Irish Mini Owners Club

hi lads and lassies i just joined today so i said id introduce myself
im jamie from cork city im 29
ive always always loved minis and a few weeks ago i purchased my 1st mini its a mini 30 her name is dina im gonna be looking for tips and hints over the coming months on do"s and dont"s where to buy parts ect coz i want to give dina a full retoration and do it properly.i suppose my first question would be could ye guide me to a good restoration manual that any of ye would reccomend "i have to start somewhere i suppose"

Jamie,

Welcome to the site. As I mentioned to you yesterday on the phone, grab yourself a Haynes manual. If possible, get one of the light blue ones as distinct to the last dark blue editions. The light blue are particular to your 1989 Mini and I find them better structured than the later style of Haynes manual.

Here's a light blue one currently on Ebay:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MINI-69-TO-91 ... 2c66b33fee

Hope it helps,

Billy

Welcome and good luck!!

thanks alot for the welcome guys

Welcome Jamie,
I think you've already figured out the best source of help, the expert guys on-line here who seems to know the answer to everything mini related, and always seems ready to help.

Welcome to the club.

Another useful book is the Mini Restoration Manual by Lindsay Porter:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Restoration-Man ... 1859604404

It has plenty of info especially if you are getting into a bodywork rebuild

Welcome along Jamie.

Don't be afraid to ask anything even if it sounds silly to you. Better to ask & find out than not know at all

thanks lads for the help im currently stripping her down at the moment and writing down the bits that need replaceing as i go along and putting labels on wireing so that when im putting her back together i wont be saying to myself whats that wire for again lol..i must start a build thread over the w end and put up a few posts and pics as a go along-mind you this is my first mini/first restoration so i wanna do i right and not have to go back over things ect.chat soon

Tony Cooney wrote:Welcome along Jamie.

Don't be afraid to ask anything even if it sounds silly to you. Better to ask & find out than not know at all

yeah and if it's really silly we can hold onto it and abuse you with it for years to come!!!
only jokin,

Welcome to the club dude!

Welcome to the mini world Jamie