1977 Mini Cooper Body Off Restored, like new

Description for Mini Classic Mini 1977

Body-Off restored 1977 Austin Mini Cooper. Right hand Drive, mported from Britain. Included original equipped British front and rear plates. Vehicle Body off restored fall-winter-spring of 2012-2013. Vehicle stripped of all doors,trunk, lass and any bolt on parts down to bare shell,shell media blasted, ainted and reassembled using vast majority new parts. NO rust, O dents. Several cosmetic items as badges,glass and door handles retained for petina and honor. Nearly all parts on car replaced new, aillamps, eadlamps, rightwork, indow seals, oor and trunk seals, rille with rally spot lights,dashboard reupholstered, nterior royal blue seats, hift boot,and door trim panels, eats reupholstered with custom match covers, loor console with and headliner custom made in Britain. Custom matching royal blue speaker pods incl high output Alpine stereo with USB and Bluetooth inputs, B-Quart speakers, nd trunk mounted subwoofer. Steering wheel profesionally reconditioned as new. New carpet,floormats, ound deadening. Engine rebuilt, arly 60's model bored 30 over,block shaved,pistons custom long skirt,flat top 4 ring JE's with custom numbers scribed to each.Power seal rings, compressio, thicker lower oil rings(.165 oil rings, pistons weight matched to the gram. Rods weight matched. New (zero oversize) clevite standard bearings. Performance cam, igh volume race oil pump. Big valve late 60's head. 11.5+ compression ratio,will run on 87 but prefers premium. Engine custom painted to match contrast blue of car. All electrical wiring,harness completely reconditioned and custom wired. All new waterpump and cooling system components. New brakes,shoes,wheel cylinders,lines and master cylinder. Have records and documentation of import as well as MOT inspection reports & records of service during use in Britain prior to import. Since completion of restore has won consistent 1st place as well as People's Choice awards. Start, runs and drives strong. Garage stored and kept,washed and dried after every drive before retiring for the day. Stored since Sept 2014 noticed some oil from crank seal. approx 200 miles on car since restore.Buyer is responsible for vehicle pickup or shipping. Cash in person, ertified Cashiers Check accepted only. Full Payment due within 3 days of auction end