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[malcs_miniturbo]

Hi all purchaced my MK1 mini last week from london, found it on classic car website has been stood up for a while. It is all complete but needs a full restoration, which im going to bear shell it back to bear metal , give it a fresh coat of green with an off-white roof and put a metro turbo engine in. Want to keep it looking like an austin cooper S , will be asking lots of advice and questions and will be keeping you guys updated with progress throughout my project !!!!
Let me know what you think

[mini13]

Mk1 auto, unusual.

Looks fairly solid, be interesting to see how solid it really is,

[malcs_miniturbo]

yeah its a rare MK1 auto , and yes it is very solid

[1380sprint]

Would be a shame to cut the bulkhead on this for the turbo.
Have you thought about a mirage manifold kit and a T2?
http://www.miragemotorsport.com/

[jack-the-lad]

wow! looks to be in really good condition, i wish my mk1 project looked as good as that!

good luck man, i agree with 1380sprint, a t2 and mirage manifold would be a great idea....

check out turbominis theres a chap on there making them.. i think

Edited by jack-the-lad, 19 December 2010 - 06:26 PM.

[malcs_miniturbo]

wow! looks to be in really good condition, i wish my mk1 project looked as good as that!

good luck man, i agree with 1380sprint, a t2 and mirage manifold would be a great idea....

check out turbominis theres a chap on there making them.. i think

hi ive allready got it in my mind to do a bulkhead box sorry guys but its the way i want to do it.i own my own bodyshop so it will be welded in perfect and look.

[1380sprint]

wow! looks to be in really good condition, i wish my mk1 project looked as good as that!

good luck man, i agree with 1380sprint, a t2 and mirage manifold would be a great idea....

check out turbominis theres a chap on there making them.. i think

hi ive allready got it in my mind to do a bulkhead box sorry guys but its the way i want to do it.i own my own bodyshop so it will be welded in perfect and look.

just seems a shame,
But hey its your car so gooooood luck!!
i hope they dont make you do a biva test,seems like there coming down hard on people.......








LOL
only playing,
you'l be too fast for them to catch you!!

[jack-the-lad]

ohh i supose it give you more chance to change your mind on what turbo you use and not have to worry about how much space you have

ive seen some bad attempts of the turbo boxes before

[malcs_miniturbo]

wow! looks to be in really good condition, i wish my mk1 project looked as good as that!

good luck man, i agree with 1380sprint, a t2 and mirage manifold would be a great idea....

check out turbominis theres a chap on there making them.. i think

hi ive allready got it in my mind to do a bulkhead box sorry guys but its the way i want to do it.i own my own bodyshop so it will be welded in perfect and look.

just seems a shame,
But hey its your car so gooooood luck!!
i hope they dont make you do a biva test,seems like there coming down hard on people.......



lol they can do what they like been doing it with the bulk head box for ages last one was ok but if did can to that i no people in the trade cheers for you nice comments




LOL
only playing,
you'l be too fast for them to catch you!!

[1380sprint]

Il get arround to my mk1 one day....:S

[malcs_miniturbo]

ohh i supose it give you more chance to change your mind on what turbo you use and not have to worry about how much space you have

ive seen some bad attempts of the turbo boxes before

you might have had seen bad bulk head boxs done but not mine so give me a chance ive only just got the mini

[malcs_miniturbo]

Il get arround to my mk1 one day....:S

lol i only got this as i like restoring cars as just sold my 2 vw splitscreens so now i got this allways fancied a mk1 mini to do to cooper s but withe the turbo.dont get me wrong guys i might get a mirage exhaust manifold or make my own just havent got that far yet

[1380sprint]

If you do want one Malcom, PM me.....

[jack-the-lad]

ohh i supose it give you more chance to change your mind on what turbo you use and not have to worry about how much space you have

ive seen some bad attempts of the turbo boxes before

you might have had seen bad bulk head boxs done but not mine so give me a chance ive only just got the mini

hehe, i wasnt putting you down

i was trying to find a pic of one of the minis that i had bought to me for work, the hole they cut was oversized buy about 2cm LOL, and they had put fibreglass round it to fill the gap! make me laugh how they though fibreglass would last?

it was a mess

im sure yours will look great

[malcs_miniturbo]

If you do want one Malcom, PM me.....

il pm you now can you send me pics mite got this way round to keep people happy,but not the wallet lol