Irish Mini Owners Club

Hi. im on the look out for a edis 4 setup for my mini as im planning to run megajolt but im having problems sourcing them locally. I thought they were found in early to mid 90s fords but a chat wit a nearby scrappy has convinced me otherwise. So im wondering if anyone would know what cars i could ge...

I got a quote of McCarty's in castleisland to get a share of work done to the head (12g295 also) and engine (rebore, new valve guides, cam bearings, relap in larger valves, reface head and block and other bits), cant give you any prices because it was ages ago but all i know is that is wasnt too bad...

So, not exactly the hidden gem i though it was, :lol: But cheers for the info, wasnt sure what it was. So was this the standard radio you would find in any 70s and 80s cars. I was looking through ebay too but prices seem to vary dramaticly. The one i seen wasnt in the best of shape so doubth its wor...

Hi , I came across a very old looking car radio/tape player today and just wondering if anyone would know anything about them as it looked pretty old and i havent seen one before, it came with about five or six tapes that looked like the old eight tack tapes like the one in the picture attached. So ...

Ha .Full power,
I wish my mini had a full power button, then again, i also wish my mini had an engine.
I wonder if he's got a launch button.

But on a serious note, some very nice minis.

You could just buy a cheap alarm off ebay with an immobiliser, I just bought this kit from ebay http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/4-DOOR-KEYLESS-CENTRAL-LOCKING-KIT-CAR-ALARM-SYSTEM-/140559578310?pt=UK_Car_Accessories_Safety_Security&hash=item20ba00f4c6 It included central locking and an alarm with an i...

Not sure if you got sorted but seen these on donedeal.
http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/vintagecars/3472629

Will do, Thanks

Cheers for that,
didnt realise it was so expensive, i might chance my local upholster and see if he can get me some.
But what about the stuff on ebay, would that be a waste of time.

Well i was going to go with lowered shocks (damper :mrgreen: ) but i want to lowern it by good bit so that the wheel sits well up in the arch but im worried even with lower shocks im still goin to have problems with either the shocks or a bumpstop or something bottoming out. And also dont want to ge...

Would the rad be partially blocked hindering flow, you mightn't of noticed it in the colder weather.
Is there antifreeze/coolant in the rad.
Im no expert so i could be way off but just a thought.

What ye think?

Hi, I'm looking for a bit of advice, im planning on putting 13x7 wheels under my mini and fitting sportspack arches but i want it to look low so that the wheels fill the arches, so i was thinking if i modified the arches so that they sit lower on the body it would give the appearance that the suspen...

If you get really stuck you could order from minisport or minispares or someone along thoses lines, couriers costs are what would get you but if you had to get a few more bits it mightnt be too bad.
I dna, just a suggestion.

I was thinking of getting a pencil grinder to do the same job, would probally be a bit quicker than a dremel , would be handy for porting the head too.

Haven't bought anything from the ones you mentioned but have you tried minispares or somerford minis, i find them good.

So i wont have to worry about emmisions, but other than that is there anything i should watch out for, like upgrading suspension or brakes. Also what about flip fronts, im not fitting one myself but just wondered whats the story with them. I just rang carole nash and they said id have to be over 23 ...

Cheers for the help guys, I didnt get a chance to ring around yet but will move on it during the week and see whats the story and ill report back but another thing, how should a turbo engine get on with an nct, i assume the emmisions threshold is fairly high for an 86 car so should i be alright, I h...

Cheers for the replies, But I think my age is going to catch me, I dont know of any insurance company that will offer classic car insurance for people under 25, Are ye both on classic policies. But lets say i insure it under a normal policy, would i need to get an engineers cert or anything like Qui...

Anyone else in a simular situation?

Could be something to do with a leak on the heater unit,

cheers for the reply, I have rang quinn direct before but amnt much wiser regarding premiunms. i was told that i would have to get an emgineers report saying that the work was carried out correctly and also to find the new bhp of the engine so i assume that means a rolling road session. But only whe...

Hi, Im planning on turboing my mini in the next couple of months and im wondering whats the story with getting it insured after, I assume alot of people just insure it as a standard engine but id like things to be legit. Alot of components will be changes in the engine itself like head, cam, pistons...

Its probally a relay, so its either not getting power to the coil to switch it or its feck'd.

Cheers for the replies. I might give that first ireland crowd a buzz tomorow and see what they say. Im in no panic for insurance but i was just wondering could i actually get classic insurance when i was under 25 and if it would cost a fortune to insure a 998 turbo because they dont exactly like whe...