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[MiniCanucks]

 

Hello everyone,

 

This is my new acquisition, a (I believe) snowberry white 1962 MK1 850.  I plan to attempt a restoration over the next year to essentially transform it to Cooper S specs more or less.  But here's the rub: I am a Canadian currently posted to Kenya on diplomatic assignment and will be attempting the restoration in Nairobi!

 

For now, here are a couple pics but I plan to keep you posted on how things go and some of the challenges I will be facing with attempting the rebuild whilst in Kenya.

 

Cheers.

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[dow62]

Whats your long term plan for the car? Leave it or take it with you ? Good luck with whatever you do, the weather in Kenya looks like its been kind on the body work !

Edited by dow62, 04 May 2013 - 06:29 AM.

[ryan22_lgm]

That's a very good car to start with! It would be a shame to leave it behind?

[MiniCanucks]

 

If its running in a year, I can ship it home!

[cityspeed]

Wow this will be interesting, is it easy to get hold of parts in Kenya? Or will you ordering online from UK mini sites? 
This could be a big a adventure for a little car 

[alex-95]

Look's like an excellent project, the grille looks interesting anymore pics?

[MiniCanucks]

 

Cityspeed:

 

Parts  in good repair are scarce in Kenya I'm afraid.  I will be shipping most of it from the UK.  I have quite a good shipping agent and its about 200 quid a shipment for probably three or four shipments.  I actually need a new engine.  This one came with an 850 missing the head and I am going to up it to 1275 if possible.  That will likely be the most expensive single shipment from the UK.

 

alex-95:

 

The grille looks to be an improvised bush job.  I pulled the front bumper today and emptied out 50 years of Kenyan earth.  I will post some closeups of the grille tomorrow for you.

 

So far, the biggest surprise has been a maggot colony living under what was left of the carpet and an ant farm under the rear seats!

[MiniCanucks]

Pics of the grille as promised.

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[Camshaft1982]

Nice find. Good luck with the build. If you can please bring it back home with you.