PlasticGangster Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 (edited) Hey all, asking myself what do to until the parts for the racing bus arrive, i found an old Mini in the parts box. Must have built it in the early 90's. It was in a horrible condition, only 2 wheels left, some parts missing and a really bad paintjob. Restoration impossible? Never! I just had to find something with bigger wheels... and found this on Google: And here is what i did: Of course it will get his gulf decals Stefan Edited September 1, 2012 by PlasticGangster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beastieboy Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 Cool, great job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatbaldbloke Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 Your inspiration was built by Ray Christopher at GT Developments who are/were makers of GT40 and T70 replicas. Under the skin it is basically one of his GT40 chassis, so the Gulf livery is wholy appropriate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richellis Posted September 2, 2012 Share Posted September 2, 2012 Very nice, a friend has a V6 vauxhall engine under his Mini bonnet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlasticGangster Posted September 2, 2012 Author Share Posted September 2, 2012 Hi, thanks for your nice words & the infos! Here is the beast without the body: Added the shortened roof and the gulf stripes: Both Minis together: Almost done! I just have to order some decals for the racing numbers and so on. Hope you like it! Stefan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkkeeper Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 What a crazy mini, looks great in the Gulf colours, I was going to suggest it as a alternative cargo for the bus transporter, but looks like you beat me to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 Excellent!! I bet you could pull great wheelies in that!! Keef Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlasticGangster Posted September 11, 2012 Author Share Posted September 11, 2012 Thank you for the comments! I really enjoyed building the little beast. I'm thinking of putting it on a trailer behind the bus transporter... Stefan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miggers Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 Always good to see a narky Mini. A mate of mine has a pick-up with a 1340 in it,it's capable of embarassing quite a few "hot" motors upto 80-90. His other is a 1275GT with a Vauxhall Cavalier Gsi 2 litre under the flip-front,that's good fun too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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