any 6R4 nuts out there?

[MadMatt]

hi all, sorry it`s been a while between posts for me, but i`m wondering if any of you are absolute & total Metro 6R4 nuts?
& if so, can i rub you up for some information? i`m working on one here in Aust & would dearly like some history on the thing if possible?





oh & this is just to show off my new injected R1 engine in my hillclimb special



cheers
Matt

[MadMatt]

wow, there`s MG 6R4`s are pretty dam quick little race cars Hey???



edit--> i went for a good pin in it today





any of you ever wanted to but havn`t yet?

[InimiaD]

They're a fairly potent beast aren't they.
Will have to do a fair bit of digging to find the magazines with all the info in though.
What I vaguely remember though is the V6 motor was a cut down V8 unit. Rather than go to the hassle of building a completely new engine they used what they could find off the shelf.
I think the Group B works cars had something like 330+ HP and they also produced a Clubman version with fewer horses.
The noise it made was awesome, totally different to the rest of the Group B cars of the day.
On a visit to Gaydon once they had a Group B version on display and I was surprised at how basic the rest of the car was, considering what it was and how thin the driveshafts were.

[GTEm]

Have a look on those web site, they were really helpfull for me when I was my 6R4.

http://www.6r4.net/site/index.php

http://www.6r4.com/

Also TAL Motorsport in Cannock (Mike Pearson) but I can't found his web site.

[MadMatt]

thanks guys, yeah i`m onto those forums etc & am waiting replys

this one sure looks the real deal & "certainly" goes the real deal

finally got it all up & running after quite a few days of work but happy as a pig in mud now,,, VERY fast car, yet surprisingly easy to drive,,, & also funny enough it`s way easy to drive VERY FAST than it is to drive slow

[MadMatt]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6b765rrYZ0

sorry it`s just from my phone camera so it`s a yukky video, but still the noise is pure music

i`m hoping to have a run in an Autocross at Willowbank soon, but we still need to sort out a few more issues to make the screw-tin-ears happy

Edit,,, sorry i took it off youtube till we know exactly what`s happening with the car

more info soon