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[hazpalmer14]

here is mine, a 1986 city e with a 1275 mg metro and stage one kit. its got a few mods such as a new dash board and cd player with underseat speakers. She also has some 12inch alloys covering metro 4 pots with vented dicks and hi los.

[dr pepper]

I Drive a 1970 Morris Mini K (australian model)

[smok1279]

Mini 30 Auto Cherry Red, some minor mods, mostly cosmetics, which I'm hoping to reverse and restore it to it's original spec and former glory.

[ttza2]

Old English White '83 Mini City E.

First car here in the UK.

New to the mini scene, hope to learn loads from the experts here.

Thanks.

[minithomas]

Hello, I'm tom, im 21 from shropshire, and i drive a mayfain 1993 black. 1275 with stage 1 kit, 5x12 speedlights and various brightwork. serviced thismorning, and finaly got the proper needle for the kit, minisport sent a aav, ahich is pretty useless! ive got a aaa in her now. just set up with new plugs and leads, she ticks over so sweetly lol!

[megamini_jb]

Hey, im jamie im 18 from Northamptonshire & i drive a 1990 city e. Plans r 2 kit a stage 1 kit soon, red cobra bucket seats & wider wheels

[Jimtech3000]

Hi there Im James i am 24 and i Have a 1992 cooper spi which as been fully stripped down .
Head has been polshed and ported ready for a twin carb conversion, have a full maniflow system.
Currently i have Cut and welded the back where the rear bumper is for a smooth look and have a fibreglass bonnet " cooper s style " , double skin boot and arches on the way .
will post project diary soon

[rik_125]

Hi, I'm Rich

My wife and i have just bought our first mini.

We have a 10981 Austin 1000 HL.
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It currently is fully working but we will be taking it off the road for a restoration project.

Pics to follow

Cheers

[Daggers]

I bought a 1993 Sprite as a rolling chassis and a 1275cc carb engine

The engine ran and just needed a bit of cleaning up, although my plans are to get something bored and tuned in its place. The arches were replaced, the body sprayed with Black Metallic (one of my favourite songs!) and the roof covered in OEW. Wheels and tyres were brand new on the thing and left as is.

Internally, I've put in a dash - the other woodwork never arrived but will be done. I've got to sort the radio and the gearbox (which is fine but I fight to get reverse). The seats are gorgeous but showing their age. I need to carpet, soundproof and add some chrome bits.

This then leaves me to upgrade the brakes, the suspension and darken the windows before finishing off with a decent pair of speakers. I reckon by the time I've got all that done my kids will have grown up and be wanting the damn thing for themselves!

I took the kids into Kettering today so I could tax it and we came back the long way round, just for the giggle - and tonight as it teamed down with rain, as I couldn't see a thing out of the windscreen, I was having a riot! As much as I'm miffed with the lies and dishonesty of the bloke I contracted to do some stuff, I'm delighted with what I have and what it's going to become.

At heart I'm into bikes and I was only looking for something for the winter months - but it's already got me wondering if I might need to sell one of the bikes to fund the ongoing transformation. I'm hooked.

[rik_125]

At heart I'm into bikes and I was only looking for something for the winter months - but it's already got me wondering if I might need to sell one of the bikes to fund the ongoing transformation. I'm hooked.
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I like my bikes too but you can have lot of fun in the mini and take more than 1 person.

Bike are sweet though

[Daggers]

I like my bikes too but you can have lot of fun in the mini and take more than 1 person.

Bike are sweet though

I only ended up with this because the Ural combination I was buying got sold while I was getting the money from the bank! It's going to be warmer in winter

[DaveJH]

Hi, I'm Dave. I'm a 20 year old Student (of Engineering) in Newport, S Wales. Just bought my first mini, a '96 Cooper SPi. Standard at the moment with enough jobs to keep me happy when its not raining. Lots of plans but it all hinges on the money of course.

[nick217]

My names Nick Cooper and i will be driving a Rover Mini Cooper
Its a sprite 1275cc auto
Made in august 1993 two months older than me in blue so its just turning 17 this month.

[cagy]

Soon be driving a 72 1275 gt made in Belgium and some time next year an inno 1001 export from about 74

[Stevenm]

What mini do you drive

2004 MCS, most people refer to it as model R53.


and are there any mods done to it ? I bought it new with almost every option they offered, so I'm happy with it just the way it came, the only thing I've done is add a iPod adapter, the kind that employes the usb port (USA Spec) to the CD changer, so all the controls can be manipulated with the steering wheel controls.

Then I dumped the run-flat tires.

Also what are your plans: See how long I can run it for. I ran a 1967 Volvo 140 out to 425,000 miles, we'll see if she can top that.
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