Rally preparation 2012...

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After the eight hard working years, she needed a facelift and some tlc, so I decided to freshen up her look by getting some carbon fibre vinyl and cover the roof and add some racing stripes. We also fitted the four spots and bought a sump guard to finish off the look.

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Then some much needed mechanical work was done. I converted to an electronic ignition kit, getting rid of those silly points and condenser. We did a bit of work on the cooling system e.g. new water pump, thermostat and adding a small auxiliary radiator which I took from the heater unit inside the Mini (won't be needing that in Africa....hopefully).

2013 To do list....

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The Mini needs some stopping power, so we'll do a disc brake conversion and while we're at it, add a set of Hi Lo suspension to get over the monster speed humps, hippos and Tokolosh.

A high capacity radiator, extra engine stabilisers, wheel arches and skid guard, protecting the entire belly will be installed.

Some more intensive surgery will include a cylinder head conversion so that the Mini can run on unleaded fuel, since leaded fuel is becoming a scarce commodity these days.