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[mini danny]

hiya today i went to pick up my first project a 1979 clubman estate 1293 engine with straight cut box failed mot last month body work needs attention but isnt to bad here pictures of her



on the way back









will be striping it back asap will update progress soon

[PhilipGCaldwell]

u lucky bugger, would kill for a clubby estate like this, nice looking engine

[mini danny]

u lucky bugger, would kill for a clubby estate like this, nice looking engine

haha yh its got cooper s brakes as well quess how much i paid for her

[minimad01]

ill be watching this 1 dan

[mini danny]

ill be watching this 1 dan

thanks work will hopefully start tomorrow buying welder and compressor this week

[minimad01]

nice 1 practise welding on old bits of metal first

[josh.evans]

come on tell us how much it was

[mini danny]

400 and it runs drive had new floors inner and outta sills both side new gear box and engine rebuild

[minimad01]

400 and it runs drive had new floors inner and outta sills both side new gear box and engine rebuild

unless theres recipts to prove it has had a engine rebuild an new gearbox i wouldnt believe it because my uncle bought a riley elf an the bloke he bought it off said ye engine been rebuilt
got halfway to london this year *L2B* an big ends went

EDIT thats still cheap

Edited by minimad01, 14 September 2010 - 10:40 PM.

[mini danny]

400 and it runs drive had new floors inner and outta sills both side new gear box and engine rebuild

unless theres recipts to prove it has had a engine rebuild an new gearbox i wouldnt believe it because my uncle bought a riley elf an the bloke he bought it off said ye engine been rebuilt
got halfway to london this year *L2B* an big ends went

EDIT thats still cheap

yep recipts

[minimad01]

yep recipts
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cool evan better

[josh.evans]

got yourself a bargin mate!

[mini danny]

well didnt really do anythink today apart from tidy the garage up and it was a total mess need a welder if you have a desent one for sale pm me got a few pics of her with my other mini

rust removale will start tomorrow







got most of it tidy gonna spend tomorrow as well finishing garage off lol




now she is tucked up in bed for now lol

[jimmysmini10]

oh mate looks a beauty
isn't this in leamington?
i live in Warwick

[mini danny]

oh mate looks a beauty
isn't this in leamington?
i live in Warwick

yh is in leamington how on earth did you know that ???