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have a look on auto trader, piston heads and sign up to this website and have a looki on the forum - very lively and friendly
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this is where i am looking a mini as a fast road/track car project
http://www.theminiforum.co.uk/forums/index.php?act...
this is where i am looking a mini as a fast road/track car project
It may be worth joining a mini club near you, if you look in Mini World or the other mini mag (cant remeber the name) thay have a list of clubs or try the web. There is normaly some one with one mini to many that thay want to get read of it. And if it is a local club they wont be to far away.
Beware of 'Ebay specials'. I now know of 2 people who bought restoration projects on Ebay with disasterous results. The first was the worst bodge-job I've ever seen on a Mini in 46 years of Mini involvement and has cost over £1500 in additional and replacement parts just to get it on the road, plus labour. The second, after the restoration was complete, was found to have a bent bodyshell which required it to go in a jig for straightening.
However, a couple of years ago I bought, for £150, a 1986 Mini Mayfair 998 which looked in poor condition as it had been (badly) hand painted. Actually it had a virtually rust-free shell and an engine which was in good condition. The gearbox was also good and just needed a little work and the rear subframe was almost new. It was a lovely 'starter-project' for a young man and now looks great in Tartan Red with a white roof. My Grandson recently turned down an offer of £4,000 for it and he has made a great job of the whole car. He was only 12 when he started the job and the real test of his commitment was the stripping down to a bare shell which used 10 litres of Nitromors and about 45 hours of grafting! This he did in just over one week non-stop, so I knew he was committed and helped him as much as I could. It was still his project, though, and he did the bulk of the work himself.
Good luck with your project. It would be advisable to get someone with an in-depth knowledge of Mini restoration to take a look at any proposed purchase before you part with your cash. Also, buy a good MIG welder - you'll need it.
Peter
However, a couple of years ago I bought, for £150, a 1986 Mini Mayfair 998 which looked in poor condition as it had been (badly) hand painted. Actually it had a virtually rust-free shell and an engine which was in good condition. The gearbox was also good and just needed a little work and the rear subframe was almost new. It was a lovely 'starter-project' for a young man and now looks great in Tartan Red with a white roof. My Grandson recently turned down an offer of £4,000 for it and he has made a great job of the whole car. He was only 12 when he started the job and the real test of his commitment was the stripping down to a bare shell which used 10 litres of Nitromors and about 45 hours of grafting! This he did in just over one week non-stop, so I knew he was committed and helped him as much as I could. It was still his project, though, and he did the bulk of the work himself.
Good luck with your project. It would be advisable to get someone with an in-depth knowledge of Mini restoration to take a look at any proposed purchase before you part with your cash. Also, buy a good MIG welder - you'll need it.
Peter
Cooperman said:
Beware of 'Ebay specials'. I now know of 2 people who bought restoration projects on Ebay with disasterous results. The first was the worst bodge-job I've ever seen on a Mini in 46 years of Mini involvement and has cost over £1500 in additional and replacement parts just to get it on the road, plus labour. The second, after the restoration was complete, was found to have a bent bodyshell which required it to go in a jig for straightening.
However, a couple of years ago I bought, for £150, a 1986 Mini Mayfair 998 which looked in poor condition as it had been (badly) hand painted. Actually it had a virtually rust-free shell and an engine which was in good condition. The gearbox was also good and just needed a little work and the rear subframe was almost new. It was a lovely 'starter-project' for a young man and now looks great in Tartan Red with a white roof. My Grandson recently turned down an offer of £4,000 for it and he has made a great job of the whole car. He was only 12 when he started the job and the real test of his commitment was the stripping down to a bare shell which used 10 litres of Nitromors and about 45 hours of grafting! This he did in just over one week non-stop, so I knew he was committed and helped him as much as I could. It was still his project, though, and he did the bulk of the work himself.
Good luck with your project. It would be advisable to get someone with an in-depth knowledge of Mini restoration to take a look at any proposed purchase before you part with your cash. Also, buy a good MIG welder - you'll need it.
