[Starion]

I've done loads of things to the 'tro lately so I thought I'd make a thread.

Well I bought the car in september for £375, with 6 months tax and 12 months MOT, and I've been driving it ever since. I've given it a oil change, a new oil filter, a new air filter, a new fuel filter, new spark plugs, new leads, I swapped in the distributor from the old Metro because I found a fault with the vaccumn advance that was making the car run generally sh*te, I then put in new points and a new condensor for good measure, and a new vaccumn advance pipe because that'd split too.

More recently I set the mixture and adjusted the carb as it was running way too rich, I put new exhaust clamps on to help stop the exhaust blowing, it's got a new fanbelt and a new battery as well. I fitted remote central locking the other week as well as a new drivers door lock because that was broken, I put in a pioneer radio and new speakers, and on friday I've given it some Rover Coupe half leather seats.

Next week I'm putting new brake shoes and wheel cylinders on, and fitting a black MG Metro rear spoiler, I've also got a new fuel sender unit that I need to fit soon as the fuel gauge doesn't work.

piccys:













Oh and the half leather seats I fitted:






Future plans are to spray the door cards black and get some alloy window winders and door grabbers, and possibly get a black carpet if I find one, and I want to get a horn push for my steering wheel to make it look less ghetto. Some MG Metro or Metro GTA crossspoke wheels would be nice but I don't have the money yet.

[Illousion]

I do quite like those things, yours look nice. What year is it?

[Starion]

It's a very early 1990, one of the last of the older shape Metro's.

[Lurch]

Reminds me of a heavier, better-equipped Mini.

I wanna drive it.

[sivispacem]

QUOTE (Lurch @ Sunday, Jan 15 2012, 21:21)

Reminds me of a heavier, better-equipped Mini. I wanna drive it.

I wanna remove the Hydragas and drop in a VHPD on throttle bodies. Preferably where the rear seats once were.

[*MURDOC*]

Awwww yeah.

[Los Santos Pedestrian]

Nice car. Must be hell getting in the back seats though.

Also it doesn't surprise me that there are clouds in the pictures you took.

[Lurch]

The back actually looks a lot easier to get into and roomier than say, an E36 coupe.

[Whiskey]

The steelies look really good. Looks great for £400. I'd lower it a bit like sivi said. Still great little project!

[Lurch]

I'm not big on the steelies. I think it would look ace on a set of later 13" Minilites. Does the metro and the mini share bolt patterns?



This post has been edited by Lurch on Wednesday, Jan 18 2012, 19:02

[Starion]

Yeah Lurch, the Mini and Metro share the same stud pattern, but Metro wheels have a way larger center bore so not all Mini wheels fit, sadly.

Oh well though, I bought these last week!











Happy days. 12X5 Minilights with the correct center bore, running on Yokohama A539's all round. Gonna fit my MG boot spoiler at some point too. I might drop the suspension on the rear a little to match the front, but it's waaaay too cold at the moment to do stuff like that, haha.

[Lurch]

Nice. I absolutely love minilites on small british cars. From Minis, MG's, Triumphs, Caterhams, Lotus, Jensons, Austin Healeys, etc. It's just a classic wheel that looks as much at home on an old british car as a old knockoff wire and much more at home on the slightly more modern stuff. Kind of like basketweave-style BBS wheels on an old German car. Looks great.


Also, what size tires are they. Look surprisingly low profile for a 12.

This post has been edited by Lurch on Saturday, Feb 4 2012, 18:10

[Starion]

The tyres are 165/60/12, a little wider than the wheels but I love the wide stance that they give.

[Lurch]

A 165 looks really good on a 5" wide wheel. It's what the 4.5" wheels on my bug ran. Look fine.

[chris]

That's a sexy metro starion, btw how easy was fitting remote central locking? I'm getting a Mondeo soon and was wondering about getting that done?

[Suction Testicle Man]

Lovely Metro, very clean. Personally I prefer the old steel rims, but it still looks great. Just don't lower it (if you're considering it) - it's sitting very nicely as it is. Though I'd hazard a guess that it could do with some tighter suspension - does it handle like a walrus on a unicycle?

[Starion]

Thanks guys

Chris: The central locking was really easy to fit, all it needed was just a live and a earth to the control unit, and then to fit the solenoids to the locks in the door. No drilling needed I just used existing holes. If your mondeo already has central locking, you can buy a kit that just adds a receiver to the wiring loom you already have, which makes things easier.

STM: True, any lower on the front and it'll scrub haha. I might drop it a little on the rear to match the front, because there's about an inch difference in height between the front and back, and that's with a full tank of fuel. It handles surprisingly well though as is, I suppose being really light helps. With the new wheels it corners waaay more responsively and there's sh*t loads of grip. There's not much body roll either which is surprising.

[*MURDOC*]

Looking excellent!

[Lurch]

The rear looks like it could come down a little bit. The front looks pretty good though. Maybe could come down half an inch or so.


Should be handling like a gocart though. As much as I usually dislike FWD cars, on things like this or a Mini I think it really shines. So small and light without much power totally fighting the the steering.

Even though my BMW has spoiled me a bit, I still remember how fun a little low power car can be. I really need to get the ole VW running again.

[Starion]

It'd be a good idea to sort out my exhaust blow, haha.