Mini Thirty MOT today
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My lads Mini 30 passed it's MOT today.



The end of 18 months of hard work restoring it from a wreck.

Did all the work ourselves including the painting.

Now it's done I can concentrate on Project Turbo - should be able to MOT that next month and start the EFI trials.

Left it absolutely standard for now but it has still cost me £1100 to insure - ouch!!!!

If the insurance comes through in the post tomorrow we will take it on a picnic to Long Marston on Sunday!

Looking forward to seeing you all there.

Edited by Paul S on 14th Jul, 2006.

Saul Bellow - "A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep."
Stephen Hawking - "The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge."

Looks fantastic, good work!

Also nice to meet both you guys today at Avon!

Great to meet you too Tom.

Had a excellent day. Especially enjoyed watching those 70s drag cars - reminded me of my teenage years when I used to go to the Pod. Hardly missed a meet between 1972 and 1980! Then I got married!!!!!!

The Thirty got use there and back without a hitch - 150 mile round trip. I know you guys tavelled a lot further, but the car is still an unknown to us having not driven it any distance since we bought.

Anyway, now thinking about a pure track car for such events. Turbo A Series of course. Maybe the wife's 35 will be a suitable donor

Saul Bellow - "A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep."
Stephen Hawking - "The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge."

Remember this lovely litle motor?

Unfortunately it decided that it did not like a lampost last night and in the ensuing collision it lost its front panel, bonnet, n/s wing, A post and passenger door and put a big buckle in the roof. Pool of oil underneath.

Axel was OK, but his two mates needed hospital treatment.

Straight bit of road, well lit, broke for the roundabout and it just snapped sideways. Skid mark on the road shows that the offside rear locked up.

Gutted.............

Heart says fix it, but the brain says scrap it.

Am I a bad influence ?????? Was he driving too fast like his dad????

Saul Bellow - "A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep."
Stephen Hawking - "The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge."

Not good. How bad is the roof and how straight is the car? The front end, door and a panel are easy enough to sort, but the roof is a PITA.

I take it the passengers aren't seriously hurt.

sorry to hear about the car mate.

I have started posting on Instagram also my name on there is turbomk1golf

Nothing is impossible it just costs more and takes longer.

Crap !

Accidents happen and thats all there is to it. Ive been in a couple of sticky situations with my mini and Id like to think the main reason that it hasnt all ended in tears is because of my sprint and hillclimb experience.

Maybe you and the lads should get out to a couple of track days or perhaps an advanced driving course ?

Im not suggesting that any of you drive like hooligans, just saying that after mucking it up a couple of times on the track i now know what to expect on the road.

"So wat we gonna do tonight Brain?"
"Same thing we do evernight Pinky!"
"Try to take over the world!"

Edited by Paul S on 20th Jun, 2010.

Saul Bellow - "A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep."
Stephen Hawking - "The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge."

sounds like a good excuse to buy a jig

On 20th Jun, 2010 apbellamy said:
sounds like a good excuse to buy a jig

Saul Bellow - "A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep."
Stephen Hawking - "The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge."

How have you got this far with your minis without owning a spot welder? They are a godsend!

At the end of the day, a car is just abit of tin. Glad everyone was okay. :)

sorry to hear Paul, dont blame your self, accidents happen to the most carefull of drivers at least the lad + mates are ok,

Yes i moved to the darkside

Instagram @jdm_brett

Did look a bit sorry for itself :(
Hopefully it'll be back tomorrow so we can assess the damage

Breaks my heart





Shell anyone?

Saul Bellow - "A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep."
Stephen Hawking - "The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge."

shame like, id be gutted

Edited by webba on 21st Jun, 2010.

Ouch! Where the bloody eck is the door skin? And has someone pinched the headlights?

As Jason says it's just a bit of metal. At least nobody was seriously hurt.

I'd definately say its a breaker though now.

If something is worth doing, it's worth doing half of.

Doorskin was loose so it was taken off and you can just about see it on passenger seat.
Also headlights are inside the car as well.

Ouch, i had virtually the same happen to me when i went head with another car in my old mini. Glad everyone are OK now.

could make a bbq out of the back half

Edited by longy on 21st Jun, 2010.

1972 998 TURBO SLEEPER

Fook!

Glad everyone is ok, but that is certainly fubar!

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I know I don't need to say this, but be carefull posting 'here is my badly damaged car' and then advertising for a shell at the same time. Some people (as in the authorities) may jump to entirely the wrong conclusion.

Really sad to see. Definitely reshell it, it's worth saving.

When you see those pictures you realise how much worse that could have been.

Glad everyones ok though!!

Bugger me!!

Glad to hear everyone is ok-ish

Can you make a trailer/sofa from the back?