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[BenH]

Ok guys, Im just after a rough price as i literally wouldn't know where to start with it, Ive seen conversions go for silly amounts either high or low. Id like to say it was worth 5k but... Im here to ask you guys for honest opinions. First off, Im not selling it just yet so saying its worth 2k hoping Il sell it for that just isnt going to happen! I just want to know what sort of money i could be potentially sitting on.
Was used as my daily driver and cant say enough how fun this is to drive

So Heres a FULL spec and pictures with as much info as possible.



Riteo...

Full build diary on here which took about 2 years, Won first place at malvern for custom/classifieds, was its first show, didn't enter it into anything else that year. Also has an awaiting miniworld feature(shoot still to be done)

car weighed in at 580kg's but have added another seat and gubbins so i reckon around the 600-620 mark

1993 british open classic 1600 120bhp at wheels before last mods so i guess its around 140-150bhp now
full mot and tax
unknown mileage but head gasket and cam belt have been done, I did about 6k last year. Engine has been stripped down last year too.
gearbox at 44,000 miles
Look through my build and you'll see almost every-part is brand new or re-furbished. Car would come with previous mots from myself and 18k of receipts from the day i bought the car 2 years ago
Cars kept in a garage so not out in the bad conditions

Engine:

E16SE Nova GTE/GSI engine 1600cc
F13 wide ratio gearbox 374(ithink) 5 speed hydraulic converted
Bill blydenstein full works head (hasnt been RR'd with this on yet)
Fast road Kent cam
Kent Pulley
Bogg bros Inlet, kawasaki carbs and pump with nova sr 1.2 ignition set-up
Pipercross filter
4-1 manifold
Straight through exhaust/cherry bomb silencer no cat
Nippon denso alternator front mounted
Metro radiator with 10" switch operated cooling fan
Oil catch tank
Allspeed powdercoated frame package/shafts/arms etc
Corsa/nova/tigra modified adjustable gear linkage
Nova expansion tank
silicon hoses

Suspension/Brakes:

Front gaz coilovers with 500lbs 7" springs
Rose jointed tie bars/bottom arms
Hi-los and donuts removed
8.4 vented/grooved discs, alloy minisport 4 pot calipers (shaved to fit under wheels)
1.25 inch front spacer
extended track rod ends
Modified tdk rear beam ( to fit exhaust better and higher up into tunnel) with adjustable camber Powdercoated
Billet Handbrake quadrants
Kad rear disc conversion
Protech offset coilovers on rear with 175lbs 8" springs
Beleive its got a quickrack fitted
7x10 mini special splitrim wheels with falken tyres all legal 2 new

Body mods/panels:

New front floor pans
new drivers side rear floorpan section
tubbed rear arches
cage mounting plates
Miglia style bulkhead
allspeed lower bulkhead box
Roof and dash rails cut out
Coilover mounting plates
New passenger door step
New lower scuttle
New under rear light panles
Bins and bench cut out/down
No inner wings
Carbon roof with subaru vent
Carbon look wingmirrors
Carbon wide miglia arches
Carbon cooper s bonnet
Carbon rear bumper and over-riders
Carbon bootlid
Fiberglass passenger door
Fibreglass frontend with a panels
Carbon valance with rear diffuser
Fibreglass bootfloor
Polycarbonate windows with sliders, drivers side is still wind down glass/metal door
Carbon parcel shelf
OMP 6 point cage with removable door bars,dash bar and rear diagonal all padded where needed
Jon Betts harness bar

Interior:

Custon Recaro pro spg seat
Magnum passenger seat
Luke harnesses 4 point black
omp helmet hook
lifeline 2000 plumbed in extinguisher
sound deadenning peeled off floors , completely stripped out
Carbon door cards
Lightweight door furniture
2x handheld extinguishers
Omp seat sidemounts
Custom fibreglass/carbon dash with led switched and leds mounted with an etb digital dash
Snap off steering wheel on a modified steering column with momo boss and wheel
extinguisher and power pull cables located around inside and front scuttle, dissengaged for road use
Powervamp lightweight battery and bracket
modified drivers footwell for tilton floor mounted pedals and wilwood master cylinders(integral) with bias controller mounted by steering wheel
Boot mounted washer bottle
Internal braided fuel lines
Internal power/brake lines
Custom loom with relays and smart fuse box ( flashing led next to a fuse when it blows)
6 Gallon alloy race fabrication baffled fuel tank ( filled up through rear window)

Exterior:

Hid light conversion with led daytime running lights ( not cheap homemade leds) carbon wrapped headlight rims
Clear front indicators
Mark 1 carbon wrapped grille
Lightweight bonnet pins
Smoked rear lenses/carbon wrapped rear light cases
Front tow strap
Led numberplate bolt lights
Custom graphics on car
Aeroblade wipers
Painted in kawasaki 104 green


I hope thats all covered! If youve taken the time to read this and come up with something i really appreciated it and like i said i just want a rough price

Thanks Guys

Ben

Edited by BenH, 17 January 2013 - 09:23 PM.

