Midas Bronze Custom Build

[metzymotive]

Hi im wayne from Stoke On Trent, as in the introduction section most should have seen i brought an 83 A reg Midas Bronze coupe on ebay a fw weeks back now as below

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MINI-MIDAS-BRONZE_W0QQitemZ180335190571QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAutomobiles_UK?hash=item180335190571&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2%7C65%3A7%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318

the parts list needed was quite big

1) A pair of doors with windows
2) A pair of rear quarter windows
3) A bonnet
4) A tailgate which from what i lead to believe is single construction of a piece of glass with lift ram attachments, again im thinking of making out of Perspex, this time industrial Polished stuff about 10mm thick for rigidity around the seals
5) A Windscreen which im led to believe from a well known source is a standard Fiat 126 item
6) A pair of bumpers which ill make either from scratch or using Mk2 golf GTi phase 1 donors
7) An interior of sort
8) A carb which IF i keep the A series in there i can source a carb easy enough, i have a HIF38 sitting somewhere
9) An exhaust, i have three to choose from so will be a full stainless system either way..


So off we went to Merseyside to go an collect it and got there to find this








quite good i thought, was pleased, its straight and true and all pretty original, only two fibre cracks noticed the rest is just gel coat age/heat cracking

the owner had another which was his little toy, not a bad little car and got to see what mine could be like finnished




So all strapped on and coming back




2 problems that we noticed upon checking it at service station on way back

1) the rear wheels are bolted up against the rear shocks, the bodging monky who owned it before was convinced it was hard to roll "as the brakes have rusted due to been standing" , yeah right....




2) My mate really cant fit in the drivers seat, thats with seat right back and his feet pressing the pedals




was parked up next to my phase 1 and covered untill i had more time




for those interested a nice little conversion just completed last week



2005 182 engine into a 2000 Clio 172


After Many helpfull emails on here from a few people i got offered a pair of door shells from the main man himself for a perfect price so off i went to blackpool to collect them







fit quite nice i think so id like to say a big thankyou again to David for the doors and for the help and advice and letting me look at both his cars for ideas

then last night won another part i needed which is quite a rare part from what ive seen - a Fiat 126 windscreen, guess what this was situated in Blackpool as well so yet another road trip and we have this




I have decided im putting the full Audi TT interior in front AND rear seats and the door cards with Audi door pulls etc as well, even tempted to put electric windows in as well but not sure

so the needed list is drastically reduced now

[manifold]

Great stuff Wayne.

Was good to meet you and your dad. Glad to see they fit. Look forward to more project pics.

I made some moulds off the mirror pods. Not great but they do they job, just need hand prep before use.

Next time I get the GRP out I will make a few.

Cheers,

D

[Stuart]

Nice read Wayne.

What's the glass from in the last photo?

Stuart

[metzymotive]

Well an update...

Im now going to be a dad, due in september over the foookig moon

Unfortunately this does mean the mini collection is to go not just for money but also space and time of which ill have none soon enough, so i have a 79 clubby estate to go, a fully caged ad lightend race shell, quite sold 87 city and then offcourse this Midas, ideally needing to be gone this week

im gonna advertise the midas on here for a few days as i dont want to turn it into an ebay car, its a straight, propper reg example and with someone with the time and patience i dont imagine it would be that hard to do so if interested, contact me on here or call or txt 07595 155 623

Wayne