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[willava182]

 

 

Only around 180 Rio's left, makes me feel special doesn't it haha  ;)

 

 

 

    Weyh, fellow 'Rio' owner, 

 

 

Looks nice! Grill conversion?

 

Here's mine  

 

[scottybigflip]

i just took the outer crome strips of the grill and removed the lip on the bonnet. nothing special about the grill tho. (just a tad lighter than std) 

[adam_93rio]

Noticed a lot of people on here saying their paint is diamond white. If you go get diamond white mixed it will be the same colour as a transit van. The correct colour for minis is white diamond, sounds petty but there is a huge obvious difference when you spray it on.

Not sure if I've ever posted in here, but I have a rio. Here she is

Old pic but there's a lot less wheel arch gap now

[scottybigflip]

Nice, rat look Rio    

 

 

    Like the roof rack           

[DEXISWOLF]

I have a Mini Red Hot 998. I'm not sure if anyone else has one on here, but it would be great to see some pics!

mine :)

[CarsOrBikes]

I have my friends Paul Smith here, 28,000 miles, which he owned from new, it came here out of a barn and has been here three years now. I'm supposed to be selling it for him, but think secretly he wants it lol. I Mot'd it, changed the battery, freed off brakes etc or whatever it wanted, but now the fuel pump is stuck. I took the tank out carefully, and wired the pump directly to a battery and tapped it to free it off, and reassembled it. The car started immediately, so I used to run it every week or so, but left it again, and guess what, it stuck again, so I haven't bothered with the Mot again, and won't until I have to start it for a viewing, and will get the test done for the next owner. I tried to convince him to hang on to it, but he seems to have moved on from it, possibly because it's been out of sight for so long? It's nice and original aside from a pair of added fogs, and he changed the steel spare for an alloy, it had a Play Mini cat back and lcb, but I put it back to standard when the lcb rotted through, much nicer now quieter.

 

I have a Cooper 35th Anniversary which i've owned from new, 64k, original body and interior except wheels diamond turned on the rim, and black centres instead of anthracite. The engine was bluprinted in the year of purchase, and enhanced since, to twin 1&1/2" SU's and a taylored harness utilising the SPI ECU still. Janspeed made me a stainless system too, from cat bypass back. I haven't used it since driving it to Germany and going to the Nurburgring, aside from a few local runs, and it's been mostly stored since 2005. When the engine was at it's best it could drive straight of the mph scale at 7k with it's 3.44:1 final drive from John Cooper Garages, but needs a new cam now which I have, just gets rest now, sleeping with a sheet over it in the garage since removing from a barn in 2009. I was going to show it again for Mini 50, but never did. I kept Mot'ing it, but have left that now too.

[Kieranlee999]

I have my friends Paul Smith here, 28,000 miles, which he owned from new, it came here out of a barn and has been here three years now. I'm supposed to be selling it for him, but think secretly he wants it lol. I Mot'd it, changed the battery, freed off brakes etc or whatever it wanted, but now the fuel pump is stuck. I took the tank out carefully, and wired the pump directly to a battery and tapped it to free it off, and reassembled it. The car started immediately, so I used to run it every week or so, but left it again, and guess what, it stuck again, so I haven't bothered with the Mot again, and won't until I have to start it for a viewing, and will get the test done for the next owner. I tried to convince him to hang on to it, but he seems to have moved on from it, possibly because it's been out of sight for so long? It's nice and original aside from a pair of added fogs, and he changed the steel spare for an alloy, it had a Play Mini cat back and lcb, but I put it back to standard when the lcb rotted through, much nicer now quieter.

 

I have a Cooper 35th Anniversary which i've owned from new, 64k, original body and interior except wheels diamond turned on the rim, and black centres instead of anthracite. The engine was bluprinted in the year of purchase, and enhanced since, to twin 1&1/2" SU's and a taylored harness utilising the SPI ECU still. Janspeed made me a stainless system too, from cat bypass back. I haven't used it since driving it to Germany and going to the Nurburgring, aside from a few local runs, and it's been mostly stored since 2005. When the engine was at it's best it could drive straight of the mph scale at 7k with it's 3.44:1 final drive from John Cooper Garages, but needs a new cam now which I have, just gets rest now, sleeping with a sheet over it in the garage since removing from a barn in 2009. I was going to show it again for Mini 50, but never did. I kept Mot'ing it, but have left that now too.

Sounds cool some pics would be good

[a_woolhouse]

Forgot to upload a photo of my park lane (pre resto)

Edited by a_woolhouse, 27 November 2013 - 04:28 PM.

[Kieranlee999]

Forgot to upload a photo of my park lane (pre resto)

why did you put flowers on top of it ;)

[a_woolhouse]

 

Forgot to upload a photo of my park lane (pre resto)

why did you put flowers on top of it ;)

 

hahaha you're the 3rd person that's said that, it's a hanging basket but because my minis pretty much touching the wall it looks like its on the roof 

[vipernewz]

Ive got a black mini thirty - apparently 1 of 200 black ones to leave the factory with a sunroof

 

 

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[Miniholic]

 
I have a Cooper 35th Anniversary which i've owned from new, 64k, original body and interior except wheels diamond turned on the rim, and black centres instead of anthracite. The engine was bluprinted in the year of purchase, and enhanced since, to twin 1&1/2" SU's and a taylored harness utilising the SPI ECU still. Janspeed made me a stainless system too, from cat bypass back. I haven't used it since driving it to Germany and going to the Nurburgring, aside from a few local runs, and it's been mostly stored since 2005. When the engine was at it's best it could drive straight of the mph scale at 7k with it's 3.44:1 final drive from John Cooper Garages, but needs a new cam now which I have, just gets rest now, sleeping with a sheet over it in the garage since removing from a barn in 2009. I was going to show it again for Mini 50, but never did. I kept Mot'ing it, but have left that now too.

We've had our Cooper 35 since new as well. From your description I think we've spoken at shows, car with the 35th plate?

Our car is one of the five Cooper 35s that were converted to S spec by John Cooper Garages, so although it looks modified it's actually standard with the exception if a set of Mk1 bumpers.

We used to have a Mini 30 in cherry red, would love another one day. Did try and trace it, but it's been off the road for years.

[Archived4]

I've got an italian job 1993 LE. Previous owner ruined it 100%, binned the interior, wide arches, awful tacky lights, 13x7 minilites, and lots of filler, and seeing this thread want me to make it standard outside again. But too late now

[MiniKermit]

I have a Mini Park lane....some kind soul re-badged it as a Mini Silverstone (was a model in German). I intend to restore it back to (almost) standard, i.e I am leaving the Alloy wheels on. My issue is the original Park Lane interior is there....but he's painted the door cards black!....one day I may find a set of replacements! who knows!

 

Finally I am not a fan of Mini Park Lane stickers so intend to get some fitted to magnets! Then they can be removed after shows

[GUESTO]

I have a mini sidewalk in kingfisher blue all original except sportspack wheels and arches#