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    Hi there, from the land of robin hood ; Nottingham!

    Went over today, got some more picutres, and some more information from grandma, how pop allways had wanted a rover and in the last few years of his life owned this beasty. Apparently the starter motor failed, and that was it? So the engine may possibley be ok! Though 20 odd years sat around...
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    Travis, the '89 Mini City

    Now the sad part :( The mini i decided to keep off the road from september 08, to raise some money (ie not spend it) to afford a nice holiday, that went up the crapper. So in january after the harshness of winter was over, i rolled my boy out, and got him reinsured (YAY) 5 months without a...
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    Travis, the '89 Mini City

    The next year....Not much changed exterior wise, i sold the wellers, two of them were found to be buckled when we put the tyres on, didnt affect the car when on the rears but after an engine swap to the metro heart, we swapped the wheels over to promote even tire wear, and it was horrible...
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    Travis, the '89 Mini City

    First of all apolgies that this isnt a p6! I do have one waiting to be reborn but atm this is my toy :D I'm going to post all the pictures and do the write up inbetween over a few days, as there is a lot of both photos and talking! Anyway, on with the photos: Before i owned him: He belonged...
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    Hi there, from the land of robin hood ; Nottingham!

    Well that was only pipeline dreams, i really need to find another engine to slap in but i'm not going to get too serious about it till i have the money, permission and some space to work on it! Vaultsman thank you for your kind offer, i'd love to have some more knowledgable opinion on the...
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    The Bruiser.

    Its a city, with a 1.3 out a metro HLE, so its great on the motorways (im the mini in the fast lane haha). It was a bit slow so its had a stage one kit fitted, a 1.75" Carb, BDL fuel rich needle for a bit more ooomph. Worked pretty good :D The gearbox blew a while back and so while out the...
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    Hi there, from the land of robin hood ; Nottingham!

    Hi there guys, Signed up basically to get some info, i've got an old p6 thats sat in a garage all my life ( im 21) that my grandpa, whom i never met, had stored the day the engine wouldnt start. As a kid, and even today when i went over to see my grandma, i have to open the garage and sit in...
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    The Bruiser.

    Wow, i really shouldnt have viewed this page at all! Congrats on all the hard work done so far, the car looks amazing. I've just rekindled my love for the p6 after seeing my grandfathers abandoned one in his garage again ( been dry stored for the last twenty odd years! ) which was only left...
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