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| Matthew Taylor bought the car in May 2003 as a standard Tahiti. Since he bought it, it has had a new front end, sills, front floor and boot floor fitted and a full respray. Matthew calls it "my version of what Rover should have done with the mini!" |
| Engine |
1275cc carb engine, Playmini centre exit DTM exhaust, Cat removed, "Leyland ST" chrome rocker cover |
| Gearbox |
Standard Rover 4 speed all-synchro manual transmission. |
| Suspension |
Standard allround (soon to be uprated and lowered) |
| Brakes |
8.4 inch solid discs on the front with twin-pot Iron callipers, iron drums on the rear. (soon too uprated to EBC discs and EBC GreenStuff pads) |
| Wheels and Tyres |
13x6 Superlite alloys, Yokohama A-008 tyres |
| Exterior |
Tahiti blue with "Tahiti" logos on rear quarters (resprayed 2003), Grp 5 arches, clear front and rear lenses, Cooper grill, colour coded door mirrors and number plate light, mini winged badges on front and rear with "MINI" script re-located, |
| Interior |
Standard "Tahiti" seats and door cards, Mountney 12" steering wheel, 8-ball gear knob, blue interior neon light, re-trimmed rear shelf without speaker holes |
| ICE |
JVC single cd player, kenwood 6.5" component speakers housed in custom console speaker pods, 12" Pro Plus subwoofer powered by RM Audio amplifier in custom boot build. |
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