Rover 200 & 400 Owners Club

Hi All

Newly joined and some might have seen my wanted for a cheapo SW but on a different note.

I know MGR did a 420 GSi Turbo 4dr, but did they do a turbo Tourer?

197bhp would be a real sleeper in a onld 400 Tourer body.

I'm sure if MGR didn't do one it should be pretty simple to do and i bet somone already has.

Just need to buy a Turbo 4dr and a 420 Tourer and swap the front running gear over, you'd end up with a 4dr 420 GSi and a Turbo Tourer, if only i had enough space.

Cheers Bean

No but obviously can be done but finding the parts, sub frames etc etc are hard now. Also worth remembering a car with sub 200bhp and a 15 second 1/4 mile time now days isn't going to surprise anyone these days so is it worth all the work?

we are currently building one for our customer which is having quite a lot of unique touches.

Need any engines or part pm me

JOHNDQ wrote: ↑Thu Feb 03, 2022 11:31 am No but obviously can be done but finding the parts, sub frames etc etc are hard now. Also worth remembering a car with sub 200bhp and a 15 second 1/4 mile time now days isn't going to surprise anyone these days so is it worth all the work?

Oh its worth it

New cars dont get 100 stares everywhere you go

No soul

Good old mate of mine from the Rovertech days built a 400 bhp one?

Matt clark iirc

glory days

Isn't 400bhp double 200bhp tho

There is truly nothing better IMO of a sleeper lowly aged car, particularly an estate/tourer completely surprising and beating modern stuff off the lights. 200bhp in an 1100kg car will still shift amoungst many moderns!

Honestly when i take out my dad's old volvo 960 1991, looks a bit beaten up, junk in the back, roofrack, but 24v 3liter straight 6 rwd, maybe not quick on paper these days but believe me i get the better of most people by surprise! 204bhp and pretty bullet proof

There is something cool about an old retro estate with a hidden transplant.

JOHNDQ wrote: ↑Thu Feb 03, 2022 7:32 pm Isn't 400bhp double 200bhp tho

200 is still plenty in these

Vinny1979 wrote: ↑Fri Feb 04, 2022 4:18 pm

JOHNDQ wrote: ↑Thu Feb 03, 2022 7:32 pm Isn't 400bhp double 200bhp tho

200 is still plenty in these

Can do that with a standard K Turbo tho and the bits are a lot easier and cheaper to find