Someone once scrapped a 5500 mile Metro to put into a Banham kit car.
What do you ask is so special about that ?
It happened all the time and was a change from the mini boys doing it !
Well Steve ( Ususck91rules) has managed to reverse the trend and has
stripped the Banham back into a 1989 GTA shell...Read on.
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Take off the Banham shell.
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Underneath is the original Metro.
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Take out the engine and subframe complete.
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Time to pair up the engine with it's new Metro home.
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Lift it up and in as normal ?..not Steve..this rocking wooden cradle was designed by his dad
who incidentally was Steve's assistant
throughout the works.See a more detailed thread on Retro Rides http://retrorides.proboards86.com/index ... 577&page=5
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Once the engine was in, there was a lot more work to do..front wings and front valance were added
but loads of welding was undertaken by Steve's Dad.
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Still more to do but we all eagerly wait for the finished result.
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Follow progress on metroownersclub thread viewtopic.php?f=10&t=1470
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