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[camp freddy]

wheel centres fitted, looks off centre think it's the angle



steering wheel badge fitted



bonnet badge fitted, may get a larger one made as I think it's a bit too small.

going get Roofless to re-do the rear vinyl so it matches the ones he's just done..

Edited by camp freddy, 16 December 2012 - 08:57 PM.

[camp freddy]

that looks sweet !

thanks

[Minidarren83]

Hi love the car you have done an amazing job wouldn't change a thing what lock did you for for the boot as I'm doing the same internal hinge with smooth boot and would like an internal release lock cheers Darren

[camp freddy]

Hi love the car you have done an amazing job wouldn't change a thing what lock did you for for the boot as I'm doing the same internal hinge with smooth boot and would like an internal release lock cheers Darren

The handle and cable are from a Mercedes sprinter van back door, the lock is a lock we had hanging around.. looking at changing for a double locking and hoop lock ( similar to a mini door lock) .

[camp freddy]

Well got an early xmas pressie......... Ratty's engine has died on me...... hopefully if
Santa is REAL he'll bring me a Type 'R' motor on Tuesday !!!!

[charie t]

b16 still sat here C

[camp freddy]

b16 still sat here C

well it is christmas !!!!!

[charie t]

Nice motor swap would be ideal on your car mate

[camp freddy]

Nice motor swap would be ideal on your car mate

if I had the ready cash it would be ...

[MiniLandy]

Been following this thread for years, love the look of it.

Always thought it could do with a bit more than the standard A series though, get over to 16vmini and have a look around, conversions can be done cheaply if you can do enough of the work yourself.

Good luck with whatever happens after this, anyway!

[camp freddy]

Seriously considering it, after all the trouble I've had with engines, will be fitting the a series I have already but am looking at selling the two 1275 blocks I have, if I can get enough for them I'll look at going 16v

[MiniLandy]

I got £250 for my old 1275 engine and 'box. Bought my donor Rover 214 for £250.

If i'd kept it simple (I went for bike carbs, and had to do a load of repairs to my shell) I wouldn't have spent much at all. Just the outlay of steel for the front subby, an MPi rad, and the sleeving of the driveshafts.

Merry Christmas by the way mate!

Edited by MiniLandy, 25 December 2012 - 11:10 AM.

[camp freddy]

I got £250 for my old 1275 engine and 'box. Bought my donor Rover 214 for £250.

If i'd kept it simple (I went for bike carbs, and had to do a load of repairs to my shell) I wouldn't have spent much at all. Just the outlay of steel for the front subby, an MPi rad, and the sleeving of the driveshafts.

Merry Christmas by the way mate!

thanks , merry xmas to you , I'm only selling the blocks , but do have two gearboxes . looking to use early metro
hubs , have already got 4pots and discs ready to go on. can do all the subby and bulkhead work myself. would like
to keep it in the standard front end...

[MiniLandy]

Seeing all the work you've done to this car already, a 16v swap is well within your ability.

Follow that link in my previous post, and have a look around the builds section. I'd say the best options for you would be Rover or Vauxhall 8v.

Suzuki are a bit thin on the ground, and Honda (from what I can tell, but only from looking at pictures) look a bit difficult to squeeze under a standard nose.

If you're willing to take the car off the road for a bit, then the possibility is there.

[ClubbyAsh]

This beast looks MEAN!

Nice work!