Irish Mini Owners Club

Kenneth Murphy wrote:seen a brg mini in wexford yesterday ,think it was coop ?? i let you out at redmond square roundabout??

Yep that was me, ta for letting me out, the traffic was a nightmare that day!

Did you get sorted with the small wing indicators yet? Yep used glue and a big stick to keep it pressed on, hasnt fallen off yet :lol: does anyone know how to remove the ashtray surround from the top dash rail as its rattling and doing my head in. Im assuming there is a way it clips in as pushing i...

That sucks stan, it does look repairable though providing its only panel damage and shouldnt cost too much if you can find someone to help you repair it. I have a front bumper that I dont need so you can have it. If you can change the front tires at least to a539 yokos they are much better for braki...

You will need these

https://minispares.com/Product.aspx?ty= ... %20OF%20AD...

And this

Try the crank position sensor, if the ecu doesn't know where the engine is in relation to top dead centre, it wont trigger the igintion coil to fire a spark.

Try this link, it helps to compare the speeds of different final drives to engine revs

http://www.guess-works.com/Gearbox/Technical/ratio.htm

I have the 52mm throttle body on my car and to be honest it made no difference besides making the idle smoother. It would be benefical on a tuned engine with a modified cylinder head and cam.

I think changing the diff to 3.1 would make the biggest difference as the 2.7 is just too long

If they are factory fitted like mine were, they are just stuck on with a black sticky foam that can be gently pulled off, any residue can be washed off. Are ya worried about vandalism?, thats why mine are gone

I have had my mpi for 4 years now and it have always used it daily, done 46000 miles in it and it hasnt broke down yet :D Engine wise I have had to replace a pot joint and a fan belt and thats it beside servicing. I have had to replace some bushes and the balljoints but they werent too expensive. Wh...

I think you can still drive the car so long as its booked in for a retest, bad luck with getting stopped, did you stop suddenly or something seems a bit weird to get done for dangerous driving for making a turn

Day off work!

Also has anyone have bother with gettin heat into the car. I know there not get heat in any mini but still. When i around town the car runns at normal temp but then i go out the road and doin a steady 50 the temp drops and the heats only blown luk warm air. Any ideas. I have a sportpack rover 98 an...

just_st3v3n wrote:unlike a lot of people going bigger im going smaller
the engine and box i have in mind only weighs around a mere 65 kgs...
can ya guess what engine it is yet??
il give ya a clue, its japanese and its only got 3 cylinders .....

Toyota Aygo engine???

gareth wrote:Never heard of that place you work. Is it in the town or industrial estate?

Its on the vale road just underneath the N11

Your windscreen gave some problems fitting back in Watson. Turned out real nice thou. How you get on with Karl? I heard that, dont get it though as the seals were from minispares and are the only ones they sell but they are very stiff especially when compared to the ones belonging to liams mini. Wh...

just bumping this up Phil as I know you got car back now. He got Liam molloys red mini in there now. Liam drives a gold zemax at the last couple of runs. And my mini going in for respray in new year when he done liams. Where in arklow do you work? Yea I seen Liams red mini as I was picking mine up,...

yea im going to replace the exhaust for a maniflow at some stage. Only just noticed your in Wexford, Im living in killurin just outside wexford town.

Thanks for the comments, the wiper arm decided after 12 years it had, had enough and fell off on the motorway. The exhaust is a minisport own brand jobbie and to be honest it doesnt fit nor sound great. Some great ideas there miniireland, I would like some MB split wheels

I have been around a while now so thought it was about time I uploaded a few pics of my mini. Its a 1997 mpi cooper in british racing green Has Minitastic coil spring conversion, fast road Lowered gaz dampers Hilos Group 2 arches Austin cooper type Mk 1 grill Boot liner And as it stands now after ha...

I have gaz adjustables and they are set to 3 on the front and 1 on the back. They used to be 6 on the front and 2 on the back and that was still a good compromise. I believe the dampers should be harder at the front than at the back?

Yeah he must have made a mistake cause its clearly a 96 spi with an mpi dash, its does look dodgey though with that numberplate

The first time it passed and the second time it failed on passenger seat not properly secured, lights not aligned properly and front indicators not emitting orange enough light

good luck with the test

I have minispares HI LOWS on my car and the spanner size is 30 mm you need two and it aint easy yo do :x Just use a large adjustable. That's what I did when I put HiLos on mine. Thanks for that, I got a 30mm spanner and a less bulky adjustable spanner and managed to do it although it took ages :evil:

gareth wrote:I Use a guy in arklow. He's good with his prices and good finis too. Got a good oven and all top equipment. Can give u his details if you want. Macker is getting him to do some work on his focus.

Hey Gareth can you pm me his details as well, would be handy as I work in Arklow

Cheers

OFF TOPIC springs!!! :shock: wats the drive like with them on?? steven It drives just like it did with rubber cones, except bumps and potholes are less harsh. With the shocks on their softest theres lots of suspension movement, the exhaust hanger actually scrapes on the ground when going round righ...