Craig's Rover 114GSi VVC

Craig tells us of his Metro journey, starting at 16 years of age. He picked up this 114 GSi locally for £350. He'd actually known about the car for about 8 years, and was delighted to find it for sale when his search for a Metro got under way. Although it was automatic and SPI, which wasn't ideal for his plans, he went ahead and snapped the car up. Since then the car has had a whole host of work done. An MPI to manual conversion being two of the main changes... and it is now on its fourth engine! Craig tells us how other cars, including Metros, have come and gone, but this one has always stayed. Lets see what the future holds for this one!

Engine

• VVC 143 Engine
• 52mm throttle body
• Walbro fuel pump

Gearbox

• Standard R65 with 1.4 Flywheel

Suspension, brakes and steering

• Individualised and lowered
• Polybushed front arms
• Front and rear anti roll bars with polybushes
• GTI calipers
• Mintex vented discs
• Mintex 1044 pads
• Braided hoses
• MGF ball joints and steering arms

External

• Caterham 7 Minilites with Yokohama 175/50/13 tyres
• GTI spoiler

Interior

• Red MG Metro carpets
• GSI leather seats with matching door cards and toppers
• B and C pillar covers
• MGTF Walnut steering wheel
• JBL Bass Pro 2 Subwoofer