Classic Austin Mini Cooper Street / Track car 1380 cc Swiftune LHD

Description for Austin 1979

Up for sale is a very unique Mini. It was built by a person in Canada. The car was intended to be driven spirited or at the track. Fast. Loud. The car has a mid aggressive cam and big carb and likes the top end. Built from high end parts with a unique lightweight shell.Swiftune 1380 cc package
Engine: Engine built by Swiftune, ored and stroked to 1380 cc. Has high compression pistons with all the goodies. The cylinder head has been port and polished with their valve train and camshaft kit.
Fuel: Here we have a Weber DCOE 45 sidedraft carburetor conversion. It has a fresh rebuild that has fuel pushed from an electric fuel pump and adjustable regulator under the hood. Runs very well at 3000 rpm and up. It could use some time playing with the jetting for better street quality.
Ignition: The points style distributor has been replaced by an electronic Aldon distributor. This is triggered by a Crane Fireball ignition box. Has new plugs, ires, aps and rotor.
Exhaust: Has a heat wrapped tubular header to a high flowing bigger exhaust. Sounds very good and flows well.
Cooling: Has a new 2 row aluminum radiator (replaced because old one had a minor leak). While being replaced I also installed a new water pump and hoses. Also has an electric fan to help with the factory clutch fan.
Transmission: Along with the 1380 ST package is this close ratio 4 speed gear box which includes having straight cut gears. This shifts great and has an awesome noise from the straight cut gears along with making it shift better. Also uses a new Jet performance high torque starter. They eliminate older style starter. Has minor leak at shifter seal.
Clutch: This has the pre-verto clutch setup which has a brand new clutch kit. It includes the Mini Cooper S blue stripe clutch and pressure plate. This was replaced because I noticed a chirp from throw out bearing so I went through the entire clutch. Not replaced from abuse!
Suspension: The car has a very adjustable suspension setup that has tight bushings, o adjustable dampening shocks made by SPX. Car has manual steering.
Brakes: There is a manual brake setup which has 2 piston front calipers with new aluminum drums, hich holds the pressure with braided stainless steel brake lines in all 4 corners. Features a wilwood proportioning valve in the car for easy adjustment.
Body: This is one of the most unique parts of this build. The car features a rare Domino Premier Hardtop shell from across the pond. It is a one piece construction that knocks off hundreds of pounds from the steel body. This also includes lightweight doors, ood, nd trunk. It is in pretty good shape. Has the one minor flaw in the photo. The paint looks pretty good but does have light scratches. There is a vinyl Union Jack on the roof. This body also give you a little more headroom and allows more room for the 13 inch mini lites rims. The tires are 175/50/13 that have plenty of tread but starting to show age and has cracking in the tread.
Interior: The car also has a one off interior from original builder which has different bucket seats with a custom rear seat to match. Has new carpet and nice guages across the dash. Also includes a nice Autometer Tach as well. The center console could use a little help if you don't like it. Probably the greatest feature of this car for us in the states is that it is a left hand drive car. It does have a chip in the windshield. It is dark green in color.
This car isn't perfect as a mint show car. The very little I have driven it, t gets looks everywhere. My intention was to do some track time with it. It is eager to go fast and loves it! Handles well and has a crazy to power to weight ratio. Built with quality parts. I cannot say enough that the car is fast, ot that quiet, nd loves throttle. The car could use some further tuning especially for which region you are from with temps. Please take time to think if this is the car for you. Please take time to look at all the photos carefully before purchasing. If you have any questions, lease ask beforehand.