late Mini Cooper

A late Mini Cooper was delivered to the workshop. This car had become a stalled project and the owner struggling to find a way forward.

late Mini Cooper build 2The first thing was to strip the car and then modify some of the panel work. The rear arches were tubbed to allow for a low ride height, the rear seat squab and pockets were also removed as the car will be a 2 seater, MK1 rear light panels were fitted and then the boot floor and rear valance were modified to allow for a custom exhaust system.

With the car at the paint shop attention has been turned to the various components that will be fitted to the car these include Lotus Elise seats, turbo charged A series engine, adjustable suspension, compomotive wheels, roll cage, custom petrol cap, KAD brakes and loads of carbon fibre parts

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