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[podifold]

Up for sale is the 1980 Clubman I've had since 2015.

 

There's a thread on here that documents everything I did to the car after I got it:

 

https://www.theminif...c-mini-clubman/

 

No expense was spared and there's over £15k worth of high end parts fitted to it.

 

The car is fuel injected and was initially intended to be supercharged. As a result it has a 9.0:1 compression ratio and is still fitted with a multi rib bottom pulley.

 

As it stands, normally aspirated, it runs fantastically well. The custom wiring loom and ecu installation by Chris at EFI-Parts is a work of art and his custom mapping is absolutely spot on.

 

It really is begging for a supercharger or turbo though!

 

 

 

In 2019 I bought an Austin Metro as my daily driver and the Mini was put in my dad's garage where it's remained untouched ever since.

 

After holding on to it for a long time I've finally decided it's time to let it go.

 

I pulled it out this week, cleaned off all the dust and it started up first time!

 

It's not a show car but it's incredibly solid for a 1980 car and wouldn't take a lot of work to make it 100%. The clutch was slipping ever so slightly when I put it away, but I've got a replacement that I'll be fitting next week.

 

 

 

It's over 40 years old now so eligible to be tax and MOT exempt.

 

 

I'm after £4000 for it (no offers) which is an absolute bargain given the cost of all the parts fitted to it. I'm based in Stockport.

Edited by podifold, 24 June 2022 - 04:30 PM.

[podifold]

Here's some pictures of when I wheeled it out this week and after I've given it a good clean:

 

 

 

 

 

 

[podifold]

I'd strongly recommend reading through the thread linked above to get an idea of the amount of work I did on the car.
 
Here’s a list of some of the parts I’ve fitted to it along with some prices:
 

Engine:
 
MPI engine block bored out to 1380cc (73.5mm)
New water gallery plugs
Oil gallery plugs removed, threaded and replaced with threaded brass inserts
Accralite forged 18cc dish pistons £650
Standard conrods, balanced end over end
ARP rod bolts £126
Standard MPI crankshaft ground +20, wedged and balanced
Elmer racing CNC’d billet centre main strap £100
ARP main bolts £120
Swiftune competition oil pump £90
Swiftune SW5 camshaft £200
Calver ST correctly ground cam followers £80
MED steel-alloy vernier duplex adjustable timing gears £135
Maniflow complete 1.75” stainless steel exhaust system (LCB exhaust manifold, twin box, side exit) £460
 
Cylinder Head:
 
Vmax Scart ported, polished and skimmed cylinder head, 20.5cc, 35.7 / 29mm valves £1195
9.0:1 compression ratio
Swiftune valve springs matched to SW5 camshaft £60
Calver ST 1.4:1 ratio rocker kit £360
Minispares solid rocker spacer kit
ARP 9 piece head stud kit £183
 
Fuelling / ignition:
 
Specialist Components 45mm fuel injected throttle body £2160
Custom retro fitted BMW idle air control valve
Adaptronic ECU complete with bespoke wiring loom by www.efi-parts.co.uk £1350
Magnacor custom made silicone HT leads
Low milage MPI fuel injection petrol tank
New MPI fuel pump and sender £169
New copper 8mm fuel lines under car
NOS MG Metro alloy inlet manifold £125
Malpassi fuel pressure regulator
K&N air filter
 
Gearbox / transmission:
 
Low milage MPI gearbox rebuilt by Guessworks
MED 5/16” copper sump gasket kit
Quaife ATB differential £750
2.71 final drive ratio
Minispares central oil pick up tube
Metro turbo flywheel housing fitted with improved idler gear bearing
MED ultra light ST1 verto clutch assembly with turbo-spec clutch plate £290
CNC lightened clutch cover
MiniSport billet EN24T steel clutch arm £44
MED stainless clutch throwout stop nuts £30
Vacuum servo fitted to clutch line and mounted under the front wing
Stainless steel braided clutch hoses
NOS gear lever and linkage housing parts
 
Brakes / suspension (front):
 
