Checkmate
Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2009 9:39 am
Hi all ,
I just recently became the happy owner of a 1991 Rover Mini It is quite rusty, but it's mine.
Here is a picture of when we were towing it home. It came from England.
And here's where it is now. It hopefully won't be outside for long, just waiting for there to be room in our workshop which hasn't been tidied for along time
It's documented as a Mini Checkmate, even if it doesn't look like one. Makes me wonder where the side strips disappeared to, but oh well. I think I'll restore it back to an original Checkmate, not sure yet.
A replacement engine that the last owner fitted. He striped it down for some reason and once it was back together it gained an oil leak. He says he has no idea where it's coming from, so it looks like i may to strip it down again. It also looks like there maybe little bits thats he's lost, nuts and bolts and that kind of stuff. All part of the fun
I hope to have made progress soon and will post more photos when the interesting stuff starts happening
I just recently became the happy owner of a 1991 Rover Mini It is quite rusty, but it's mine.
Here is a picture of when we were towing it home. It came from England.
And here's where it is now. It hopefully won't be outside for long, just waiting for there to be room in our workshop which hasn't been tidied for along time
It's documented as a Mini Checkmate, even if it doesn't look like one. Makes me wonder where the side strips disappeared to, but oh well. I think I'll restore it back to an original Checkmate, not sure yet.
A replacement engine that the last owner fitted. He striped it down for some reason and once it was back together it gained an oil leak. He says he has no idea where it's coming from, so it looks like i may to strip it down again. It also looks like there maybe little bits thats he's lost, nuts and bolts and that kind of stuff. All part of the fun
I hope to have made progress soon and will post more photos when the interesting stuff starts happening