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  • The Lowly Gentlemen 1974 Austin Mini

    It's about time I started a thread for my latest project car as it arrived at the StanceWorks garage a month or two ago. It's a car that I've wanted since I was a little kid and I'm beyond excited to have on in my grasps now. As many you may know, I've built 2 of the new MINIs in the past. I loved them, but they never quite filled my desire for a true Classic Mini.

    For the background story on my love for Minis, you can read my article here:



    This summer, I picked up a 1974 Austin Mini. It's El Paso Beige with a black interior. It's powered by the 998 A-Series and sits on top of a very tired rubber cone suspension that will need a thorough refreshing soon. It originated in the UK and as such is a RHD model.

    As it arrived from the previous owner:







    The first step was removing the old vinyl to clean the car's appearance up a bit









  • #2
    clean car

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    • #3
      Can't wait to see the progress on this


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      • #4
        Looks gorgeous!

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        • #5
          Sooooooooooo innnnnnnnn <3
          I dislike Byron.

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          • #6
            love that color
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            • #7
              So freaking beautiful
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              • #8
                What are your plans with it bud?

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                • #9
                  Excellent, Andrew! Been following this on Instagram. Can't wait to see your progress

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                  • #10
                    So awesome, Andrew! Can't wait to see the progress of this.
                    Ol Dirty Bastard - RIP

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by E30LIFE View Post
                      What are your plans with it bud?
                      Style-wise I plan to back date some of the details and go for a simple understated look.

                      Performance wise, I'll be restoring the brakes and suspension with performance parts and swapping in a stronger powerplant. The hope is to build a solid driver car that will be reliable but also fun in the mountains/canyons.

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                      • #12
                        This thing is siiick!
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                        Build: http://www.stanceworks.com/forums/sh...hlight=versace

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                        • #13
                          It's just as beautiful in person.
                          Have fun with it man.

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                          • #14
                            I love classic minis so much

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                            • #15
                              Very nice. Much cleaner than mine but I paid nothing for it so not surprising really.

                              What powerplant are you going for 1430?

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