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Dave Taylor - 08 Jul 2003 21:10 GMT

Help me guys..

I have a 91 Mini Cooper, and she's looking sad. Holes in the scuttle,
holes in the A panels, frightening floors and sills, slop in the
steering, no cones to speak of on the front and so much blue smoke at
start up I have to wait 5 minutes before I reverse.

One spot has fallen and her white roof has gone beige..

Should I take the plunge and restore or should I arrange a memorial
service and dig a deep hole? I really don't want to do this but when
is it time to call it quits?

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k - 08 Jul 2003 22:20 GMT

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Hi, Sounds like a basket case, but ultimately the decision is yours.

Keith

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The Muffin Man - 08 Jul 2003 22:38 GMT

Sounds like a worthy car for a rebuild around the log book ;-)

You need a new shell (?2000) a new engine (POA) and all the rest. What is
the interior like? The question is, do you have the money? If you do you
could have a car that is better than new because it will have been done
right in the first place.

The Muffin Man

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Steve68s - 08 Jul 2003 22:49 GMT

Give it away to someone who will nurse it back to health! u could break it
for spares but if the engine needs rebuilding & the bodys shot u prob wont
get much, the smoke may be valve guides,

Steve.

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fraggy - 10 Jul 2003 19:07 GMT

hiya
give it to me, I have the equipment and the time (sometimes) and my 92
cooper is nearly complete so i need another project :-)
Bysides Steve at dsn will sell me parts for it so you'll be doing 2 people
a favour . hehe

fragged

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Steve - 15 Jul 2003 17:42 GMT

Yep, very good my friend!

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