Mini Minor 1960

[billycooper]

That's very kind of you all, i'm not putting arches on the car, i have some 4 1/2 "Minilight" (Minilite copies) stored at home somewhere, i think im gonna use them, I would like to paint them other than Silver, a bold 60s colour, as it will be the only contrast on the car, any suggestions guys ?, maybe a 60s racer combination ?

[rich@minispares.com]

gold wheels with a gold roof


brave choice, but with red trim I reckon it would look pretty striking

[billycooper]

gold wheels with a gold roof


brave choice, but with red trim I reckon it would look pretty striking

Red Trim , hey i hadn't thought about that, now that's a good call, hadn't really thought about the interior, the original trim for the car has gone, but yeah Red and Gold looks good together, really want to keep it monotone, but lets see, good first shout !

[Dr S]

White wheels! Dunlop Tyres and a White Tyre pen to stencil out the logo. Add a black and white checker roof and cage to taste

Subtle no! It'd work for me

[JamesTaylor]

I'd go with red interior, black roof and Dunlop D1 alloys!

That would look amazing!

[Dr S]

White D1's!

[GraemeC]

Gunmetal roespetals with polished edges.
Possibly black seam trim rather than chrome

[billycooper]

Gunmetal roespetals with polished edges.
Possibly black seam trim rather than chrome

Funnily enough just been back down to the bodyshop and gunmetal was his suggestion, iam gonna drop a wheel off and he can have a play !

[billycooper]

So, My heritage certificate came back today, it confirmed the car was built between 8 - 12 September 1960, Date of Dispatch 13 September, De-Luxe model, no Dealer Destination unfortunately, it also says RHD, Export, ??, and had a factory fitted Regular fuel distributor, everything else ties in as per expected and hoped !

[Pete]

I've had a couple of cars that were destined for export but didn't get shipped.

[billycooper]

The wife's loving the new Conservatory Ornaments , we don't use it in winter anyway !

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[billycooper]

Back frame in, taken car off spit and put on my new axle stands with wheels, very handy, just put on some black 6 x 10 to see what black wheels look like against the paint

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Pics taken at crack of dawn this morning, could do with a bit more light, abit dark !

[billycooper]

Rack in, Master Cylinders on, "S" Brake set up, pedal box in, top shocker mounts, rear frame in, neg camber rear brackets, Lowered GAZ shockers, Hi-los, New Genuine Donuts, goodridge hoses, all new brakes, (pics to follow), fuel / brake pipe fitted prior to frames !, decided on putting them under the car as its not going to be used for off road events, ill put the main electric cable inside with the kill switch

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more pics on :

https://www.flickr.com/photos/16788879@ ... 483268927/

[billycooper]

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Rear suspension set up finished, just struggling getting the new "S" Drums on ?, old ones go on ok, fresh look tomorrow night !

[billycooper]

I seem to have a "fetish" for buying wheels and tyres at the moment, picked these up with some yokos, its a bold colour !, not quite there yet, but somewhere between this colour and gold would look good against the OEW

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[wantafaster1]

Citroen heliodor yellow, try that

[billycooper]

Citroen heliodor yellow, try that

That looks a good shout !, so far i've managed to collect a silver set, black set and a gold set, non of which i'm happy with !

[wantafaster1]

Well the Citroen colour doesn't look as bright on a rim as when you see a whole car in it. If I had a white car, and wanted something in-between yours and gold I would do them MG Rover Orange Grove. Little pearl in it and genuinely changes according to the ambient light.

[billycooper]

Couple of updates, car now on 4 wheels, bought these wheels to replace what's on the car, better minilite copy, and I won't need arches with them, they need blasting and painting

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"s" discs on the front, Hi-Los, Gaz lowered shockers, comp bump stops, neggy camber arms, adjustable tie rods , all the usual stuff !

Loom, headlining and Cage in next, then start to make it look purposeful !

[billycooper]

First dry run, pre lock tab

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