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#1 samperks

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Posted 08 February 2010 - 10:32 PM

preferably a 1275

as i currently have to use my mini everyday to get to uni, college, work, or the girlfriends i was thinking about buying a cheap engine and giving it a good clean up and what not so i could just swich them around.
my dad said hel help as he has worked on A series engines before as many of his old cars had this engine.
just wondering if its best to go to a scrap yard n look around for one?

any suggestions?

many thanks

Sam

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Posted 08 February 2010 - 10:41 PM

there might still be on down the scrapyard by halfords, bloke said it was running when they bought it in :thumbsup: haha

other than that, ebay
or the classifieds on here mate

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Posted 08 February 2010 - 10:43 PM

there might still be on down the scrapyard by halfords, bloke said it was running when they bought it in :thumbsup: haha

other than that, ebay
or the classifieds on here mate


scrapyard by halfords? didnt even know there was one there lol
i need to have a look around wolver-tramp-ton n find some scrapyards see if i can pick one up nice n cheap and cheerfull

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Posted 08 February 2010 - 10:44 PM

eBay - theres usually loads.

Good Luck.

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Posted 08 February 2010 - 10:47 PM

there might still be on down the scrapyard by halfords, bloke said it was running when they bought it in :thumbsup: haha

other than that, ebay
or the classifieds on here mate


scrapyard by halfords? didnt even know there was one there lol
i need to have a look around wolver-tramp-ton n find some scrapyards see if i can pick one up nice n cheap and cheerfull


you know if your heading into town up the stafford road you go past jaguar and land rover, well theres a little road thats off there runs under a bridge, its just down there mate

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Posted 08 February 2010 - 10:58 PM

there might still be on down the scrapyard by halfords, bloke said it was running when they bought it in :thumbsup: haha

other than that, ebay
or the classifieds on here mate


scrapyard by halfords? didnt even know there was one there lol
i need to have a look around wolver-tramp-ton n find some scrapyards see if i can pick one up nice n cheap and cheerfull


you know if your heading into town up the stafford road you go past jaguar and land rover, well theres a little road thats off there runs under a bridge, its just down there mate


i know were u mean now i accidently went down there a while back, il have a look down there in a couple of weeks as i get my pay day then (Hooray)

cheers for the help

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Posted 08 February 2010 - 10:59 PM

whether the engine is still in that mini i am unsure of though, it was a 1000 engine, and could do with a nice clean aha

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Posted 08 February 2010 - 11:02 PM

mate i got a spare 998 engin if ure interested

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Posted 08 February 2010 - 11:03 PM

i think the majority of most mini engines could use a good clean if not more lol

oh n joecowan il pm you when i get payed if i havent seen anything, thanks for the offer

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Posted 09 February 2010 - 12:00 AM

I have a 1098 engine in the classifieds, can be seen running but does smoke and has a gearbox whine, the smoke could be down to just the valve's im unsure, it was standing a long time so that could be the problem. it would come with starter, rad, gearbox, rad surround, every think really other than carb.

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Posted 09 February 2010 - 12:44 AM

Wouldn't trust no scrappie in wolver trampton :thumbsup: :P

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Posted 09 February 2010 - 03:23 PM

Wouldn't trust no scrappie in wolver trampton :thumbsup: :P



haha u have a very valid point




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