mini project

[mhamps]

Hi not sure if anyone would be interested but im selling this mini project as i have lost heart in it and MG's have stolen it.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/120859047467?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

Matt

[peterzs]

Looked an interesting little car, plenty of ££££££££££££'s in all the bits.

Best of luck with the sale.

:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

[mhamps]

So much money spent, but i have learnt a lot doing it can actually weld quite well now, I just want sell it and convince the wife to let me build a little stripped out ZS/ZR.

Matt

[stamford]

What engine and box is it running?

[mhamps]

Only a 998 but its really really sweet i have a vid of it running.

Matt

[stamford]

Shame, 1275 or bigger and it would move. I miss my Mini's.

[peterzs]

had this at the bottom of the ebay ad.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/AUSTIN-MINI-1275-GT-ENGINE-/260951899073?_trksid=p4340.m1374&_trkparms=algo%3DPI.WATCH%26its%3DC%252BS%26itu%3D UCC%26otn%3D5%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D6377209555293092 256#ht_720wt_1140

Mick must be a sign!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:mml::mml::mml::mml:

[mhamps]

There fun but really have to have deep pockets.

Matt

[stamford]

I wish I never sold my 1340, that was mental.

[mhamps]

Ive had three minis now only one ive had on the road, and that was a 1100 that was fun i managed to excellerate past my friends rover 214 1.6, my brother had a 1300 that was some serious fun, sounds like such a small engine but in a mini its really not.

Matt

[stamford]

From memory I have had six Mini's maybe more. Only two were road cars the other track cars. Some pics in my album.

Best of the bunch was the 1340 with rose jointed coilover beam axle, 1340 Longman engine, rallycross spec cam, downdraft 48 Weber, Jack Knight straight cut gearbox and a Quaife LSD. Flip front made from fibreglass and kevlar reinforced corners.

One of my road cars was running a tuned 998, straight through exhaust, bucket seats, Cooper reverse rims, alloy arches, Cobra buckets, was a cracker that.

[mhamps]

I was really wanting to start racing the mini in the miglia series, but when i looked into it and saw how much it was going to be my mind quickly changed, the thing with minis is though that most things are quite cheap, like the coilovers i have were only 200 and thats nothing compared to the price of new suspension for a zr/zs. I really do think the people in the mg scene are much nicer than in the mini scene as i have had a lot more replies on this forum then i ever did on the mini forum. looking forward to getting more and more into it as well.

Matt

Matt

[stamford]

Good to hear that Matt. The ZS is a much underated car, only those that have them know what they have got, so that's everyone elses loss and our gain! :D

I have had many cars over the last 30 years, some I have lived to regret selling hence why I have kept this one for 7 years! A record for me!

[mhamps]

Im looking forward to a long ownership of mg's, will be a while till i can afford the insurance on a 180 though but that is my goal.

Matt

[AlastairRushforth]

From my time racing Minis I didn't think Se7ens or Miglias ran coilivers.

I still miss the many Minis I've owned and raced and would still have another if a suitable one was found.