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Car Forum / MINI / November 2003Project Mini Mayfair for Sale
I have a mini that needs restoring, I did not anticipate the work required & have since bought another. I have no space for all these mini's I keep buying and so would like someone to save the project mini!!! There is a lot of rust on the shell - it needs replacing really, the radius arms have siezed up and so need replacing and the rear sub frame needs replacing. The spec is as follows and I can provide picures if necessary. . Austin Mini Mayfair Automatic 1983 2 Door Saloon (Silver) Blue Chrome grill, bumpers, wing mirrors, window wipers, water jets, plugs, boot handle MOT expired beginning of October No Tax Needs someone to restore him to his full glory! Fun project car West Midlands ?200 o.n.o. Please feel free to email with any questions or picture requests. Hope to hear from someone soon! Thanks Fiona & Steve oops - forgot to say we are in the West Midlands, UK. So the shell and subframes need replacing. What you have is an engine and log book ;) The Muffin Man > I have a mini that needs restoring, I did not anticipate the work required & > have since bought another. I have no space for all these mini's I keep [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > Thanks > Fiona & Steve We don't know much about cars but maybe yeah, apparently it's only the rear subframe that has a problem ? do you think it's worth much ? We just want someone to restore it really instead of scrapping it. The engine & rest of the mechanics are fine & the crome bits on it cost a fair bit too. we were conned a bit when we bought it, so looked into it a lot more before we bought a new one. worto. > So the shell and subframes need replacing. What you have is an engine and > log book ;) [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] > > Thanks > > Fiona & Steve It is unlikely that a car in the condition you have described is worth anything. It may be that your best bet is offering it as a project to collect on ebay ?1 no reserve. If you want the best money for it and it has a few trick bits, make sure that you point out exactly what it has got - however, I don't think you will get what the bits are worth as a whole car. Have you thought about transferring the bits to the new one and then getting rid of it - if the bits are worth it. What has it got? I may give you some money for some of the bits if they are what I am after for the project I am doing at the minute. It may be that your best way of recovering some cash is to put the nice bits individually on ebay and the rest of the car up ?1 no reserve - to be trailered away. Have a look at the prices that things are going for - not what they are up at as a starting price and see what you think your options. Why not list what is with it here so we can see what is your best option. It does sound like the car has had its day - sorry. The Muffin Man > We don't know much about cars but maybe yeah, apparently it's only the rear > subframe that has a problem ? [quoted text clipped - 44 lines] > > > Thanks > > > Fiona & Steve >So the shell and subframes need replacing. What you have is an engine and >log book ;) But new shells are available for this year car, so I think it could be a nice project for someone :-) I agree but who is this someone :-) If you know anyone the price is dropping by the day. we really need the space it is taking up now. Thanks, Steve. > >So the shell and subframes need replacing. What you have is an engine and > >log book ;) > > But new shells are available for this year car, so I think it could be > a nice project for someone :-) > >So the shell and subframes need replacing. What you have is an engine and > >log book ;) > > But new shells are available for this year car, so I think it could be > a nice project for someone :-) ... if you want to spend a lot of money on a car that wont be worth that ammount. You are looking at several thousand pounds to do this kind of rebuild. Someone may think it is worth it to build the car that they want but most people are only prepared to spend this sort of cash on something like a Mk1 or 2 or a pickup or van. It costs over 2 grand just for the shell!! The Muffin Man > > >So the shell and subframes need replacing. What you have is an engine > and [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > The Muffin Man we tried to give it away for free in the pub last night but the guy couldn't do anything with an auto in the end, oh well looks like we'll be paying to scrap it now :-( I think we're going to take all of the chrome bits off first if we can sell those seperately we should make the money back for scrapping it. Thanks for the help anyways, Steve Never pay anyone to remove scrap, you will always find someone that will remove it for free, look in your local fee adds papers, take all the good bits off it first, inc carb, starter, alt or dynamo, distributor, lights, door handles etc, even the 10" wheels are going for arround ?10 these days if they have a good tread, ( people use them on trailers, ) Steve. > > > >So the shell and subframes need replacing. What you have is an engine > > and [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > Thanks for the help anyways, > Steve > Never pay anyone to remove scrap, you will always find someone that will > remove it for free, look in your local fee adds papers, take all the good > bits off it first, inc carb, starter, alt or dynamo, distributor, lights, > door handles etc, even the 10" wheels are going for arround ?10 these days > if they have a good tread, ( people use them on trailers, ) I certainly would have had it but im thinking just getting hold of a car trailer etc and going up and down from Bedford to there is too much hassle :-(  SignatureDonegal Paul Lambretta Li175 Stage 4 Series 2 www.thepilgrimssc.co.uk "Lambretta - It's the feeling outside!" Paul, Stop talking sh.t.... You once sold a mini for a tenner cos that's the last amount of money you spent on petrol for it.... And do I need to mention the incident of rear-ending a tow truck that didn't even notice???!!!! (luckily for you) Love and hugs, Your brother (the best looking one) P.S. you coming home for christmas or what? > > Never pay anyone to remove scrap, you will always find someone that will > > remove it for free, look in your local fee adds papers, take all the good [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > trailer etc and going up and down from Bedford to there is too much hassle > :-( "Canned" replied to Paul, > Stop talking sh.t.... You once sold a mini for a tenner cos that's the > last amount of money you spent on petrol for it.... Thats true but i was a student nurse then and I had no other way of getting rid of it at the time. > And do I need to mention the incident of rear-ending a tow truck that > didn't even notice???!!!! (luckily for you) True, the brakes on it were, lets say challenging. > Love and hugs, Ewwwww > Your brother (the best looking one) What? how have i sent a message to myself? > P.S. you coming home for christmas or what? Dunno yet mate, still waiting on an answer re my leave :-( SignatureDonegal Paul Lambretta Li175 Stage 4 Series 2 www.thepilgrimssc.co.uk "Lambretta - It's the feeling outside!" > we tried to give it away for free in the pub last night but the guy couldn't > do anything with an auto in the end, oh well looks like we'll be paying to > scrap it now :-( > > I think we're going to take all of the chrome bits off first if we can sell > those seperately we should make the money back for scrapping it. What brakes has it got? Take the front assemblies off and sell them. What chrome bits has it got? Have you thought about using what you have left? I didn't realise it was an auto. You have the makings of a trike. All you need is to fashion a front end onto the front subframe and get rid of the steering rack and lock the wheels in place with a metal bar and away you go. Point and squirt. If it is discs you would need to get a hydraulic system rigged up but it is all pretty straight forward for the mechanically minded. + it doesn't cost the earth ;) You could probably do it for about 500 quid... The Muffin Man
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