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[carts60]

Afternoon Gents,

 

It's been quite a while since I have been on TMF but I still have my mini!

 

Long story short, my turbo project has come to a standstill as the garage who had agreed to do the work has now told me that after 18 months with minimal progress, they don't want to finish what they started due to 'unforseen circumstances' (laziness).

 

I no longer have the time to finish the car myself but with so much time, effort and money invested, I am definitely not just selling up.

 

I really need some help in finding a specialist mini garage who would take on the last part of the project in the South East or London.

In essence, the turbo unit needs plumbing in, some intercooler tubing routing and a handful of other ad-hoc jobs and fabrication before it will be road worthy again.

 

Does anybody have any suggestions of any garages who can maybe help?

 

The only suggestion I have had so far is Gerald Dale Motorsport.

 

Any help GREATLY appreciated!

Edited by carts60, 16 April 2014 - 01:31 PM.

[Artful Dodger]

Snetterton speed shop is at snetterton, and they're very good at what they do!!

[carts60]

Definitely a consideration, but quite a distance to travel from South East London!

[h_boy]

Hi, Croydon minis really know their stuff from my experience. not to sure if they would take on something like that or not. worth a go.

[charliebudd]

Hello mate 

 

I race in mighty minis and my car is set up and run by Snetterton Speed Shop but may be a bit far for you , another one to try is The Real Mini Company Based in Wallingford Oxfordshire my brother Daniel Budd owns the company his number is 07850984920 Give him a call and he will be able to assist you :)

[carts60]

Thanks Charlie. I'll drop a line tomorrow

[minidaves]

not me at the moment have lots of projects that need finishing, not that i am lazy they take lots of time and that means money.

 

dave

[coopdog]

cant you do it yourself?

im turboing mine atm and i dont know everything about cars

[joewb]

I second Croydon minis, always see an interesting project everytime I went there. Recently moved to newer premises too so will have more space for projects.

[carts60]

cant you do it yourself?

im turboing mine atm and i dont know everything about cars

 

 

Yes, I could do it myself but would I have asked this question in the first place if I wanted to do it myself?

 

Also, I really don't want to have to wait another 3 years whilst I only manage to get small bits done on it every other weekend to get it finished?

I work for McKinsey as a Management Consultant so long hours and frequent weekends in the office are an understatement, and a lot of my time is also spent on site with clients, frequently abroad.

 

Thanks for the Croydon Minis suggestions. I might pop down there over the easter weekend, if they're open and see what they say.

 

I seem to have found a good option very close (less than 10 minutes) to where the car currently is too which is ideal - They're called CCK Classic - http://www.cckhistoric.com

 

Don't suppose anybody has had experiences or knows of them??