woodster
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| posted on 8/5/10 at 08:51 AM |
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metro sleeper
great looking sleeper ...... ntdwm
http://www.16vminiclub.com/forums/showthread.php?t=21833
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gottabedone
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| posted on 8/5/10 at 10:33 AM |
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......perfect sleeper - dodgy bodywork and on steelies!!................this must put some noses out of joint
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Mark G
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| posted on 8/5/10 at 01:34 PM |
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I saw one of these at castle combe a couple of weeks ago. The guy fitted it with a 1.8 engine from a MGF or MGTF, I don't remember which. He
was an engineer for rover and helped design the engine. He'd tweeked his to get 185 bhp. Stripped and caged the inside and fitted it with
R888's.
It cruised around combe and was a propper little car.
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loggyboy
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| posted on 8/5/10 at 01:52 PM |
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Gotta love a sleeper... 
Miss mine lots.
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Dan.
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| posted on 9/5/10 at 12:16 AM |
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my mate has essentially the same car... awesome fun
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Steve Hignett
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| posted on 9/5/10 at 08:18 AM |
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That's cool...
(is £800 a good/bad price?)
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loggyboy
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| posted on 9/5/10 at 10:35 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Steve Hignett
That's cool...
(is £800 a good/bad price?)
With tax and ticket its fair. Only issue with metros is the limted chassis tweaks available.
If I was affer a sub£1k hot hatch sleeper it would be another Nova or maybe a Pug 205/106.
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pgtips
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| posted on 9/5/10 at 08:16 PM |
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Ha looks like fun.
P.S can someone tell me what sleeper means??
If I die, my biggest fear is that my wife sells all my toys for the price I told her I bought them for...
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Benzine
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| posted on 9/5/10 at 08:26 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by pgtips
P.S can someone tell me what sleeper means??
A car that's been modified internally but looks as close to standard as possible. A wolf in sheep's clothing. Sleepers ftw.
The mental gymnastics a landlord will employ to justify immoral actions is clinically fascinating. Just because something is legal doesn't make
it moral.
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iank
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| posted on 9/5/10 at 09:09 PM |
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Sometimes called Q cars, after the Q ships of WW2.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Q-ship
Edit: Apparently sleeper is the American version 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Q-car
[Edited on 9/5/10 by iank]
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Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level, then beat you with experience.
Anonymous
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beaver34
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| posted on 9/5/10 at 09:59 PM |
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looks a bargain to me, 150bhp cheap tax and insurance
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Wumps
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| posted on 9/5/10 at 11:57 PM |
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I know all about sleepers I had an old mint 1.1 fiesta shell with a 1800 zetec turbo engine in before this kit car
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skydivepaul
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| posted on 13/5/10 at 03:53 PM |
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nice sleeper, bargain at £800.00
good thing about cars like that is they don't attract attention from thieves either
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pgtips
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| posted on 13/5/10 at 07:28 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Benzine
quote:
Originally posted by pgtips
P.S can someone tell me what sleeper means??
A car that's been modified internally but looks as close to standard as possible. A wolf in sheep's clothing. Sleepers ftw.
Aaaaaa cheers mate
If I die, my biggest fear is that my wife sells all my toys for the price I told her I bought them for...
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Browser
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| posted on 17/5/10 at 06:03 PM |
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Imagine that car with those steels banded wider by about 50mm and some Audi-Quattro/Lancia Delta Integrale Evoluzione bulged arches fitted, that would
be proper tough!
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Major Stare
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| posted on 18/5/10 at 11:16 PM |
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About 7 years ago I had a Metro with a 1.8 MGF engine
A 1.4 gti but with a 1.8 MGF K series engine. Stripped it out, uprated the clutch and brakes, Emerald ECU by Dave Walker, head work, Cams, Throttle
Bodies, oil cooler, etc etc. Got it to 182bhp.
Was a hoot
Jon "FISH"
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