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miniroar
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Whats your location?: if I had a garage probably in there!
What Minis have you?: 1990 BRG and 1972 Saloon
Modifications: Roll cage,custom dash/smiths gauges, Sony xplod ICE 15" sub boot build, 6 x 9's under rear seat,13cm dash, amp built into parcel shelf, Blue angel eyes,neons, MR2 seats, zeemax kit, superlights 13 x 7
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72'mini

Post by miniroar »

Got another mini last night :lol: ! 1972 saloon , stripped out the interior last night should keep me buzzzy for a few weeks getting her on the road, my plan of selling my other mini's and just having one lasted five weeks back to two now, bad news where I work have blocked photobucket so I can't post pictures or see any pictures on the site any more noooooooo!!!! I've been blinded :cry:

Updated with a couple of pics,body is perfect just restoration and respray a month ago nice red subframes! engine was rebuilt also

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1993 cooper spi-completly stripped and upside down!
the long term project(advantage) courtesy of mr skelly!!
rotten shell-found a floor repair panel in the boot tho!
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`nice, try image-shack
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Blocked that aswell but not my laptop I can see I CAN SEE!!! :P
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Post by StanO'Toole »

E-mail me the pictures and I'l bolt them up for you -stanotoole@live.ie :D
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miniroar
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Modifications: Roll cage,custom dash/smiths gauges, Sony xplod ICE 15" sub boot build, 6 x 9's under rear seat,13cm dash, amp built into parcel shelf, Blue angel eyes,neons, MR2 seats, zeemax kit, superlights 13 x 7
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cople of pics added
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Post by mustard »

looks really clean... fair play rory...
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Post by Kenneth Murphy »

looks nice rory, ya gonna put your bumpers on it??
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Post by miniireland »

are you sure thats a 72 mini looks more like a mid to late 80's shell ,86/87 maybe ,or did someone change the roof and gutters at some stage ..... :?

good luck with it anyway....
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Post by miniroar »

Yeah the guy who restored it cut some panels from a donor 86 shell along with the engine, Kenneth gonna stick my bumpers on will prob spray them tomorrow handy it came with sideskirts don't have to look for some anymore!!(kit looks well on the type r btw) going to go with a beige interior, in the middle of making a dash trying to squeeze in as many smiths dials as possible I have a dial fetish :wink:
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Post by miniireland »

to be honest i would think its the other way around ,i would say thats the 86 shell ,no drip rail on the gutter ,have a good dig around it and im sure youll see more...anymore pics ?
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I hope not!! :? I'll try and get more pics tomorrow its at my dad's house
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Post by miniroar »

Trying to get her on the road before christmas going to repaint the floor inside for extra protection and inside doors etc need to plan my sound system before I pick and lay my carpet don't think I'll be using the 15" sub on this one! It had an autoplas dash with old smiths gauges very retro but not my style so I'll use the gauges in the dash im making at the mo had a few sleepless nights this week with ideas running through my head my wife said I'm a sad b*stard! :roll:
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miniroar wrote: my wife said I'm a sad b*stard! :roll:
my wife says that to me all the time but she doesnt put it so politely :mrgreen:
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Post by just_st3v3n »

LOL @ the sad bastids comments from the wifes :mrgreen:

nice looking mini.. ya like the auld bodykits by the looks of it!? 8)

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Post by kerryminigringo »

It could be a re-shell which is allowed in the UK.Our numptys in charge down here consider the shell to be the car instead of just another part albeit a big one.Looks great Rory,are you going for big ICE as well.Best of all,cheap tax and insurance and no NCT. :D
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Post by miniroar »

I'll go for the subtle approach although I like the look of a 12" sub cut into the backseat!! yeah love bodykits my dad is into mini's and he keeps telling me to stop molesting them! he's part of the 10" brigade differant generations I suppose
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Post by neasha »

OH Thats nice.
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Post by miniroar »

Cheers Neasha, we can start our own black rebel mini owners club!It's great having the mini in my dad's garage everytime I call up he's done a load of work to it. The wiring was a bit of a mess in the enginebay hanging down, so it was all reran through the correct area's to tidy up. Still working on making a dash at home. the lights crap in the garage sorry for the dark pics

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Post by The Marcos Graveyard »

I think your dash light could be a tad on the bright side......
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........ Walk into the light to the marcos heaven
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Dash almost finished need to add five more small smiths clocks and a centre speedo tighten up the leather, dash rails are grey so need to spray or cover them Black, going with Sony xplod all round for ice
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Post by miniroar »

Theres so much little crap to do!! finally have all the wiring sorted so everything does what its suppose to do,indicators brake lights, heater installed, wipers,headliner,carpet,seats, seat belts(the bottom bolt wont go in) are in speedo wired up,choke cable hooked up,door surround window seals in,radiator hoses attached, there were a lot of little screws and grommits missing the more you look the more you find!Just need to get the clutchslave cylinder and wheel cylinder sorted seemed to have seised or expanded with the cold? and a few other little bits and she should be good to rock n roll
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gorgeous mini rory... :) :D
wana swap?? :?
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Re: 72'mini

Post by neasha »

More pics?
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Give us
TWINcarbs wrote:gorgeous mini rory... :) :D
wana swap?? :?
HAHA Couple o cans o guinness and a bottle of jame and you have a deal!!
Will try and get more pics Neasa but its very dark in the garage have a couple of hubs off so cant bring her out but should have her on the road soon although I've been saying she'll be on the road in two weeks since November!

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