Proctas Rover Metro GTA 16v

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i bought the car back in 2008, as a project car. plus i liked the idea of building a vvc power one. the 306 gti 6 rallye gave me the idea of having a car that is poverty specd, practical, and sleeper.
the only metros that fitted that idea, was a carbed or an spi metro rio, the carb metro would require converting over to injection. so it wasnt worth the doing as you could pick up a R100 spi ( same car but newer) so that carbed metro idea went out of the window. the R100s were weaker cars than the mk3 metro. as rover decided to buy cheeper metal and skimp on rust proofing on later R100s. so the only idea was to get hold of an older metro. after keeping me eye on ebay for metro spis, a rover metro gta 16v spi popped up.
these were the poor specd gtis with out dampers, rear arb no side skirts.
instead of alloys they had wide steelies. ( used the same profile as the alloys)
there wasnt many of these about as they were dropped in 1993. the gta 8v stayed on and si took the spec over but with the 8v engine.
anyway after reading the sellers write up about the car, i smashed the cars spec with the gti 6 ralleye. which came bang on for what the spec i wanted. with it been an early one the shell was stronger. the car having wide steelies which was ideal for the sleeper spec. the boot spoiler for that added bit of sporty. rest of the interior was old school austin metro gta. which added the idea of a poverty spec. no electric windows or central locking as those are a bastard on rovers.
also the car was an injection model too, so that saved time and money plus it was in good condition for its age.
so after having a chat with the seller, me and my dad went down and picked the car up. for £180
heres how it was