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#1 stumpy75

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Posted 06 October 2018 - 11:09 AM

Got this frm a mini spares business that was no more i got it to build a fast road car from it and keep the rally theme on the rear quarter glass theres o mellors lettering i contacted the man himself and this is the reply

#2 stumpy75

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Posted 06 October 2018 - 11:10 AM

Hi Charlie, I’m 2010 someone said that I should try some rallycross as I was 12/13 years old, for the first event I hire a car and won the event. From then on I was tempted to do more so someone found me a car and that is the car you have. I had an agreement with the owner that I would have the car and look after it but pay £80per event hire fee. The car was originally built for the chaps daughter but after doing the first event she crashed it and never wanted to do anymore (hence the pink)! After collecting the car that had been stood for a couple of years we went to the first event at Mallory were the engine let go on the second lap after being quickest in the practise and leading the race. After that I came home from the event and rebuilt the engine myself. Once the car was rebuilt I won the following event, and the owner rang me to say that due to the way I was looking after the car I never had to pay him any money for using it. I then went on to win every event I entered in the car! At the end of that year the junior championship moved to Suzuki swift so that was then of the mini. I believe the person who had the car from was friends with the Gwynne’s.

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Posted 06 October 2018 - 11:13 AM

Pics lovely early clubman

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Posted 06 October 2018 - 11:31 AM

Looks like a good base for a road rally car - although you'll probably find the cage will get in the way if you have to replace too many panels! A proper barn find!

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Posted 06 October 2018 - 12:06 PM

To be honest its pretty solid i will do the frnt floors and outer cills the center section of boot floor is rotten but the rear and sides are good so will put a flat floor in there and generaly tidy it up

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Posted 08 October 2018 - 10:00 PM

A series and cooper 7.5 brakes on 10 alloys or 2.0 rf top and 13,s

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Posted 09 October 2018 - 03:32 PM

As i left it dumped in my garage need to reorganise and get it at a workable height probably should have jetwashed it while it was in the van after pick up

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Posted 10 October 2018 - 06:01 PM

Managf to clear a lil room in the garage to asses what what

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Posted 17 October 2018 - 01:50 PM

Looks a good shell. I am currently restoring one of the other cars that was racing in 2010 but the plan is to rallycross it again. Pink must of been the colour that year as mine has a pink cage and roof.

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Posted 19 October 2018 - 01:18 PM

Thanks mate shes not to bad but i will be replacing anything remotley suspect plan is to get it something like the blue 1 in your pic for the road or this (pic i found on the net)

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Posted 19 December 2018 - 06:23 PM

Here

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Posted 19 December 2018 - 06:30 PM

Here

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Posted 19 December 2018 - 06:32 PM

Roof left and right front corner

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Posted 19 December 2018 - 06:35 PM

More of an under a tree find

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Posted 19 December 2018 - 06:37 PM

Boot floor rotten arches are good

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