hard to clean. The first year it went
to London to Brighton it rained and
I’d spent so long cleaning it,” recalls
Libby, who gave me a passenger ride
to confirm that this is one seriously
fast Mini, with a feisty induction roar.
Steve hasn’t finished playing yet
though. “I want to do a wire tuck, hiding
as much of the wiring as possible.” He
aims to colour-code things like the coil
pack too. The inner wings had to be
removed during the build but plans
include replacements to keep the engine
bay cleaner, and also fitting a stainless
exhaust manifold. “Now the car is in
its third year, and works well. All we
can do now is improve,” says Steve.
Steering at low speed is an issue Libby
would like to look at and the couple is
toying with powered steering to assist
with the heavy Rover 13-inch alloys.
“Everyone loves it when they are talking
to me about it and realise it’s Libby’s
car,” explains Steve. “I have to explain
I built it for her and I’ve only driven it
three times, including to the MOT station
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