? Absolute death traps!! I mean, the hole in the roof doesn't matter on a car which has no structural strength whatsoever anyway! 

Who cares? I had a 1275 Minimetro a few years back, and ragged the fuck out of it in the knowledge that any crash over 15mph would kill me. 

[DoctorRetro]

2 hours ago, Rod/b said:

Fucking hell, even by your standards this a desperate pile of shit, and I’m a closet Metro-licker. Good luck with it. 

You don't want to lick this one, unless you've had your tetanus and rabies shots 😂

[DoctorRetro]

Been out for a Lithuanian wash. 

Gave them a nice tip as it was minging inside. 

It didn't leak too bad oddly enough. Slight dribble from the passenger window, that's all. 

[DoctorRetro]

It's amazing what a good wash, some bumper goo and some poundland matt black paint can do... 

 

 

Yes, now it's a slightly shinier shit heap. 😂🤣

 

Obligatory halfway done shot. 

[theshadow]

matt black the roof,youve got less to do because sunroof,i hate spraying,just roiier the fu=ker,check up in wheelarch were petrol flap,make sure no mud is up there,wire brush,than cheap polish underseal,looking more metroish..

[DoctorRetro]

I've had a look at the sills and the original jacking points are still intact, so that must count for something. I think it's just another neglected 'old person' car that just needs a bit of care. 

I'm going to nickname it 'Scrappy Doo', as it's like a little puppy and it's a smaller version of the R8. I guess that means the Fenlander is 'Scooby Doo' 🤣

[michael t]

That is incredibly grim. So a huge well done!