1984 AUSTIN MINI 25 WHITE/BLACK COOPER S RECREATION

Austin Cooper S recreation. MiniWorld Feature Car August 2011. RE-LISTED DUE TO BUYER PULLING OUT AFTER AGREEING SALE. Thousands of pounds worth of receipts and old Mot's.
I am selling the car as I no longer use it. I have owned the car since 1999 and have spent thousands of pounds on it far more than it would cost to buy an original. The car is in very good condition. no rust and it has been painted for 11 years. It has a Rob Walker 1293 Hill climb spec engine with tunnel ported head running on twin SU's. straight cut gearbox. straight cut drops. 90BHP - 77lb/ft Torque. The panels that were repalced during the bare metal restoration were all Heritage and it has a MK1 bonnet with the hinges relocated. The bodywork and paint was done by Foundry Classics a well known classic car restoration company in Dorking. Everything on this car is either new or reconditioned. All the suspension components and subframes were stripped. blasted or acid dipped then painted. The underside was taken back to bare metal. and primed with anti rust primer. then painted in body colour. It has a centre binnacle conversion and Newton Commercial Carpets. It has a one off Mini 40 Years Corbeau interior. black headlining. It has only done 750 miles since the restoration was finished in 2004. This must be one of the top mini's around. It is a hard ride and the 286 cam can be a bit lumpy for some but this is offset by the top end power it really flies round to the 7700 rpm redline. Have it advertised elsewhere so will end the auction early if sold. £500 deposit by Paypal within 24 hours of Auction end remainder in cash when car is collected. The car is described accurately. you are bidding to buy at the auction end price not to haggle so if you intend to do this please don't bid. The car is available to view in Fleet Hampshire. no joy riders or tyre kickers thanks.

On 27-Apr-13 at 11:53:24 BST. seller added the following information:

Having had several questions about the car please see below what was replaced and upgraded during the rebuild: New wiring loom. Engine spec A+Block bored to 1293. line bored. drilled for 11 stud head. Gearbox bolts enlarged. Centre Main strap fitted for crank. Crank is lightened. wedged. stress relieved. cross drilled. Hepolite pistons weight matched. A+ con rods lightened weight matched. stress relieved. ARP Big end bolts. Water and oil pump. High Capacity. Aldon Dizzy. Kent 286 Cam. Unleaded Head. Tunnel ported. offset valve 37 inlets and 31 exhausts. double valve springs. Twin 1. 5 SU's with K&N filters on matched alloy inlet manifold. ARP 11 Stud bolts. Titan 1. 5Roller Rockers. Maniflow twin box side exit exhaust system with LCB. Facet Electric Fuel Pump. Mini Spares Radiator. Gearbox. Rob Walker Built Straight Cut with 1:1 drops. Centrere oil pick up. enlarged gearbox bolts. Four pin diff. heavy duty clutch. KAD quickshift. New rod change gearlinkage. Brakes. Standard uprated braking system. ew discs. calipers and mintex pads on front. All new rear minifin drums with complete new backplates. pistons and shoes. New master cylinder and all new copper pipes. Braided flexible hoses front and rear. Subframes. Acid dipped. seam welded and painted chassis black. Solid mounted. Suspension. All new heavy duty adjustable tie rods. new steering rack. all supension components were replaced with either new or recon items. all new bearings and poly bushes. Exterior. 1984 mini shell taken back to bare metal all rust cut out. New front end including A panels. new doors. original MK1 bootlid which took me over two years to finally find a good one. Rear Mk 1 light conversion. original lucas reversing lamp (not functional). Wide Grp 2 arches. Mk 1 grille and Austin Cooper S badging. Interior. One off mini 40 years Corbeau interior which I think is unique. Moss centre binnacle convwersion. Newton Commercial Carpets. Black headlining which extends down the A pillars and front dash. Moto-lita steering wheel. Safety New seat belts front and rear. Wheels Genuine Japanese lightweight Rose Petal Replicas. they still have the labels on the inside. Tyres Yokohama A510 165x60x12. If you know anything about mini's you will know how much all these parts let alone the time and labour cost. The body work and paint was done professionally as I know my limits. The car has what I think is a realistic reserve on it. It gets alot of attention wherever it goes. People are asking silly money for Mini's now and alot are rot boxes full of filler. This isn't. it's been painted for over 10 years and looks as good now as the day it was finished.

On 29-Apr-13 at 07:04:19 BST. seller added the following information:

Hi all. Please follow the link below for a short video of the car reaching 80 mph in second gear and the speedo is accurate. The engine had previously been run in on a rolling road at CC in Reading where the power and torque print out was taken. This video was uploaded in April 2011 shortly after the MiniWorld shoot. http://www. youtube. com/watch?v=u1mtmQaOC3g

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