997 re-build

slowboy · Post by **slowboy** » Sun Jan 16, 2011 7:33 pm

the old mans 997 is at a standstill at the mo, but this is where we are up to, as many of you know it is a genuine owned from new car, 197,000 mile

Post by **coopertim** » Sun Jan 16, 2011 7:44 pm

Slowboy that is a cracking little car! Welcome back by the way! Will you be using it in competition? Keep the photos coming.

Tim.

slowboy · Post by **slowboy** » Sun Jan 16, 2011 8:47 pm

hi tim, no, it never did any competition so wont be starting now

it is going back pretty much as it came in bits except its getting a shorrock

Post by **coopertim** » Sun Jan 16, 2011 8:58 pm

Nice! I don't think mine ever did competition but I want to use it for a bit of light stuff when it's done. It's only done a piddling 105,000 compared to yours!

Pandora · Post by **Pandora** » Sun Jan 16, 2011 10:11 pm

no competition, but your running the brake lines inside the car? is that just to protect them?

Lovely job you are making of it.

slowboy · Post by **slowboy** » Sun Jan 16, 2011 11:56 pm

no competition, but your running the brake lines inside the car? is that just to protect them?

back in the day when the lines needed re-newing the old man sent em through the car so done it again, it will be as far away from correct as you can get, but thats the way to have em

, the week after he bought it he had 3.5 s rims on it, later replacing them with 4.5, then it got s brakes and lamps and the badge bar etc etc, speedwell rear anti-roll bar is a nice thing aswell, restalls went in around "66 so they going back, all the trim is its original ,which is good, there is a lot of quirky stuff that he had on it so it might aswell be what it was, the shorrock is something he always wanted, better late than never

, and continues its story

Pandora · Post by **Pandora** » Sun Jan 16, 2011 11:59 pm

Sound like the most sensible way to restore a car - make it how the owner wanted it, not the factory!

Tedwong · Post by **Tedwong** » Mon Jan 17, 2011 2:14 am

Nice car Jon, welcome back to the forum!
Is it a LHD clutch master? Why is that?

Cheers
Ted

chris-pilling · Post by **chris-pilling** » Mon Jan 17, 2011 8:04 am

This is a smart mini! Show a pic of the rear view mirror slow boy! thats class!! how far of is it? or is that it current state?

slowboy · Post by **slowboy** » Mon Jan 17, 2011 8:05 pm

Nice car Jon, welcome back to the forum!
Is it a LHD clutch master? Why is that?

the master cylinder allows a short speedwell rampipe to fit the carb on the blower,std cyl and the carb has no room for anything,

slowboy · Post by **slowboy** » Mon Jan 17, 2011 8:07 pm

Show a pic of the rear view mirror slow boy! thats class!! how far of is it? or is that it current state?

i will do some more up to date pics soon mate, you were taken with the mirror wernt you

slowboy · Post by **slowboy** » Thu Jan 27, 2011 8:18 pm

Show a pic of the rear view mirror slow boy! thats class!! how far of is it? or is that it current state?

a couple of pretty bad photos of the car as is, and the smiths rear-view with clock!

Post by **Ronnie** » Thu Jan 27, 2011 8:30 pm

Standard Vanguard (clock)?

surfblue63 · Post by **surfblue63** » Fri Jan 28, 2011 5:02 pm

As said before, nice to see a car being built to te owners spec, and not "factory spec".

SteveG · Post by **SteveG** » Sat Feb 05, 2011 9:43 am

There seems to be a swing towards mk1's being to owners spec not factory spec. I love this car, its great. I've just bought a 62' 997 Cooper in Tartan red with a few funky mods. Quite keen to retain them.

Nice work.

slowboy · Post by **slowboy** » Sun Feb 22, 2015 7:52 pm

nearly finished, bonnet to fit, a bit of trim and odds and sods, been a long one this, 13 years from strip, will post some tech stuff this week, 78hp on swiftune dyno

Post by **JC T ONE** » Sun Feb 22, 2015 8:15 pm

Great project, love the period accessories

Dr S · Post by **Dr S** » Sun Feb 22, 2015 8:37 pm

That's ace

Post by **Nevsmini** » Sun Feb 22, 2015 8:57 pm

Lovely car Slowboy! Well done.

Post by **SMOKE GREY** » Sun Feb 22, 2015 9:20 pm

See you got the doors on today MATE, CALLED YESTERDAY AND HEARD IT RUN

mk1-forum.net

997 re-build

997 re-build

Re: 997 re-build

Re: 997 re-build

Re: 997 re-build

Re: 997 re-build

Re: 997 re-build

Re: 997 re-build

Re: 997 re-build

Re: 997 re-build

Re: 997 re-build

Re: 997 re-build

Re: 997 re-build

Re: 997 re-build

Re: 997 re-build

Re: 997 re-build

Re: 997 re-build

Re: 997 re-build

Re: 997 re-build

Re: 997 re-build

Re: 997 re-build