Mini Cooper "Blade of Steel"
Type: Automobiles
Model: Mini Cooper
Real Name: Kel
Location: Kansas City, Missouri US.
Web Site:
Gender: Not sure.
Age: 25.38 years
1999 Rover Mini Cooper S 40th anniversary. This is one of 500 made in this color.
I purchased this from the Netherlands and shipped it to New York in May of 2006. I drove it all the way back to Kansas City, it was a fun 21 hour straight trip!
*********Specifications*********
Engine/Transmission
*Stock 1.3 liter Multiport injected. (1275cc) With 4 speed transmission, 2.76 final differential.
Interior
*Fully Loaded black leather interior
*Silver brushed dash
*Stock Rover Mini Cd Player *A cool ash tray with no cigarette lighter! Exterior
*Sportspack arches
*Motorized 4 setting adjustable headlights
*13x6 Rover Mini Alloy Wheels
*4 x 55watt Halogen Fog Lights
Comments
Awesome Mini! I'd love to have a twin of your car some day.
Man, I bet that little dude is a blast to drive. Love the front lamps.
This is an amzing looking car. Have you done any work to it, or did you get it in such nice condition? Oh, you can write out a little history/description of the car for us in the "Edit Ride" form.
Love it!
Da hawtness!!!! Very nice!
Wow you bought this overseas huh. How was the process, was it difficult to get it registered over here?
Blade of Steel's Stats
longlivekel owns:
1969 through 1970s this pickup was a personal airline jet luggage truck in UK. Beat to hell and saved a previous owner in the 1980s. After bastardized by several other owners, I finally brought it back to life.
In 2000 February this car was purchased. The vehicle was supposably "restored," but was done poorly. I stripped every ounce of paint off of it and replaced 80 percent of the metal on teh vehicle. It was rusted away from tailgate to the lower firewall. Took 2.5 years to restore. Custom hand rolled bed, bulkhead, rear subframe support beams etc..
The Austin Mini Pickup was built from 1961-1982 with a total production of 58,179. There are very few still left and even fewer in the States.
***********Modifications*************
Engine
*Cooper S Block Bored to .060 over.
*73mm throw crank
*11cc Dished hepolite pistons
*Dual timing chain
*Center bolt main
*649 racing/grind cam
*Single Hif 1.75” carb
*Port and polished racing Longman Head
*alloy water pump
*1.3 Roller lifters
*ARP head bolts
*2 piece Header setup
*Super 2 core Radiator with tropical fan
*1 15/16” exhaust with dual outlets
*Urethane motor mounts
Suspension
*lowered 2.5” with fully adjustable trumpets
*13x7 minilites with 175/50/13 Sumitomo
*Late model 8.4”rotors with dual piston calipers
Transmission
*Later model A+ transmission 2.91 final differential
*Later model linkage
Interior
(Still under construction.)
*Currently corbeau seats
*Custom hand made Red oak dash and console
*Removable Steering wheel
*Hand made custom Carpet Loop Pile thick nylon with deaden mesh on the back
*Hand made baby soft vinyl headliner
Exterior
*Painted Lexus IS300 Yellow
*Fitted with a custom Zeemax Mini Pickup Body Kit
*Fiberglass Tailgate
*Dual running light grill
*Fully Removeable Front Clip
I am sure there is more to list but this is off the top of my head This was all done by me and some help of my father.
Now 10'9" of yellowness!
longlivekel used to own:
Shipped over from UK back in 2003 and was sold in 2005.
This is a 1978 Mini 1000 that i had. Had brown houndstooth interior and 4spd rod change tranny.
Fun in a foot of snow and was just as fast as a slug on the salt lakes!
O ya patches was the shiznit.
Posted on 2006-08-07 21:01:34