Hi all, i just thought id introduce myself....im Tim
I used to be a mini nut until about 12 years ago when a slight detour with a VW campervan (man that was alot of welding) and a Triumph Herald resto for daily drive (interesting cornering) which culminated in succumbing to temptation to take company car etc had me driving around in a executive bore-mobile.....which ironically has been more unreliable than any car ive had!.
Oddly enough i kept my very first car at 17 (now 43) .... an 85 mini mayfair which while complete has a somewhat "relaxed" bodyshell which despite my eternal optimism even i cant face lol.
Having decided that turbo powered deisel bore machines just wasnt me ive been looking at a classic car as a daily driver with the old mini at the back of my mind (searching for overpriced knackered shells on ebay) i stumbled upon a post for a Mk 2 Midas......and as i say to my partner, i accidentally bought it lol.
I pick up the mk 2 in a week and from what i can see it looks like shes had lots of good work done in the past 10 years and is registered with DVLA (which helps) but has sat languishing wthout an engine with poorly applied paint over the blue gelcoat in scotland for 5 years so shes a strip and rebuild job....my favourite!
This will mean that i can keep the legacy alive of my first car by using the overbored and modified engine in the Midas......
Ironically i nearly bought a Midas some 20 years ago at Newark Autojumble..... my father stopped me (but i always admired the mini LOTUSesque of the bodywork).
I have to say im so incredibly excited to get my mitts on something entirely different but with all the running gear i know and have the tools for.
Anyway, i will add to the the resto page when i lay my mitts on "auralia KO" as im sure i will need lots of advice but from what ive seen the boards are excellent and theres lots of club advice freely given.
So its an hello from not so sunny Yorkshire and if youre ever near Elland (just off the M62 to Huddersfield) just drop me a line and i'll pop the kettle on.
Timothy