69 replies to this topic

[marksmini]

dom its not alot but if you want a 1.0l engine to keep you ticking over the offers there.

[Jordie]

Dropping a complete engine and box in would be the quickest and easiest way.

Good luck Dom.

[bert998]

you gotta love the offers, dont see such as much friendliness on other
forums

hope you are feeling a little more upbeat Dom.

[minidan]

I have a complete 1275cc MG engine and gearbox with radiator, dizzy, altenator, coil, clutch - everything, ready to fit and go! even the subframe.

£200 the lot. drives great

[minivanman]

Bad luck mate :'( With the offers you've had in this thread, I dont think you're going to have to scrap it! Good luck getting it back on the road Dom, hope to see it again at the L2B next year

Edited by minivanman, 09 October 2006 - 04:41 PM.

[AlexM]

Topic should be changed to happy day! For Dom's mini will live again!

[Pie]

Anyone want to give me i dunno say £5k??? Worth a try ent it???

[Bungle]

where is dom ?

i guess hes walking home from uni so might be awile :'(

[Barnett]

Thats it you lovely people, this is really a great forum, men, women and Marksmini of course pulling together to get DOM fixed up and running again, really want to see you & your mini again at Nürburgring next year!!

Chin up Dom, without any throuble what so ever people are throwing parts at you!!

Great work Guys...

[Mini 360]

Thanks god this didnt happen at the ring!

Olie180 is selling Mr Tango with a spare wngine maybe he would give it to you cheap?

[Dom]

Thank you for the replies and your support... just reading these posts gives me hope for sorting this nightmare. TheMiniForum is a second family to me and its great that you all care for a fellow tmfer.

I do love my car and really don't like the idea of scrapping it or stripping it down and selling it for parts. The thought of having a normal car replacing my mini just doesnt work for me. I'd end up leaving the forum and I can't do that. I've travelled to the Nurburgring twice in this car as well as various mini shows and other runs. I can't part with it!

As you may know, I am not mechanically minded, so I wouldn't have a clue where to start with changing the engine and gearbox.

Thank you for the offers of engines and gearboxes, very kind of you. With all these we should beable to work out what will be best for my mini.

Also Thank you for offering to travel accross to help me out, really appreciate that but to save you travelling I'll use the local help... ofcourse advice is always welcome

Going back to the suggestions of working on the car at my house, it is not feasable because of where I live. Also, the idea of storing it in a garage, I don't have a garage and my mini is my only car, which I use everyday so it needs to be fixed as soon as possible. As I am short of money I can't afford the luxury of renting a garage either or keeping it stored while I run another car while it gets fixed. So for now I'll be relying on lifts to get me to uni and places.

I spoke to retrodan who has agreed to pick the car up, take the engine and gearbox out and do the changeover when we have found a suitable replacement 1275 engine and gearbox.

So I am looking for a 1275 engine that is in good condition and a gearbox to match. Can people keep a look out for these and get back to me.

[Hannioli]

aww Dom, look how lovely everyone's being. I'm sorry to hear your mini's been misbehaving but you'll get it back on the road in no time from the looks of it!

I'd offer you something...but pretty much all I've got is a hug not much use hey!

anywho, people keep being nice to Dom! you'll be rewarded with a strip show



by dom....

[Barnett]

you'll be rewarded with a strip show



by dom....

When is this happening?? time and place!! oh schat what do you like like though!!??

Great news though Dom and very nice words...i cant offer much either apart from a cuppa tea at the ring next year!!

[mini-gti]

if ya pay for my fuel and supply plenty of tea i'll come across and give you a hand i'll bring a boot full of tools, and my knowledge and speed

my record at college is 35 mins bonet off, scuttle off, wing off -- wing on , scuttle on and bonnet on single handedly on a nissan coupe

gaz

[Tomm]

i offered free engine and box with free fitting but doms after a 1275 so i was pretty useless lol