126 replies to this topic

[samsfern]

damn, the only thing really worth saving is possibly the engine! i feel for you mate. so sorry!

[miniman andy]

i can save the roll cage. sand it down and paint it.
same with the bucket seats. new spounge and get mom to recover them... in my own design.... my old jeans after they have been died black so i would have black denium buckets

im making one of the two half melted superlites into a one=off coffee table after i refurbed them and selling it on ebay via here, soon to raise funds just like top gears v8 or v12 table.

Edited by miniman andy, 11 April 2010 - 09:48 PM.

[MiniAlex]

So sorry to see this
Was a really nice Mini, I like your new one! I speak to that lad who used to own it on facebook. Mr Bean Mini!!

[mighty mini jack]

Well thats certainly a ratty mini!!

Poor thing.

Nice to see your keeping your chip up about this mate!

[E.L.M.O]

Wow that must have been some amazing fire!

Gutted for you mate. Seriously sickening thought.

[miniman andy]

god no one will let me scrap it... soooooo... here seems to be my plan of action
use the burnt shell for a 4X4 mini pickup for my "mini monster" truck
and put it atop a susuki SJ chassis as i would in theory would be a the reg off the sj and still be able to transfer my log book to a shell if i do not get a log book with it
so really i created another mini right? and have not lost a mini forever.

[samsfern]

be very careful transferring logbooks etc to other cars, i had a similar idea and got ripped by others on here for posting up, lol

[miniman andy]

i know i had the first digree from my dad about it but what can i do with a log book and no shell?
anyways 100ev8 said hes got a shell for me, whether or not it comes with paperwork is up to him. lol
but i do intend to do it lagit. i got a personallised plate on it anyway. so it will look exactly like it from the reg plate point of view anyway.

built the car with the v5 it has got and transfer the plate and it is virtually the same car anyway. just with a differant chassis number thats all.

[mini93]

god no one will let me scrap it... soooooo... here seems to be my plan of action
use the burnt shell for a 4X4 mini pickup for my "mini monster" truck
and put it atop a susuki SJ chassis as i would in theory would be a the reg off the sj and still be able to transfer my log book to a shell if i do not get a log book with it
so really i created another mini right? and have not lost a mini forever.

can you just clarify your planning on using the burnt out shell on the conversion?
not going to set about saying you should be wapping identitys n all that...basicly because i dont care but you need to think hard about this bit mainly because a fire damaged shell will have the strength of a paper hat, the material structure would have changed through the heat and now wouldnt be suitable for use, sorry

[Dan]

i know i had the first digree from my dad about it but what can i do with a log book and no shell?

Either buy a brand new heritage shell or accept the car is destroyed and return the V5c to the DVLA. There is no third option. Frankly even rebuilding it with a Heritage shell is a bit dodgy in this case because so little of the old car exists. Has any Police paperwork been filled in regarding this fire?

[Ethel]

I guess you might be able to put the registration on a retainer if it's still registered on the road but anything more would be a hell of a risk.

You don't want to get your fingers burned

[miniman andy]

dude my mate petes been there and done that with his mini......



all the stress in on the sj chassis and not the shell

[gregh55]

glad you managed to save my old rollcage, that cage was the boi! :L

[Alex_B]

monster minis are pretty awesome, theres one at the garage at college the 3rd year mechanics and bodywork guys got together and built one

[miniman andy]

glad you managed to save my old rollcage, that cage was the boi! :L

no prob greg. great bit of kit and looks the dogs danglies in any situation even nice and rusty hehe.
by the way i love your sig