My 1380!

[MB1380]

Well heres my mini, ive been building it with a few years on and off but dont think il ever be finished properly! Bought it as a rolling shell with no front end or engine and took it from there
The engine is a 1380 with stage 3 head, 1.5 roller rockers and an MD286 cam, im rebuilding it at the moment but it should be back in the car in a couple of weeks hopefully! Next plan is to lower it a bit more, tubb the rear arches and get some negative camber going . let me know what ye think!

[minima]

Very nice job! Love the colour. What wheels/tyres and brakes do you have on her? Am looking for ideas for my eventual rebuild. What year is the car?

Eric

[DaveC]

Looks very nice, love the colour

[Jason79]

the bodywork looks fantastic, its very straight not even the slightest imperfection even when the sun is shineing against it

great work, did you do the body work and spray it yourself?

those wheels look like 5.5" wide i think, that way you didnt have to cut away the body work to accomadate for the wheels

jason

[clubman]

lovely mini reminds m of one of my old mini's it's my favourite colour

[MB1380]

Thanks for the comments,

Very nice job! Love the colour. What wheels/tyres and brakes do you have on her? Am looking for ideas for my eventual rebuild. What year is the car?

Eric

The wheels are 12 x 5 with 165/60r12 yokohama a510 on them and its got metro turbo 4 pot vented brakes with standard drums on the back.

the bodywork looks fantastic, its very straight not even the slightest imperfection even when the sun is shineing against it

great work, did you do the body work and spray it yourself?

those wheels look like 5.5" wide i think, that way you didnt have to cut away the body work to accomadate for the wheels

jason

No im not that into doing bodywork really, got a local guy to spray it. The colour is a chrysler one i picked off a chart. The wheels are 5" but with 2 in the car its rubbing at the back so im going to tub the rear arches and lower it another inch all round i think
Heres how it sits now.........

[just_st3v3n]

sweet car man!
welcome to the forum..

steven

[MB1380]

sweet car man!
welcome to the forum..

steven

Thanks, must try to make some events this year now.

[madjackjr]

Drool pure class love there colour

[just_st3v3n]

sweet car man!
welcome to the forum..

steven

Thanks, must try to make some events this year now.

get an application form for the MTM sent away asap so
its a good test for your mini, you'll get to put faces to the members names and its prolly one of the best runs (beside IMM 2009) of the year ...

steven

[Baker]

That colour really works... The car looks a real minter

That's going to be one serious engine when you get it up and running... Looking forward to seeing it in the metal

[MB1380]

That colour really works... The car looks a real minter

That's going to be one serious engine when you get it up and running... Looking forward to seeing it in the metal

Thanks, i had it running already but dident get the rings gapped properly and the pistons were damaged pretty quickly. it was a rocket alrite tho

[clubman]

reminds me of my old mini



my favourite colour MG Trophy Rover Blue

[Jason79]

ah now there was a beast

[steeo]

Is that colour a metallic or a solid ???

[clubman]

its a metallic colour

[MB1380]

Its a metallic ya,
So this week, after the news of the NCT 5 points thing im after putting in my old 1 litre engine in an effort to pass the emmissions test which the 1380 was nowhere near passing. Sould be getting it running at the weekend, get it passed in the next few weeks and get it out again as soon as possible!

[macker]

tut tut! naughty boy!

[MB1380]

Ssshhhhhhh

[macker]

you're the one who posted it on a public forum

[MB1380]

I mite just fall in love with the 998 and never change back! 35,000 miles up on it, hasent even been run in yet

[macker]

thats what i like to hear!

theirs plenty of life and poke to be had from a well tuned 998

[clubman]

yes lads the 998 is not to be sneezed at i have had a few of them and had great fun with them

[Jason79]

im like'n the picture P ^^^^^^^^^

nice isometric view of a few of the western region cars!

[madjackjr]

with me in front