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[Ro8bieg]

Saturday I take delivery of my project, since I got my mini the Mrs has grown to love them too which I never thought would never happen. She asked me to get her a mini and so I found this one.

Only got pics from the listing.





It's a really solid shell, just needs a battery box and a drivers door skin.

It also has a nice 1293cc motor with a dcoe 40 weber and 'kent cam' (not sure what profile) so this is going in my mini.

More updates on Saturday.

[Harrison541]

Give you a race, see who can finish first 

What subframe are you planning on using?

[Ro8bieg]

Give you a race, see who can finish first 
What subframe are you planning on using?

I'm doing a modified mini frame, got a 160bhp vvc engine ready to fit, was going to use the metro frame it's in but want the standard track and front etc

Which route are you taking?

Edited by Ro8bieg, 27 February 2014 - 07:22 PM.

[Harrison541]

Cheating and buying an Allspeed one! I'll buy a blank and put my own engine mounts on I think because I want to keep the PG1 box, and I'd like to keep Mini running gear underneath too. Just don't feel up to building my own subframe yet

Edited by Harrison541, 27 February 2014 - 07:29 PM.

[Ro8bieg]

Ah right I know of a Watson frame going for £300 if your interested I can put you onto the guy

[Harrison541]

The watsons frame uses metro running gear and suspension though, I'd like it all Mini underneath

[Ro8bieg]

ah fair enough, i forgot to say before the final colour of the mini is going to be pink   but miglia style on the outside

[Harrison541]

Enjoy working on your pink car then    Do you know what the shade of red is at the moment?

[Ro8bieg]

haha  i couldn't tell you to be honest, ill try and find out a paint code as its a really nice red

[Ro8bieg]

Got the mini today, just need to pop ball joints then engines ready to lift out tomorrow hopefully

[Ro8bieg]

Engine out, cleaned and painted ready to go in my daily mini

Before:


After:

[Ro8bieg]

Took delivery of the vvc




Did a straight swap with a mate for my old 1275 engine

[Ro8bieg]

Engine out of metro frame, ready to start cutting mini frame up tomorrow

[Ro8bieg]

Chop chop


Called it a day with the grinder, had a close call, it gripped and disk broke + hit my arm

Could have been much worse.

This is where I left it

[Rapidlec]

I am watching this with interest, have you got some more pictures on your progress.
keep posting please as I am planning a mini Vtec.
Regards Paul