The Doctor's travels through time. Fin.

[BeEP]

7 minutes ago, DoctorRetro said:

a flat spot when accelerating. 

 

All 1.1 Metros with carburettor I've driven have had a slight flatspot on acceleration.  As long as it's only slight I'd suggest living with it, rather than spending ages trying to get rid of it to no avail as I did on the last one I owned!

[loserone]

Hmmm

[DoctorRetro]

3 hours ago, BeEP said:

All 1.1 Metros with carburettor I've driven have had a slight flatspot on acceleration.  As long as it's only slight I'd suggest living with it, rather than spending ages trying to get rid of it to no avail as I did on the last one I owned!

Good to know thank you. I'll keep the Dashpot topped up and drive around it. 

[mitsisigma01]

3 hours ago, Rovorsche said:

Subconciously from your sweet buying days long gone, you know that is not true.
Remember Fruit Salad sweets ?

Ying to the Yang!

6 for a penny when I was a youngster, sweets or the bus fare home, sweets usually won 

[DVee8]

Lyrics

Pink, it's my new obsession
Pink, it's not even a question
Pink on the lips of your lover
'Cause pink is the love you discover
Pink as the bing on your cherry
Pink, 'cause you are so very
Pink, it's the color of passion
'Cause today it just goes with the fashion

[Parky]

If you google Pink Metro the first entry is for the Delhi metro service pink line.  There must be some advertising trade off here, although it might mean moving to Delhi.  Bit extreme.  And if you did ideally you should have a Cityrover for parts availability.

I’m still not sure why you went pink though when there are other colours like Applejack or Harvest Gold you could have opted for.  Or avocado.  I always wanted a car that resembled a seventies bathroom

 

[stuboy]

23 hours ago, DoctorRetro said:

Just a quick note to mention my username change 

<----

i was thinking..... doctorinthepink

[Cord Fourteener]

14 hours ago, Parky said:

Otherwise get yourself A hat, a Mac, a stray cat painted pink and drive around like a low budget version of this utter boss

Looking at the chassis on this, I bet it drove like complete shit....imagine the porpoising at speed

Apparently the V8 is right behind the driver's seat driving the front wheels...

 

[Parky]

Practically mid engined!  Wonder if it still exists?

[Rod/b]

17 hours ago, mitsisigma01 said:

6 for a penny when I was a youngster, sweets or the bus fare home, sweets usually won 

6 for a penny? Jesus christ, i used to run a newsagent and there was uproar when we went from 1p to 2p on blackjacks and fruit salads. That was mid 90s 😂

[Cord Fourteener]

2 hours ago, Parky said:

Practically mid engined!  Wonder if it still exists?

Apparently it's been fully restored and is in a collection. 

[bunglebus]

2 hours ago, Rod/b said:

6 for a penny? Jesus christ, i used to run a newsagent and there was uproar when we went from 1p to 2p on blackjacks and fruit salads. That was mid 90s 😂

Mojos were two for 1p when I was a nipper

[DoctorRetro]

This is taking flipping ages. Trying to remove the sticky strip from the trim

[bunglebus]

One of these may help

https://www.machinemart.co.uk/p/power-tec-stripe-off-disc-with-shank/

However they're meant for getting sticky stuff off of paint, so could melt the plastic trim. Might be ok if you keep the drill speed down.

Other alternatives are heat to make peeling them off easier (hairdryer) or meths which melts the glue but generally leaves plastics alone

[stuboy]

21 hours ago, DoctorRetro said:

This is taking flipping ages. Trying to remove the sticky strip from the trim

i used a heat gun on low and a scraper when removing trim tape

[DoctorRetro]

4 hours ago, bunglebus said:

One of these may help

https://www.machinemart.co.uk/p/power-tec-stripe-off-disc-with-shank/

However they're meant for getting sticky stuff off of paint, so could melt the plastic trim. Might be ok if you keep the drill speed down.

Other alternatives are heat to make peeling them off easier (hairdryer) or meths which melts the glue but generally leaves plastics alone

I've got a toffee wheel, that's how I got it off the car. 

I'm worried about warping the plastics even more tbh

[DoctorRetro]

Hmm. This one is never going to be straight again... 

[vulgalour]

Put it on a windowsill near a radiator, pile loads of books etc. on it to weigh it down, leave it for about a week.  It might go less wibbly enough that once taped to a door it's straight enough.

[Jds1]

29 minutes ago, DoctorRetro said:

Hmm. This one is never going to be straight again... 

These guys are in the process of making new ones if you wanted to take that route.

https://www.facebook.com/RetroReproductionsLtd/

[DoctorRetro]

I'm not sure on the trim rings... 

 

[DoctorRetro]

 

[louiepj]

Trim rings look good

[Zelandeth]

Yeah, personally I think they're one detail too many.  I've always liked the look of plain black wheels against a bright coloured body on a car though.

 

[bunglebus]

I really like it with trim rings

[DoctorRetro]

The biggest problem I'm having with the trim rings is they are trying to spring off, and don't sit straight. That's what I get for buying plastic ones I suppose 

[TrabbieRonnie]

Looks great!  +1 for the trim rings here.

[ETCHY]

I don't get shiny trim rings with black wheels.

Looks better without IMHO.

[Dick Cheeseburger]

Trim rings? No

Black Spitfire steels on a pink Metro? Strangely, yes.

Are they the wide 5.5" GT6 steels?

[AndyW201]

Love it, but a no to the trim rings. The plain black rims look fab with the rest of the black trim.

I know it's already been discussed, but in my insignificant opinion, Metro sills should be black, the cars look somehow 'unfinished' to me with body colour sills...

[DoctorRetro]

3 minutes ago, Dick Longbridge said:

Trim rings? No

Black Spitfire steels on a pink Metro? Strangely, yes.

Are they the wide 5.5" GT6 steels?

I don't think so, just the standard ones