Discussion
Lots of info here.
www.minisprint.eu
Seem to recall that someone had recently started to make a fibre glass version of the shell too...but my meagre memory forgets who...if I remember I'll re-post.
www.minisprint.eu
Seem to recall that someone had recently started to make a fibre glass version of the shell too...but my meagre memory forgets who...if I remember I'll re-post.
Edited by miniboy1971 on Thursday 26th August 06:23
mini sprints are chopped both in the pillers and body, between 1.5" and 2" (so a total chop of 3-4")
normally deseamed, but the roof gutter is left (unless its been chopped so the front screen intrudes into the roof, in which case a fell deseam is done)
some have round lights, some of the 1960's 'GTS' versions had square lights.
mini sprints are also a converted metal shell - a glass fibre version is a kit car - the guy selling the grp copys was stopped for infringing bmh copyright
normally deseamed, but the roof gutter is left (unless its been chopped so the front screen intrudes into the roof, in which case a fell deseam is done)
some have round lights, some of the 1960's 'GTS' versions had square lights.
mini sprints are also a converted metal shell - a glass fibre version is a kit car - the guy selling the grp copys was stopped for infringing bmh copyright
FWDRacer said:
Rich - do the fuel tanks need to be lowered 
?
if its a 1 3/4 tricket one all that was done is that the neck and a small part of the tank is rotated round and rewelded. ?anything more than 1 3/4 it gets more complicated as the tank needs shortening a lot - its as easy to cut it into sections then reweld it all - this is becasue the body is tepering at such an angle it nips the tank. you can put a 'hump' in the parcel shelf to make it easier, but this looks rubbish.
obviously cutting and welding fuel tanks is dangerous, blah blah blah, and shouldnt be attempted by anyone unless you know what your doing!!! (or dont know what your doing and like the occasional surprise!!)
john
as mentioned aboove, contact neville using his website, book your shell in, deliver it to him in france, wait about three months (getting almost daily updates from him), go and pick it up.
stay over night in his castle if you can, its well worth it.
he is a very nice bloke who has lived his life to the full and is more than a little mystified at how well his name is known in the mini circles - to him a minisprint was something that he did in the 1960's, then forgot about as he moved onto other things!
the great man himself, surrounded by genuine sprints, recreations, etc
as mentioned aboove, contact neville using his website, book your shell in, deliver it to him in france, wait about three months (getting almost daily updates from him), go and pick it up.
stay over night in his castle if you can, its well worth it.
he is a very nice bloke who has lived his life to the full and is more than a little mystified at how well his name is known in the mini circles - to him a minisprint was something that he did in the 1960's, then forgot about as he moved onto other things!
the great man himself, surrounded by genuine sprints, recreations, etc
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