Project Car Suggestions

[procta]

Dont take any notice of him swampy...I mean for goodness sake, he is SERIOUSLY suggesting a MGF. A heavy, poorly built bodged rover metro....and metros werent that much cop in the first place.

A nice RX8 well cared for and on some decent boots is an absolute hoot to drive and a sweeeeet engine

what about the two metros I had piggy

[Piggy]

what about the two metros I had piggy

Ah yeah, sorry dood.

So why again did you reshell? Coz you wanted a different colour?

[THE_Liam]

Renesis engines in an MX5 are widely done too, and they sound awesome.

Whether it's worthwhile doing that vs. Turbo-charging an N/A 1.8/1.6 is another question though...

Think I'd just go for an NA 13b, far stronger and simpler. Good gains with a good carb and port tuning, 140-150bhp easy. Not as much as turboing but every bugger does that.

[Kezzieboy]

Spent the last 2 hours researching Volvo tuning, why isn't there just a big encyclopaedia of engines....

[Poodle]

Dude, seriously drop the williams lump in if you're thinking of doing that, such an easy swap.

Edit: Or are you thinking of 850Rs?

[Kezzieboy]

850r's mostly, but I'll look at the Williams engine swap. Are the engines really that easy to come by??

[Matt-Rallye]

Anything you need to know about clio engines gimme a shout dude i have always had mk1 clios (valvers and williams) currently got a mk1 clio valver sat outside mine with a williams F7R in

Personally if time wasn't an issue i would drop a meggy 225 lump into a 340gl and have massive sideways fun

[C.A.R.]

Renesis engines in an MX5 are widely done too, and they sound awesome.

Whether it's worthwhile doing that vs. Turbo-charging an N/A 1.8/1.6 is another question though...

Think I'd just go for an NA 13b, far stronger and simpler. Good gains with a good carb and port tuning, 140-150bhp easy. Not as much as turboing but every bugger does that.

Oh yea fo'sho, a fully-fledged twin-turbo 13BREW isn't a popular swap, the 12A is the NASP version which requires a fair bit of fabrication to fit. What I was getting at was whether it was worthwhile doing that fabrication work vs. the potential gains of just slapping a turbo / supercharger on the standard engine, for which there are many options and far less outlay!

It would be hard to justify, but the NA rotory does sound awesome.

[THE_Liam]

Renesis engines in an MX5 are widely done too, and they sound awesome.

Whether it's worthwhile doing that vs. Turbo-charging an N/A 1.8/1.6 is another question though...

Think I'd just go for an NA 13b, far stronger and simpler. Good gains with a good carb and port tuning, 140-150bhp easy. Not as much as turboing but every bugger does that.

Oh yea fo'sho, a fully-fledged twin-turbo 13BREW isn't a popular swap, the 12A is the NASP version which requires a fair bit of fabrication to fit. What I was getting at was whether it was worthwhile doing that fabrication work vs. the potential gains of just slapping a turbo / supercharger on the standard engine, for which there are many options and far less outlay!

It would be hard to justify, but the NA rotory does sound awesome.

Yeah that's the thing, doesn't make sense in terms of pounds per horsepower but in terms of doing something more interesting. Quite tempted t do it myself, very tempted by an MX5...

[procta]

what about the two metros I had piggy

Ah yeah, sorry dood.

So why again did you reshell? Coz you wanted a different colour?

none sunroof and the shell was better condition.

[Kezzieboy]

Anyone got any experience of Mk1 MR2s? How much do we think it'd cost to repair a rusty wheel arch? Not just on these, it seems like a common problem with all classics!

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Anyone ever heard of one of these? RWD apparently

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C487323#

[Poodle]

Wow, now that's original! Never heard of it and looks awesome, although i can't imagine it'll drive well as standard what with being from a company that focuses on commercial and 4x4...

[Piggy]

Not a fan of MR2s....bit gurly for me...but do stay clear of the mk1s.
The mk2s are so cheap anyway and are a lot of fun, reliable and LOADS of simple and pretty cheap upgrades to be had

[Kezzieboy]

Poodle, apparently the chassis was set up by lotus on some of them!?

Mk2s aren't half as cool as Mk1s, piggy, and how anyone can say the Mk1 wedge is girly I don't know!

[Piggy]

True for coolness... Not for manlyness though

[procta]

Poodle, apparently the chassis was set up by lotus on some of them!?

Mk2s aren't half as cool as Mk1s, piggy, and how anyone can say the Mk1 wedge is girly I don't know!

your right proper retro speaks to mind! hard core T top!
why not look at one kezzie, far better than a mgf!

True for coolness... Not for manlyness though

the mk3 I would say is more of a womens car or head dressers.

[Kezzieboy]

Yeah, the Mk3 is proper camp, the I don't think the others are.

Mk1 (?) Supra?

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C537392

[Kezzieboy]

RWD redblock Volvo?

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C519218

[Piggy]

I do love those mk1 supras, bit crappy to drive BUT sooo much potential!

Could be an epic lolvo too!

What do YOU WANT though mate? - Thats what you should get!

[Kezzieboy]

I don't know to be honest, I'm gonna not buy until at least the end of next month (my second paycheck), and in the mean time I'm hoping to just test drive anything and everything I can. Drove the new MG6 yesterday, but that's a little different to what I'm looking for

[Jimmy306uk]

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.vie...1244342734

[Poodle]

I think that Isuzu thing is awesome tbh, small, rwd, rare and interesting. Be perfect if lotus really did set up the chassis! Tbh it looks pretty perfect as a project already.

[Kezzieboy]

That Lexus is f*cking awesome!

And it's cool, isn't it Poodle, that one is an auto though, and I'm not sure I could live with that :/ Been finding that issue with a lot of stuff, who buys sports cars with slush boxes?!

[procta]

what about an mg metro turbo?

[THE_Liam]

Not a fan of MR2s....bit gurly for me...but do stay clear of the mk1s.
The mk2s are so cheap anyway and are a lot of fun, reliable and LOADS of simple and pretty cheap upgrades to be had

The mk1 is a far better car, much lighter, much revvier engine, and it doesn't have the tendency to go through hedges backwards that the mk2 has.

[Kezzieboy]

what about an mg metro turbo?

Too rusty and not enough poke from what I've read.

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The mk1 is a far better car, much lighter, much revvier engine, and it doesn't have the tendency to go through hedges backwards that the mk2 has.

Apparently the 4AGE (I think) is a stormer.

[THE_Liam]

It is the 4AGE mate, 1.6 16 valve twin cam with 122bhp and an 8k red line

[Jimmy306uk]

What about a mk1 caddy? Always wanted to do one but they are on the pricey side

[Ruan]

Redblock turbo would be insanely cool...

They can produce ridiculous amounts of power with very little work, finding one will be an issue.

[Kezzieboy]

Really? I swear I've seen like 6-7 NA Redblocks and 2-3 Turbos in the last week...maybe they're actually whiteblocks or something...