1999 Mini 998cc
Mini 1989 998cc I purchased this mini a few months ago with all good intentions to lightly restore it but reluctant to start it and rip into it coz I don’t get much time to myself let alone to do the mini up.
It’s not as bad as some minis I’ve had
Needs a front headlamp panel,scuttle panel, ns a panel,sills and a little bit on floor pans under your feet but it certainly doesn’t need whole floor pans. Inner sills feel solid, don’t look bad in boot for rot either. What I can make out it’s never been welded which is nicer than dealing with some peoples crap welding.
It turns over and is sparking and we tipped a bit of petrol down carb and it back fired so most probably leads on wrong. I cannot go any further with the running as there is no exhaust at all so somebody must of had this away. I have the other mini lite alloy. Interior is real nice condition standard radio. Paintwork is crap laquer peel. Defo worth doing with 90 odd thousand miles on clock
I’ve noticed on one of the engine block core plugs that it…..
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