Irish Mini Owners Club

dont wait on us as we are going to mosey down slowly zzzzzzzzz

hi just checking if ye are still meeting up for that run to camping weekend friday im up for it if a few heading from drogheda

still waiting for my entry form in the post
have they all been posted ?
looking forward to this one .......

tanx folks :roll: im out of practice with the camera must use it more often !! hey macker love the nip down the inside at 9:27 on ur in car :D anyone get a shot of me jumping out of my car on track to put my trottle cable back on pedal ............my passenger Calvin said i had the reddest face he h...

Some photos from Mondello,Great Day had by all. :D http://i1127.photobucket.com/albums/l630/Calvin_Greene16/DSC_0427.jpg http://i1127.photobucket.com/albums/l630/Calvin_Greene16/Mondello%20MiNis/DSC_0388.jpg http://i1127.photobucket.com/albums/l630/Calvin_Greene16/DSC_0390.jpg http://i1127.photobuck...

got a replacement regulator ........ went to mosney and gauge sat at centre ! but no traffic Alas on the way home hit traffic in drogheda and temp needle started going up it eventually settled just under the hot mark so what next ........im wondering if the head gasket is leaking but im not having a...

another fab looking car
great job lads

dont know how to add my name to list............ but ile be there if 68 is sorted
harry harrison/calvin green

tnx woody
i got a regulator off paul at minifix yesterday so ile fit it later today and see if my adventure is nearly complete ........till the next one!!
Ile be at mosney either way i could nearly push the car from here
see ye all there .

the previous owner tried to wire up the fuel gauge and shorted it so no fuel gauge to compare , when temp gauge was reading boiling the other day i took my chance and carefully opened rad cap while takeing care in case of boiling over and the water just raised a little as normal and no mad volcano :...

yes i must test the gauge but have to find one to replace present one to test !! ile have a look in d garage for a spare one tomorrow as a last resort
tnx macker

well a number of weeks later and ive fitted a new high flow water pump ,six blade fan , fan belt, no splits in tubeing ,engine is not running lean took it out for a test run and while driving out of nowhere temp needle goes off the gauge but stop for just 1 min and start driving and it settles at no...

tnx woody ile pop out the plugs and see if its running lean tomorrow hopefully not as it has a weber carb and im not confident to go near the silly thing ......soon as possible ile be getting back to a good oul s.u. carb

the fan is on right way round! and belt is fine , no oil in water or water in oil ! car has no heater fitted so may be a kink in the pipes fitted ile check that tomorrow tnx :shock: would fitting a 6 blade fan help and does anyone think i should take the new termostat out and run without it as car i...

hi folks im having a problem with 1380 engine ...its grand when moving and i guess thats cause fan spinning quicker but soon as i hit traffic the car overheats very quickly once i get moving again all is well again I went to fit a new termostat last week and when i removed housing (pain getting ultr...

big thank you to the crew on mtm we had a fantastic few days and enjoyed every moment of it !
looking forward to next year
harry & nicole

yes i had the same problem on my car last week ........after checking the usual batt/ fuse i took off front grille and discovered the smaller gauge white wire from the loom to the solinode had disconnected but was still sitting on its plastic connector so looked to be ok until i checked closer and w...

are ye using Am or Fm cb radio on the mtm ?
I might stick one in the car just means ile have to get another SWR meter

tanx macker .......but i already have the 68 insured with fbd and havent got breakdown with them so im hopeing to get stand alone dreakdown cover !
carole nash wouldent insure me with a roll cage so i went with FBD

hi folks
i havent got breakdown cover on my 68 mini and was wondering if anyone knows of a company that does cover for classic and a 2000 cooper sport the AA wont cover classic cars !

tnx again folks
hey mark ! my son will never forgive me for selling that clubman but hopefully ile redeem myself with the latest mini
getting insurance sorted tomorrow and maybe bring him out for a spin if the weather permits

hi and thanx for the welcome back! ahh my clubman what a car sorry i sold it
, have something fairly tasty but the next few months will show if its a good one .

Hi folks Just bought a wee mini at the weekend. Hoping to get to loads of the runs/shows this year. Sending off my membership form Tuesday and looking forward to mtm. I was on the 2000 event and had a mighty time!! Sorry to read such sad news about Kieran he was a real rock for me and my daughter on...