I have owned this car since 1996 and have carried out all the mods and repairs since then. it spends most of its life in the garage being tinkered with, hence the mileage. it has gotten to the point now where i don't drive it at all as i have another job and other cars

Upon buying the Shell, it was clear that it needed work so it was duly packed off to a garage close by for the panels and paintwork (i don't do bodywork at all). this unfortunately was a nightmare as foolishly i said "no rush guys"!!!

3 1/2 years later and my car emerged just in time for the 1999 Riviera run!

The original engine I fitted was built by a firm in the midlands and expired after 700 miles due to a snapped crank. this took me a year to get around to rebuilding and fixing and never really ran corectly after, hence the tinkering. then after the Photo shoot in 2002 I noticed Imperfections in the paint so it went into a paint shop again for another 7 Months for a full respray.

I finally got fed up of messing around with the old motor and promptly removed it. When this engine was removed, i got this swiftune motor & 5 speed box and again it took me the best part of 18 months to get around to sorting it. that kind of brings us to now. the motor has literally been up the road and back for MOT which it flew through at the end of feb, and since a little mileage to bed in the bearings. oil & filter will be changed prior to sale

I live way down south in deepest Cornwall and as such, the furthest this car has been is Newquay for the riviera runs. due to this situation, I am finally looking at selling Her as the good lady keeps requesting. in all i have spent well over 13K on this car.

among the items below, some of the key points are New rear subframe and radius arms, 5SPEED GEARBOX, Swiftune 1380 engine, most all panels new.


The list of parts is exhaustive, but i will try and include everything :

BODY
1989 Mini based
New Panels - wings, A panels, Front Panel, Bonnet, Boot, Inner sills, Outer sills, Door skins.
Weber airbox fitted to Bulkhead
2nd crossmember fitted to A) increase rigidity and B) somewhere to mount the rear of the seats
New Rear Subframe
Full diagonal FIA rollcage
Painted Lamborghini Purple (From Diablo)
Genuine Monaco Bodykit (rare)
Kit fitted via Rivetted plates to body - not just bonded and screwed.
Body coloured mirrors
Front and rear twin fog lights
matching front and rear purple winged mini badges
clear lights all round (except Rear Fogs which are red in the bodykit bumper)
Smoke tinted windows to side and rear
new chrome filler cap
boot lining kit fitted

SUSPENSION
Hilo's (Genuine) all round
New Koni Sportspack type Shocks all round. Adjustable
New Radius Arms to rear

BRAKES
8.4 discs to front
S drums with built in spacer to rear
latest type servo assistance
braided purple hoses in engine bay
Braided purple Clutch hose

ENGINE
The engine is brand new built. it has covered at the time of writing a maximum of 200 MILES since rebuild. I bought this engine with just under 20K on it and replaced the mains, Big Ends, Timing belt and Thrusts as a precautionary measure.
spec is as below :
Swftune Engine
A+ block
Bored to 73.5mm, faced and honed
redrilled oilways
73.5mm Omega Pistons
Con rods lightnened, balanced, stress releived and polished
crank ni-carb'd, cross-drilled, wedged, bladed and balanced
Centre Main strap
uprated big end bolts and nuts
Kent Scatter Pattern 286 Cam
new Genuine flat top Oil Pump
Dowel adjustable Timing BELT set-up with new belt fitted
BRAND new Metro Turbo Verto Clutch set-up
1.5:1 full Roller rocker assembly
matched swiftune road rocket head
all proper gaskets I.E. payen BK450 "black sticky" head gasket, large bore exhaust/inlet gasket etc.
Gearbox to block bolts enlarged to 7/16 from 5/16 and are hex bolts
Mini spares polished 4 core radiator
Stainless rad bracket
Chromed coil bracket and clamp
alloy rocker cover
13 row oil cooler C/W braided aeroquip hoses
Piper 31dgrees @ 4500 RPM distributor
Weber 45 DCOE carburettor on long inlet (not in pictures)
K&N filter and ram pipes
Maniflow Large Bore LCB
Play mini Stainless steel Exhaust system
new alternator (uprated) and starter motor
Chromed ultimate engine steady
probably lots more but cannot think off the top of my head

GEARBOX
The Gearbox is a 5SPEED Jack Knight box with a twin cross pin diff fitted. nuff said really i think

WHEELS & TYRES
MWS 13"x7" MInilights
centres sprayed Anthracite grey
Rims polished instead of spun laquer
175/50/13 Yokohama A008 tyres having covered 2500 easy miles
INTERIOR
All black ash wood to include dash, doorcappings, gearknob and handbrake
White clocks with new mileage (reading 1700miles)
two column mounted auxiliary gauges, oil pressure and voltage
red and black leater steering wheel with chrome centre
custom made Wilton Carpets with leather bound edges
full MG Metro seats. Rear trimmed to match fronts
road 3 point harnesses c/w seatbelt style release on rear of harness for ease of entry to rear (although the full diagonal cage kind of stops that anyway :) )
wiring harness for stereo.
6x9's fitted to rear shelf
Starter button
opening rear windows
there are probably things that Ive forgotten so please feel free to mail me with any other questions.

Because of the nature of this vehicle, i think that a viewing is almost a pre-requisette to appreciate the work & modifications

i am also reachable on 01736 363375 most days. if i am not, my partner is and she can relay a message to me to get back to you