Shell wanted!
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Please read, so you can understand what I?m after?

I took the rear valance and outer sill off Ellies mini, and was greeted with wafer thin corners to the rear of the boot floor, iffy inner sills at the front, a rusty inner wing (in the area around the door hinges & front of sill leading right up to the scuttle) rusty scuttle corners, and a rear wheel arch that my screwdriver went straight through.
A-panels look ok (ish) but would be coming off anyway to make a good repair.

It's all repairable of course, but still a lot of messing around on the driveway, and I?ve got time against me aswell.

Basically, i want a shell that is better than this one.
I'll be cutting the front off for fitting a K-series, so that's not a problem.
Nor do i mind changing the outer sills, and maybe a rear valance. a little hole in the scuttle is not a problem either, but it must be sufficiently better than hers to warrant the effort of re-shelling...
I don?t want one that has been bogged up to hell, or badly repaired. I don?t mind if it has coversills, so long as the inner sills are in excellent condition (so I can remove the horrible items and weld in some proper sills).

So, Do you have, or know of something like I want?
I?m willing to travel, but please don?t entertain me driving 300 miles to look at something that is worse than what I?ve got, or badly repaired.

Dave ive got a good shell, you can look at the rolling road day. Im stripping it for parts at the minute, to you the bare shell, (no doors, boot or bonnet subframes etc) ?350. Its been fully rebuilt, steel flip front, new proper panels. Paint work isnt the best but its good if you get me. I.e its a bit thin in places and a few runs. its got all the glass in with new rubbers etc.

The subframes etc are seperate as they're worth a fair bit to me on they're on, i.e. brand new radius arms, braided hoses, poly and solid mounts etc etc. Its never been on the road.

its been de-seamed though but looks to have been done well, its ben painted for a fair few years and there is no evidnece of cracking, bubbling etc. the roof seam is still on.

let me know if you want more details.

Oh yeah its got a turbo bulkhead box fitted.

Oh yeah and sportspack arches.



Please ignore the box on the front, its plastic and comes off. The bloke did it to cover a front mounted rad. Im not keen on it though.

Edited by iain on 16th Mar, 2004.

Who did this to a mini?????????
it's more looking like dark vador now.., they could have used a Skoda :)

oups ,forgotten :
Dave if you doesn't find mail me you will have to come in france but will get it free , cheers
fab

dave, I've got photo's of some shells comming to you today, some are free!

Team www.sheepspeed.com Racing

hurry up then!

nag, nag, nag! your worse than my mum!

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