9 replies to this topic

[Tatty84]

Now then,

Just thought I'd finally stop being so rude and get round to introducing myself. I've been into minis for as long as I can remember and ended up getting a City as my first car, unfortunatly I had to sell it and have always regretted it and longed for another, especially a mk1. After spending the past 5 years saving for a mk1 and then spending it all on other commitments last March I finally bit the bullet and convinced the wife to allow me buy a Morris Mini Minor 'Super Deluxe' off Ebay of all places.

It was going to be a commuter car as I'm a self employed commercial diver and thus travel alot and it would mean the mrs could use the Picasso as her daily driver, unfortunatly as with all things mini (and ebay) it didn't quite work out like that, after several things failed on the car (including the brakes) in the end I thought rather than fixing mistakes and bodges I'd bring the restoration plans forward (which of course now leaves me, and the mini, in the dog house as she no longer has a car).

This is my mini Ray.
 $(KGrHqQOKpsE1q+LnF0EBNhODn87Bg~~_12.jpg   57.67K   22 downloads  $(KGrHqEOKj0E1o-ZLUlSBNhODi(B0w~~_12.jpg   67.05K   31 downloads  $(KGrHqIOKj!E1sNOO5CRBNhOEFpJn!~~_12.jpg   58.46K   11 downloads
 $(KGrHqIOKm8E1SLw4sDVBNhOEN!9g!~~_12.jpg   65.07K   7 downloads  $(KGrHqEOKn!E1H6w(QmtBNhOEUNcKw~~_12.jpg   37.79K   8 downloads  $(KGrHqIOKkYE091ZbweUBNhOEbn28g~~_12.jpg   53.5K   6 downloads
 $(KGrHqUOKiME13nrv!RZBNhOD-pWkw~~_12.jpg   73.46K   17 downloads

I origionally was going to create a works replica but couldn't bring myself to in essance change a mk1 mini into a cooper.
So I have decided to return the car to its origional colour Smoke Grey and create a period 60's rally car with the hope of using it in road rallies and hopefully one day the Monte Carlo Historique.


 P10204945.jpg   71.72K   8 downloads  ddd 0034.jpg   41.16K   9 downloads
I have already collected most of the parts and have started some of the work, hopefully when finished I will have done the car justice and end up with a nice pretty origional mk1 but with a slight 60's rally twist.

[mini_in_progress]

it looks like a very clean car mate, id love a mk1 :)

cant wait to see her transformed

[Mini-Mad-Craig]

Mmmhhhh she's so pretty mate. I'd be a very proud man to know I had that sitting in the garage

Edited by Mini-Mad-Craig, 29 April 2012 - 08:52 PM.

[megamini_jb]

Lovely I'm still looking for a mk1

[megamini_jb]

Out of interest what did you pay for her?

[mini*mad]

i was watching that little gem on ebay
congrats!

[austinmini1963]

love it! mk1 is where its at!

[MaxAndPaddy]

Welcome to TMF ....Gorgeous mini and will look even better when finnished in the smoke grey

[mk1leg]

Hi..and welcome to TMF and enjoy your mk1...................

[Tatty84]

Thanks all for the welcome,

Yeah was looky to get it was on the night shift onboard the barge, kept loosing internet signal and had to go up into the wheel house to get a real weak one.

Out of interest what did you pay for her?

I ended up paying just over £2500 which im quite pleased with, been over the body with a fine tooth comb and it looks solid, few repairs needed where the moisture has sat behind the window rubbers but not alot, need to replace the outer sills as someone in their ultimate wisdom has fitted oversills, although to be fair it does appear that they have at least removed the old sills rather than covering them. Also there are a few patches the car has had eg, to the floor pan where they have only welded an inch then left an inch, if I'm right in thinking they need to be seam welded so that will need doing.