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[Clubby]

Hey all , my name is Brett, I drive a 1978 blue clubby estate, (used to own Black Betty)

It needs the interior replacing, and a decent respray!!

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[Acid-Casualty]

Hi.

I'd love to post a photo, but I'm on dial up using what is basically a glorified calculator for a computer (anybody remember the heady days of the pentium 2?) :'(

I've got a '91 red/white cooper. Carb not SPi. It's just gone into winter storage although I'm planning a total rebuild. In terms of rust he's in pretty good nick so I kind of figure that I'll do all the work now rather than leave it for a couple of years and let him get worse. No real body mods apart from Mk1 grill and tail lights etc. Going for the retro look.

In terms of the engine: twin carbs, cam, get the crank ground and balanced etc. RC40 exhaust maybe.

Cheers

[NI4 0BS]

Hi Guys

Just joined this site...woooooooooooo!

I drive a mini cooper park lane...has anyone else got 1?

Anyone in Kent?

Ben

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[Cartera619]

Hi all, new to TMF!

I drive a 1987 mini city

Respray red with white roof
W&P arches

1275 metro engine with stg 1 kit
Cooper S rad

Spax dampers with Hi Lo's all round
Adjustable Tie rods

12x5 deepdish supalites in anthracite

Full corbeau classic interior (gonna be selling soon! looking for some monaco seats to replace!)

[minimad998]

What mini do you drive and are there any mods done to it ?
Also what are your plans !

Hi all my name is Ryan,
I have currently got a mini Mayfair (copper look alike) its not driveable at the moment due to the amount of rust present on it but I’m currently getting a friend to help me weld wings, a boot pan and platting up the chassey and replacing the drivers A pillar, managed to have the head of the engine gas flowed , re paint and replace the gaskets, crankshaft seals timing and clutch end of the engine, and have recently bought twin 1.5” SU carburettors, a 3 2 1 manifold and a stainless steel DTM and link piping, for the performance

Some pics of rusty are below enclosed.

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Minimo the 96 mayfair with some retro touches and a few tweeks in the handling dept

1275cc spi.

[sams78mini]

hi im sam and this is my mini . what do you think of her

im currently studying motorsport engineering at brooklands college and my plans are to design my own spaceframe rear subfraame to house a bike engine.

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[shorty_at_the_parlour]

I just bought a red/white 1995 mini cooper and can't stop smiling!! I have driven it all over the country and have found that mini owners are really a friendly community, no matter where. The car has one previous owner and no modifications and I intend keeping it that way as far as possible. My plans are to check that it is sealed for winter as I use it to drive to work and stuff, I only intend one or two cosmetic changes - the wheels need refurbished, I would like to change the wheel arches and fog light to chrome. The wiring needs checked as I cannot get the fog lights to work and, more often than not, the window wipers won't go off when I want them to!!? The interior carpet is a hellish colour and needs to go and I would like a better sterio system but, on the whole, she is gorgeous and I look forward to joining in all the mini fun next year when possible - my job keeps me pretty busy.

[fbll04]

I drive a 1971 Mini Saloon
Painted in Kingfisher Green Metallic
Front disc brakes
Standard 13" Alloys
Genuine Sports pack Arches
1275cc standard unleaded engine
1.75" Carburettor

I plan on putting Hi-Los on and maybe some gaz shocks.

[TheCityEMan]

What mini do you drive and are there any mods done to it ?
Also what are your plans !

I drive a Austin Mini City E and yes there is a mod done to it and its got stage 2 kit in it and thats about it

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[Retro_10s]

My name's mike. and here's my project currently.

She's called Milly, and she's 1980 Clubman on Vplate. she used to be turqouise, now she's lipari blue and i'm roller painting her!!! lovely 10" wheels too!

Courtesy of 'GW' she's Soon to have a 1275GT black fitted with a 286cam!! (nice big valves on the head too!)

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[theoldtartspimp]

hi i drive a mini city e called dorris (the old tart)

*engine mods
1293cc morspeed short block
mg metro gearbox
286 kent rally cam
lightened and balanced flywheel/crank
vandervell bearings
mg metro turbo clutch
omega pistons
stage 4 skimed cylinder head
copper head gasket
1:3 ratio rolling tip rockers
stage 2 lcb maniflow exhuast manifold
2 inch link pipe with cherry bomb silencer
loud as hell boxster back box
polished maniflow inlet manifold
hif 44 carb with modded needle
k&n air filter
aldon electronic dissy matched to engine spec
aldon flamethrower coil
spitfire plugs and leads
special 2 core rad
6 blade metal fan (better than the C**p plastic ones)
silicone hoses
75 amp alternater (45 amp is standard)

*suspension and wheel mods
race coil spring conversion (instead of silly rubber cones)
hilos (so i could lower it the 3 inches i have)
36 point adjustable gaz shocks
negative camber bottom arms
uprated tie bars
rear negative camber brackets
poly flex bushings
ultimate engine steady
inch spacers rear
solid front subframe mounts
3/4 inch spacers front
13x7 inch starmags
175 50 13 conti sport contacts front
175 50 13 yokohamma a539s rear

*brakes
8.4 inch cross drilled grooved front discs
ferodo red pads
ally superfin rear drums
sintered brake shoes
cooper brake servo
goodridge braided hoses

*bodywork
full metal flip front
sportpack arches
lots of crome bits
angel eye head lights
angel eye spotlights
ultra clear rear lenses
xenon headlight blubs
led blubs thoughtout (apart from headlight and spots)

*interior
full cooper interior
black dash
black center console
black headlining
red newton com carpets
more chrome bits
short shift gearstick
smiths oil pressure/ volt gauge

*stereo
alpine mp3 headunit and remote
infinity reference 13 cm componants
infinity reference 13 cm 2 way speakers
pheonix gold xenon 650 amp
infinity perfect 12.1 sub


*wanted
straight cut gearbox
straight cut drop gears
hardy spicer drive outputs and drive shafts
full respray
the money to do the all the above

this is what she looked like when i bought her



and with a few mods along the way





she now looks like this

[Rodders]

Hi my name is Martin and I drive a paul smith le. first mini was a mini city e(found out today that she is no longer on the road :'( will have to see if I can find a photo of her some where, had befor i had a computer though so nothing stored. here is the paul smith anyway.

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[lew]

hi i have a 1974 mini clubman 1275 gt it used to be a mini clubman 998 i but i have resently bought a log book 4 a gt and i have also put a 1275 in it

these are the mods i can remember

full rebuilt 1300 engine with +30 pistons 500 miles ago just found this out due to changin the head gasket lol
port and polished head with double valve springs
playmini exhaust
hi los all round
gmax shocks- there C**p
quickshift
13x6 ally cats
k&n
richer needle
adj ti bars
bucket seat
gt clocks
4 pot calipers and 8.4 disc - there alot beter than the drums that it used to have
brand new rear subframe
braided hoses

loads more

Edited by lew, 18 October 2006 - 10:59 AM.

[Bean]

Helloooo

I "drive" a 1984 Mini 25 Limited Edition with factory fitted Webasto roof only one of 10 made with such a roof!!

Drove it for 2 weeks when I first bought it...back in August! Then I took it off the road for the time being so that I can give it the attention it deserves! (I say "I", what I mean is...I shall look at it and admire it and Dog is gonna do the work But I shall help out where I can!)

It's a standard 998 as far as i know. it has recently had new points, dissy cap, air filter, water pump, thermostat, solenoid valve, spark plugs and new exhaust.

It's also had new rear subframe and RHS sill and the interior is original mini 25!


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