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[Cooper1]

So for £1,011 I bough a 1990 Mini Cooper 1275 from leisure assets at goodwood race track,
Bog standard except for the hydraulic handbrake which when used could shoot you through the windscreen.she was registered sorn in 2002 and didn't leave the goodwood grounds till I picked her up 2 months ago.the whole car is original,usual bits of rust and paint chip,plus the 2 ton of Tarmac stuck to the underside,plans are respray and welding but other than that I'm lost,so many avenues but which to explore

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[megamini_jb]

Great buy for a grand

[Retro6]

That is a very good buy indeed. Well done!!

Keep the piccies coming!!

[Cooper1]

Well I'm taking arrest from the tar that is still in the arches,like I said I could fill the boot up on my mini TWICE with the amount or tar underneath it and there is still more To go.
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so a month or 2 down the line and the welding is well under way,iv had to replace all but one of the subframe mountings,dropped the subframe and given that a fresh lick of paint,new shocks and overhaul on the drums.

at the moment i am cleaning the underside ready for spray and rust protection.its getting hard to tell the difference between tar and underseal. Whoever done the under seal was either extremely thick or was stitching up the next owner,the brake lines and petrol lines were painted in under seal. the subframe was actually welded onto the mountings so that had to be cut out. also the inside of the rear valance was full of fibreglass filler im still looking for a genius to tell me why as there is no hole or rust in the areas :s 

[Cooper1]

oh forgot the hole on the passenger rear wheel arch was covered with newspaper,filler on the inside and fibreglass on the outside and painted over with under seal only found it as i was going around gently tapping the shell with a hammer and the hole opened up with 1 gentle tap