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#1 peteoddcar

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Posted 13 April 2014 - 07:04 PM

Hi 

New to this forum and have just bought a '73 M Mini 1000 it's been fitted with a 1275 engine 13x7 wheels and is Matt black.

It does seem to be a very sound car (restored ) but will never be a peach in terms of a looker without fortunes £s spent on the body, but for the plans I have its ideal.

I will up date as I progress.The last Mini I owned was back in 1988 and it was a tidy Mini 1000 '74 on an N.

Before that I have owned since 1971 to 88 about 10 cars vans and estate cars.

Looking forward to getting into my new acquisition and getting it properly sorted for HRCR Road Rally work in the future. I current run  a Dolomite for that purpose but always felt a Mini would be a good  alternative and body parts are harder to source for a Dolly and I have been using that car for about 8 years on and off so a change is due, not that I intend to part with my old Dolly.

Looking for a set of 10 inch any thing cheap wheels and tyres so I can roll it around after I have got shot of the 10x7s and removed the very wide arches or spats as we used to call th hem in the 70's.

I have grey hair and am eligible for a senior citizens rail card so I should no better by now than to play about with old minis!

It's going to be painted white it's original colour and have Cooper s steels, I am going for  MK3 Cooper S look so any info on colour / interior colour schemes for MK 3 S pictures brochure pictures would be helpful for me 

I should mention that I also am a time served auto electrical engineer - I trained with none other than Joseph Lucas sales and Service Ltd in the early 70s

Thanks in advance!

 

Pete



#2 mk1leg

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Posted 13 April 2014 - 07:16 PM

Hi..and welcome to TMF and enjoy your 73............. :highfive:



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Posted 13 April 2014 - 08:21 PM

Hi mate,
Your not far from me ( hockley )im another oldie with a mk3 1000.
Steve.

#4 peteoddcar

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Posted 19 April 2014 - 06:16 AM

Hi Steve,
I am guess we spoke yesterday. I will take the two wings you have.

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Posted 19 April 2014 - 06:37 AM

Welcome to TMF!

Get some pics up.

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Posted 20 April 2014 - 01:05 PM

Hi Steve,I am guess we spoke yesterday. I will take the two wings you have.


Hiya pete,
I should of guessed,
Steve.

#7 666junky

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Posted 20 April 2014 - 02:30 PM

Did you drive into southend the other day? If so i gave you a wave and a boop of the horn but got nothing back :(



#8 peteoddcar

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Posted 13 May 2014 - 10:31 PM

No at least not in the Mini.
The picci is of my dear departed 64 picture was taken about 1974
The 73 is camera shy... because, well, it looks awful. But looks ca be decieving:-)

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Posted 15 May 2014 - 08:47 PM

Pete do you still want the wing? No probs if not.
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Posted 15 May 2014 - 09:06 PM

Would you sale the 13s

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Posted 02 February 2015 - 10:44 PM

Update
Lots of work since Christmas
Full new SD roll cage with MSA compliant installation. new 7.5 in S Brakes and swivels, wheel bearings, poly bushed, remote brake booster, twin 1.25" SUs new Coopers S steels.
Car now goes and stops and has a new MOT
Brake fuel lines inside battery cable inside
New wheel arch extensions
Cobra Monaco seats FIA compliant mountings
Just got it built up and now to take most of it apart again
for the paint shop in two weeks time!
Teal Blue with Old English White or Leyland White roof

#12 Perrylawrence96

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Posted 04 February 2015 - 01:59 PM

Welcome mate, your from Essex!? you apart off a mini club? should join Essex Mini Club!



#13 peteoddcar

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Posted 04 February 2015 - 10:42 PM

Yes I should do you know Luis?

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Posted 05 February 2015 - 09:16 AM

Yes I should do you know Luis?

 

 

erm if its the same Luis we are talking about then yes!



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Posted 31 March 2015 - 06:46 PM

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