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Modified Rocking Engine
Divided he ad:
Sorry to have missed most of your build Nick..... I've been very absent of late!
Still.... It looks great and will no doubt run really well with some real force behind it?
Speaking of which, I hope that was your mouth making that noise at 8 seconds in and not the other release valve? :lol:
MGF..... You do realise it's a butchered Metro under there don't you? .... Sorry MGF lovers but it has to be said!
Anyway... Back on course, you should certainly be very proud of that little fella, from concept re-design to completion very nice job :thumbup:
Ralph.
raynerd:
A metro!!!!!! It is a prime sports car!!
:offtopic:
The British racing green one was mine, VVC, this was at the start/meeting point of a rally! Some good fun and great guys.... Infact think that is me looking at it at the far side of the picture so now idea who took this!!
NickG:
Ralph,
Thanks for the comments. I haven't got to try it on proper compressed air yet unfortunately will be interesting to see how it runs. I wondered if anyone noticed that slip out, it was my mouth ... honest! A safety valve of sorts I guess!
On the MGF, fortunately for you there probably aren't that many avid MG fans on here :lol: ... Butchered metro or not, they were fantastic cars! Best selling roadster, great fun to drive, quick, agile and British! I'm a big fan of MGs but I really think they had the MGF just about right. Ok, build quality was not a great strong point, and yes it did 'borrow' some other bits and pieces from metro's too but it didn't really deter much from the experience! I'd have one back now! A lot of people used to wind me up with the fact that my MG ZS was just a rover 400 too, but it was a tad different to any rover 400 when you were behind the wheel believe me! I think Tiffany Dell dubbed it the "best handling front wheel drive car in the world" when it came out ... quite an achievement from what people thought was a grandads car!
Chris, I always regret never getting involved with a group and going on runs etc, would have been great fun!
Nick
raynerd:
I actually did it all off the internet, it wasn`t the official MGF owners club, it was actually the MG-Rover forums - MGF sub-forum North West group. It was great fun, I was young at the time, I`m 25 now but I was only 22 when I had the MGF and I use to have a right laugh. We use to park up on a pub car park and open the hoods and just walk around the cars. We all had something to show - I`d taken all the interior out of a scrapped top model MGTF - gorgeous green and black leather. Was absolutely amazing! I`d fitted loads of Mike Sattur stuff and it looked great - handled really well.
Anyway - I`ll shut up about MGF - back to topic :lol:
I`d definately consider buying another - only problem is the expense of repairs. The engine compartment is so enclosed that every job costs a fortune as you have to remove everything to get in there. To do the jobs yourself is just a pain in the arse! Did I just say I`ll shut up about MGF...ok sorry!! :bang:
Chris
Divided he ad:
--- Quote ---A metro!!!!!! It is a prime sports car!!
--- End quote ---
:lol: :lol: :lol:
I've MOT'd, driven and fixed them. Nuff said!
Oh, ok..... I'll have to let this lie.... it'd get ugly fast!
Back on topic...
I seem to have noticed that you're posting the plans somewhere too.... I'll have to have a look later, I'll probably add them to my collection and maybe one day decide to add my own little twist to them..... I really can't just seem to make "off plan" ::)
I've really got to get my rocker finished.... It's been ages!
Don't read too much into the MGF thing guys, until recently I owned a Laguna diesel bus :lol:
Ralph.
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