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[supaflymini]

howdy all!my name is mike and 3 days ago i bought myself an '82 mayfair fixeruppa!its on the road(sscchh no tax,6 months mot and i cant drive yet!)but its going into my workshop hopefully2moro.
after looking around the baby i'm not sure if i've bitten off more than i can chew. the engine is sound but the body work is looking a bit tired and i've not yet been underneath to check out the sub frame or chassis.
would it simply be easier to buy a new body,pricey and cheatin,or to do her up over time and repair the 'rough' areas?i know if i did it the long way i would get way more satisfaction and the end result would mean far more to me.
also if any of you lad n lasses could point me in the direction of a NON extorsionate parts dealer(check a few sites and am still picking me jaw up) it would be waz.
supafly!

[Pooky]

do it yourself dude! that's what i did! or do all the prep work yourself at least! :grin: it depends on what you want the car for?! if its just your first car and you want something fun then do it yourself, if you're rich and want a show stopping concours mini get get a new shell or the pros to do work on it...

congrats on buying a mini! You won't regret it what ever you do!!

welcome to TMF!

:grin: :cool:

[supaflymini]

cheers pooky,check my post on the hints bit and see if you can help me out.its a project for me and my son so we can get closer.had a real bad year(my youngest son Elliot died after 13 hours)so this will hopefully bring us all some good memories and also some sunshine on our first rally,hopefully next summer!

[simong6]

:sad: thats some bad news there matey :sad:

welcome to the forum, you will have to get to some of the meets, if you look in the regional section, there is one being organised in warington soon

[Dom]

Hello and welcome to TheMiniForum

Enjoy the site

[ianbunyan]

Well, I am sure that doing such a project with your son will defo. help bring you two closer together... just remember, let HIM do some of the work Don't go hogging the gorgeous Mini

Welcome!

[supaflymini]

thanks for the welcome everyone!now its time to get cracking on the beast!!

[The Matt]

Hi mate and welcome to the forum, hope your mini project is good fun for you. But watch out it's addictive :grin:

[supaflymini]

heres that nasty lookin space under the bonnet...

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[supaflymini]

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[Pooky]

i'm not sure....but i think thats the engine mate! :wink:

[The Matt]

i aint got one of them in mine? Is this why I have to push it?