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[minicity]

Just stumbled across this place... looks cool... apologies if I don't get round here much, so many mini message boards so little time!!!

Heres the car anyways.

1996 SPI Sprite

Body
Diamond white with black roof coach-work
Stainless steel bumpers with over-riders and corner bars
Group 2 arches with de-luxe wheel arch trim
Mini Sport Wavy style, interior release grille
Downton style door mirrors
Stainless roof aerial
Halogen headlights
Clear front and side indicators
Clear rear light clusters
Black Mini winged boot & bonnet badges
Twin chrome air horns
Stainless wipers arms & blades with chrome escutcheons, blanks & jets
Tow bar & electrics



Interior
Seats & panels re-trimmed in black vinyl with white piping
Full width dash with illuminated glove box, trimmed in black vinyl with white piping
Dinky mini glove box handle
Triple magnolia main clocks with 3 Smiths magnolia 2” centre dials
JVC 12 stack CD player
Rear parcel shelf mounted speakers
Speakers in Mini 30 door pockets
Rear side pockets cut back 6”, re-panelled & welded in place, trimmed in black vinyl
Front seats mounted on steel bar mounts to give more leg room in front
Chrome retro style window winders & door release levers
Alloy door lock covers
Stainless interior mirror
Alloy gear knob & hand-brake lever cover
Leather gear lever gaiter
Immobiliser system
Wiper Delay Kit





Running gear
12” Superlights w Yokohama tyres, with black Mini centres & chrome valves
Grooved & drilled discs with fast road pads
Radius arm negative camber brackets & poly bushes on rear subframe
Adjustable tie rods and poly bushes
Negative camber lower arms & poly bushes
Front sub-frame mounted poly tower & pear drop bushes
Up-rated KYB gas shocks front & rear

Power unit
Centre oil pickup
Competition diff pin
Stage 4 big valve head
Wood&Pickett modified spi throttle body
Maniflow LCB
Play-Mini stainless side exit exhaust
Pipercross air filter unit
Superchip
Alloy rocker box & T bars
Twin Core radiator
Stainless dip-stick

Trailer
Fiberglass body tub
Steel chassis frame with tow hitch
Standard mini rear light fittings
2 x 12” Superlights wheels with Falken tyres & black mini centres to match
Black Mini wing badge



Hope ya like it!

[Alburglar]

Very Tidy!
Welcome to the site

[hatchet]

Wow!! Very nice!

Wish I had the time and funds to get my little Cooper back to that sort of condition!

Welcome to the site.

I've given up looking at and posting on other forums as this is the best!!

[minicity]

Thanks...

I can't take the credit unfortunately, I brought it pretty much as is... my only additions have been the Yoko's in place of the nasty Falkens and the Wiper Delay kit so far.

Previous owners used to Own Surf Blue Garage in Nottingham www.surfblue.co.uk and did all the work and still service it to this day.

My intentions are to add a few choice additions, Leccy Windows, Central Locking, Decent Alarm, New Head Unit (Hopefully ordering this weekend!)

[Brawlyrox]

thats well nice, welcome to the site!

oh and a question how u get ur wheel arch trim on?

[minicity]

I dunno how they did it on this one... like I say above can't claim the credit for most of it...

however, when I did the group 2's on my old one, I used boiling hot water and did it on a sunny day... that way it's easier to move

[CharlieBrown]

Welcome to the site!

Nice mini you have there, I'm sure Ive seen it before but cant remember where??

Enjoy your stay.

[minicity]

You may well have... used to take pride of place on the centre of most Notts About Minis club stands at shows with the previous owners.

[minicity]

Just thought I'd add the pics the old owners sent me of the bits people tend to ask about

Bins being moved back



What they look like finished



Close up of the Glove box!

[Brawlyrox]

that really is a mint car

[Miniman]

that car i really nice wish i owned it

[minicity]

Thanks.... it cost me enough to buy and run...

Forgot to mention... full service history (Rover and Mini Specialist) then the engine rebuilt at 36K when the mods were done, now done about 54K :grin:

[clubman katie B.F]

is that KFC i spy????

[clubman katie B.F]

And bloody hell....surf blue is looking tidy in the pics too!!!!

[lewis]

very nice interior, welcome to the forum