Irish Mini Owners Club

Wow, thanks for the great responses :) I didn't know of the existence of most of these, and the 1 or2 that do ring a bell, i had very little info of. Good stuff, thanks :) Yr right on the autofactors, I asked ours a while back what bits they could get for a mini, and yrman admitted not much. :? You ...

its been removed so i cant see what it was. Is it the extremely orange mini van?

Thanks Billy

Have I said something wrong, or is there no one who supplies anything for the classic mini

I should think that the latter is highly unlikely.

Is there a list elsewhere on this forum that already has the suppliers listed?

With this rebuild, we have bought an Unbelievable amount of new stuff for the mini, ranging from panels, to rubbers, to pipes, to britework, to indicators, etc etc... and I fear a helluva lot more still to get. :roll: We have gotten most of our stuff through U.K. mainland suppliers or fleabay, and g...

It worked on mine...

VEHICLE REGISTRATION TAX (VRT) ENQUIRY
DATE: 09 September 2007 TIME: 21:57

VEHICLE REGISTRATION TAX:
(payable on enquiry date) €315

IMO It is scandalous tho that this VRT should be paid at all....

thanks guys

yeah simple sounds good. i did have a rubbing issue with the front wheels. But i hope that was just down to bent tie bars, so i have a set of new adjustable tie bars to go on, when ready. I'm running 5x12's or 5,5x12 alloys, so i shouldn't need to do any cutting, hopefully.

Ah, thanks guys. Perhaps that is what the person I was talking to meant - the coil-over shocks. He did say that the std trumpet and donut system was eliminated altogether. Embarrassingly enough i dont even remember who the fella was that i was talking to. Could have been a mechanic guy i know. Can y...

Hi All, :) During my mini's rebuild, as with everything else, I will need to replace the trumpets (?). I am not too sure what they do or how they work, tho i have seen them on the car. :roll: :oops: A while back I had a discussion with someone who said that there are now springs available for the mi...

Thanks for that lads :) The mini's starting to take shape now, I've thrown a few coats of paint on the engine - a few more to go, the lads replace and weld in new panels when they can...she has a whole new front on, looks smashing, just need to finish off the rear i think before she's ready for smoo...

thanks for the offer Keith, I would jump at it, only I just realised i didn't state where i was based below my avatar. I live in Sligo, I'd say that's probably W-A-Y too far a trip, lol. :lol: Isn't there a mechanic or similar fella i can bring it to for tuning/setup? Would such a person do this as ...

[quote]The kit i used came with timing and mixture suggestions, (5 degree BTDC @ 1000 rpm, vacum disconnected, 2.5% co,if memory serves) and thats definitely ball-park.[/quote] OMG :shock: That is completely foreign language to me :oops: Think I might have to bring it to a proffie for that :lol: unl...

Thanks Dave and Keith

You're stars

Thanks Merlin :) Starting to paint the engine today. The rest of the car is a shell at the moment, and anything remotely rusty is being taken out, and replaced. Already replaced both the full sills. The plan is to then throw the engine back into the car. I think there is still oil in the engine, not...

Yeah, i think this is the rest of the stg 1 kit... http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a90/Robynphotos/Henry/PICT0057.jpg Separate exhaust bits everywhere :) and its a centre exit exhaust. Do i need anything else to complete the stage 1 kit, or is that it? What about the air filter, is the std 1 good e...

which pipes will i put onto the pipes for water heated intake manifold? (pics appreciated.) Will it be near enough a straight swap? Take off cast iron manifold and carb, put on water heated intake manifold and HIF carb? Will i put the funnel (air intake) onto the newer unit, or is there some sort of...

Thanks, just used wrong link type :oops:


Anyway...whaddyya think? :)

sorry, whats the best way to put up pics/links on this forum? I did exactly the same thing on another forum, and the pics came out perfect.

Whats the difference between these? Here is the std carb (?) on my 1L engine http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a90/Robynphotos/Henry/PICT0073.jpg and here is a carb that i got as part of a Stage 1 bundle. Apart from the fact that it says 'mini sport' on it, what is the difference between it and my st...

What are the components of a stage 1 kit for a 1L mini?

The fastest wheelbarrow in Ireland, lol... Hi Guys and Girls :) Well, my mini is well and truely in the process of being stripped and rebuilt. it'll take a while tho because we and our friends are mostly doing it ourselves in our spare time. The 1L engine is out, and today i washed it down, there is...

I know this post ended a while ago, but i thought i'd chuck my 2c worth in... About 2months ago we had one of our Capri's done : Some rust-bits cut out & replaced, filler here & there, a whale tail fitted, towbar removed, bodykit tidied up, and a full outer respray job, all for Euro 1500. No...