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[mark-stranraer]

Hi there new to this forum, like i said on my introducing myself thread  Im 21 Years old, Im a Agricultural Engineer and im from stranraer,

had a few minis years before, just sold my twin engined autograss mini to fund a house and a project for the garage..

 

well here she is..

 

Mini Cooper 1275

Year : 1991

4 Owners from new

(locally registard to me)

Been of the road for over 12 years! all of witch were dry stored!

 

The man previous to who i bought it from owned a well established body shop in stranraer "CARS". moving on with jobs he moved to south of england leaving this beauty behind in his parents garage

 

he has had it on a spit and took the floor back to bare metal, all witch is origional, treated it and gave it the full works! including new front end,  complete scuttle.

 

by the looks of the car the plans were to paint the car away from its original red to "Volcano Orange"

 

Its had...

Powerdcoated rear beam axle conversion

Powdercoated new front subframe

Gaz gold coilovers all round

Polybushed complete front end

New steering rack

Metro Turbo vented brake conversion

and 13x7 Superlights wrapped in bridgestone tyres with lables still on..

 

however i bought the car like this for my next project and a change of color is in order, anyways heres some pic (they dont do it justice)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited by mark-stranraer, 02 January 2015 - 01:27 AM.

[StefanPieter]

Welcome to the forum and the best if luck with your build.

[mark-stranraer]

Welcome to the forum and the best if luck with your build.

 

Cheers

[mark-stranraer]

Had a busy night or 2..

 

had my mate whos a pannel beater at the local ford garage come round to my house to do some work on the body for me as there was 2 dings in the passenger quater... favor really as i was fittin a new exhaust on his golf

 

On another note, orderd up the wings from mini spares, thanks to simon for sorting the discount

 

Also enquired about another mini cooper that in thinking of buing to break to supply the parts i need, should hopefully pick it up this weekend  
 

 

 

 

Pictures dont do the car justice of how mint the shell actually is!

 

 

Cheers,

Edited by mark-stranraer, 13 December 2014 - 12:40 AM.

[mark-stranraer]

Not really much been happening this week!

 

orderd wings and archs from mini spares last week but they still aint turned up

 

so been getting on with the paint prep work and think ive chose a color for the respray

 

 

 

 

 

Made these little trolleys at work witch will let me push mini around the garage

[mark-stranraer]

Wings finally turned up after 8 days

 

so trial fitted them as not shure how they would of fitted as the front pannel has been replaced before i got it and wasnt shure if it was fitted with wings or not, so really pleased with the out come

 

[mark-stranraer]

Also did a 200 mile round trip tonight (friday) to pick up the new donner car..

 

N Reg Mini side walk 1275 spi.. was cheap has alot of good bits i can use although the shell is pritty tierd so will probs sell it on to somone who wants a longer project.

 

went and bought the car...

 

heres some of the stuff i got along with the car..

 

Gaz adjustable shocks all round

12" wheels with brand new tyres

New wings

New Front Pannel

New A Pannels

New Scuttle

New door skins

Quarter repair pannels

New rear valance

loads of other little pannels

Quick shift

fully alloy door trim and handle kit

brand new wiper motor

new radiator

 

oh and it starts runs and drives

 

lets just say i would of been daft not to buy it

 

 

 

 

Edited by mark-stranraer, 20 December 2014 - 12:09 AM.

[mark-stranraer]

Not much happening to be honest apart from more prep work for paint and stripping the other mini

[StefanPieter]

Good going!

[samg2007]

Looks great, are you going to change the oversills?

[mark-stranraer]

Looks great, are you going to change the oversills?

 

 

Hi,

 

No i wont be changing them, its been in a central heated heated garage for the last 14 years and it will be in a heated garage for the rest of its life as i will never sell this car and doubt very much that once built it will be used, its originates form my local town and means so much to a few locals. 

 

i have 147 photos of the car before during and uptill now, it had the floor blasted and all rot (only sills and front end) cut out as was only 10 years old when took of the road for restoration, it was then Dynax S 50 cavity waxed and new genuine rover sills fitted, once these were fitted there was an extra coating Dynax s 50 (proved to be the best and apparently this stuff is used in steel cavities on oil rigs) then over sills wer fitted, this was down at a very reputible body shop on a spit jig it was all propperly protected and painted and have no doubt this is to the highest possible standerd at the time

 

Yes its not orignal and to be honest im not an orignal type of guy, and it will be far from original once finish as just sent a deposit for a forged 1380 motor

[mark-stranraer]

Not much happening apart from paint prep still so been getting on with breaking the donner car

 

Edited by mark-stranraer, 27 December 2014 - 06:19 PM.

[mark-stranraer]

Good going!

 

Cheers

[mark-stranraer]

Finally built up the courage to fit and weld the wing on myself, really wanted them perfect so after about 5 hours each side there finally on

 

and i placed the bonnet on gaps are pritty good (not bottled on and no catch in last 2 pics cause i kept hitting it with my mask!!) anywyas im well chuffed with myself!

 

 

 

 

Also orderd and recived my miglia archs!

 

 

tryed fitting them up but what a ballache to get them perfect!

Edited by mark-stranraer, 01 January 2015 - 12:33 AM.

[mark-stranraer]

Had a good day on the car today!

 

all rear end prepped and ready for paint!

 

marked out the wings for were i need to cut them for the archs using the sports pack arch cutting template then making minor adjustments to suit the miglia archs! set the ride hight with the coilovers using a very helpfull ride hight chart on 13" wheels from another website

 

then cut them out! rathher chuffed had to trim the a-pannel after the picture as you see there isnt much of a curve but this was left as the miglia archs dont go right to the sill line like the sports pack archs do!

 

 

Edited by mark-stranraer, 02 January 2015 - 01:20 AM.