Mini Advantage with MG metro 1275 engine fitted for restoration
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Here we have for sale my 1988 Mini Advantage that is need off restoration. The car was fitted with a 1275 mg metro engine/gearbox before i bought it and was told it had been rebuilt. I was using the car regulary in 2009 with the intension off rebuilding it once the mot and taxed expired but one day when i was driving it devoloped a rattle which made me park it up. As you can see from the pictures i removed the cylinder head to inspect the engine and found all the piston and bored seemed ok and no damage was done to the cylinder head. As what usually happens i planned to have a proper look later but that was in 2009 and i still havnt got round to it due to lack off enthusiasm and lack off time. Since i took it off the road it has been stored in a dry warm workshop so its condition hasnt changed much. As with all minis off this age she does need fresh metal in places and a tickle with the welding torch but i think for someone with a bit off enthusiasm it wouldnt take long to get the car back on the road. Worst part off the car is where someone has tried to deseam the front end but as you can see in the pictures not very well. Both front and rear subframes are in good condition with the rear one being replaced with a new one about a year before i got it. There is a three branch manifold on the car and i think a maniflow performance
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