Local boy racers

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Originally Posted by Bsmovies

Are you sure it isn't the 2.0L T16 Turbo conversions they do from the Rover Coupe? Can be done for £500 or less depending on the Donor car, which is what they all seem to do.

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Definetly not the Turbo motors, I know the lad who's built 3 of them & sold them to the local chavvers, there all N/A motors.

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Originally Posted by Bsmovies

Ahh, things like the 1.8VVC. 143bhp into a Metro :)

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Aye there was a tickled up one of those round here a few years back, owned by a guy named 'Guy' amusingly enough, went like stink and used to push skylines and scoobies, much to their dismay lol

ah quality mate,bet they got scared lol,just reminds me of jonh candy and steve martin in trains plans and automobiles lol

class film.

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Originally Posted by Ernie

class film.

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one film i never get bored of lol,hows things mate,hope all is well

not bad but still looking for better work...

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Originally Posted by Ernie

not bad but still looking for better work...

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same as me mate,nothing good around at the mo

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Originally Posted by Mike

Aye theres loads of neds round here with illegal conversions into Rover 25/200. 1.8 Twin cam Honda motors in them all. They all know the crack that im building something as they come past quite slow & boot it when Im working on it. Once its built it'll be smoke 'em time I think lol

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You've probably been confused by someone blagging that the K series was designed by Honda Mike, as at that point Honda/Rover were sharing info's and some parts etc... they generally chuck the 1.8 K series in them.

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Originally Posted by MK999

as at that point Honda/Rover were sharing info's and some parts etc

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Rover: HALP our cars are crap
Honda: Make good ones then.
Rover: Ok, good idea!
<Rover trundles off>
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<Rover comes back>
Rover: HALP can't make good cars!
Honda: Sigh. Here, have some bits.

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Originally Posted by Jack

Rover: HALP our cars are crap
Honda: Make good ones then.
Rover: Ok, good idea!
<Rover trundles off>
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<Rover comes back>
Rover: HALP can't make good cars!
Honda: Sigh. Here, have some bits.

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Actually Honda wanted the metro/rover 100 to sell in Japan or something, and they shared info on manufacturing techniques etc including the upside down aluminium casting technique used on the K series, which was actually first used by Cosworth.

Rover then used this pretty awesome technique to blow around 30 billion headgaskets over the next 20 years.