I bought it in August 2001 with 23,00 miles on the clock and no tax or MoT, it had been stood for 5 years, 4 of them in a garage.
It flew straight through an MoT, I painted the steels white and I clocked up 1000 miles in the first month, driving to Cornwall and back...
I got back from Cornwall and fitted a Maniflow LCB, stainless RC40 and generally tidied it up.
Before long the original engine gave up its crankshaft oil seal and a 1275 Metro unit was quickly fitted. By this time I had fitted 8.4" discs, superfin drums, 12" wheels, Gp2 arches and a few other bits. I hope to rebuild it into a 1220 one day.
In March 2003, the flywheel decided to part with the crank during an over zealous hillstart!! So since then have been gradually getting it back to a stadard where I can use it everyday again, as I crashed the Golf.
The only welding it has ever had has been the handbrake mount and a new front wing. All original paint and original 1977 rear subframe, waxoyled from new. All original documents inc. the bill of sale.
I will post some better pictures when I can, just took this today quickly, the wing still needs painting...
Spec includes...
1275 Metro engine, 2 core radiator, 3.44 diff, rebuilt driveshafts, HIF44 SU, new engine mounts and lots of steadies.
8.4" front discs with stainless pistons, Superfin aluminium rear drums, braided hoses all round
New brake and clutch master cylinders with braided lines.
Solid front subframe mounts, Hi-los on front, cut down rear trumpets with spaves on rear, adjustable tie bars and lower arms.
Safety Devices half rear cage with fixed diagional, fire extinguisher, Cobra classic bucket seat and securon harness, Mountney steering wheel, 80mm tacho, quickshift, fly-off handbrake, start button, cut-off switch.
Lucus rear light, 2 Cibie Super Oscars and original aluminium 3D number plates
The rest of the collection...
Shell is sold, my original Mini
1991 Neon
1973 Clubman automatic
1984 Mini City, was free, found in a compost heap
Any comments are most welcome.
Edited as Shutterfly is having problems
It flew straight through an MoT, I painted the steels white and I clocked up 1000 miles in the first month, driving to Cornwall and back...
I got back from Cornwall and fitted a Maniflow LCB, stainless RC40 and generally tidied it up.
Before long the original engine gave up its crankshaft oil seal and a 1275 Metro unit was quickly fitted. By this time I had fitted 8.4" discs, superfin drums, 12" wheels, Gp2 arches and a few other bits. I hope to rebuild it into a 1220 one day.
In March 2003, the flywheel decided to part with the crank during an over zealous hillstart!! So since then have been gradually getting it back to a stadard where I can use it everyday again, as I crashed the Golf.
The only welding it has ever had has been the handbrake mount and a new front wing. All original paint and original 1977 rear subframe, waxoyled from new. All original documents inc. the bill of sale.
I will post some better pictures when I can, just took this today quickly, the wing still needs painting...
Spec includes...
1275 Metro engine, 2 core radiator, 3.44 diff, rebuilt driveshafts, HIF44 SU, new engine mounts and lots of steadies.
8.4" front discs with stainless pistons, Superfin aluminium rear drums, braided hoses all round
New brake and clutch master cylinders with braided lines.
Solid front subframe mounts, Hi-los on front, cut down rear trumpets with spaves on rear, adjustable tie bars and lower arms.
Safety Devices half rear cage with fixed diagional, fire extinguisher, Cobra classic bucket seat and securon harness, Mountney steering wheel, 80mm tacho, quickshift, fly-off handbrake, start button, cut-off switch.
Lucus rear light, 2 Cibie Super Oscars and original aluminium 3D number plates
The rest of the collection...
Shell is sold, my original Mini
1991 Neon
1973 Clubman automatic
1984 Mini City, was free, found in a compost heap
Any comments are most welcome.
Edited as Shutterfly is having problems
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