He's a 1968 mkII mini, irish, not an import,
When i bought him from a friend (Miniireland) he was in not too bad condition, the engine, i was told was seized so that got my mind thinking of bigger things immediately, namely a 1380cc motor!
i found out afterwards when i pulled the head off that it was just a blown head gasket! if only i'd done that first!
the bodywork was in good condition apart from a flakey paint job that had been done previously,
so once i got the car i started getting in the long list of parts and believe me, it was very long indeed!
basically i had every part in the engine replaced with new uprated parts, a straight cut gearbox, omega pistons, new uprated crankshaft, webber 45 dcoe, all the expensive bits,
then he got a set of KAD 4pots, new subframe, suspension, braided brake lines, etc,
then eventually after a year and a half of just sitting outside my house i started work on him,
no fancy garages or anything like that, just out on the side of the road with help from mates for the heavy parts!
this was his first incarnation,
he came with a dashboard from a Dolomite sprint so i decided to leave that in as it looked quite good,
(I hate my neighbours!!!)
