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#16 biggav

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Posted 30 April 2007 - 04:07 PM

I bought a car very similar to that last year... it had brand new interior, nice alloys and looked tidy... there was a bit of rust on the a panels and doors and i decided to take the a's off... i then found extensive rot on the inner wings so i cut the front end off... then i found that the floor pan was fillered and painted and that there had been sills tack welded over the top of rusty ones.......

I scrapped it. Be careful is all i'm saying!!!!

You can get the kit to convert any mini from keiths for £450 or let him do it for you for around £750.... mine should be done soon.

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Posted 30 April 2007 - 05:21 PM

I bought a car very similar to that last year... it had brand new interior, nice alloys and looked tidy... there was a bit of rust on the a panels and doors and i decided to take the a's off... i then found extensive rot on the inner wings so i cut the front end off... then i found that the floor pan was fillered and painted and that there had been sills tack welded over the top of rusty ones.......

I scrapped it. Be careful is all i'm saying!!!!

You can get the kit to convert any mini from keiths for £450 or let him do it for you for around £750.... mine should be done soon.

how about this for a novel idea KNOCK on there door and have a chaty wots the worst that can happen well they could set a vicious dog on you i surpose ,but as they appear to be mini people they will be fine ,

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Posted 30 April 2007 - 05:35 PM

I bought a car very similar to that last year... it had brand new interior, nice alloys and looked tidy... there was a bit of rust on the a panels and doors and i decided to take the a's off... i then found extensive rot on the inner wings so i cut the front end off... then i found that the floor pan was fillered and painted and that there had been sills tack welded over the top of rusty ones.......

I scrapped it. Be careful is all i'm saying!!!!

You can get the kit to convert any mini from keiths for £450 or let him do it for you for around £750.... mine should be done soon.

how about this for a novel idea KNOCK on there door and have a chaty wots the worst that can happen well they could set a vicious dog on you i surpose ,but as they appear to be mini people they will be fine ,


shhhh... that's my secret on getting cheap minis

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Posted 30 April 2007 - 05:44 PM

Yes a knock on the door will be the next step! Just wanted to get a bit of info about this type of mini etc.

Just to help me work thing s out in my head...How much would a new roof material bit be?

Got big plans for this if i get it!

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Posted 30 April 2007 - 05:52 PM

Yes a knock on the door will be the next step! Just wanted to get a bit of info about this type of mini etc.

Just to help me work thing s out in my head...How much would a new roof material bit be?

Got big plans for this if i get it!

if its a keiths conv which it may well be,
ours cost £280 from keith
and you should be able to get it fitted forabout 60 or havea go yourself

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Posted 30 April 2007 - 05:59 PM

Cheaper than i thought. With the new job i'll be able to make a nice job out of this, or something similar if this ones no good.

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