Peter
your grandson is in mini mag this month pete.However, a couple of years ago I bought, for £150, a 1986 Mini Mayfair 998 which looked in poor condition as it had been (badly) hand painted. Actually it had a virtually rust-free shell and an engine which was in good condition. The gearbox was also good and just needed a little work and the rear subframe was almost new. It was a lovely 'starter-project' for a young man and now looks great in Tartan Red with a white roof. My Grandson recently turned down an offer of £4,000 for it and he has made a great job of the whole car. He was only 12 when he started the job and the real test of his commitment was the stripping down to a bare shell which used 10 litres of Nitromors and about 45 hours of grafting! This he did in just over one week non-stop, so I knew he was committed and helped him as much as I could. It was still his project, though, and he did the bulk of the work himself.
Good luck with your project. It would be advisable to get someone with an in-depth knowledge of Mini restoration to take a look at any proposed purchase before you part with your cash. Also, buy a good MIG welder - you'll need it.
Peter
he gives you a mention!
One word of advice, don't assume that if its a mini it will be cheap for parts.
I have recently built a mini based kit car and the reasons why I chose it was the size, I have a small garage as I have extended the utility into it, and the fact that I asumed mini parts would be cheap.
I obviously did not do my homework as new mini parts are far from cheap.
I don't want to put you off what I am sure would be a great project but have a look at some of the mini spares sites on the net to sample prices.
I have recently built a mini based kit car and the reasons why I chose it was the size, I have a small garage as I have extended the utility into it, and the fact that I asumed mini parts would be cheap.
I obviously did not do my homework as new mini parts are far from cheap.
I don't want to put you off what I am sure would be a great project but have a look at some of the mini spares sites on the net to sample prices.
guru_1071 said:
Cooperman said:
Beware of 'Ebay specials'. I now know of 2 people who bought restoration projects on Ebay with disasterous results. The first was the worst bodge-job I've ever seen on a Mini in 46 years of Mini involvement and has cost over £1500 in additional and replacement parts just to get it on the road, plus labour. The second, after the restoration was complete, was found to have a bent bodyshell which required it to go in a jig for straightening.
However, a couple of years ago I bought, for £150, a 1986 Mini Mayfair 998 which looked in poor condition as it had been (badly) hand painted. Actually it had a virtually rust-free shell and an engine which was in good condition. The gearbox was also good and just needed a little work and the rear subframe was almost new. It was a lovely 'starter-project' for a young man and now looks great in Tartan Red with a white roof. My Grandson recently turned down an offer of £4,000 for it and he has made a great job of the whole car. He was only 12 when he started the job and the real test of his commitment was the stripping down to a bare shell which used 10 litres of Nitromors and about 45 hours of grafting! This he did in just over one week non-stop, so I knew he was committed and helped him as much as I could. It was still his project, though, and he did the bulk of the work himself.
Good luck with your project. It would be advisable to get someone with an in-depth knowledge of Mini restoration to take a look at any proposed purchase before you part with your cash. Also, buy a good MIG welder - you'll need it.
Peter
your grandson is in mini mag this month pete.However, a couple of years ago I bought, for £150, a 1986 Mini Mayfair 998 which looked in poor condition as it had been (badly) hand painted. Actually it had a virtually rust-free shell and an engine which was in good condition. The gearbox was also good and just needed a little work and the rear subframe was almost new. It was a lovely 'starter-project' for a young man and now looks great in Tartan Red with a white roof. My Grandson recently turned down an offer of £4,000 for it and he has made a great job of the whole car. He was only 12 when he started the job and the real test of his commitment was the stripping down to a bare shell which used 10 litres of Nitromors and about 45 hours of grafting! This he did in just over one week non-stop, so I knew he was committed and helped him as much as I could. It was still his project, though, and he did the bulk of the work himself.
Good luck with your project. It would be advisable to get someone with an in-depth knowledge of Mini restoration to take a look at any proposed purchase before you part with your cash. Also, buy a good MIG welder - you'll need it.
Peter
he gives you a mention!
Yes, I just got my complimentary copy.
The 850 is also coming along fine. The LH side of the body resto is now complete as of yesterday when the front wing went on. A pattern one, but it fitted fine. Now to start on the RH side with new sills, A panels (inner & outer)and front wing.
All the best,
Peter
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