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[mymini007]

Bought my car January 09 lookning a bit sorry for itself..............Milage 68250







It needed new shocks and few bulds for the mot. Drove round in it for a while and then deciced to but some accesories to brighten it up a bit

Bought

Aston filler cap £18
Chrome Bumpers £40
Chrome Grille £45
Chrome window seal Front and rear £6
Tex mirrors £40
Bonnet stripes £15
Door spots £8
Red steering wheel Free
Steering column lowering bracket £1.50
Rear exhaust trims £20

Result







To achieve this Also mk 2 rear light s added. £20



I have never liked the ride with the 13s although the new shocks made a massive difference, so I bought some 12s, unfortunately thay sent the wrong ones and instead of the deepdish I got these, look a bit odd with the sportpack arches I think,







So as I now have the smaller wheels I changed my plans again, and I am going for more of a retro look with group 5 arches



Total cost so far

Car purchase £350
Standard shocks £60
Aston filler cap £18
Chrome Bumpers £40
Chrome Grille £45
Chrome window seal Front and rear £6
Tex mirrors £40
Bonnet stripes £15
Door spots £8
Red steering wheel Free
Steering column lowering bracket £1.50
Rear exhaust trims £20
Rear hi-los and shocks £115
Group 5 arches £35
Alloy rocker Cover £20
Water pump £15
6 Blade metal fan £25
New 12" minilites £370
Sold old Wheels -£265
Paint, oil, oddsa and sods £150

Total so far £1068.50

Edited by mymini007, 18 November 2010 - 03:37 PM.

[carboy001]

Looking very well for just over a 1k worth of a car

Top Job!

[leaky]

You bourght that car for £350. Are you Shi**ing me. That looks lovely mate keep up the good work. All the small things youve done have made a huge diffrence.

[vespafreak]

Its looking great mate. £350 quid, what a bargain!

[mini_mad69]

Looks good mate, those arches look great, make a huge difference.

[mymini007]

have just bought an engine donar. 1275 sprite.

[mymini007]

I think the slave cylinder has just packed up, cant get any gears, should be an easy job though!

[mini_mad69]

Yeah slave cylinders don't take too long too change, when's the engine swap?

[mymini007]

Yeah slave cylinders don't take too long too change, when's the engine swap?

I have now cleared some space in the garage, the shell has gone!



I will start stripping it this week, dont think i will bother doing my slave cylinder on the 998, i will just wait until the new one goes in, will be puttiing a new clutch on it anyway.

I think i may have just secured a stage 4 head for it too!

[leaky]

Is that the shell from the doner car or have I missed something?

[mymini007]

Is that the shell from the doner car or have I missed something?

Crikey, I am not that quick, no its a shell I had in my garage, that I started stripping, had big plans to paint it british racing green with a white roof....

Turns out it was a rot box, I rushed into it, started stripping this and chopping that, welding this and so on, but basically, it needed a total resto

Then the green one turned up. So I lost interest really, and dont have time to get/keep 2 on the road. So the shell needed to go to clear room for the engine swap, as i only have a small garage.

[leaky]

O right I was gonna say you work quick. What you gonna do with your blue mini after youve striped it?

[Prawn]

Looking good mate! should be awesome with the 1275 in!

[mymini007]

O right I was gonna say you work quick. What you gonna do with your blue mini after youve striped it?

Once its stripped the remaining shell and whats left will probably be in the free to collect section, or will be on ebay for 0.99p

[mymini007]

A chap from accross the road popped over today, his sone races minis, he has just told me he has a HIF44 in tha garage that he does not want, loads of other bits too. Weyhey!