Hey everyone, thought I would create a build thread for my 1989 Rover Mini City E project.
My name's Iain, I'm 24 and live in a small village just outside of Cheltenham.
Decided to take on Matilda as a project as I've been looking for something to keep me busy over the winter months. She's been in the family since she was only a toddler when my Grandparents purchased her when they moved back to England after living in Australia for a few years.
In her original spec, she was a standard 998cc 4 speed in Black running steel wheels and had a horrible gray interior, 11 years ago my Father and I started a full nut and bolt rebuild (Unfortunatley, I've lost all photos of the rebuild).
Her current spec consists of the following: A built 998cc engine thats been bored out to 1080cc with a fast road cam, and all the other bits that go with that (can't remember the exact engine spec without asking the old man), 12" Minilites, hi-lo suspension, mg metro brakes, tan interior and lots of soundproofing!
I'm going to be looking at taking her out on a few track days and shows next year.
Future plans:
- New Engine, either 1275 or 1380
- Straight Cut Gears
- Quaife LSD
- Protech Coilovers
- Force Racing Titanium Front Subframe and Rear Beam
- Bucket Seats
- Saftey Devices Roll Cage
- KaD 4 pots
- Rear Disc brake conversion
- Flip Front End
- 13x7 Alloys
- Wide Arches
Here's a few pictures, in a bit of a sorry state but she has been sat for the last two years haha
Edited by Cypher, 05 November 2017 - 04:26 PM.
