Irish Mini Owners Club

And ? People do alot worse to they cars that are simily dangerous like tyre strech and camber people take that stuff far beond the limit

styling change to the front would love a mini without a number plate but gards would have something to say about that i also never seen a square number plate to the side on a mini before so i said id try and break the mould square number plates to the side is getting big in the euro/jdm styles http:...

Jeysus thats cheap
Nearly too cheap
Good luck taking out the front cones i broke the tool i got form mini sport and then ended up making my own

Two forms to be set off in our house tonight and hopefully another from a different family member later in the week

Cant wait for the run as ill be doing all the driving this year and i wont miss out and all the good roads like last year

Seen a 98 D in banninasloe today (probably spelt wirng)

filling up the form now but i haunt yet renewed my membership can i put last years number on it ? will it change with renewal ?

they must have been put onto all mpi's as dads has the restricters and its isn't a sports pack (unless they were fitted by a pervious owner)

Thanks i payed enough for a bar shell but its perfect bar one rust issue
Its a 84/85 shell cant rember what was on the book
And as far as im aware the engine is out of a crashed 92
Its a 998 but they seem just as nippy as 1275's

connecting all parts to engine and i must be missing something on gear linkage http://i965.photobucket.com/albums/ae132/joeyfinneran/196754F6-A785-49F8-9DC6-8B6AA5B5AA02-4753-000006A603873CA3.jpg with bleeding brakes should i do the rear or front first ? and can dot 4 brake fluid be used for clutch ...

Or a sleadge
Great book for specs and stuff like that but with explaining stuff its terrible

Will keep them so thanks for addvise.
Just gattering dust is all there at now
I was just thinking for a safety par like discs best to go for new stuff rather than using old just a thought i hand

As spud say insurace is the worst part :cry: Cost me 2400 last year and just renewed it and it was 1400 still high but my car has just gone 20 this year so i got it just in time And the major problem is rust :twisted: if you plan on useing it daily id just suggest buy a restored one and play around ...

What was the total time from start to finish ? Lime green is different, i like different

wondering weather to through out these old discs will i ever use them ? or need to use them when there is much better vented grooved ect ones out there plus my 2 cars are on 7.5 inch discs was thinking of taking of the drive flanges and through out the discs i know people say "never through out...

Window shopping on donedeal and see one of the rare john cooper works GP bini
Serois yoke

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4353129

Great run and loved the terriable roads we went on
Probably damaged something but who cares was good craic

A what ? If its adding somthing else to the car i wonted be doin it as its only something else to go wrong as in the year iv had it id say every little item has gone wrong or broke at some stage. Seroisly considering appying for a car loan and have mini as weekend car. Trouble with that is insurace ...

Home made centre console :P http://i965.photobucket.com/albums/ae132/joeyfinneran/photo%20shoots/44738D03-A36B-4A57-9238-8CFCC6637F20-34206-00002D11EFD9C901-1.jpg And finaly got the wonderfull grile buttons http://i965.photobucket.com/albums/ae132/joeyfinneran/photo%20shoots/8B5BC663-8877-4A09-A947-...

mightn't be able to make it will keep updated

And this it why would should have a section similer to TMF's FQA section

Dont know if this is a good guide or not but it might help ill be useing it when im fitting mine

http://www.theminiforum.co.uk/forums/to ... tructions/

Something wrong inside the altenater gettint it reconditioned with a local lad was going to get a new one but recon was much expensive

Mods can delete i think i got it

Right iv the red light lighting up after i drive a mile or two and i checked the power coming from the alternator and its at 14.8 - 15 and the battery was close enough to it at around 14.2 Checked the haynes mannual and it says it could be worn or broken belt worn or dirty alt bushs but if eather of...

No updates to the mini other that homemade centre console Just thought id add a few nice pics i got today http://i965.photobucket.com/albums/ae132/joeyfinneran/photo%20shoots/1C55F1F8-A5B1-47E5-8AD5-5918BC91DA40-26047-0000233BB415A0A6.jpg http://i965.photobucket.com/albums/ae132/joeyfinneran/photo%2...