Heyas,

Unfortunately (although the gear head in me says fortunately) she hasn’t sold.

http://www.ausmini.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=49979&highlight=

To compound the issue, my uncle has sold his business at Murarrie and I am losing the warehouse where she is stored and will need to relocate her in the very near future. I can’t think of anyone else who has the space to store the shell and the 4 pallets of parts to go with it.

I don’t want to be forced into a quick sale and get pocket change for her – she owes me too much and I really don’t want to sell her – the bloody wife (bless her) has other ideas.

After much thinking and talking to friends, I do have places I can store her if she was an assembled car.

SO! Who is up for a weekend or two of big kids Mechano? I will put on BBQ or pizza and beers.

The bits I don’t have are brake lines (I have the originals to template from), full exhaust system, fuel lines, handbrake and cable, brackets for the seats, steering rack (reco the old one or get a new/good one) miscellaneous nuts and bolts (some snapped or needed to be cut as they were seized), etc – some of this is not needed right now, as are other cosmetics like door cards, carpets, etc.

I was thinking to just put a set of seals in the 850 for now and get it running – the guy I bought it off drove the car from Mad Matt’s to his own place and parked it under his house which is where she sat till I bought her. I don’t have to money to do the 1100S which is (hopefully) still sitting in pieces at Mad Matt’s place – Matt, let me know if you want me to get it out of there.

Now, if I can get enough man (and girl if interested) power together, I need to work out where the build can take place. We could probably do some at the warehouse to get it to a rolling chassis to make it easier to transport. From there I am not sure... My sister’s boyfriend is a self-employed mechanic and has a full workshop with a hoist at Morayfield that we could probably use on weekends. I have a fair amount of tools – both air and hand, but you can never have too many and if we can use the workshop, we are set.

I am open to questions, queries, other theories, advice and comments and I thank you for taking the time to read this....

Oh...and I and the car are located in Brisbane...

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Morphias.
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If you're not living on the edge, you're taking up too much space...

Damn, I'd love to help if you were in Sydney!

Hey Ben, Yeah the donk is still here, short motor & head & a box of bits, no gear-box tho,,, can`t remember there being a g-box for it tho cause i think Stewy just sold you the long motor yeah?

anyways, it would be good if you did come & get it tho,,, i`ve told a few other people to come & get theirs too,,, more room for my own race car in the shed then hey?



cheers mate

& for anyone interested in this project,,, please do understand that Ben is one serious fella,,, you should see what he`s done so far,,, it`s a credit to him

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No offence intended here but--> anyone writing a book about minis 30 years ago may not have experienced such worn or stuffed-with components as we are finding these days.

You should put your heart & soul into everything you do.

Thanks all the same headgasket!

Cheers for that Matt...I'll drop in on the weekend if you're around?

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Morphias.
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If you're not living on the edge, you're taking up too much space...

I have a mini sized trailer that can be rented for a small fee.

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But he's thriving and striving and hugging the turns.

at home working/drinking with the boys here tonight,,, will be here tomorow morn,, then speedway at Archerfield sat night,,,, then out to the Autocross at Willowbank sunday & out to dinner sunday night

best bet is tonight or sat morn Ben

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No offence intended here but--> anyone writing a book about minis 30 years ago may not have experienced such worn or stuffed-with components as we are finding these days.

You should put your heart & soul into everything you do.