Front subframe -  strengthened and gusseted. Top arm pivot point moved upwards and inwards. Painted with POR15 then coated in Dinitrol underbody wax.
NOS Metro hubs fitted with new Timken bearings and sealed ball joints
NOS hydrolastic top arms
Minispares (C-AJJ3360) on car adjustable bottom arms fitted £75
Minispares HiLo’s (shortened front set) fitted with new knuckle joints £95
Minispares (FAM3968) genuine suspension cones £180
Protech billet alloy shock absorbers front and rear £300
Custom made top and bottom front shock absorber mounts
KAD billet 7.9” solid disc alloy 4 pot calipers £540
Stainless steel braided brake hoses
NOS bulkhead mounted brake servo £290
Smiffy’s Bits stainless steel adjustable tie rods £180
Smiffy’s Bits stainless steel top arm retaining plates
RetroSport silver billet alloy bottom gearbox steady £27
RetroSport silver billet alloy top engine steady £27
RetroSport silver billet alloy top engine steady bracket £24
RetroSport silver billet alloy front subframe floor mounts £39
RetroSport silver billet alloy front subframe front panel mounts £30
Progressive poly bump stop mounts imported from Japan
Minispares poly / alloy front subframe mounting kit
Minispares competition driveshafts £240
 
Brakes / suspension (rear):
 
Rear subframe - late model sportspack version with strengthened gussets by suspension mounting points. Painted with POR15 then coated in Dinitrol underbody wax.
NOS rear radius arms painted with POR15 paint
RetroSport silver billet alloy rear brake back plates built up with new parts £198
Minispares minifin alloy rear brake drums £87
NOS rear rubs fitted with Timken bearings
RetroSport silver billet alloy rear subframe mounting trunnions £51
RetroSport silver billet alloy handbrake quadrants £21
 
Wheels / tyres:
 
Genuine 10” x 4.5” Minilite wheels £425
Yokohama A008 165/70/10 tyres
 
Interior:
 
JB Fab (Jon Betts) steering column drop bracket
Mark 1 heater facia and hose covers fitted in crackle black paint
Genuine NOS rev counter, 3 clock dash surround and new 3 clock printed circuit board
New rocker switches
RetroSport black billet alloy centre switch panel fitted with cigarette lighter £24
FOCAL 2 channel amp complete with bluetooth module and stealth mounted parcel shelf speakers
Specialist Components billet alloy gear knob
 
Exterior:
 
Standard black plastic wheel arch extension
NOS Metro van black plastic wing mirrors
Bumpers powder coated satin black
NOS satin black door and boot handles
New fixed rear quarter windows
New rubber seals for all windows and doors
 
Other Parts:
 
RetroSport silver billet alloy plate under brake servo / bulkhead £27
RetroSport silver billet alloy clutch slave cylinder mounting bracket £51
RetroSport silver billet alloy clutch housing bolt kit £21
RetroSport silver billet alloy windscreen wiper cover £27
RetroSport silver billet alloy windscreen wiper mounting bracket £54
RetroSport silver billet alloy heater cylinder head take off £24
RetroSport silver billet alloy thermostat housing £51
RetroSport silver billet alloy timing chain cover £216
RetroSport silver billet alloy water pump pulley £57
RetroSport silver billet alloy bulkhead heater pipe plate £24
 
Optima Red Top battery
MED Engineering 36-1 electronic ignition bottom pulley with additional section for supercharger pulley £120

[G'Racy]

£4000, are you sure?

[podifold]

Yeah, £4000

[podifold]

A word about the bodyshell as people have asked me:

 

Like I've said, it's not show-car-100% but it's really solid.

 

Some old fella had it before me and it'd only done 25000 miles and kept in his garage. He'd painted all of the underside in some kind of sealant and since I've had it it's had a full underbody wax treatment.

 

There's some surface rust in places but no massive holes.

 

I should have looked at the milage when I had it out of the garage the other day, but I forgot. DVLA checker shows 40,379 miles at the last MOT in 2020, so I'd guess it's somewhere around 44,000 now.

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