Brake for parts Or Re Shell?
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http://www.theminiforum.co.uk/forums/topic...19#entry2683219

go on lets see what you lot say

I am proper depressed about this so far..

standard stuff buddy - I did all this and a whole lot more on mine; just get stuck in about it.

have a look at Matty's Mk1 build for inspiration!

i would save hassle and get a better shell for the money and time you would spend doing that one. even if you replaced that lot, its obviously had a rather damp life, so something could creep back that you hadnt even noticed yet. bite the bullet and get a better shell to start on.

balls to the blower!!!



1330,stage3 head, gt1549, canems ecu, S/C box and drops

I did drag it out of a bush that gets no sun light had been at there for 4 years then its been out since then ovbs been trying to restore it :/ quotes of £1500 in labour so far

there is a rolling shell in the for sale section on here.

balls to the blower!!!



1330,stage3 head, gt1549, canems ecu, S/C box and drops

You've already asked us once and the general consensus was to fix that shell.

Good shells are getting harder to find for sensible money and rarely are as good as they look.

I would fix it.

Yeah andy its got worse since then haha and so many people keep saying reshell it :/ Best get saving for another car this ones not going to be on the road by summer...

acid dip it if you intend to fix it,

However if it was myself id get a brand new shell and see if I could fit the seamless gutters and other period features onto the new shell

The people saying reshell are the reason there are so few minis left and why they are so expensive...

I don't think a reshell would be right tbh it won't feel like the same car if you me :/ and Andy how much was your dip on you shell?

About £500 + vat

Obviously it wouldn't be the same car if you reshell it, it would be a ringer

Spend abit extra and buy this
http://www.turbominis.co.uk/forums/index.php?p=vt&tid=505345

absolute bargin, top quality work, use parts from yours and sell your shell to somone who is willing to repair if your not. It comes with v5 just needs a fg front some doors and your parts

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to be fair that is a good call Paul

Av taxed worse

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Dont pay someone else to do it, buy a half decent welder and learn to weld. I started welding up minis when i was about 15.

yep id just start cutting and replacing panels mate ,itl give you the satisfaction of saving another mini ,take your time and give yourself a realistic timescale ,we all have to start somewhere after all

give em hell

I can't save this one myself maybe someone else can after talking with the parents, looking at where I stand money wise and where we live its just not worth starting it and then having to lose it later down the road cause of a house move. So I shall be braking it or selling it as a whole car with pretty much everything I own mini wise and then Ill save and buy a New bmw mini and then buy a old mini again when money allows me to, it brakes my heart to do it but guess needs be lads.