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[Hurricane1500]

Time to rebuild the wifes mini cooper

get to play with a car and not pay for it  ;D

[Hurricane1500]

:)

[Hurricane1500]

:)

[Hurricane1500]

;D

[JMH]

Just need a good wash   8)

[SteveA]

Nice, just paint, trim and back on the road or do you have other plans?

[GT6Steve]

Looking at those pictures brings back memories of my own Mini restoaration project years ago.  It too wqas right hand drive and Pat would drive it around Vegas with a big long hair Alsation sitting in the left hand seat.  It turned heads..... 8)

[vagt6]

Looks like lots of fun.  A friend of mine recently purchased a 1999 Mini 1275 with muliport EFI, custom interior, etc.  I'd forgotten how much fun these cars are to drive.  It's probably putting out about 75 or so HP and has the 5 speed conversion.  I think it weighs about 1500 lbs., handles like it's on rails.  All I can say is, I want one!  

Also, the thing's a virtual chick magnet.  All the chickies gathered round it at the local car show last Sept.   Of course, I don't need to attract chicks, being a happily married man, but . . .

Good luck with the resto.

[Hurricane1500]

SteveA said:

Nice, just paint, trim and back on the road or do you have other plans?

she wont pay for go faster bits  :( :( :( :( :( :( :(

but it's already injection so quite quick

Have to say it's my second favourate car to drive  ;D (only when she's not looking  ;D)

[Hurricane1500]

JMH said:

Just need a good wash   8)

why do you think it's out in the rain  ;)

[Hurricane1500]

Parts to go on


New bonnet
Wings
A Panels
Boot lid
W&P wheel arches
and
Sill repairs patches

[Hurricane1500]

Mini parts are so cheep!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

just picked up 2 stainless steel bumpers for £30  :o :o :o :o

[triumphlux]

Nice project and great fun cars.
Got mine back on the road for the winter and already had good fun skidding on wet roads  ;D

Did you check if its worth patching the sills instead of changing them and doing some serious rustproufing underneath ?
They are pretty cheap too and usually there is rust underneath at the same time you need to change the front wings and B-posts ....

Also check the doors and if not rusted through you need to rustproof them.

I suppose you know the cheap and easy suspension modification tips  ;)

Have fun

[Martin]

Mini is great fun, yes, if not working on my GT6 and the wife´s Spit, I currently assist my son in welding his Innocenti Cooper. Only needs some squaremeters of tin....
Martin

[JMH]

Hurricane1500 said:

why do you think it's out in the rain  ;)

Oh - that's my favourite way of washing cars   8)

[davesideways]

Used to drive mine around every roundabout with it on FULL LOCK understeer, tyres melting on a daily basis, 998c, cdrum brakes :)

You'll also find the quality of mini parts less variable? As with Ford, we don't half have to deal with some over-priced crap for Triumphs.

You can build a 9000rpm 200HP Pinto for less than a crap rebuild on a 6 pot.

[Hurricane1500]

All finished


Looks the dogs dangly bits


I'll post some pictures next week

[Hurricane1500]

Happy days

With moving house my wife has finaly agreed to bring her (mine really) mini back from Northern Ireland

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[Hurricane1500]

She thinks she's going to drive it though

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