Rover coupe

sworks · 23rd July 2017, 19:25

I'll just leave this here............

Untitled by Mark, on Flickr

And the car next to it..........

Untitled by Mark, on Flickr

mininuts · 24th July 2017, 08:15

Very nice

Your coupe is a real beauty Mark, was great to see it at Gretna.

VVC-Geeza · 24th July 2017, 15:56

The coupe is crying out for you to drop that 1.8T in it Mark

Simondi · 25th July 2017, 17:14

Nice, very nice indeed

Rogue · 25th July 2017, 18:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by VVC-Geeza

The coupe is crying out for you to drop that 1.8T in it Mark

Why would you put the 1.8 turbo in it when a 2.0 Turbo was an option?
I had a 220T saloon. Almost the ultimate in street sleepers

http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/car-rev...-v6-car-1993-/
Contempary head to head test if you havn't read it already.

sworks · 25th July 2017, 20:30

The 220 turbo is an extremely old and heavy unit producing 200 bhp whereas the 1800 turbo would fit well, be incredibly lighter on the front end and with a Z&F remap make over 200bhp and be an easier conversion for a non turbo coupe

chiron_myth · 25th July 2017, 21:26

Only issue you have is fitting the ECU - the 1.8T uses the MEMS2 whereas I think the Rover Coupe uses MEMS2?? Therefore you'd need to rewire most of the car

(really hoping that I'm going to be corrected...)

Rogue · 25th July 2017, 21:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by sworks

The 220 turbo is an extremely old and heavy unit producing 200 bhp whereas the 1800 turbo would fit well, be incredibly lighter on the front end and with a Z&F remap make over 200bhp and be an easier conversion for a non turbo coupe

I'm surprised you feel it would be an easier conversion than an engine that was meant to go in the car anyway and i would have thought that owning such a lovely example would make you want to try and keep it fairly original. The old T series blocks made for quite an exciting drive even if you kept them as stock although there was huge scope for tuning.
I still look on the day mine went to the great scrapyard in the sky with a little sadness.

VVC-Geeza · 25th July 2017, 23:32

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rogue

Why would you put the 1.8 turbo in it when a 2.0 Turbo was an option?
I had a 220T saloon. Almost the ultimate in street sleepers

http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/car-rev...-v6-car-1993-/
Contempary head to head test if you havn't read it already.

Quote:

Originally Posted by sworks

The 220 turbo is an extremely old and heavy unit producing 200 bhp whereas the 1800 turbo would fit well, be incredibly lighter on the front end and with a Z&F remap make over 200bhp and be an easier conversion for a non turbo coupe

Same power much better handling

JB Tourer · 26th July 2017, 10:01

Bought by wife a 220 Turbo coupe before we had the children. Tahiti blue, K reg. An excellent car then and would have another one in a heart beat... Definitely a street sleeper. Not without its issues, even in stock tune but all now readily fixable. Now, if the garage was just that little bigger.......

23rd July 2017, 19:25	#1
sworks Been absent for a while… Rover 75 Tourer, Classic mini Cooper S, Abarth 595 competizione, MG TF and a Hyundai Tucson PHEV Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Cumbria Posts: 13,065 Thanks: 1,033 Thanked 1,686 Times in 1,040 Posts	Rover coupe I'll just leave this here............ Untitled by Mark, on Flickr And the car next to it.......... Untitled by Mark, on Flickr __________________ ................................................. 'Marmite' Possibly one of the most famous 75 tourers produced! left the production line as the last of only Three Rover 75 tourers produced in Trophy Yellow. 48 hours later Longbridge closed. The last sold ordered 75 Tourer. Paid for by the Phoenix Four and handed over by John Towers to the Warwickshire Northampton Air ambulance service as a Rapid Response vehicle Last edited by sworks; 23rd July 2017 at 19:29..

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mininuts This is my second home Cooper S 210 Join Date: May 2012 Location: Port William Posts: 5,309 Thanks: 5,098 Thanked 2,406 Times in 1,631 Posts	Very nice Your coupe is a real beauty Mark, was great to see it at Gretna. __________________ *Paul* 2016 MINI Cooper S 210 : 2000 Rover 75 CDT Classic SE : 2009 Freelander 2 GS : 2000 Mini Cooper Sport : 1986 Mini Mayfair : 1980 Mini Pickup : 1971 Mini Cooper S

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25th July 2017, 20:30	#6
sworks Been absent for a while… Rover 75 Tourer, Classic mini Cooper S, Abarth 595 competizione, MG TF and a Hyundai Tucson PHEV Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Cumbria Posts: 13,065 Thanks: 1,033 Thanked 1,686 Times in 1,040 Posts	The 220 turbo is an extremely old and heavy unit producing 200 bhp whereas the 1800 turbo would fit well, be incredibly lighter on the front end and with a Z&F remap make over 200bhp and be an easier conversion for a non turbo coupe __________________ ................................................. 'Marmite' Possibly one of the most famous 75 tourers produced! left the production line as the last of only Three Rover 75 tourers produced in Trophy Yellow. 48 hours later Longbridge closed. The last sold ordered 75 Tourer. Paid for by the Phoenix Four and handed over by John Towers to the Warwickshire Northampton Air ambulance service as a Rapid Response vehicle

25th July 2017, 21:26	#7
chiron_myth Loves to post Rover 75 Tourer Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Shifnal Posts: 422 Thanks: 57 Thanked 80 Times in 66 Posts	Only issue you have is fitting the ECU - the 1.8T uses the MEMS2 whereas I think the Rover Coupe uses MEMS2?? Therefore you'd need to rewire most of the car (really hoping that I'm going to be corrected...) __________________ Done so far... loads. Special thanks to Arctic, Lord_Skyrunner John_H, Holland314, JamieWelch and Drewski for their help so far. Left to do... loads!!!

26th July 2017, 10:01	#10
JB Tourer Avid contributor Rover 75 Tourer, MG ZT-T V8, MG ZTV8 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: St Osyth, Essex Posts: 113 Thanks: 0 Thanked 35 Times in 13 Posts	220 Turbo Coupe Bought by wife a 220 Turbo coupe before we had the children. Tahiti blue, K reg. An excellent car then and would have another one in a heart beat... Definitely a street sleeper. Not without its issues, even in stock tune but all now readily fixable. Now, if the garage was just that little bigger.......