G minivan man
12 posts
Joined: 05/04/2006 15:08:54
Location: Coventry United Kingdom (Excluding channel Islands)
A pair of brand new mini sills
I have two brand new mini sills that came with my mini van and i do not need them. I am open to all offers. I need to get rid of these as they are taking up storage in my garage. Many thanks.
Posted: Jul 31, 2006 11:20 AM
blue_lump_brian
3 posts
Joined: 07/01/2008 20:17:33
Location: slough United Kingdom (Excluding channel Islands)
What shallI do with my rusty minivan?
The van in question is a 1975 minivan, garaged at horrendous expense since 1991. My long term plan was to chop the top off, brace the sides, and make a Moke style open top fun machine- I always had the time but no money, or the money but no time, or neither, but I'm now in a position to make a bit of progress. My first question, before I get into a cutting frenzy, would be: has it got to the point where I'd be butchering a rare piece of motoring history? I've always enjoyed vehicles in terms of freedom and mobility, and I've never really been into chasing originality and authenticity- but I don't want to ruin it for someone who is. My desires would be amply met by a Jimini kit car. That said, there was very little original by 1990, with wings, sills, and subframe all replaced, and an awful lot of my - ahem - immature welding. I would be planning to cut, brace, and bolt back on, rather than cut and scrap, and hopefully end up with a hard top convertible. What do others think?
Posted: Jan 28, 2008 08:28 PM
Chris
Joined: 21/09/2004 09:47:26
Location: Hatfield United Kingdom (Excluding channel Islands)
Mini for Sale
Right, Ive been putting it off for far too long, but its time to sell Max. Ill be putting him on Ebay next week but Ill post a For Sale notice here first in the hope a true enthutisast will buy him! [u]The Exterior:[/u] Hes an 89 Mini City in Flame Red and has a white Cooper roof and white bonnet stripes. He has a chrome grille and chrome front and rear bumpers along with a full chrome wiper kit. The grille has been converted to use with removable buttons and the bonnet is fully removeable with rally-style bonnet pins. He also sports a pair of White Cooper mirrors. [u]The Wheels: [/u] Max has a set of deep-dish 13x6-inch Superlights with chrome nuts and four good tyres (only 6 months old). These are worth at least £250 making this an absolute bargin! [u]The Interior:[/u] The interior is a standard grey and red Sprite interior in excellent condition with red carpets. It also has a full set of black Mini Spares mats. There is also a fully fitted Mini Spares Grey Burr dash (again a bargin as this is worth at least £100) with a CD Player/Tuner and 10cm Kenwood Speakers mounted in it. [u]The Engine:[/u] The engine is a City 998 with a full Stage One Kit fitted which gives very lively pace while still being insurance friendly. This also includes an LCB mainfold with centre exit pipe.The engine has been properly maintained and look after for the 4 years Ive owned it and has been extremely reliable, never giving me one single problem, something I find incrediable! [u]The Plate:[/u] The best bit is the Northern Ireland registered number plate. It is registered as [font color=red][b]GDZ 6667[/b][/font] which I think is an excellent plate for a Mini, (youll get the comments of Red Devil a lot, I promise). This plate is totally legal in the UK mainland and would look great on a concours car, its probably worth a lot more on its own than what I selling this car for but Id rather not seperate them. Now the bad bits, (there always are unfortunetly) there is quite a bit of surface rust in some of the panels. The d/s A-panel and both the rear panels will need some repair doing and theres is also some slight surface rust on one front wing. The bootlid is also damaged (stupid transit van) and will need replacing (the number plate is intact and still totally legal). Finally there is some rust in the base of the drivers door BUT I will include a replacement drivers door free in the sale to fix this. All the subframes are solid as are all the mount points and sills (which are only six months old). I have tried to be honest about these problems but I really dont think they will require much work from a seasoned Mini expert. I had intend to sort it all myself as hes a cracking little car but unfortunetly as a student I really cant afford to have a go despite how little it would cost. So there he is, Im selling him with 6 months road tax and and MOT through till the end of the summer so hes easy to pick up and drive away. Im located in hatfield in Hertfordshire and Im only looking for around £400-£500 ono for all of the above. Contact me on 07813009913 or at C.Wilson@herts.ac.uk. Please give Max a good home!
Posted: Jun 21, 2005 01:09 PM