My marmite car

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CSC

Original Poster:

23 posts

179 months

Friday 20th November 2009
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Hi, first time post. As most people i have browsed the forum for a while.

I remember some people slating the Rover BRM so thought i'd stick a pic of mine up to show people who werent aware of them.

It might not be to the standards of some of the more "performance" cars on here but hey ho!

Bought it looking like this with a dead head gasket.



Had plenty of work to do to get it to my clean standards.

I wont bore people with loads of pics of progress on it. Just a few pics of how it is now.







I've added:

Front and rear strut braces (Made by myself)
52mm throttle body
-40mm springs
Catback 2.25" st steel exhaust (Old one fell off)
Rear orange spoiler (Marmite)
Drilled and grooved front discs
Custom badges (Made by myself)
Few other touches

Pic of the badges



And one of the interior



Comments and Critisism more than welcome.

Xenocide

4,286 posts

214 months

Friday 20th November 2009
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Oh my god, what happened to the interior?

Looks clean though smile

4mo

1,126 posts

181 months

Friday 20th November 2009
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Personnelly i love Marmite, but quilted seats yuck

Welcome anyway

tobybmw535i

289 posts

198 months

Friday 20th November 2009
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Have always liked BRMs something about them looks like a really tidy one.

Rich135

772 posts

248 months

Friday 20th November 2009
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I'm sure I have seen this on the way back from Chatham area about 4 months ago...

Not quite my cup of tea I'm afraid, but I am sure it goes pretty well.

Looks very tidy.

RobCrezz

7,892 posts

214 months

Friday 20th November 2009
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How do they compare to the MG ZR?

timnoyce

413 posts

187 months

Friday 20th November 2009
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Love it. As an ex Vi owner I know what this car is capable of. Always felt the Vi was more understated but still like the BRM.



...my old steed

300bhp/ton

41,030 posts

196 months

Friday 20th November 2009
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Xenocide said:
Oh my god, what happened to the interior?

Looks clean though smile
Thats a stock interior. All leather and billet allow knobs for the heater controls. Personally I love it and it's a huge step up from most hatches. Even £25k VAG ones. wink

300bhp/ton

41,030 posts

196 months

Friday 20th November 2009
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CSC said:
Hi, first time post. As most people i have browsed the forum for a while.

I remember some people slating the Rover BRM so thought i'd stick a pic of mine up to show people who werent aware of them.

It might not be to the standards of some of the more "performance" cars on here but hey ho!

Bought it looking like this with a dead head gasket.



Had plenty of work to do to get it to my clean standards.

I wont bore people with loads of pics of progress on it. Just a few pics of how it is now.







I've added:

Front and rear strut braces (Made by myself)
52mm throttle body
-40mm springs
Catback 2.25" st steel exhaust (Old one fell off)
Rear orange spoiler (Marmite)
Drilled and grooved front discs
Custom badges (Made by myself)
Few other touches

Pic of the badges



And one of the interior



Comments and Critisism more than welcome.
very nice car biggrin

my brother had one and it was fautless all bar the bulb in the clock. Great to drive too. Best fwd car I've drven bar a DC2 ITR but certainly more comfy.

Any pics of the strut braces?

jaik

2,002 posts

219 months

Friday 20th November 2009
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I reckon if you changed the silver highlights to orange it would look quite nice smile

bob1179

14,112 posts

215 months

Friday 20th November 2009
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I loved these when they came out (I can't believe it was more than ten years ago!!).

You've got a lovely car there OP, I hope you get many miles of happy motoring out of her.

smile

Eviltad

1,320 posts

185 months

Friday 20th November 2009
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I like the interior, never knew BRM's came with that as standard.

CSC

Original Poster:

23 posts

179 months

Friday 20th November 2009
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I'll get some pics of the braces up at some point.

I'd always wanted a BRM, and this came up at a bargain price due to the HG going. only 50k on the clock too so cant be bad.

Its never going to set any records with 143bhp standard but it does surprise a few people who have been in it. Hopefully i can get it closer to 160 bhp with a few mods, should be pretty fun then.


Xenocide

4,286 posts

214 months

Friday 20th November 2009
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What's BRM mean then?

300bhp/ton

41,030 posts

196 months

Friday 20th November 2009
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Xenocide said:
What's BRM mean then?
Google it wink

hint: something to do with top level motorsport and racing from an era gone by. smile

KingJeff 4th

6,448 posts

190 months

Friday 20th November 2009
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you wont bore me with the 'in progress' pics

post 'em up!



spaceship

868 posts

181 months

Friday 20th November 2009
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There is something strangely likeable about that car. Love the interior.

hearselover

305 posts

247 months

Friday 20th November 2009
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Absolutley fantastic I love these, I was stood looking at them at the NEC last weekend.

ScottishSamurai

8,096 posts

182 months

Friday 20th November 2009
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I love them tbh, If your not already on, get onto themgzr.co.uk which is very good for information on 25s/ZR's etc etc Also good for parts, currently a BRM being broken on there.

Nice car smile

LittleSwill

268 posts

218 months

Friday 20th November 2009
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If you described this car to me I'd expect to hate it but actually it looks really good. The spoiler looks great, IMO.

How long did it take to make the badges?