[BenH]

Just uploading interior pics

[BenH]

[kappa]

I say about 6.5k mate

[jakejakejake1]

I'll give you £2000 for it

Haha only joking (but seriously, I will!), gotta be worth a fair amount look well done and you can see that money has been spent on it, but at the end of the day it's only worth what someone will pay, and you are always going to lose money - so I say keep it :)

[its_courts28]

Have you declared all this? Just curious

[sonikk4]

It looks good Ben but it could go one of several ways. It could go for £5k + or down as low as £2.5K depending on whether they like the modifications etc.

I like the look and it sort of appeals. At this time its not good to sell anyway due to Xmas and folks tightening their belts.

[mini-luke]

At the end of the day we can all pluck figures out of our arses but it's what ever someone wants to pay you for it - could be 50p, could be £7k. I'd put it up for auction starting at the minimum you want for it

[Alex_B]

Wow that is a very impressive car and also with all those mods it looks like it could successfully be used in competition but you would be in a catagory with much bigger cars,

very hard to put a value on it as its so custom, I would say somewhere around 6-8k
similar cars like the Z-cars conversions go for a bit more and arnt much different in quality and power so it may be worth more

[ANON]

the only thing that puts me off about it is the stickers, got to be worth £5k all day long, could do around £7k if you find the right buyer.

nice car

[BenH]

Hey thanks everyone for the comments and replies, Think i have the right idea now, Thinking about advertising it during the summer shows but well see, no rush just yet.

Have you declared all this? Just curious

I have yes! i couldnt do it over the phone so i went to autosport and sat down with an adrian flux representative and showed him this list and pictures, funny enough he said that the vauxhall engine was actually cheaper to insure than my 1330 because they see the engine swap as 1 mod and not as a tuned engine even with the carbs, obviously i am now runnning an uprated cam and head but at the time i first insured it, 21 with 6 points 1 years no claims a revoked licence all mods declared and covered like for like, 6k valuation and 8000 miles a year fully comp and allowed to drive any car for £165 a month for 9 months, (my 1330 was £250 a month and my ka was £145!)
the car had a thatcham cat 1 alarm and a 15% dicount for being in a club and not driving to work. 2 years later im now paying £130 for 9 months

Also told me that as its modified so much they see that itl be looked after more!

Sounds alot but for my age and licence conditions but id say its brilliant.
Never been pulled over by the police in this, had police come over and stop next to it but only to talk about it! Mots are fine too and vauxhall were more than happy to fill me out an engine report :) Well worth the money!

Edited by BenH, 17 January 2013 - 11:40 PM.

[BenH]

the only thing that puts me off about it is the stickers, got to be worth £5k all day long, could do around £7k if you find the right buyer.

nice car

Thanks mate, yeh im starting a new project as im getting a bit too old for the chavyness of this car and im not a tracksuit bottom person although the car might make people think that! It was just a 1 off thing i wanted a race car ! but road legal! but took it a bit too far!

[Alex_B]

the only thing that puts me off about it is the stickers, got to be worth £5k all day long, could do around £7k if you find the right buyer.

nice car

Thanks mate, yeh im starting a new project as im getting a bit too old for the chavyness of this car and im not a tracksuit bottom person although the car might make people think that! It was just a 1 off thing i wanted a race car ! but road legal! but took it a bit too far!

I can see what you mean, its not exactly subtle

[jonny f]

Going on the price of this one

http://www.theminifo...-mini-for-sale/


I would say between 5-7

[The Matt]

Engine converted Minis just aren't doing well any more. I've got a '71 C16XE Allspeed one running Jenveys, mappable management. A few SBD bits in the engine. SD cage and harness bar, Corbeau Forzas, Minisport 4 pots, Gb alloys, Yoko tyres, Avo suspension ..... I'd take 3.5k for it tomorrow as they just aren't selling well mate. I'd say advertise it at 5k and you might be lucky, maybe get 4?