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joebe1
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- Whats your location?: Carrick on shannon
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- What Minis have you?: 1980 mini saloon (fip) 1275cc
1969 Clubman gt historic rally car, 1380 c/r s/c dog box, split 45 webbers
1980 irish clubman estate
1969 mk2 retro rally car 1293 s/c gearbox - Location: roscommon
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Rover metro GTA
well happened to be chattin to a fella that was convinced that you could put a 1.4 Rover metro gta engine into a mini, is it possible
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DaveC
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Re: Rover metro GTA
The K-series has been fitted to Minis. It needs a modified front subframe amongst other things
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The Marcos Graveyard
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- Whats your location?: Longford
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- What Minis have you?: 1971 Mini Marcos.
1984 Mini Sprite - Modifications: 1380cc
Weber45
S/C CR gearbox and drop gears - Location: Longford
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Re: Rover metro GTA
Mostly a Clubman Conversion, you have to loose most of the inner wings as well, and even then it's quite a tight fit.
A fully carbon fiber Mini Marcos shell weighs just 7.25kg.
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joebe1
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- Posts: 1081
- Joined: Mon Jan 15, 2007 12:41 am
- Whats your location?: Carrick on shannon
- Region: Western
- What Minis have you?: 1980 mini saloon (fip) 1275cc
1969 Clubman gt historic rally car, 1380 c/r s/c dog box, split 45 webbers
1980 irish clubman estate
1969 mk2 retro rally car 1293 s/c gearbox - Location: roscommon
- Contact:
Re: Rover metro GTA
got the engine, subframe, wire loom the lot last nite for free so you cant complain with that, obviously it will take thinkin, u no what they say u can bring a horse to water but u cant make a fish eat hay, but as conversions go is it any good and where could i get pictures
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just_st3v3n
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- Whats your location?: cavan
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- Modifications: Nancy is deseamed and will be getting some sort of modern engine someday
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Re: Rover metro GTA
u lucky 
for free? how u manage that one?!!!
im trying get my hands on a well hopefully ''free'''
or cheap 998 or 1275
for free? how u manage that one?!!!im trying get my hands on a well hopefully ''free'''
or cheap 998 or 1275-
The Marcos Graveyard
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- What Minis have you?: 1971 Mini Marcos.
1984 Mini Sprite - Modifications: 1380cc
Weber45
S/C CR gearbox and drop gears - Location: Longford
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Re: Rover metro GTA
You will find all you need to know at http://www.theclubman.co.uk
A fully carbon fiber Mini Marcos shell weighs just 7.25kg.
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