Vehicle Owner

Member ID: takksi

Location: Birkirkara, MT

Vehicle Info

1976 Austin Mini

Bragging Rights

  • 1/4 Mile0 sec @ -1 mph
  • 0-600sec
  • Top Speed-1mph
  • HP-1
  • Weight-1lbs

Major Upgrades

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

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    • Currently 3.7/5 Stars.

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Last updated: Oct 08, 2009

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David’s Austin Mini
“1976 Austin Mini”

  • Currently 3.676923076923 /5 Stars.
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This is my 1976 Austin Mini. I got this Mini in September 2009. It has a 1275cc MG Metro engine fitted on it and has also been upgraded to Mayfair standards, including fenders with side indicators and rear tail lamps with reverse lights. This car has also had a Zeemax look-alike sports body kit upgrade. It also boasts of Mini Cooper 13" alloy wheels coupled with BridgeStone Potenza 175 50 tires.

At the moment it's still in my garage due to an overheating problem. I'm working on this problem when I find the time as I cannot start using the car before I fix it.

Once this issue is fixed, my intentions are to replace the headlamps with transparent ones fitted with angel eyes. I also intend replacing the current white-red-yellow tail lamps with white ones, and possibly also install the 4x spot lights in front of the grill. Internally, I want to refurbish the dashboard and also upgrade the dash instruments including dash lighting, use LEDs and change the colour to something cool such as blue or green rather than the tungsten coloured back light it currently has. I would also like to add some ambient lighting in the cabin, such as under dash and under seat ligthing.

Well, in the mean time, here are a couple of pics of my little baby...

takksi's 1976 Austin Mini
Front  chrome grill with white indicators.
You can also see the Mini Mayfair upgraded
fenders together with the white side repeaters.
There is also the front Zeemax look-alike
bumper with a low spoiler.

 

takksi's 1976 Austin Mini
The darker side of the moon :D LOL
Well, just the other side of my Mini :)

 

takksi's 1976 Austin Mini
Decals on the doors... they don't make the
Mini look professional, but maybe a bit cooler
:) There are also the 13" Cooper alloys and
the side skirts and wheel arches together
with the upgraded rear bumper and spoiler.

 

 takksi's 1976 Austin Mini
Chrome Silencer pipe fish tail and chrome
fuel filler cap. There's also the chrome
cover on the running board.

 

takksi's 1976 Austin Mini
13" Cooper alloys (rear with yellow drum - I'll
change the colour of that drum as soon as I
get the chance... maybe black or red).

 

takksi's 1976 Austin Mini
Front wheel...

 

takksi's 1976 Austin Mini
Interior. Upgraded with white instrument panel.
3 extra dials have been installed in the centre,
Voltage gauge, Clock and Oil Pressure gauge.
The one on top of the dash is a rev-counter.

 

Well, that's about it for now. I'll post more stuff as I go on with the changes/mods etc... hopefully in the near future ;-)

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MD-IN-UK  

Posted by: MD-IN-UK

11/04/2009 08:18AM

Sweet looking Mini you have there. Dosen't look like it needs much of anything. Have Ya got that cooling problem figured out yet? Check out my Mini and rate it please. 5 *****s to Ya.

takksi  

Posted by: takksi

10/16/2009 11:16AM

thanks for your nice comments guys :)

andersen_knight  

Posted by: andersen_knight

10/08/2009 10:28PM

sweet ride !! 5*

02F-F  

Posted by: 02F-F

10/08/2009 09:18AM

Very awsome..5*

PureBusiness  

Posted by: PureBusiness

10/08/2009 06:29AM

It's absolutely beautiful,, you must be proud! 5*'s

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Member ID: takksi

Location: Birkirkara, MT