ratty
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Sept 27, 2020 15:47:31 GMT
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Once upon a time an idiot (that would be me) dragged an old Mini out of a Welsh field, it didn't look too bad  Mmm, maybe just a little crusty   You get the picture and a freaking very long time later (12.5yrs in fact) An almost finished car, I was going to wait until it was done but I thought I'd share now before another decade goes by. We have all mod cons, 4 pot disc brakes, a heated rear window, electric windscreen washers, an alternator, illuminated rear storage bins    |
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Last Edit: Sept 27, 2020 16:26:49 GMT by ratty
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Sept 27, 2020 16:57:29 GMT
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that is class
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elfman
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Sept 27, 2020 21:43:27 GMT
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Very nice, looked a lot of work but well worth it.
Well done.
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Lovely!
And a great image of a stretch limo reflection in the front wing! 🤣
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That is a cracker!
And those wheels - from Image??
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ratty
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Mrbounce, they are from Force Racing, a 4.5x10 split rim Mamba with a +28mm offset. Normally they are a deeper dish 5 or 6 inch rim. After speaking with Carl he was sure he could do them so that I wouldn't need arches and still run Minifin spaced drums on the rear and Minisport 4Pot alloy calipers upfront I needed to fit 50mm wheel studs to the front and 60mm to the rear but that was an easy job to do www.force-racing.co.uk/wheels/force-racing-10-wheels/product/mamba/ |
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elfman
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They look perfect... very classy
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Oct 12, 2020 16:18:51 GMT
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Stunning. Rotten in the usual places at least! Force do a lovely split rim wheel based on 1100 Special / Sprite exactons.
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Last Edit: Oct 12, 2020 16:20:18 GMT by exuptoy
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Oct 12, 2020 20:54:16 GMT
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Yeah thats lovely and the best colour for a mini too!
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alecf
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Oct 23, 2020 13:35:29 GMT
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that is lovely, worth the 12 and a half year wait
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Nov 19, 2020 21:46:45 GMT
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What...12.5 years? Not that long then. My Mini is still not finished after 19 years! I was on Mini Mag and said in 2 years and my better half said 9 years. This year was that 9th year. It is road legal, taxed and drivable. I'm ironing out teething problems, then get it painted. So you done very well. |
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Building roof chopped, screen raked '68 Mini with G13B 1.3 16v Gti engine with LSD, Yamaha R1 carbs. As well as mk1 Suzuki Swift Gti AWD with a turbo.
Drives PHEV Outlander but wishing my mk1 Swift Gti or mk2 CRX Vt were still with me!
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Nov 20, 2020 14:36:08 GMT
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That has turned out really nice  |
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ratty
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Nov 23, 2020 18:46:38 GMT
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I appreciate the kind words, makes it worth the effort Under bonnet specs 1046cc 10.5:1 comp ratio MD266 cam Balanced bottom end Lightened flywheel Ported 12G295 with large valves 1.3:1 rockers Offset keys for timing HIF38 Carb with AAU needle CSI 23/25D Electronic distributor RC40 Exhaust Remote gearbox casing with A+ gear set Gratuitous port shot  |
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Nov 23, 2020 22:14:23 GMT
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Nice looking resto, though I must admit, I quite like the look of the original wheels & trims.
What engine did you start off with, 850/998/1098cc?
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ratty
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The original engine was 3/4 of a 850 as piston 3 had made a bid for freedom, I sourced a pre A+ 998 block to build the 1046 so it was in keeping with the period
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Duggy
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Nov 25, 2020 11:45:52 GMT
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Very nice.
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That is gorgeous...I'm jealous !!
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Norman
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Beautiful restoration, you must be proud. It’s easy to lose the time scale when tackling these type of restorations. My current car i have had for seven years but a lot of that time I didn’t do anything. The one i had before that a 1600E i had for ten years, i got so sick of it after doing a LOT of welding that one weekend in a moment of madness i took the grinder to it and cut it up!!!
Back to your car, it’s very nearly finished, or are they ever finished? I am very envious, i had a number of minis when i was in my teens and twenties. I wish i had one now. All the best, Norman
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That looks lovely. My Mini came off the road in about 2005 for a slipping clutch. After the verto flywheel refused to budge I ended up ripping the whole drive train out and fitting a Vauxhall C16XE. Probably only done a couple of hundred miles since I ‘finished’ it. Couple of persistent wiring issues spoiled my enjoyment of it but think I got to the bottom of it just before I flew to Australia so it’s just been sat for 2 years now. I’ve been drawing up a list of other things I want to do to it when I get back so who knows how much longer it’ll be before it’s on the road again?
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