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Hello all - first post after years of stalking!

Unfortunately, I'll be selling my Mini Moke.  Common story - too many toys, not enough time and it's collecting dust.   'Cash in the attic' if you will.  This will probably allow the wife to let me get a different toy a bit down the road (will keep my Lotus Elise for other fun).

I'll post pics and other bits in a bit, but here's a detailed write up of the Moke.     Feel free to email me at [email protected]  if interested.    

Here's the detail:

 Full frame off restoration in winter 2011.    Driven 300 miles since.    All work was done by Yves Boode and Rich/Joe at Historic/Vintage Race Car in Woodstock.   Well respected guys and well known in the Mini world (Rich himself owns a Moke).       The restoration, like all restorations wound up costing me considerably more than I anticipated.   I’d imagine I have over $20K into the car.

What was done:

-       Complete body work – all rust/holes/etc fixed.   Brand new floors and windscreen frame.

-       New custom mandrel bent/welded roll bar

-       Rear tower subframe repaired

-       Gas tank boiled/resealed

-       Converted to RHD

-       Smaller 11” Mountney steering wheel mounted

-       Engine refurb.  Prior owner had put a 1098cc A Series engine with hot cam.

-       Car features 13” steel wheels (ala the Australian models)

-       New shocks

-       New larger radiator

-       Custom fabricated dash houses gauges (speedo/tach/oil/water temp/oil pr) and stereo speakers

-       Body, seat frame, dash painted in new Jaguar French Racing Blue

-       Roll bar, bumpers, front grille and steel wheels and hubcaps painted in new Chrysler ‘Bright White’ – just used the same paint code as my Jeep.

-       Subframe towers were repainted and underside of tub was rust proofed

-       New battery

-       Custom stereo installation.    Front dash houses Polk speakers and Sony head unit that hides ipod.    Rear audio ‘box’ houses Polk speakers, a small Rockford Fosgate Punch amp and a powered Kenwood subwoofer.    Fun sounds for a fun car.

-       Many fasteners/etc replaced

-       Custom carpets cut from marine grade weatherproof jute – bounded.  Very cool.

-       Seats and stereo box reupholstered in camel colored weatherproof marine grade vinyl.   Additional padded added for comfort.   

-       Rear seats made into bench style and seatbelts (lap) added to accommodate 3 rear passengers (originally only accommodated two)

-       The dash has a cutout which allows you to house things.   I also added an inexpensive 12v outlet.   Allows you to inconspicuously use a charger for your phone.   Grippy material allows the phone to stay pat.

-       Rear bumper has a removable hitch with 1 1/2 “ ( I believe) ball.  Was going to fab up a fun little trailer to house fishing gear/etc for fun excursions around our lake house.    That never happened!    Could also accommodate some sort of hitch holder (options are endless).

-       Front frame was fitted with a custom bracket which accepts an A frame carrier.   Hitch/cotter pin the A frame carrier to the Moke bracket and attach the ball to your hitch.    Plug in the magnetic lights and you have a great easy way to flat tow your Moke.  Takes 90 seconds to hook up.  This was Rich’s idea as he had it on his personal Moke.    I will include the A frame tow carrier and the magnetic tow lights.

-       Wipers and wiper assembly were removed.   Useless for this car.

-       All attachment nubs for the canopy were removed/filled as part of the bodywork.   I find the canopy to be useless and defeats the purpose of this fun in the sun car.   I do have the canopy frame and will be included.   You’d need to fit the hardware and have a vinyl canopy made to use it.

-       Lots of fun bits and pieces – heck, I even rattle canned matching plastic screw covers.

-       Features a ‘Last Open Road’ windscreen decal – because every enthusiast car must have a ‘Last Open Road’ decal!  

-       Fabbed up a custom fishing rock rack that mounts to the horizontal sections of the roll bar (removable).

New parts (sourced from many places - here, Sevenent, Heritage, MParts, et al).

-       Windshield frame including circular side mirrors (painted to match)

-       Bonnet straps

-       Mud flaps

-       All 5 seat belts

-       Side panel covers

-       Battery

-       Radiator

-       Shocks

-       Headlight glass and bulbs

-       Fuel pump

-       New oil filter

-       New plugs

Work to be done –if I were to keep the car, I would address the following.

-       Steering rack is a bit angled.   Doesn’t impact anything, but I would address.

-       Carbs may need some adjusting for more reliable starting.   Starts every time but sometimes needs a few turns to get there.

-       Gearbox is getting dodgy.    I’m not a fan of the long ‘pudding stirring/magic wand’ gearbox and would have most likely swapped it out for a rod change (possibly with a KAD quickshift) for a bit of a shorter throw and more comfort (getting into reverse is a fun exercise!).   Yves has assured me that it’s most likely the synchro on 1 and/or baulk ring.  

-       The speedo is temperamental

-       Fuel gauge does not work.   Should be a quick fix to address the sender (never got around to it).    I drove the car so infrequently and trips were always very short and frankly, just unscrew the top and eyeball how much gas is in there!