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[Butcher HL]

Hey Guys Just joined the mini forum so new to this. Ive got a 1981 Mini HL Which is mint. Bog Standard 998 no mods
Body work is in very good condition.
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[minicityE-2008]

hey there, i just joined yesterday. im just in the final stages of my first mini project, quite a task it turned out to be. I had a 1981 mini city E which literally spontaniously combusted whist diving down the road! I had only owned the car for about a month. This happened July 2008. Amazingly the engine and subframes were fine, but the interior was toast! So i removed the front and rear subframes and scrapped the shell. A friend gave me their 1275 auto Mayfair in November 2008. So i went about removing the subframes, along with the automatic, and went about fitting my subframes and manual engine. The whole swapping process took me about 3 weeks, as i'm at uni atm. i also gutted the interior and sold the whole lot including the rear subframe. I am now at the point where i need to weld a few holes in the floor and then i can begin putting in my new interior. I have cobra classic seats with 4 point harnesses, and a custom dash and door cards which i had made from the same material Lamborgini use in their cars, had to get it imported. On the exterior i have got sportspack arches, 7x13 alleycats, and a fibreglass flipfront. I've also fitted a freeflow manifold, 2" centre exit maniflow exhaust and a performance air filter. i would put up some pics but dont know how.

I am sorry for the essay but i thought i may as well give you all the info!

Tom

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[Mini_nomad]

Hi I have a Nomad kit car with mini engine & running gear, just bought it and looking for help with a couple of things.

I know very little about minis but looking forward to getting it up and running well.

One problem is the heater which isn't working and appears to be connected in a different way to what I have observed before (ie not through the "tap").

[MikeJetBlack]

These are my Minis:
A '88 Jet Black. Had several engine swaps, was resprayed in January 2001. It has a 998cc engine with Stage 1 kit, Inox Playmini exhaust, Chrome 13" wheels, MK I grille and soon it will be fitted with black leather CRX seats.

My other Mini is a '68 Tartan Red Austin Countryman, and was imported from the UK!
Sadly it's not a RHD anymore. This mini is awaiting restoration, but I hope to be able to come to the IMM with this Countryman. This one will be restored back to original.

I have owned a '77 Mini Lady (850cc) too. That was a superb Mini, never let me down. She had to go, because of the space I needed. I still regret it every day!!

My mother owns a '98 Mini Classic, a German Limited Edition. It is as original as they come.

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[Bryng123]

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

Hi my name is Bryn i have purchased a 998 Mayfair auto 26k with paperwork to back mileage up. Plans ? apart from Mountney steering wheel and superlight alloys i have not done anything else at moment.

Plans:

Apart from straight through exhaust and new induction air filter i have no plans for increasing BHP
I want to restore all bodywork.
New to this so i thought i would join this site to get idea's etc

[Bryng123]

hey there, i just joined yesterday. im just in the final stages of my first mini project, quite a task it turned out to be. I had a 1981 mini city E which literally spontaniously combusted whist diving down the road! I had only owned the car for about a month. This happened July 2008. Amazingly the engine and subframes were fine, but the interior was toast! So i removed the front and rear subframes and scrapped the shell. A friend gave me their 1275 auto Mayfair in November 2008. So i went about removing the subframes, along with the automatic, and went about fitting my subframes and manual engine. The whole swapping process took me about 3 weeks, as i'm at uni atm. i also gutted the interior and sold the whole lot including the rear subframe. I am now at the point where i need to weld a few holes in the floor and then i can begin putting in my new interior. I have cobra classic seats with 4 point harnesses, and a custom dash and door cards which i had made from the same material Lamborgini use in their cars, had to get it imported. On the exterior i have got sportspack arches, 7x13 alleycats, and a fibreglass flipfront. I've also fitted a freeflow manifold, 2" centre exit maniflow exhaust and a performance air filter. i would put up some pics but dont know how.

I am sorry for the essay but i thought i may as well give you all the info!

