Looking to Buy - Based in East Lothian

ceejam · Post by **ceejam** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 5:01 pm

Hello Stu, will probably be in to see you next week

GregR · Post by **GregR** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 5:20 pm

Welcome along mate. If you're out in East Lothian, Neil P can give you a look at his s160 - careful though, its gorgeous and you'll end up wanting one! Tom P is in North Berwick and always happy to chat about the Elise, and I can pop out if the weather's nice.. I do like that coastal road

Baggy · Post by **Baggy** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 5:32 pm

ceejam wrote:Hi Baggy, mine is an FRA shell, 2nd or 3rd last one to be produced before the moulds were sold on. I don't know if the new owner has made any!

I've had the shell 3 years, and taken a lot of fettling to get to where it is! Simple things like fitting the pedal box took something like 3 hours of; measuring, cutting, welding, trial fitting, repeat ad nauseum!!

Really should get on and build the Mini before buying a Lettuce and Cheese, but that would be boring and sensible, wouldn't it?

Aye his was an early one too (he bought it second hand).

He had a lot of grief hanging the doors cos the a posts weren't all that beefy. if I remember, he lightened the doors quite a bit.
he also beefed up the a pillar by cutting the bonnet in the shape of the original mini and bonding/bolting the little triangle in place just in front of the door. Bugger of a job.

He also fitted a full roll cage just to beef it up a bit.

Could put you in touch if you want.

Matelotman · Post by **Matelotman** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 5:35 pm

Hi,welcome along

neil · Post by **neil** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 6:43 pm

elise82 · Post by **elise82** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 7:58 pm

AJT · Post by **AJT** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 8:21 pm

ExigeKen · Post by **ExigeKen** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 10:11 pm

to the mad house Jamie.

Good luck with the hunt for a S1 - look forward to seeing her pictures once you get her.

The_Rossatron · Post by **The_Rossatron** » Sat Jan 05, 2008 4:52 am

ceejam wrote:Cheers folks

Rossatron, what one's your Mini?

It's this one

Pictures a good 4 years old - soon after I ran it dry of oil and destroyed the big end bearings.

edit: forgot I blanked out the plate it was H808 CSN

Post by ed » Sat Jan 05, 2008 1:37 pm

ceejam · Post by **ceejam** » Sat Jan 05, 2008 6:34 pm

Rossatron, looks very familiar - are you related to Andrew & Neil Wallace?

Cheers for all the wlecomes folks. I usually spend my Saturdays at McDonald Minis is Wallyford if anyone fancies popping down sometime to show off their Liz?

I saty in Tranent, and their is/was a black 160 in my estate - was for sale on Autotrader a wee whileanyone know who that is?

Looking forward to getting one!

ceejam · Post by **ceejam** » Sat Jan 05, 2008 6:39 pm

Baggy wrote:Aye his was an early one too (he bought it second hand).

He had a lot of grief hanging the doors cos the a posts weren't all that beefy. if I remember, he lightened the doors quite a bit.
he also beefed up the a pillar by cutting the bonnet in the shape of the original mini and bonding/bolting the little triangle in place just in front of the door. Bugger of a job.

He also fitted a full roll cage just to beef it up a bit.

Could put you in touch if you want.

I've got inner A panels that are quite beefy, but there's still a bit of give them. Next job is getting the front end all a bit more solid

If you can pass him my email to send me any pics that would be good. Got most of it figured out, but would be nice to see someone else's interpretation!

Cheers

jamie@mcdonald-minis.co.uk

The_Rossatron · Post by **The_Rossatron** » Sat Jan 05, 2008 7:18 pm

ceejam wrote:Rossatron, looks very familiar - are you related to Andrew & Neil Wallace?

hehe, yeah - they are my cousins. You know them? Andy is currently fixing up the Mini in his spare time.

ceejam · Post by **ceejam** » Sat Jan 05, 2008 7:21 pm

It's such a small world! They live round the corner from my folks, thought I'd seen the Mini in the garden