Proctas Rover Metro GTA 16v

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been a while since I have updated this thread on here,
quite a bit has been done, upgrade and service wise.
1st of all I managed to get hold of two diesel metro fans, these are slimline,


these are the proper fans that go with the rad,
all I did was adapt the fan loom to the metro one,
here's the front one installed

this one is wired to the MPI system, my car has two systems, one spi and one mpi.
the mpi is ecu controlled, where the spi is fan switch controlled. both come on different temps. basically and ideal backup system for the car.
also rear arb bushes, look at the differences! f*ck knows what the old ones are from, but I don't think they are metro ones!

that sorted out the banging noise and made the car rear end a lot more stable,
also I had another fault, my rear droop stop spacers,
these were proper f*cked, metal on metal! so the car rear end was bottoming out like hell!

replaced with new ones that are adjustable, I had to cut them down so they would fit in place.

spaced out with 5mm worth of washers.
also while I was at it, I decided to give the front and rear brakes and upgrade and overhaul.
the fronts got brembo discs and pads, and the rears got new shoes and adjusters.


also my retro AA badge too

it made it to mg live 2013 no bother too! which I was over the moon with! took the car around sliverstones tour lap too, the mgb and mgf owners loved seeing a metro there, as it was the only one. A few marshals had metros too ( mg metro turbo ) back in the day ( 80s early 90s) so they were over the moon to see a metro,
the marshals ,mgb and mgf owners were chatting, they said, we have MGA,B,C, mgf and now a metro here, all we need is the maestro and montego. That would make the tour!
one mgf owner had owned 8 metros in his time before switching to the mgf Le500.
he fell in love all over again with mine, as it brought back memories of the 90s! he now wants another one! He thought mine was top works with the engine under the bonnet,
the tour was great, I need dampers to the front. Mg metro cup lads looked my car over, and we exchanged notes, give one racer a few ideas, also got some info from the mg rover exworks engineer too about the engine.
also take alook at the new mg3, the replacement of the ZR

one ugly thing!