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[Saxo-Fiesta-Mini]

hahaha lol bet they love you fixing it on the drive lol thats why i work on mine at the sisters lol

[yorkshirechris]

Love it, nice to see another GT being brought back from the dead!

I have a 1980 GT (registered in '81 though), 3 previous owners, the last owner was the dealer who I bought from who had it a year or so, the owner before that had it about 20-odd years and kept it garaged and the first owner was related or knew the second owner and had also had it in a garage! So luckily the only welding that needed doing was the rear valance which is still work in progress

There were only around 120,000 GT's ever made I think, they stopped making them in 1980 so ours were a couple of the last made, it would be interesting to see how many are still out and about!

[ginger in a mini]

right quick catch up, ive been working on the back, ive put a new heal bord,boot repiar panel (rear,and both sides),hinge panel,rear valance and a few patches on.

ive also started to referbish my rear subframe (painted,new bushes, bolts, radius arms, brakes, and supefins.

and also ive made a BIG descision and have desided not to go the A series root but the 16v way insted! so i bought this today

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should be fun to drive (and to fit) its a citroen 1.6 16v twin cam vts beasty, what you all think

[Saxo-Fiesta-Mini]

i think ur gonna have fun gettting that to fit the subframe but holey possible dont forget the rear mount at the saxo and 106 rear gearbox mounts are a pain in the arse when loose my vtr used to bob about like noooo bodies buisness still miss my old 4-1 stainless manifold best £250 ive ever spent

[ginger in a mini]

managed to get some stone chip on to day , im going to paint it with tekolid (think thats how you spell it) 2mro

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next is to run my fuel lines brake pipes and power cable, put the rear subframe on and put her back on the wheels so i can work on that front and get this engine in

Edited by ginger in a mini, 25 June 2009 - 07:57 PM.

[Saxo-Fiesta-Mini]

kool favourite part when u see a mini on its side hahaha

[ginger in a mini]

ive been shopping today and ive just got back from imm at longbridge. Great day lots of nice minis and stores !! ive decided to drop down to 10" wheels so have got me some starmags and 7.9 mini sport 4pot callapers and vented disks. i also got some black plates,poly bushes and some new rear brakes so not a bad day all in all

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also since the last time i up dated my build ive got rid of that vts engine and went for a 1275 in the end

Edited by ginger in a mini, 28 October 2009 - 04:19 PM.

[Bad_Boy_Mini]

All this looks so much better out the boxes mate! Bet you cant wait to get it finished to get it bolted on! I got some catchin up to do....

[ginger in a mini]

done loads more since i wrote on hear last all the shell is now rolling with the rear and front subframe being painted and all new parts fitted (minfins,4pots,etc...) plus ive put some nice tyres on.ive towed it to a mates garage for the last push (in the dry and warm) before its of to the body shop



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the engine is nealy done to ill put some pics up soon i went for a 1275 wilh a 286 in the end

Edited by ginger in a mini, 28 October 2009 - 04:16 PM.

[ginger in a mini]

Right! It's been a while since i've updated so I thought I should! I've been very busy since the last post, the mini is in the bodyshop as we speak, i've gone for ford frozen white with a black roof and black sportspack arches. I should get it back in 2 weeks. I've also been buying a lot over the last few weeks including all new glass, rc40, lcb, carbon fiber dash, black samcos, hif44,sump gard, all new cabels and every rubber for the car!

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I've also bought all new classic cobra interior in black, seats door cards, rear bench cover and black head lineing



My front and rear hubs have been blasted and zinc plated and new bearings and ball joints added, they look mint!

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I've had my bumpers power coated gloss black to match the roof which will look nice. I've bought my L2B ticket so thats my dead line so lets hope it goes together nicely.

p.s i'll add loads more pictures as soon as I get my car back from the body shop.

[ginger in a mini]

body shop stripped it back to bear metel and done all the filler work (there was a lot)

then primerd it up

and it ended up looking like this (what you think)

only had it back since 5pm on 30/4/2010 and in the day we have fitted the wireing loom,heater box,dash and rais head lineing,glass,carpet,rear bench and rear brakes.

working hard to try and make it to the london to brighton run







i bought this wheel for £20 quid of ebay and i cut a hole in and added my badge

[analogue_radio]

Corr mate! this looks brilliant! lovely and tidy.

[rick.spi]

yummy looking very mint!

[James182]

Cooooorrrrrrrrrr!! lurrrvlyyy

[kvnsmth]

nice looking motor mate,
any i was wondering if you done any work to the scuttle area, im just looking for a picture, of what it should look like below the scuttles, as all i got is a big hole, can see right to the ground now the scuttle has been cut away, im sure there must be a panel of some sort that goes there,
i got a bit more work than you on my clubby, just spent the day cutting out the drivers side floor front to back, pockets ect,
but i think thats spot on what you have done, hope mine ends up that good