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#46 olds_kool_lews

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Posted 26 October 2009 - 05:39 PM

Did you let the seller see you start it that way[/b[b]], or did you get it home first?
Imagine selling a non-runner for peanuts only to see it practically drive away!!!


i started it in front of him, used his jump leads to! add insult to injury ay! lol he did say it was a good engine though, n nearly all minis will start with a bit of fiddling after standing for a few years! u got urs started yet? im gonna be crackin on with the strip down and repair next week, hopefully get it in primer by friday! :-P

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Posted 26 October 2009 - 09:59 PM

Did you let the seller see you start it that way[/b[b]], or did you get it home first?
Imagine selling a non-runner for peanuts only to see it practically drive away!!!


i started it in front of him, used his jump leads to! add insult to injury ay! lol he did say it was a good engine though, n nearly all minis will start with a bit of fiddling after standing for a few years! u got urs started yet? im gonna be crackin on with the strip down and repair next week, hopefully get it in primer by friday! :-P


Well, not yet.
I got it home by about 1700 and then had to grab a shower before diving in the car...
I am writing this in Swansea.

But Saturday cometh soon enough...

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Posted 26 October 2009 - 10:18 PM

i might try n get all the underneath cleaned and painted on my days off, n sort the brakes out n that, the rest of the bodywork is pretty solid, but will have to find a pair of good doors as mine are rotten through, i wound the window down n it kinda dropped as the winder mechanism was rusted out lol so new doors are on the cards, n hopefully have it mot'ed by the end of next month!

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Posted 26 October 2009 - 10:25 PM

Project thread is right here.

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Posted 27 October 2009 - 10:05 AM

That red MG in the garage looks good

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Posted 27 October 2009 - 10:14 AM

That red MG in the garage looks good


Yep - it seems to be in reasonable nick too.

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Posted 27 October 2009 - 11:31 AM

Is that for sale too?

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Posted 27 October 2009 - 01:18 PM

Is that for sale too?


I didn't ask!!
I'll ask my wife to check when she takes her car back there this week.




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