Irish Mini Owners Club

hey guys stumbled across this on boards.ie might be off some interest to classic car lovers like me :D

i cant find much info about it but heres the link from boards.ie

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthre ... 2055162004

cheers. just bak from the car auction in cavan. got talking to a man who was lookin at a metro at the auction, he said he had 2 minis n just said what u said... the newer metro's engine will not fit at all. the old type however will he said. gave him my number and he said he'd keep an eye out for on...

hey guys the other day i came accross an old metro sitting outside a farm, asked the owner what their plans were wit it besides her 2 dogs living in it... she is willing to sell it. it is a 1.1 litre 91 metro which belonged to her deceased aunty. there is 47k miles on it. now, me wanting a new engin...

Cavan

K, i've got a big problem... First il tell u my story :) i've had my mini for about a year and a half, i was doing alot of driving at the start and found that minis arent all that comfortable for long trips which i would be doing while going to college in maynooth, so therefore i took out a loan and...

that'l do !!! :D
cheers ! much appreciated

steven :lol:

hey guys does anyone know the correct torque setting for the cylinder head bolts????

thanks for your response marcos. but as i havent been on the site 4 a bit i found a place in carrickmacross, McArdle Eng.

he did the head skim 4 €50 and gave me a full set of cylinder gaskets 4 €30...

pricey enough i thought 4 da gaskets but the skim was of proper quality... im pleased

hey guys iv just returned from my 3 month working holiday experience and am in search of someone who can do a head skim around the Co. Cavan area.. anyone know of one??

cheers,
steven

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marcos u were spot on! took the head of today and found just like u said a broken gasket.. i took a few pictures of the head its not very clear where the gasket was broke in the pictures but its in between the first two cylinders. the cylinder bores (?) are still in good nick, no scratches or anythi...

hey guys finally got the mini home last week and finished my exams on friday so this weekend was really the first time i could get a look at the mini. along with my haynes manual and my fathers previous experience i managed to check the valves set the timing checked all the spark plugs and finally w...

:cry: just an update: car hasnt gotten anywhere further, still sittin in the car park. dont have the cash at the mo to get it fixed so am just gonna borrow trailer of someone and get it brought home. still dont know whats wrong wit it and best way i can describe the sound (feeling when driving) is t...

hey guys, went for meal in neigbour town of virginia, co. Cavan and found myself looking at vintage cars in the churchs car park... my brother took lots of pics will try and get them up at some stage. i got there late but there were a few nice minis there (any imoc members owners?) there were a few ...

meant to say 3....

glad got so many replies lads cheers!! # but unfortunately i had 2 make it home last nite to work so went on public transport so wont have a chance to do anything wit the car till monday :( As far as i remember when driving (30-45 km) when i changed the gears the noise dissapears... the noise appear...

hey guys am just wondering has anyone ever had this happen to them before??? made it just about to college Maynooth from the house 5 mins away n would like to get home to cavan today, but not lookin good...... the car is driveable but when i accelerate to make up speed i hear some scary rattling noi...

cheers lads!
will have a look at it later to c could it be either of the 2 suggested probs..

thanks 4 da advice!!

just one quick question, does paul kelly sell mini parts???

hi guys,

has anyone ever had a problem like mine where the fumes come into the car??? its very clear to smell especially when driving for a while n da windows are open....?
when the windows are closed the smell isnt as obvious which seems a bit starnge????

any help much appreciated

think it can take 3-4 weeks b4 u can get books on ur name normally (?) if u get stopped by gardai just explain u cant tax the car cuz its not on ur name yet n ur waitin 4 da books. once uv got insurance u shud be fine i reckon....
they let me away wit b4 anyway

went mini hunting 2nite. one of the minis i found was a wreck n rotten 2 bits all cud find on it was chrome window washer sprayers. am curious wat the car was n how old, so iv seen b4 that a check can be done to find out wat it was n where it came from etc. if an1 knows how can they tell me or would...

why didnt i think of that??

bradys was the ex rover dealer? they not ford?
must do a check tho, good thinkin cheers!

i mentioned to my uncle today if he knew any1 who could clean my engine properly. (the head, bores etc.) read about it in miniworld or somewhere where they dip the head into some acidy stuff n clean it up proper n see if there is any damage or new parts needed. does any1 kno bout this method n the c...

hey guys got broadband goin again so will be on here posting loads again askin 4 ur ''professional and kowledgeable'' advice. i stripped my mini practibly to its bare shell n found the inside of the car is in pretty good condition. but found few bad bits also. so went uncle 2day who is a mechanic an...

hey thanks 4 reply again. i only got chance to reply now cuz silly mother tried changing broadband settings wit bt and ended up getn thick n cancellin the whole lot.... :evil: anyway, when i did the compression test i just took of one of the spark plugs n wen i started the engine my father placed a ...