1988 Austin Metro Update 5/11/10

[chrisump372f]

Hi all this is my 1988 Austin Metro which is my daily driver until my other project is completed. I never thought anybody would be interested in it as people just seem to laugh at it, But at a recent meet at the Nottingham cattle market it turned out that there is quite a lot of interest in the old girl.
Here's a picture of the car as it is now.



This was how the car first looked when I started driving, I look back now and I have no idea what I was thinking at the time.



I have repainted and fitted two wings to the car a bonnet the drivers door I've also painted the front valance rear valance both lower sections of the quarters and passenger door.

























Those are the images of the bodywork I also refurbished the revolutions that the car proudly wears.





All that hard work was well worth it here are pictures of the car as it stands now.





This was an old image of the car as you can tell you can see the rust, but its next to my friends fantastic beetle Herbie replica.



And here's a few final pics of the metro with my other project which is not quite complete yet.







Please do feel free to comment and say what you think I like to know what people think of my work because I'm an apprentice panel beater with a daily and a project. at first I thought the metro people just laughed at it but proved at a meet-up the other night, it has quite a few fans so Ive decided to show it off more and you will all be seeing it a lot more in the future and hopefully my imp as well, which has been taking me 5 years to build but almost there. This is my first thread so if I have done anything wrong I will try to correct it, I'm not a computer wizz so please be gentle with me cheers Chris.

[Garry]

Wayhey, its Chris!

I've seen this evolve since you picked it up, it looks awesome and has great stance. I did the Octopus on the back window the other week!

[ab5olut]

very nice metro you should come along to the limes meet tomorrow

[cortinamike77]

Metro is looking smart, funky steering wheel to me like

[Deleted]

Awesome little car, those things defy the laws of space too, I remember my brother and I getting a three piece suite loaded in and on one and driving it to my first flat with no bother.

Nice looking Hillman too, looking forward to a build thread popping up on that little orange monster.

[markbognor]

I really like that. Good work. The Revo's look great.
Were you in chichester recently, I saw a metro with revos the other day that I've not seen since?
I take it from the sticker on the back that it's not going to be coming down.

[luckygti]

Mate that looks really good, like the fact that you've tidied it up as well, looks so much better. Revo's are quality wheels, they look spot on on a Metro as well. Imp looks good too, build thread??

[BenzBoy]

Hi Chris, good to see you at the Cattle Market! As I said at the time, we saw you drive by a couple of times and were willing you to pull in and park up so we could get a closer look!

The work you've put in looks really good quality, and the end result looks great!

Can't wait to see more of the Imp project too!

[donttellhimpike]

hey chris good thread , i can see this place working well for you!! , the metro looks great in the flesh and i cant wait to see the imp , i am still gonna look for the bits you wanted and will be at papplewick on weds night , you,ve made one meet ,sure it will be the first of many!!

[chrisump372f]

Thanks guys I'm sure you will all be seeing alot more of the metro now ive done my first ever meet and found out theres a lot of interest in it. Il do a thread on the imp sometime and find some original photos because its came a long way, and id like to show the work thats gone into it, its been nut and bolt stripped and repainted at where I work. I can see a few people are wanting a thread on it so il get one sorted might even do one on my dads 1949 ford v8 pilot. Thanks lads your a group of great welcoming people willing to welcome any new members Cheers Chris.

Forgot to put i will definatly be at paplewick wednesday night, il see you all there ;D.

[novasport1300]

Metro looks ace fella, nice work and cant wait for thread on the imp!

[retrolegends]

Was talkin to you at the Limes mate,car looks great keep up the good work.

[drummerfish]

Hey dude the metro looks awesome, just got a 1984 metro for a joint uni car, its great fun, how did you lower yours?? Just drain some of the fluid. Cheers in advance ;D

[apbellamy]

Good skills! My metro van is yelllow....





and black, and red and silver and greeen ;D Multicoloured is the future!

[chrisump372f]

The front was that low when i first got the car i wanted to lower the back but ive been told not to let the fluid out apparantly its poisonous. Its a great little car and its supprising what it can have off the lights

Ive seen the metro van and ive had the thread saved for a while now, i bet that little thing shifts

Thanks for all the good comments. ;D

[dazza]

love metros , had a fleet of them back in the day . easy to tune and stick like poo!

[jonnyf]

Very nice cars you got there! Many more plans for the metro?

[apbellamy]

Aug 2, 2010 17:16:03 GMT chrisump372f said:

I bet that little thing shifts

1/4 mile in 14.6 seconds @ 93mph - Showing a focus ST how it's done

[chrisump372f]

Hmmmm well where do i begin id like to turbo it and id like to lower it but apparantly you just cant let the hydrogas fluid out of the system to lower it its poisonous.

Trying to modify is a tad hard its not really modifyable so i might go the sleeper look, its had a few saxo's and 106's which is good enough for me

[scouser]

Looks absolutely brilliant. Bags of character these little cars and I have alot of time for them. If that were mine I would leave it as it is now as to me, it looks damn near perfect.