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1978 Classic MINI, 1.8 K series Mid engine, RWD,12 months MOT & 6 Months Tax

Sale price: £3,229.00 make an offer

Car location: Harlow, Essex, United Kingdom

Sale type: Fixed price listing

Technical specifications, photos and description:

Year:
1978
Doors:
2
Mileage:
32,000
Engine:
1,798
Power:
156
Previous Owners:
2
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1978 Classic MINI, 1.8 K series Mid engine, RWD,12 months MOT & 6 Months Tax for sale

Current customer rating: current rating for this car(2.5) based on 321 votes

LOTS AND LOTS OF LARGE PICTURES BELOW!!!


Here we have for sale a Classic 1978 Mini. it is a MID ENGINE. REAR WHEEL DRIVE. nbsp;Completely road legal and usable every day. track/race car. fully lockable and detachable steering wheel and immobiliser system for added security


BRAND NEW 12 MONTHS MOT AND 6 MONTHS TAX!!!

Full Registration Document in my Name!


The chassis has 32000 miles on it and the engine effectively has 0 miles on it due to a complete rebuild from block upwards!!


  MOT till 02/03/2015 and tax till 31/08/2014 so come view pay and drive away completely just drive away as the car is fully insured with adrian flux and costs me on a classic car policy with the engine change recorded £156 a year fully comp!!!!

 

This car is extremely powerful and quick running at the moment at 154BHP at the wheels and weighing in at 497KG so thats +300BHP per tonne. at the same time returning on average 40MPG around town and more on the motorway. The engine is a very reliable 1. 8 twin cam K series which had only covered 45000 miles and it has been stripped and had new shells. pistons and liners. new cams. valves and hydraulic tappets plus valve stem oil seals. complete new head gasket with new stretch bolts. the head was fully pressure tested and skimmed before assembly. has also had new cam belt and tensioner with a new water pump. All this has been done in the last 6 weeks. The engine starts. runs and pulls perfectly with no hesitation of any kind. The engine is very quiet when running with NO knocking or banging noises and NO tappetety noises. there are NO oil. water. rake. lutch fluid leaks of any kind. the engine starts first time every time and has never let me down. (the exhaust is brand new stainless steel 4"slash and it is not quiet but not too loud by any means it just sounds fantastic. )

 

Mechanically the car is in excellent condition its running a MGF rear subframe that was shot blasted and repainted with no rust whatsoever and so the car now has a full wisbone suspension with Coilovers and an anti roll bar setup. The Hubs. rake calipers. discs and pads on the rear are from the MGF with uprated pads and are in excellent working order. the front suspension setup is also from an MGF with the subframe so this has an uprated MGF steering rack. Non power assisted which you really dont need at all as the car is so light anyway. It also has full wishbone and a Coilover suspension again with the hubs. calipers. pads and disks from and MGF and again are in excellent working order.

 

The wheels are 15" MGF wheels so a lot bigger and wider than normal mini wheels but the DON'T scrub on the wheel arches at all They are in fantastic condition as you can see froom the pictures. they have new Hancook Tyres on the that have only covered 300 miles.


The gearbox is from an MGF that had covered 65000 and is in perfect working order with NO shudders or chudders and the gearbox changes smoothly and quickly through all the gears with NO strange noise. wines or bangs of any kind. brand new gearbox oil in the last 6 weeks. the car when driving has NO funny knocks or bangs from anywhere at all.


The interior of the car is in excellent conditionand all of it is pretty much brand new. the dash is fiberglass and the clocks and stalks are from and MGF.  The dash board has no warning lights on at all when being driven!!. It has a quick release esparco steering wheel which is very easy and quick to put on and off also excellent for security. all the electrics work exactly as it should including. rad fan. engine bay fan. fog light. hazard warning light. horn. low pressure and high pressure fuel pump switches. ignition and push button start. battery cut off switch. nbsp;immobiliser system. windscreen wipers and windscreen washer. all the lights for the clocks and dials work as do all the stalks. inside the car is the wiring loom. new low pressure fuel pump to feed the new stainless steel swirl pot and a new high pressure pump to run the engine all connected with stainless steel braided hoses. clutch and brake pipes also run in the car. as do the gear stick cables and hand brake cables. the only thing to run under the car is the two water pipes for the front mounted radiator. the battery installed is a full Race spec dry cell battery which is in great condition. as its a dry cell battetry it could also be placed on its side for a passenger seat to be fitted. which has been in the car before. The engine bay is completely concealed behind a fire wall  and heat proofing to stop the cabin getting hot. on top of that is the forced air induction system and the forced air engine bay cooling system with air scoops on the rear windows. The rear windows are 4mm thick perspex which is race spec.

The full FIA approved race bucket seat. does have a small little wear on the front but nothing major at all. it has full 4 point harness fitted with FIA approved harness mounts. The harness is FIA approved but out of date now but still usable for track days and road driving and it has a helicopter buckle which is extremely easy to operate. the interior floor had been freshly painted balck but with use it does need touching up here and there but nothing major and does not detract from the car in anyway.

 

The exterior of the car is in Fantastic condition for the age and there is NO RUST at all anywhere as any rust has been sorted out especially in the usual mini places. it has new sills inner and outer. new drivers floor pan. The A panels are perfect no rust at all and none on the doors what so ever. these were sourced at great expense as it is very hard to come by mini doors without rust. the car has been completely CARBON FIBER WRAPPED so it stands out from the crowd and is very sought after as you can see in all the photos. there are only 1 or 2 minor marks here and there but only very small and not really noticeable as you can tell from the photos the is a very small dent above the passenger side wheel arch don't know how it happened. but its not a major deal at all but want to be honest. if you don't want the Carbon Fiber Wrap then it can be easily pulled off and re wrapped or painted in any colour you like. the car is black underneath the wrap material.

 

The car is fitted with a fiberglass flip front which has racing clamps on the front and sides and when its flipped up it has a bonnet stay so you can fill the petrol tank with ease. The Petrol tank is a brand new 27 liter Stainless steel tank. The car is also fitted with a fiberglass smoothed boot lid and is also locked by a racing clamp and has LED number plate lights.

All the lights. rand new updated head lights. indicators. brake and side lights and number plate lights all work exactly as they should.


 

All in all a Fantastic and very rare and very quick. agile and solid Classic Mini that is very different from the rest and stands out. nbsp;every time i drive it everybody looks and people start chatting to me about it wherever i stop. even in traffic jams. It can be used as a daily driver or a full on track car either way it is a fantastic exciting car that i love driving every time. Its being sold as we are building another two full spec race cars and don't have the room for it anymore. plus i already have another one of these at home in the garage so one of them had to be sold. so its time to go to a new loving home.

Please feel free to call to arrange a viewing or to ask any question as I may have left something out on 07762016164

The car is CASH ON COLLECTION. Please no dreamers or wasters. nbsp;this is a genuine sale of a genuine car and would like genuine bidders please.

There will be no test pilots or idiots allowed to drive the car. Sorry for everybody genuine but these things have to be said!!!

Thanks for looking and good Luck!!!!

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Comments and questions to the seller:

from Frank, dated 01 july 2014
Just found this ad, is the mini still for sale?
Thanks
Frank
07968438772


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