Whole TurboMini for sale! Taxed and MOT'd and running
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The time of life has finally come when I must sell by beloved, or become un-beloved myself This Mini has got a lot of me in it, a lot of work and Tax + an MOT untill October (iirc - check when I get home).

Bodywork: Ex-mini Mayfair, sprayed in Mini 35 perlescent cherry red. Redone sills, new passenger side A panel, welded footwells (all the usual rot points dealt with). NO wheel arches.

Mk1 wavy grill complete with whiskers and moustache. Chrome side and roof trim and washer jets.

Reg: A-reg

Engine + Box:
Built up by hand 6 months ago - Metro Turbo Box, Rebuilt by me and fitted with MiniSpares Central Oil Pickup, new sump plug and new seals all the way around. Diff is standard 3.44:1, rebuilt with new pins. New inertia starter and solenoid.

Clutch: MED Organic plate with Orange diaphragm, converted back to non-verto clutch, new slave cylinder and braided hose.

Flywheel and crank: MED Super-light Billet flywheel on a MED wedged, nitrided and cross-drilled, lightened crank, all VP bearings, MED Centre main strap.

Block: 1293cc, fitted with MED supplied turbo OMEGA pistons on end-over-end balanced rods.

Head: Avonbar PH3 (I think) head - Chambers opened out (de-nosed), flowed and ported + polished, standard rockers and Sodium valves. MiniSpares race head studs+nuts

Cam: Kent KC500

Cooling: 4-core Rad fitted with PACET thermostatic electric fan, cast impeller water pump.

Distributor: Mk2 Metro turbo dizzy with new rotor, cap and ignitor.

Fuel Pump: Modified tank with metro turbo pump, copper fuel lines.

Turbo: Turbo Technics rebuilt T3 (have the receipts), was running 12psi but old intercooler location not good (and hosing crap) to taken back to 8 psi no intercooler (temporarily), but have the MK2 Escort cooler still - fully working and pressure tested. Mechanical boost controler (not bleed valve).

Exhaust: Maniflow turbo exhaust, side exit (big and nice toned)

Brakes: Front:MiniSport 4-pot billet alumninium calipers and 7.9" vented disks. Rear: Std drums with new shoes. Braided Hoses.

Wheels: Italian made mini-lite type 10" wheels, but appear to be some extremely light alloy - you can throw them about with one hand easily, spacers on rear drums to keep profile right (spacerdrums I think).

Tyres: Yoko A008's all round

Suspension: MiniSpares Rose Jointed fulll adjustable bottom arms, MiniSpares fully adjustable rose jointed tie rods. AVO adjustable shocks all around, standard rear camber and toe in.

Electrics:All electrics fused and ignition and fuel pump on relay with inertia switch Jaguar XJS battery in battery box, terminal clamps changed to clamp type rather than screws.

Interior: Standard Mayfair Velour, steam cleaned. Standard right hand side 2 clock instrument pack with boost gauge added.
TWIN electric fan heaters for the windows, wired into switch on auxiliary panel (where the fog lamp switch is).

Alpine 6 cd changer + tape head unit, JBL 6x9 inch speakers in the rear shelf (had to replace the mess that a previous muppet had made). Electric front wing antenna

The intention was to have a very straight looking car on the outside to make it less bandit attractive (and more Q-car)
and then to have a LOT more horses and the control and braking to go with it.

The turbo box is seam welded (came from Avonbar) and has plenty of space, the engine mounts have been moved forward by 10mm to add clearance.

I have loved this vehicle, it took me a long time to build up, but I've got to sell. I'm advertising it here as it really needs a good home.

Might put this on ebay but I thought i'd offer it here first, before I let it out to the muppets.

Photographs to follow - the build process was loosely documented at www.ximphony.org under the "Metallic Moron" page.

Any offers, call on 07787 555010 and leave a message, or email eab109@ximphony.org. Any questions, leave them here or by email.

Cheers,
Edwin

Email me some pics, and i can host them for you.
alex@dorkish.com

Cheers -
The plenum is plugged and has a diaphragm dump valve cunningly attached.

forgot to mention that there is also a large box of spares:-

Intercooler pipe for plenum

Old style-Boost Retard setup (microdynamics)

T3 turbo - working, non smoky but used +manifold,
2 plenums + elephant trunk,
Turbo Carb + 2 manifolds,
Standard actuator + turbo flanges.
Fuel regulator and bleed valve.

Pressed steel rocker cover (chrome),

1293 CC (+20) N/A pistons on rods,

1275 CC pistons on rods (bit of carbon!),

Stage3 N/A 1293 head (valves but no rockers),

Couple of verto flywheels + cluch plates +a lever arm.

More bits to come,
Sad Edwin

Edited by NeXTGen on 21st Apr, 2005.

oiro always without fail helps

I dont see a price!!!

oiro? or am i just being stupid?

mike - you don't see a price because the bods here know the basic value, its just what its worth to *you* <grin>!

I'll post the photos that were used for insurance at http://www.ximphony.org/moron.html

These were taken prior to the interior being steam cleaned, the underbonnet tidied up and the Mk1 grille fitted !
Edwin

Edited by NeXTGen on 21st Apr, 2005.

the link dont work,got another???

Try now?

nope,says the page cannot be displayed.

post the pics up on here mate,much better.or email me some?

oiro = offers in the region off

Its always worth putting something down for a round figure. I know i prefer it. If you dont want to then fair enough but i reckon it will help. save wasted time.

site was working for me so i have just dragged the url for the pix off there, these may not show up for everyone if some people are having trouble viewing the site.
If that is the case would probably be best to send them to alex b to upload or upload them at www.photobucket.com (no registration, just pick username and password)

NO LONGER A <3 lover of BOLT-ON plastic <3 .... (and DOUBLE proud of it)

Oh - it has an oil cooler as well
and the lamps are:

-Wipac Quadoptics.
-New alternator.
-Piper Duplex vernier timing gear.
-A+ type breather timing cover and A+ crankcase breather
- Honking great big air filter
- Steering Column drop bolt
- "Super Adjustable" engine stabiliser

The photos look really crap - time to get another camera i think!

I would also like to know what sort of money your looking for for it.... can you email pics?

Email me - eab109@ximphony.org -oiro 2650, considering the spares as well!

Hokay, this is going to hit ebay today, if no one is interested (maybe i'm over valuing this thing?)
Catch it cheap when you can...

NEWSFLASH: The grey bits and all the rest of the bodywork is in the process of being tarted up, resprayed and cleaned.
Hope this helps...
Edwin