Irish Mini Owners Club

Actually, I've just realised I asked the same question here 4 years ago. I think that answers my question LOL

Apologies all....still I'll leave the picture here for everyone's enjoyment

I've had my 30 since about 2000 but in recently years she's been badly neglected and needs a big restoration...and a wedge of cash Im finding it hard to part with it though so, while I figure out whether to pass it on as a project, or save and restore it I've a question. Do I restore it as a 30, enh...

Yeah; kinda thinking that way to. As you say if it was a black one or an exceptional cherry one I probaby wouldnt alter it.

I quite like the 30 mostly as is but I didnt want to go tampering with it only to discover I was being an idiot LOL. Thanks for the second opinion

My cherry Thirty has been laid up for a few years now and as you can imagine the tin-worm is back. When I did the last big tidy-up, 16 odd-years ago, I resprayed it the original colour and the only changes made were to add W&P arches and to change the stero/speakers. I think it's time to start p...

@joey, thought that might have been me but looking at the date, unlikely, unless she took herself for a spin into town when I wasn't looking on Friday.

Saw a lovely white 81 clubby with black wheel arches between Loughrea and Athenry last weekend. Very tasty indeed. If you're on the site I was in the 89 Thirty!

David

Only just heard the tragic news. Our thoughts and sympathies are with the O'Carroll family; our memories will always be of a kind, big hearted, generous and fun-loving man. We'll think of you every time we look at the model you gave us as newbie members in Scotland.

RIP Kieran

David & Helena

I fitted the Pertronix kit in my distributor a few years ago now (5yrs?). Was [u]really[/u] simple to do and has survived two floods !! Still working fine

David

Spotted this in my front garden !! Nearly 3 years off the road (truck and flood and more flood damage) and now she's back and I'm glad. Bring on a summer with the windows down!! Whoo-hoo

David

Actually, I was just about to give it a rest for the evening and just one last go starting her in gear down the driveway seems to have done the trick. Persistence. I have a follow up question, is useage likely to clear that problem up?

David

Would you believe this is still going on. I've turn her over a few times just to make sure she hadn't seized but things had been tight so I couldn't get her back on the road. Well, it looks like I have a new job and things are picking up so I taxed her today so I could start thinking about getting i...

In trying to dry out mini after she was flooded, I took out the carpet and I tried to take out the soundproofing in the footwell. The recycled, shredded foam material was wringing and I wanted to get it off the metal. In trying to take it out though a fair amount of it disintegrated. So, any thought...

Next up is to get the money together to get the tipper-lorry inflicted panel work sorted.

Just sitting in mini running her has reminded me how much I miss driving her. By the time she's sorted I'll be able to go to Carole Nash for insurance !!

David

Just popped back to say thanks. I haven't had time to do much with Mini until last weekend. Tried to start her but not a peep. Put her in gear, rocked her back and forth to unseize the starter. Little peep. Tried rocking her some more and starting her while popping the clutch. Clatter, clatter vroom...

All due respect (and admiration) to GTM, I'm not giving up on the simple, (but multiple), flushing route just yet. I had actually just picked up some engine flush, more oil and another filter today. Mini Ha Ha, suggestion 2 in relation to freeing the clutch is the second time today I've received the...

Hi Andrew,

I'm based in Cabra. I'm not really set up though for reefing out an engine, though it would be good to do it.

David

Hi Andrew, She's an '89 cherry Mini Thirty. I got a smack late last year from a truck. While the damage to the wing was substantial the car drove okay. In the interest of public safety (lots of sharp edges) I didn't take it out for a couple of months, then I was unemployed for 5 months and since the...

"This could be an insurance claim on the basis of an act of god in which your car was flooded." She'e been off the road since a tip last year so she's only covered third party. :-( The question then is - what do I do about the water in the oil situation? The Universe really could cut me so...

Deeply; but exactly how deeply has been hard to ascertain - certainly a good deal up into the engine bay. However, a day or two after drying out the inside with a dehumidifier, and 5 mins drying the dizzy, she started. She the died 5 or 10 minutes after drawing in water from the fuel system. During ...

Hi Andrew, That's a thought however, I don't know that the issue is water in th clutch and the other is that I can't actually select a gear while the engine is running. How to you suppose that water in the clutch might be causing the symptoms (can change gear with engine off, can't with engine runni...

Thanks for that. I wasn't sure how much rapping and banging I could do to the cotter pin.

Cheapie spanner and fingers crossed it is then.

Now, if only the weather would oblige!

David

Yes the cotter pin in that goes through the release lever and slave piston. Ah-ha. See, I always try to reassemble exactly as I disassemble, so I'd would never have though of putting the nuts on the outside. I was standing there looking at those nuts and bolts going "how the hell I'm I going to...

Mini is drying out (though after a lot of swearing trying to get the footwell soundproofing out) but I need more help with the clutch issue. Armed with my Haynes manual, a healty selection of tools and a little fear I started to try and get the clutch cover off. I eventually got all the ancilliary s...

Mini is drying (though after a lot of swearing trying to get the footwell soundproofing out) but I need more help with the clutch issue. Armed with my Haynes manual, a healty selection of tools and a little fear I started to try and get the clutch cover off. I eventually got all the ancilliary syste...

Big job? (for a novice mechanic armed with Haynes manual)
General purpose grease or anything special?


David