Irish Mini Owners Club

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Progress on the speedometer pod.










Want to form it like this







Should be fun.

Well mate, in case you haven’t noticed, I quite like it little. This is my dinky little lathe http://i.imgur.com/1EoXFaq.jpg It ain’t awfully small, is it? http://i.imgur.com/k9IFrz3.jpg http://i.imgur.com/BzBjpPE.jpg This is my dinky little miller http://i.imgur.com/7Ec4Skb.jpg Mill is really small...

Noone will give you dimensions. Even if you had them, how you gonna work it out in 3D? You would need some kind of jig to space everything out. In diy environment the engine acts as a jig. You position it where you want, then build the frame around. It is easier to use stock subframe as a base. At ...

It’s clubman, so no extended front needed, and I think watsons full subframe kit @ sixteen hundred quid is quite a good deal.

Cheers mate.

http://i.imgur.com/OCBEVOQ.jpg http://i.imgur.com/hnTEVIL.jpg http://i.imgur.com/vJW2Egd.jpg http://i.imgur.com/aHuHc7m.jpg http://i.imgur.com/unmvlui.jpg http://i.imgur.com/boNx1re.jpg http://i.imgur.com/1IJhSdt.jpg http://i.imgur.com/ROZHYYq.jpg Initial take at gauges scheme. Small 2 inch gauges ...

Quick sketch of mirror joint assay





Happy new year to all

Hi. Don’t know why, but I have only one picture of mirrors making process. It’s odd cos I have a habit of photo documenting everything thoroughly. I think, I wasn’t sure I’ll be keeping them, so I didn’t bother with taking detailed pictures. They grew on me thou. Anyway that’s the pic http://i.imgur...

Made this. http://i.imgur.com/e0lvW0W.jpg http://i.imgur.com/QtLD8ps.jpg http://i.imgur.com/NMF02zv.jpg http://i.imgur.com/KbbWlPb.jpg Not sure what I’m gonna measure with that, but it’s 0-100V voltmeter so I should be able to find some use for it, eventually. Meanwhile it is more like ornamental fe...

Got the centre console panel done. I mean, except for finish paint and some graphics (icons and stuff) http://i.imgur.com/MGndfRa.jpg http://i.imgur.com/chxuZnD.jpg http://i.imgur.com/efrsfl7.jpg http://i.imgur.com/Va6wEqN.jpg http://i.imgur.com/j7eR5Iz.jpg http://i.imgur.com/jnjX953.jpg http://i.im...

Oh doodoo. What a blamage. Thought, in the first post there was something about mechanic pointing at timing belt. Didn’t occur to me small car like this has chain driven timing, TBH. Figures thou, it is BMW in the end. My bad, should have checked before posting.

You mentioned the car was serviced and NCTd, just before you paid for it. It would really help knowing if the service included timing belt change. If it did, it’s just too much of a coincidence. You be surprised how many cars still end up on the scrap yards, because of the timing belt change gone ba...

Loud rattling and the consequent “timing belt trouble” diagnosis means bad news. Really bad news. If they said they are changing timing belt it should mean water pump is also being changed as well as couple of other things like tensioned idler etc. And that means they just BS you in order to stall. ...

Hi John, and thank you. Not sure if I understand your question correctly, but if you asking if there is an electric drivetrain that can be fitted into mini and comes from some other vehicle I’m afraid the answer is no, there isn’t one. If you asking, what car’s components I’ve used to build (basical...

Shaping up the dashboard

It occurred to me that getting rid of this project is not going to be easy. If possible at all. May just as well have some fun with it. I’m making centre console switch panel now. http://i1307.photobucket.com/albums/s589/Igor_Volski/DSCN1893_zpsgasvpycb.jpg http://i1307.photobucket.com/albums/s589/I...

Thanks man.

Something I been working on. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGVs052foHw http://i1307.photobucket.com/albums/s589/Igor_Volski/DSCN1860_zpskdwsn7xu.jpg http://i1307.photobucket.com/albums/s589/Igor_Volski/DSCN1825_zpsf8nysrkx.jpg http://i1307.photobucket.com/albums/s589/Igor_Volski/DSCN1842_zpsjuffxb...

Nice. There is few MG s on DIY Electric Car Forum being converted. Quite popular choice for EV conversion donor car.

http://i1307.photobucket.com/albums/s589/Igor_Volski/DSCN0813_zps3m0rgzxz.jpg http://i1307.photobucket.com/albums/s589/Igor_Volski/DSCN0808_zpsnvmhojk3.jpg http://i1307.photobucket.com/albums/s589/Igor_Volski/DSCN0792_zpsbssaosrz.jpg http://i1307.photobucket.com/albums/s589/Igor_Volski/DSCN0770_zps...

I have set of metro drive flanges woody. http://i1307.photobucket.com/albums/s589/Igor_Volski/DSCN0637_zpsjrtbcjxx.jpg Was wondering why they so thin. Now I know. I thought of doing something like the guy in this link. Would be quite challenging with my equipment, but with the right tooling doable. ...

Metro hubs. http://i1307.photobucket.com/albums/s589/Igor_Volski/DSCN0633_zpsslmvtjid.jpg Made an error thou. Apparently there are two types of ball joints with different taper sizes, and I, of course, got the wrong ones. Haven’t been thorough enough researching these. Did some reading now, and foun...