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Very Nice rhys - ideal for the summer

Did you try an MX-5? Handling is much better and more fun, though the BHP is less - but fun isnt in a straight line

At least your happy with it matey - means you dont get lumbered giving everyone a lift home from the pub

phil w, you are confusing everyone, i said I have never owned a car that is quick to 60 than 8 secs. The two cars which were close to the 8 secs were my 325is and the jag these are the fastest cars Ive owned and both are over 8 secs to 60mph. Stuy I did look at the mx5 but It looks sleak and not really aggressive, I know topgear always praise them.

I've got one of these. The body panels are very thin and it rusts in front of your eyes. Can't remove most of the bolts because they've rounded. Buy British huh?

I also spent some time under the car, before I realised there is a big engine access panel behind the head rests

Thats just to check the engine is still there

My sisters BF stuck a 160 motor in his older MGF - on the drive. Engine had to go in from underneth the car

You can get the head out good enough (which I will be doing when the HG goes sometime soon). I was changing the alternator, without knowing about the 'hatch' and it took me a good week to give it a few failed attempts (it's behind the subframe and damper in the wheel well), and then took me 1/2 an hour through the hatch!
I love the cars though, they're under-rated, but difficult to work on.

well as a few knew I had a slight leak on both drivers doors, this is caused from the seal be misformed from the base plate from the mirror. The garage have replaced it with a new seal today and upon examination it is totaly different. I dont think it will take long till it misshapes like the old one though. Also with regards to modification I am going to carry some out but nothing to the same degree as my punto. So far this is what I have come up with:

Hardtop
Carbon fibre side intakes
Roll hoop with wind deflector
Interior extras
Full exhaust system
Induction kit

Have just won these on ebay,they are heater controll knobs and hopefully they will fit they replace the original plastic sprayed silver once

Haha cheers Rhys for takin me out in this on Sunday.. the performance is immense, that guys face in the FTO when he tried to race you!! Never been in the 160 version of the Rover VVC, so much performance and from so low down too.

I must say with the hood down, it was a dead nice breeze even on a coolish night. It's days like today when this car is going to come into it's own and you will realise one of the cool reasons for buying it other then the performance!!

just bought this not realy a modification but a toy I can play with whilst driving, anyone who want to test their performance at the next meet can give it ago just remeber to get your cars weight and stick yourself on the scales lol

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEBTOX:IT&item=220218659343&_trksid=p3984.cTODAY.m238.lVI

Looks quite a handy little device... any developments on your major "modification" to the engine??

oooo, looks rather gizmo-y. i wouldn't mind seeing what my wee shed can pull

Am in the process of deciding wether or not to get my alloys painted gloss black, think they look cool and will keep the cleaning down and get rid of the curb marks on them already., but then I think the silver look more obviouse and show the red callipers better. What do ya recon



Also check this one I found unfortunatley wasnt ever for sale just to show what they are capable of think this had a turbo

I like the look of the black one's matey, but tbh I think the normal one's look better.

Is that bottom pic an MGR XPower TF?

Black ones

black, and dont go back

once you gone black...you wont go back....