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Member ID: cjthor

Location: boring, OR

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Vehicle Info

1966 Austin Mini

Bragging Rights

  • 1/4 Mile0 sec @ -1 mph
  • 0-600sec
  • Top Speed92mph
  • HP76
  • Weight1450lbs

Major Upgrades

  • turbo
  • nitrous
  • bore increase
  • port and polish
  • supercharger
  • extrude honed
  • stroke increase
  • engine swap

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    • Currently 3.0/5 Stars.

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Last updated: Nov 22, 2006

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Jarid’s Austin Mini
“Giles”

  • Currently 2.9714285714285 /5 Stars.
3 guestbook comments

Thanks for checkin out my ride! This is an authentic 66 Austin Cooper S that I picked up a few days before Holloween in 05. It has been sitting since around since 78. Luuuckily it was garaged and is in excellent condtion. However...it definitely needs a full restoration. These pages from here on out...Hopefully will track my progress thru restoration. Well.. Here goes!

First of all here is the first shot I took of the car. Exacly where it sat for 27 years.

cjthor's 1966 Austin Mini

The story I got was that the hubby had an issue with the hydrolastic suspension leaking so he parked it in 78 to change out all the liquid suspension out for springs. (FYI it wasnt the hydrolastic leaking...it was the brakes)Annnnyways... here are a few more pics:
cjthor's 1966 Austin Mini cjthor's 1966 Austin Mini
cjthor's 1966 Austin Mini cjthor's 1966 Austin Mini

As you can see the interior was in great shape...for being 39 years old. I pulled up the carpet to see the rust situation under the rugs.

cjthor's 1966 Austin Mini


Here are some exterior shots.
cjthor's 1966 Austin Mini

cjthor's 1966 Austin Mini


cjthor's 1966 Austin Mini
Boot and bonnet area:

cjthor's 1966 Austin Mini

cjthor's 1966 Austin Mini

Next page is trying to get it home....

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geilesAuto  

Posted by: geilesAuto

09/08/2008 12:46PM

Hey, you should help out a fellow cardomainer and vote for my car! Here's the URL:

http://texacocarofthedecades.com/CarDetails.aspx?CarDetailID=81&Decade=2000

you just have to register to vote... Thanks a ton!

geilesAuto  

Posted by: geilesAuto

07/30/2008 02:27PM

i love your ride, 5 stars for sure! come check out my ride

fear_of_1  

Posted by: fear_of_1

01/18/2006 03:36AM

Hey, she looks pretty tidy, still got a few running about here in the UK. Best thing to do is to remove the hydroelastic stuff and replace them with a rubber cone set up seen on later minis, less prone to problems.

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Vehicle Owner

Member ID: cjthor

Location: boring, OR