Hello retro rides.
You guys usually seem to be quite in touch with these kinds of things, and although I know there are a lot of mini based sites out there I have found their valuations to be quite off the mark so I am here instead.
I bought this last year and have been doing a fair bit of work on it since then, However, I also have a 1967 cooper that needs work and i've been putting it off for some time now and all the while I am ploughing time and money into this my cooper is falling further and further into a state of disrepair. So after a few weeks of thought I have decided that the best option is to sell this mini to give me the time I need for my Cooper.
I have invested quite a bit of time and effort into the car but it is incomplete and is not a complete project, because of such I have broken the car down into 3 major components. I have done this because as a seller I want to bring in as much money as possible whilst still keeping my parts priced fairly and I realise that my engine choice may not be to everyones taste, so I have listed below the items as the rolling shell, Engine conversion package, and the wheels.
1980 Rolling Mini Shell.
The mini Is a 1980 Mayfair, or some other base model, nothing fantastic, amazing or sought after. I do have plates, I do have the tags and I do have a full V5.
The mini is rust free, all of the welding has been done, there is only one small hole which will be repaired prior to the cars sale. The boot floor is excellent, the floors are top, scuttle is solid, roof is sound and straight with no sunroof, Quarter panels are good, door steps are good, go at this with a screwdriver or magnet as long as you want, you wont poke the screwdriver through and your magnet wont fall off! Don't get me wrong this shell is by no means mint and a potential show stopper but it is solid and you will not have any issues with rust. Areas have been patched, in some areas they are some what crude but they do the job. The mini will come with a 2 piece flip front, not mint, has previously been damaged but does the job for the time being. The doors are complete and the outer skins seem good, the inner frames have had repairs but I have seen far worse. The boot lid once again seems good. The rear arches are also tubbed.
The shell has a multipoint weld in 38mm CDS cage complete with door bars, harness bar, seat mounts and it has had the stering column intergrated into the cage, all gusseted and seems to be in top order, I am not sure what competitive certifications this cage complies to, all I wanted to use the car for was novice track days, the ring and some fast road. This was fitted by a certified company, not a chap in a shed with some scaffold bars.
The car will come rolling with very good front and rear subframes. The car has a brand new set of adjustable hilo's fitted front and rear and will come with a set of heavy duty lower arms and front tie rods. It will come with disc hubs, new groved and drilled 8.4" discs and a set of newly refurbished brake calipers. The radius arms are newly refurbished with good bearings.
The car has a full carbon fibre curley dashboard and centre console, it has probably seen better days but did command nearly £500 when new.
The steering column is fitted with a boss for a Quick Relese steering wheel boss that is included in the sale.
The shell comes complete with glass, brand new window seals, petrol tank (modified so that the filler is in the boot cavity rather than poking out through the body) It also comes with a huge box of spares, pedal box, wiper set up, spare 998cc engine block and components, the car will also come with a tonne of parts both new and used, headlights, brake cylinders, lock sets and many other parts. The car will come rolling on a set of steel 12" wheels.
Here are a few photos.
Small hole will be repaired prior to sale.
I am thinking of asking £1000 for this lot, can any one offer any opinion on this? I have come to this conclusion based on the fact that the last shell I sold was for £750, it required extensive welding in the rear around the heel board and floors and it also needed paint. This one is in a condition well enough for anyone interested enough to see that nothing is hidden, it is as it is and it has a lot of decent parts fitted, sound subframes, decent parts fitted and what not.
So £1000, seem a fair price to ask? Advertised at £1100, wanting £1000?
1.6 8V Vauxhall engine conversion
This engine conversion was put together for the above shell, I have had experience with the engines in the past and they just seem excellent.
The sale will comprise of.
E16SE engine
All Ancillaries, starter, alternator, dizzy leads and so on.
Engine loom, ECU, MAF and so on
Front subframe converted to accept the Small Block Engine series
F13 box
Vauxhall Shafts
Mini Shafts
Rose jointed Tie Rods
Rose Jointed heavy duty bottom arms (brand new and £120 new)
This subframe has been conversted to take any small block Vauxhall engine, I have included in the sale the E16SE which I think is what came in the Vauxhall GSI Nova, but I could be wrong. It will take any small block vaxhall engine, 1.6 16v, 1.8 16V provided its an early astra or Vectra one. There has been chaps who have made 150 bhp out of the 16v 1.6.
This engine conversion will fit under a standard mini front end and you will not need to modify the bulkhead at all.
Included in the sale is driveshafts. both Vauxhall and mini, I have not made the conversion shafts yet but this is something I would be able to assist with at cost. Far cheaper than anywhere else.
As a complete conversion I think I would like to see £450, reason being is at any less than this it would not be worth me selling, I would keep it and use it in something else. £450 seem fair?
Lastly are wheels, but I am pretty sure on their value.
Can anyone offer some advice on these prices? Minis seem to be so up and down at the minute, I cant keep up with them.
