4/19/13

I found a 1961 Mini on Craigslist and sent the link to John.  He replied back and asked if we’re going to Little Elm on Saturday.  I said we’d sit on the ad for a bit because I really want a 1965 model [ Can you afford to be that picky? - SM ] .  I’d also need to save up some cash to make that purchase.  He also sent back pictures… well, a picture, of a Mini which has a Datsun 210 floor pan and drivetrain grafted into it.  I remembered him talking about it in the past and that was one of the possible plans I had in mind for my Mini.  Today I remembered that, in addition to his 210 destined for the scrapper, I have the junkyard 1200 which is little more than a floor pan already.  I'm now thinking 1200 floor pan, A-14, and welded 4.11 axle in a Mini as my fiftieth birthday present project.  Of course I also have that 1,500cc Honda Civic engine and transaxle which would power a Mini in a spritely manner.  I wonder which would be easier to make happen.  I'm sure John and I will be discussing this tomorrow.  Hmm, I might need to ask him to contact the guy with the ’61 Mini after all.  Who knows, I might be able to low-ball him and get into the thing for a grand.  I don’t know.  I just sent John a text asking if he took it upon himself to contact the dude when I sent the link.  I haven’t heard back.  I probably should tap the brakes and wait for the ’65 I really want.  No, there isn’t any difference between a ’61 and a ’65, I want one the same age as me.  I know, you’re saying to yourself, “Didn’t he just have a 1965 Spitfire?”  Yes.  Yes I did.  But with The Seven, another open LBC is totally superfluous.  John has been trying to tell me that ever since I got the thing.  Once I realized that fact, I also noticed just how much work that particular car needed… I think.  I don’t know.  The point is, B. R. Eastman will be taking on that project and I'm not looking back… well, not where he can see me at least.  Ok, I just heard back from John about the Mini in Little Elm.  He has not made contact so I think I'm going to rein myself in on this project.  Ok, truth time.  The only reason I even came in here to talk to y'all today was I was waiting for my work computer to re-boot so I could do my time sheet.  Now that it is up and going I'm going to stop talking to y'all, do the time sheet, and then go home.  I'll talk to y'all again Monday.