Tom

Hi Tom

I,m the same as you mate not experienced enough to know what to do next .just brought a 998 auto Mayfair. Got it through MOT had inner sills repaired and some electrical faults but apart from that it went through.
I have put a Mountney steering wheel and superlite alloys. The guy i got the alloys off told me they would go straight on mine but when i fitted them they catch on the wheel arches. They are 165 70 12 and i am a little confused.

Bryn

[Vonmuhaha]

Hi I am vonmu

I have a 1985 Mini Ritz that i am Restoring.
Two many parts are non origanal so i am not Restoring it to a factory fresh.
It will be electiric blue with a white roof and white arches.

[rimmer1993]

Hi i joined today im rimmer i have a 1993 rover mini sprite as a project for my first car! Not going to do loads to it restore and sportpack arches and alloys no engin mods just yet tho

[Laaly_30]

Ive just bought a 1990 rover mini 30 with a 998cc engine, it arrived today and has its MOT tomorrow, though im not expecting it to pass, but the garage said they'd do as much as they could, though it really just needs stuff wiring up and an arc sorting, just hope nothing major springs up!

I've also named him marty.

Edited by sbsbemey, 08 February 2009 - 10:46 PM.

[minirock]

87' mayfair not my first mini tho i had a 86' mayfair with accident damage i will try to upload pics but duno if it will let me lol
i got the car about 7 months ago and since then i have got it running and put 12x6 mini lights in and i am working on putting rover 220 seats in,engine wise its a metro A+ engine i didnt put it in
pics (maybe) below

[alex607]

hi. i drive a mini sprite . no mods. just got back from workshop aftet 6 months having a near total rebuild.

[dan-russell]

i've got a 1986 mini piccadilly, no engine mods as of yet, its got a set of original cooper minilites and a set of sportspack arches (waiting to be fitted) other than that its standard.

[shnevpayne]

Well I'm Alex and My mini is a 1982 Mayfair, Was standard but I kind of updated it a little bit, now with just 2 seats, a sound system in the back and going through a fair bit of cosmetics at the moment, with a new engine going in at the end of the month, he could one of those silly looking mini's but He's going to have to make a lasting impression, we're only in the UK for another 8 weeks!

I'm still on my second mini (though I have owned a total of 3 now) and was a 998cc standard with all drums brakes and a lovely (hideous) blue interior, which will soon be a disk braked 1275 with 13x7 starmags and even more stickers on than you can shake a hat at!

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[Preble4]

Let me introduce myself. My name is Mike and my wife's name is Jenny. We have owned our Mini for about 5 years.

Our car is a 1967-68 Austin Mini, RHD. It is a MKI made to be sold in '67 but not sold until '68, thus it is registered as a '68. Not sure when it was imported from England but the history we have on it was that it was owned and driven by a man in Virginia prior to our buying it. We bought it in North Carolina where we were living at the time.

Originally, when we bought the car, it had a 998cc engine with pos. ground, drum brakes and 10 inch rims. At that time it was all torn apart and in boxes. It has been upgraded to a 1275cc engine, 8.4 inch front disks, negative ground with alternator, 12 inch "minilite" rims and very comfortable Nissan 300 ZX front seats. I was forced to change the suspension from wet to dry. I did the mechanical work and Jenny did the interior. I also ripped out the wiring and put in a generic harness. Well worth the work. The headlights are bright.

We are now in Tucson where we are members of a local Mini club, www.dynamicminicollective.org. A bunch of great people who get together a lot to socialize. My other car love are from the German company, Opel.

Mike

[Revolitegreenmini]

i have a mini mayfair "92"
most customer apart from engine hich is strd 1275cc not bad atm. custom green paint on roof and on revolite wheels and a white gloss paint for all the body.
when my insurance allows, i will invest in 1.6 vtec
but not sure if more money would be spent on selling my car and buying a different mini with vtec. Or install it into mine any tips??

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