Irish Mini Owners Club

Hi lads
My name is fran or Number 2 so called cos im on me second as the same as me dad Number 8 or eamonn as some of you might know him. Im 19 and have a bzr toyota levin as my current everyday driver for now...
I bought a new mini the other day as my xmas prezzie for my self.
its a 1991 998 maroon..ish red with a black roof, not my favorite choice of colors but the car was straight with almost zero rust which i was exstatic with so the Colour didnt bother me. The car needs the few tidying bits as with most minis most important the gear change oil seal and the valve stem oil seals nothing major will get them sorted in the next few weeks and have future plans for the car 1275 conversion or maby keep the 998 with a turbo only the future will tell.

I will post a few picks tomorrow of the car maybe someone might have owned it b4??

Looking forward to seeing you all on spins and on the mtm.

Fran

hi and welcome

Welcome to the forum Fran, look forward to seeing the pictures.

welcome Fran!

Welcome in.

welcome to the forum dude

Thanks for the welcome lads. unfortunitly no pics today as the cars locked up an im not getting wet ill post them tomorrow weather permitting!!

Right so i got off me arse today and done all the little things you would do to any new mini you buy set the tappets and cheked the points cleaned the ht leads and set the plug gaps and when routing about my dad stumbled accross a set of valve stem oil seals that he had forogten he had and ordered the nite before!! murphys law!! so tomorrow were gona fit them and sort a small hole in the exhaust and new exhaust gasket and then everyting else is cosmetic. Im not mad about chrome so changeing the bumpers to black and the arches and sides, have an old black layland grill to fit and contemplating ruffing back the chrome on the headlamp rings and grill surrounds and respraying them black aswell if that will work.so thats the look im going for black and red. and most important REMOVE the checkered stickers!!!
Heres the pics enjoy

http://s900.photobucket.com/albums/ac201/Fnewton/Mini/

Just to make it handyier for people wanting to see

Fair play, you really getting the finger out now! It's handy to have people in the family who what they are doing to! Your right with the checkered roof, not mad on them myself. I wish you luck with it anyway dude. Shes a minter! keep us all up-dated or maybe even sart a thread in the My Mini section.

howdy Fran, welcome to the forum!

you not worried that your name means something else too?

que all the sh1t jokes

Thanks for that stan. ye chrome and checkerd to me scream tacky (no offence to anyone who many like them ). ill keep this tread goin for a little while longer then ill make one in my mini to keep you all updated.

and as far the names goes me dads number 8 and this mini is my second so keepin with the family callin meself number 2 since this is me second, i had a red 00 mpi sportspack before ( now property of my dad for restoration).I know there willl be jokes to go with the name but its just fuel for slagging sessions on the mtm and imm haha

very strait and clean looking mini!!

Fran, were you at the camping weekend with Eamon?

Yea that was the Fran with me on the camping weekend

Number 8
Eamonn

Good man Fran!

hope to bump into you (not litterally) on the MTM or other runs this year

ye she is really strait no signs of ever getting hit or any filler in her. ye i was in clougheen in august ironically the only one without a mini at the time ha but thats all changed now and i WILL see you all on the mtm and other spins lads.

Welcome Fran,
I feel a bit more happier now that there is someone else that has the same colour of Mini as mine...no chequered roof thought!
You can see mine at > http://www.irishminis.ie/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=3794
Ciao
G