Blue Midas Coupe

Moderator: The Midas Forum Staff

manifold
Posts: 1824
Joined: Tue Dec 02, 2008 7:34 pm
Location: Lancaster, Lancashire
Contact:

Blue Midas Coupe

Post by manifold »

Some pics of a blue Midas Coupe:

Image
Midas Cars Forum Founder & Midas Facebook Group Page Founder (personal facebook account deactivated)

Midas Gold Convertible: 1380

Midas Gold Coupe: 1380
manifold
Posts: 1824
Joined: Tue Dec 02, 2008 7:34 pm
Location: Lancaster, Lancashire
Contact:

Re: Blue Midas Coupe

Post by manifold »

some old photos of the Coupe from September 06, pre restoration

Image

Image

Image

Just shows what you can do with a bit of patience!
Midas Cars Forum Founder & Midas Facebook Group Page Founder (personal facebook account deactivated)

Midas Gold Convertible: 1380

Midas Gold Coupe: 1380
User avatar
Stuart
Posts: 1730
Joined: Tue Dec 02, 2008 8:29 pm
Location: Derbyshire

Re: Blue Midas Coupe

Post by Stuart »

and rather a lot of hard work too, I imagine.
manifold
Posts: 1824
Joined: Tue Dec 02, 2008 7:34 pm
Location: Lancaster, Lancashire
Contact:

Re: Blue Midas Coupe

Post by manifold »

:) Yes it was a bit, but they are only small cars with limited electronics (a godsend, although people who know me would think I would want more electronics in it!)
Midas Cars Forum Founder & Midas Facebook Group Page Founder (personal facebook account deactivated)

Midas Gold Convertible: 1380

Midas Gold Coupe: 1380
manifold
Posts: 1824
Joined: Tue Dec 02, 2008 7:34 pm
Location: Lancaster, Lancashire
Contact:

Re: Blue Midas Coupe

Post by manifold »

A few photos to wake things up a bit......

Running rather nicely if I say so myself after having the leaky brass bung sorted.

Image

Image

Image
Midas Cars Forum Founder & Midas Facebook Group Page Founder (personal facebook account deactivated)

Midas Gold Convertible: 1380

Midas Gold Coupe: 1380
User avatar
Hans Efde
Posts: 1732
Joined: Sat Dec 06, 2008 10:11 pm
Location: IJlst, Netherlands

Re: Blue Midas Coupe

Post by Hans Efde »

The pics of the wreck you started with are shocking. Amazing what you did with it. And run a company and have a family with kid(s). How do you do it? Are the days longer in Britain than on the main land?
By the way I am going on holiday, so will be off line for a week or so. Nothing here happening anyway with the Midas. Just busy with other things like paperwork, business, garden etc. (somehow my weeks are very short!)
Cheers, Hans
manifold
Posts: 1824
Joined: Tue Dec 02, 2008 7:34 pm
Location: Lancaster, Lancashire
Contact:

Re: Blue Midas Coupe

Post by manifold »

Hi Hans,

I must admit I amaze myself how I get through it all. Dont ask me how. I just dont know :).

Incidently, took delivery of some nice shiny (and very light) driveshafts this week too. Can you guess what they are made of? :). Will be fitting them tomorrow on the Coupe now its all ported up.

Image

Image

I've investigated and discovered that mini upper arms are the same as the metro ones. Although shocker position 'may' be different. We checked them on a special jig. So i've put an order in for some upper arms too.

Maybe we should have a 'showdown' like the minis do......to get peoples creative juices flowing? :).........
Midas Cars Forum Founder & Midas Facebook Group Page Founder (personal facebook account deactivated)

Midas Gold Convertible: 1380

Midas Gold Coupe: 1380
User avatar
Stuart
Posts: 1730
Joined: Tue Dec 02, 2008 8:29 pm
Location: Derbyshire

Re: Blue Midas Coupe

Post by Stuart »

Those shafts look nice David :)

I'll guess that they're made of that stuff that doesn't go rusty....... Ti.... 8-)

I also bet they're a bit dearer than those washer-jets that you said were on the expensive side ;)

Interesting info about the top-arms too

here's my new Midas. you might have to squint a bit :)

Image
manifold
Posts: 1824
Joined: Tue Dec 02, 2008 7:34 pm
Location: Lancaster, Lancashire
Contact:

Re: Blue Midas Coupe

Post by manifold »

Hi Stuart,

Yes I think Carls done a nice job on those shafts.

Will be fitting them tomorrow if its not raining.

If I squint a bit :) I take it we are going down the nissan plant route then?? :)
Midas Cars Forum Founder & Midas Facebook Group Page Founder (personal facebook account deactivated)

Midas Gold Convertible: 1380

Midas Gold Coupe: 1380
Geoff Butcher
Posts: 752
Joined: Fri Dec 05, 2008 9:10 pm
Location: Braintree

Re: Blue Midas Coupe

Post by Geoff Butcher »

Why do pictures never seem to display properly on this forum, or is it just me?
Geoff
Post Reply

Return to “Mk 3 Coupe”