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Simple recipe for Excitement: Take 1 Classic Mini. Throw in 1590cc's of engine. Add 5 gears. A dash of 94 octane. A sprinkle of style inside and out. Toss in 1 MadMan and finally heat tires and pavement to taste. Recipe produces 1 Mini VTEC conversion and full satisfaction. Motor on!
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Now Northern Japan Minis generally have the normal rust issues although not as bad as the UK ones.
Simple recipe for Excitement: Take 1 Classic Mini. Throw in 1590cc's of engine. Add 5 gears. A dash of 94 octane. A sprinkle of style inside and out. Toss in 1 MadMan and finally heat tires and pavement to taste. Recipe produces 1 Mini VTEC conversion and full satisfaction. Motor on!
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Now Northern Japan Minis generally have the normal rust issues although not as bad as the UK ones.
If in doubt, flat out. Colin Mc Rae MBE 1968-2007.
Give a car more power and it goes faster on the straights,
make a car lighter and it's faster everywhere. Colin Chapman.
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you have to appreciate the late late eighties was the years of the “ BAD” steel worldwide
l amsure that the seller, Mark Caldwell spent over 200 hours getting it right
Big AL
And.....yeah, wouldn't doubt it.
IMO, I wouldn't say there's such a thing of rust-free classic Mini unless it's been in a climate-controlled setting locked in a time capsule and never moved outside, or if someone spent a whole schwack of time and money making it rust-free. But I guess that's part of the true love for the car. We're crazy enough to take it on.
I have quite the extensive list of replacement panels and body work to do on mine. I think someone tried to make it into an amphibious car and boat it out of Japan themselves through the briny sea, arrrrrrr matey.
Simple recipe for Excitement: Take 1 Classic Mini. Throw in 1590cc's of engine. Add 5 gears. A dash of 94 octane. A sprinkle of style inside and out. Toss in 1 MadMan and finally heat tires and pavement to taste. Recipe produces 1 Mini VTEC conversion and full satisfaction. Motor on!
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you have to appreciate the late late eighties was the years of the “ BAD” steel worldwide
I had 3 Mini 30 Anniversary model minis , two of which were Burgundy rust buckets, the other one was great but l amsure that the seller, Mark Caldwell spent over 200 hours getting it right
Big AL
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Is it really possible to have a rust-free Mini that hasn't had bodywork done?
Simple recipe for Excitement: Take 1 Classic Mini. Throw in 1590cc's of engine. Add 5 gears. A dash of 94 octane. A sprinkle of style inside and out. Toss in 1 MadMan and finally heat tires and pavement to taste. Recipe produces 1 Mini VTEC conversion and full satisfaction. Motor on!
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BTW, that Texas State Trooper is still talking about a giant black man in a weird yellow thing called a moke. LOL
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If in doubt, flat out. Colin Mc Rae MBE 1968-2007.
Give a car more power and it goes faster on the straights,
make a car lighter and it's faster everywhere. Colin Chapman.
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What about South Africa? No idea how shipping from there to Nigeria is, but they have a good stock of cars - prices much better than the UK
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It just seems easier to get from the UK here in Nigeria.
I took early retirement last year after a cervical spine surgery. I moved back to Nigeria around March last year after 33 years in the USA.
Say hello to Eric for me.
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Hope you find a good Mini.
Cheers, Dan
It never goes away.
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Hope you find a good Mini.
Cheers, Dan
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