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#1 Ferretboy221

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Posted 03 August 2008 - 06:33 PM

hi ive just purchased my first mini this week.....and its an estate........everyone i know thinks that ive gone mad... perhaps i have but they'll see soon they'll all see!!!!!.

ahem... anyway its a 1981 estate HL with a 998cc engine, the colour is given by the dealer who sold it as "champagne" dont know if thats the official name or not.

the main reason i went for this mini is firstly it was quite cheap (if a mini can be such a thing) and also the originality of the vehicle.

it has managed to retain:
original seats
original interior trim and carpets
exterior bright work (though most will have to go through rot)
original engine (the serial numbers match from the original dealers sales reciept)
original dunlop spare.
jack and wheel brace
still got its original service book and manual both stamped by the dealer who sold it new.
original lucas spotlamps.

Not all of these things are a positive.....the chocolate carpet for example is really going to have to be replaced for example but on the whole i like the retro feel of the whole vehicle.

As for plans....
the original engine is staying although at some point its coming out and getting re-built for a bit more power 50-60bhp will do fine.

gearbox needs to be stripped and seen to at the same time....baulk ring is worn on second although it is perfectly servicable to drive for the time being.

various area's of rust need to be addressed although surprisingly their is little on the crucial area's of the bodyshell just classic area's such as by the battery tray and the leading edges of the sills and the footwells.

anyway enough talk.....pictures.

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ill try and keep this updated with my progress...

#2 Shifty

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Posted 03 August 2008 - 06:41 PM

Hi and welcome.

I like that!!

Always had a soft spot for estates!!


Good luck with it


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Posted 03 August 2008 - 06:43 PM

I really like that, so original and retro. Good luck with the repairs.

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Posted 04 August 2008 - 11:11 AM

I had a Mini HL saloon in the same colour. It's champagne beige.

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Posted 04 August 2008 - 04:37 PM

cool retroness =] good luck :kiss:

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Posted 05 August 2008 - 08:14 AM

Sweet! Always wanted one of these! Are you going to keep it retro?? Hope so

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Posted 05 August 2008 - 09:20 AM

Very nice! I like them original!

Can I just ask out of interest, does yours have carpet for people in the back? I recently got mine and it hasn't got any, and I'm wondering if I should be sourcing some!

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Posted 05 August 2008 - 06:44 PM

Very nice! I like them original!

Can I just ask out of interest, does yours have carpet for people in the back? I recently got mine and it hasn't got any, and I'm wondering if I should be sourcing some!


It came with loveley (feel the sarcasm) rich brown carpeting throughout........ two large sections front and rear with various weird bits for assorted corners.
also has a leather effect mat for the boot area...fully fitted ie has cutout for fuel filler pipe etc.

seems to be fairly well specced really.

might keep the two main mats as templates for new material/carpets to be made up but they are starting to shed fluff so may have new ones made in a slightly lighter chocolate colour.

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Posted 05 August 2008 - 07:05 PM

Looks great, and doesn't look too bad, but underneath who knows!
Nobody is going to burn you at the stake if you dont' put in original coloured carpets...

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Posted 06 August 2008 - 01:53 PM

Looks great, and doesn't look too bad, but underneath who knows!
Nobody is going to burn you at the stake if you dont' put in original coloured carpets...

Who says I won't? :thumbsup:

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Posted 07 August 2008 - 04:12 PM

That'd be pretty retro, i'm just saying don't feel obligated haha.




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