I just bought an Austin Mini 850 that has been sitting in a shed for 10 years.
DoneDeal link: http://cars.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for ... 50/6496474
Car has no battery and I reckon the battery from my golf GTI would be too powerful, so hasn't been started.
So Good points with the car: Bodywork appears in good nick, no obvious dents, a few flakes of paint missing but nothing major. Interior is in great nick, much better than in the pics on the DoneDeal ad, only a tear in the drivers seat.
Bad points: brakes are out of action atm, handbrake works(ish) though, Electrics: unknown, and obviously the engine hasn't been started.
How should I go about getting the engine going again? I'm thinking that it will probably need new seals/gaskets as they could be perished. Hopefully the plan is to do all of this myself, I've got decent enough experience working on cars, and I'm going to the a Hanes manual
And seeing as this is my first vintage/classic car. I'm guessing that it does't run on unleaded petrol. What additive do people recommend?
Cheers!