You guys usually seem to be quite in touch with these kinds of things, and although I know there are a lot of mini based sites out there I have found their valuations to be quite off the mark so I am here instead.
I bought this last year and have been doing a fair bit of work on it since then, However, I also have a 1967 cooper that needs work and i've been putting it off for some time now and all the while I am ploughing time and money into this my cooper is falling further and further into a state of disrepair. So after a few weeks of thought I have decided that the best option is to sell this mini to give me the time I need for my Cooper.
I have invested quite a bit of time and effort into the car but it is incomplete and is not a complete project, because of such I have broken the car down into 3 major components. I have done this because as a seller I want to bring in as much money as possible whilst still keeping my parts priced fairly and I realise that my engine choice may not be to everyones taste, so I have listed below the items as the rolling shell, Engine conversion package, and the wheels.
1980 Rolling Mini Shell.
The mini Is a 1980 Mayfair, or some other base model, nothing fantastic, amazing or sought after. I do have plates, I do have the tags and I do have a full V5.
The mini is rust free, all of the welding has been done, there is only one small hole which will be repaired prior to the cars sale. The boot floor is excellent, the floors are top, scuttle is solid, roof is sound and straight with no sunroof, Quarter panels are good, door steps are good, go at this with a screwdriver or magnet as long as you want, you wont poke the screwdriver through and your magnet wont fall off! Don't get me wrong this shell is by no means mint and a potential show stopper but it is solid and you will not have any issues with rust. Areas have been patched, in some areas they are some what crude but they do the job. The mini will come with a 2 piece flip front, not mint, has previously been damaged but does the job for the time being. The doors are complete and the outer skins seem good, the inner frames have had repairs but I have seen far worse. The boot lid once again seems good. The rear arches are also tubbed.
The shell has a multipoint weld in 38mm CDS cage complete with door bars, harness bar, seat mounts and it has had the stering column intergrated into the cage, all gusseted and seems to be in top order, I am not sure what competitive certifications this cage complies to, all I wanted to use the car for was novice track days, the ring and some fast road. This was fitted by a certified company, not a chap in a shed with some scaffold bars.
The car will come rolling with very good front and rear subframes. The car has a brand new set of adjustable hilo's fitted front and rear and will come with a set of heavy duty lower arms and front tie rods. It will come with disc hubs, new groved and drilled 8.4" discs and a set of newly refurbished brake calipers. The radius arms are newly refurbished with good bearings.
The car has a full carbon fibre curley dashboard and centre console, it has probably seen better days but did command nearly £500 when new.
The steering column is fitted with a boss for a Quick Relese steering wheel boss that is included in the sale.
The shell comes complete with glass, brand new window seals, petrol tank (modified so that the filler is in the boot cavity rather than poking out through the body) It also comes with a huge box of spares, pedal box, wiper set up, spare 998cc engine block and components, the car will also come with a tonne of parts both new and used, headlights, brake cylinders, lock sets and many other parts. The car will come rolling on a set of steel 12" wheels.
Here are a few photos.
Small hole will be repaired prior to sale.
I am thinking of asking £1000 for this lot, can any one offer any opinion on this? I have come to this conclusion based on the fact that the last shell I sold was for £750, it required extensive welding in the rear around the heel board and floors and it also needed paint. This one is in a condition well enough for anyone interested enough to see that nothing is hidden, it is as it is and it has a lot of decent parts fitted, sound subframes, decent parts fitted and what not.
So £1000, seem a fair price to ask? Advertised at £1100, wanting £1000?
1.6 8V Vauxhall engine conversion
This engine conversion was put together for the above shell, I have had experience with the engines in the past and they just seem excellent.
The sale will comprise of.
E16SE engine
All Ancillaries, starter, alternator, dizzy leads and so on.
Engine loom, ECU, MAF and so on
Front subframe converted to accept the Small Block Engine series
F13 box
Vauxhall Shafts
Mini Shafts
Rose jointed Tie Rods
Rose Jointed heavy duty bottom arms (brand new and £120 new)
This subframe has been conversted to take any small block Vauxhall engine, I have included in the sale the E16SE which I think is what came in the Vauxhall GSI Nova, but I could be wrong. It will take any small block vaxhall engine, 1.6 16v, 1.8 16V provided its an early astra or Vectra one. There has been chaps who have made 150 bhp out of the 16v 1.6.
This engine conversion will fit under a standard mini front end and you will not need to modify the bulkhead at all.
Included in the sale is driveshafts. both Vauxhall and mini, I have not made the conversion shafts yet but this is something I would be able to assist with at cost. Far cheaper than anywhere else.
As a complete conversion I think I would like to see £450, reason being is at any less than this it would not be worth me selling, I would keep it and use it in something else. £450 seem fair?
Lastly are wheels, but I am pretty sure on their value.
Can anyone offer some advice on these prices? Minis seem to be so up and down at the minute, I cant keep up with them.
