1987 Mini City

[scotty_1987]

[scotty_1987]

wel,my names nathan this is my mini been on the forum a while now and thought it was about time i put up pics of the car.Hes a 1987 Mini City,ive had him since may,this year.I bought him as a project to do up with my dad,as i am only 16 and cant drive him on the road yet.I named him scotty,as im originally from Scotland.

[PAUL D]

welcome nathan paul here hope its not as bad as foalan was telling me !! need a hand ya know were i am

[scotty_1987]

Progress was slow enough over the summer but i got all the interior out and stripped the exterior as well.But about a month ago,a friend of mine whos also a member and Mini fan suggested that we take it to his friends garage to get bodywork sorted.thats about as far as i have got with it so far.hope you like it!

it would be great if anyone could offer me some advice or any suggestions for the car as im not sure what i want it too look like.thanks

[scotty_1987]

from the back...

[scotty_1987]

Yeah will do man thanks,my mate next door has an italian job le you should come up one of the days if your at fobs!:)

[scotty_1987]

this sticker was designed by my brother who runs and owns sticky jdm,you can visit the page at www.stickyjdm.com for custom stickers.

[oel159]

That car looks very familiar. It didn't have a Tasmanian devil airfreshner it it when you bought it? And a green center on the steering wheel?? If it's the one I'm thinking of the original white bonnet had sliver stripes on left and right side.

[scotty_1987]

yeah actually it did but i swapped d bonnet cos it wasnt sittin right! i bought it up in coolock!








taz is in 1 of those photos nd d bonnet ha greyish tape on it which gave d impression of stripes haha!

[oel159]

Thats the one, didnt actually see it in person as I hadn't got room for it at the time. Best of luck with it man.

[scotty_1987]

yeah thanks man,do you have any suggstions on what it could look like when im near finishing it??


thanks

[smur89]

like this?



I love white minis. I was going to buy one after the cooper was written off..
I would have painted the roof black, the bonnet white with no stripes, 4 spots at the front, silver trim.. maybe a mk1 grill....yum

[scotty_1987]

yeah that sounds class,but i might go with just two spots who knows!
thanks

[scotty_1987]

its not done yet anyways i think a mk1 bonnet and grille would look real nice do you still have your cooper??

[smur89]

yep still have it. back on the road about 3 weeks now i think.

http://irishminis.ie/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=4317

[scotty_1987]

thats good what did it need done?

[scotty_1987]

can anyone tell me how much hi-los lower the mini compared to the standard suspension?

thanks

[The Marcos Graveyard]

they will lower all the way to the tyres if you want.

[scotty_1987]

cool where would be the best place to buy them?

thanks

[The Marcos Graveyard]

Stick a request in the wanted section. Someone should have a set lying around. You'll need to get hold of a Cone Compressor Tool to fit them.


When you are fitting them you should consider fitting a new set of knuckle joints.

[CLUBMANGT]

You may want to think about the shocks if you intend to lower the car that much . They only have so much travel in them .

[scotty_1987]

alri thanks lads,i was lookin on huddersfield spares they have gaz shocks and hi-los with knuckles
would these do??
http://www.minispares-online.co.uk/?cat ... od_id=1145