1988 Mini City

[octagonalpaul]

Hello everyone, I've been lurking for a while and now have some time to join the forum, I love it! loads of awesome cars and lots of inspiration. Anyway heres my car (Trixxie ):









She's my first car, and great fun. I've loved mini's for along time so I'm really glad to have one as my first car. Atm its getting new brakes and mot, looking forward to having her back.

also take a look at this new forum if your a fan of anything ratty: shatrats.proboards91.com/index.cgi

thanks for looking, I'm sure I'll enjoy it here ;D

[dollywobbler]

Smart. Unusual for me to say this but it does look a little high!

Black and chrome is a win for me though.

[autoverse]

Looks good, ticking quite a few boxes although I must say personally I'm not so keen on the clear rear lights.

[octagonalpaul]

its settled a bit since those pictures, but will definately be going lower I don't really like the clear rears either, I'm after some red lenses atm but can't can't find any so I'll probably just tint a spare set

[octagonalpaul]

I changed the rear lights the other day, gone for some red and orange lenses, leyland spec


and its gone a bit lower since, but will be going more

[jiminwatford]

hey you could incorporate the fog light into the OS reversing lense

[octagonalpaul]

replaced my wheel bearings a few days ago, so took the opportunity to see what my mini would like like on 10s.... yum ;D

[canadianminifan]

defo go to 10's. minis rock!

[Pie]

deffo 10s, they wellers?

Pie

[hammoj28]

10's look ace! Nice mini too.

[qwerty]

WOAH!! Those 10's look amazing!! Lovely looking Mini altogether!

[octagonalpaul]

the 10s are wllers, but sadly they won't fit unless i get smaller breaks or drums but anyway, updates

new pressed plates:

and debadged boot (have an older austin badge to replace the mini one)

It still needs to get lower, but that will be sorted, hopefully over the summer

collecting stuff for a roofrack in the future:


and today changing the radiator as the old one got a nasty hole :X

oh and heres a little video ;D

[hammoj28]

Haha, sounds awesome.

I started mine again tonight with the exhaust on and id forgotten how good A-Series engines sound. Love em!!

[octagonalpaul]

got me roof rack today, liking it alot, but its not staying on all the time:









I don't care if its scene!

anyone got any rear hi lo's for sale for a mini?

[sp33dy]

OOh.. i like it! Body needs to be rusty though

[octagonalpaul]

it would look cool with some rust, but this is my clean car the Elf is the rat
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[Ben_MK3]

That's a nice Mini you got there. I can drive in December (turn 17) and would love a Mini as a first car.

I had one before which my parents bought me as a project car but when we moved house there was little space for it so it had to go. It was a 1987 Mini Park Lane in black with the originial interior (will see if I can find my pics) and ever since I've had a hot spot for one.

Ramble over and back to your car...

If you don't mind me asking, how much did you pay for yours?

[ShavedHeadedYob]

It looked so much better with the 10" wheels.

[octagonalpaul]

I agree it looks better on 10s, but they don't actually fit over my brakes!

it cost me 1000 originally, but I've modified some bits since

[Ben_MK3]

Nice price for a nice car.