PEDLEY RALLYING | in association with BOB PEDLEY SAFETY SERVICES and COMPLETE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED

Rover Metro

Chris's first rally car was a 1990 Rover Metro 1.4. This car was used to compete in 7 rallies, only finishing on two occasions, one of which was the Tour of Mull. It's final event was the D'Isis Stages in April 2004, when an accident caused major damage to the shell resulting in the car being declared a write-off.

Rover K series 1400cc Engine - Multi point injection
Latest type high port cylinder head with new valves, springs and seats cut to triple angle spec.
VVC exhaust cams used on inlet and exhaust, VVC followers, New Liners
Latest, lighter/raised compression pistons and rings, Brand new crank bearings, near new con rod bearings
New timing belt and latest modified gaskets, Baffled oil sump with oil temperature sensor
Recently skimmed head - 265psi compression on each cylinder, New stretch bolts
Magnacor race leads for spark plugs and coil, Race Coil

Induction
Latest plastic manifold, Alloy throttle body, K & N filter, Standard casing with custom ram air scoop
Gearbox
Complete rebuild with brass selectors, new diff shells etc. Solid mounted gearbox mount
Suspension
4 Independent Hydragas units with the front supplemented with AVO adjustable shock absorbers
Rear MG Turbo Anti-roll bar
Wheels & Tyres
Wheels used - Rover Metro GTA Cross-spoke Alloys, Gti 6 spoke Alloys, Gti 7 spoke Alloys
Tyres used - Michelin TA20, Michelin TB15, Yokohama A032R, Colway Intermediates
Interior
Rollcentre Full rollcage with rear diagonal and door bars, Magnum Rally Seats
Terratrip Clubman Intercom System, Brantz International 2 Tripmeter
Dash mounted Oil Pressure, Water Temperature and Ammeter gauges
Willans 4 point harnesses, Plumbed extinguisher system