Last good mini in italy was my one! 1975 inno 1300export, one of the last 1000 made there! Ste.D "Taffy" <taffy_turner (AT) yahoo (DOT) com> wrote

Steve68s

06-12-2006 10:04 PM
dauph59

I am looking to restore my Mini and have been looking at a number of companys. I've looked at MBM Bristol who have a decent website and from the pics...

cwhellams@yahoo.co.uk

06-12-2006 08:38 PM
Taffy

Hi, Fuel Tax revolt game... Zap Gordon Brown with the tazer gun to prevent him putting more duty on...

michael@entamedia.com

06-12-2006 07:51 PM
Taffy

Hello Ive seen them fitted and it looks like they fit quite well, has anybody got one or used one? Either way whats the best place to get one...

Anthony

06-11-2006 10:20 PM
Tim

Hi All, Once again thanks to all that offered help/advice on my previous posts, very much appreciated. Can anyone now tell me if when I stand in...

DJ

06-09-2006 06:03 PM
jacko

Hi, I have a weird problem with my mini which developed a few weeks ago. Basically sometimes the engine turns over but it does not appear that any...

Neil Woodman

06-09-2006 11:27 AM
RS

Hi, Does anyone have any instructions / advice about fitting rear coil-over suspension? I have a pair of Spax offset top coil-over...

The Speedtrifle

06-09-2006 06:14 AM
The Speedtrifle

Hi All I have noticed, that when my car is started from cold and at idle, I have around 50-60psi of oil pressure according to a gauge that I have...

DJ

06-08-2006 05:20 PM
Chris

Yep it's 220bhp bliss and is mucking fagic too! Definitely a case of bye, bye, BINI, oh and Bill Sollis is impressed...

Taffy

06-07-2006 06:42 PM
Taffy

Hi, Has anyone ever converted a late 1.3SPi 1275 Mini engine to normally aspirated plus electronic ignition? I have just fitted a modern A series...

Dave Bullock

06-07-2006 03:19 PM
Kelley Mascher

Does anyone know the original paint code for the CE steel wheels please? I think its some shade of silver but there are quite a few... Thanks Peter

Pedro

06-07-2006 02:14 AM
t.a.j.m.vdnbogaard@uvt.nl

Hi All, I have I bit of a dangerous problem with my 1989 mini 30. Its pumping fuel out all over the floor appearing to be coming from the expansion...

DJ

06-02-2006 04:26 AM
Fitzy

hay i wonder if any one can help me out my mini is leaking oil i know they say its a mini thing but i cant stand it the leak appears to be from the...

jono@gjdj.co.za

05-31-2006 03:02 PM
Jim

Hi, Game's been around a while but by request, I've done a version with a MINI, complete with union jack on the...

michael@entamedia.com

05-30-2006 09:23 AM
Madmax

Abyone know where I can get hold of a better set of wiring diagrams for an spi mini. The Haynes manual doesn't cover the bits I'm after very well. ...

flash harry

05-27-2006 04:22 PM
flash harry

I saw this and laughed !! Oh how I laughed, then a thousand and one "ask seller a question" things went through my...

Jim

05-25-2006 05:03 PM
jacko

Anyone here know anywhere that does repair panels for the bottom of the doors ? By this I mean the actual base of the door that sits above the door...

Jim

05-24-2006 06:31 PM
Brownz \(mobile\)

Hi, somebody knows the Orion wheels. I believe that they were made in Spain. I need the center decals (4) for original look SonoMan (carlanga) from...

SonoMan

05-23-2006 07:22 PM
Taffy

Hi People, 1275 MG metro, with kent 286 cam, Has any one got a adjustable cam sprocket they would like to sell, or does any one know a good place to...

Fitzy

05-23-2006 02:10 PM
Fitzy

Kid on a scooter decided to bounce off the front of my mini on saturday morning, he was fine but his scooter wasnt and my 1991 mini cooper needs a...

dt97gdo@hotmail.com

05-23-2006 11:57 AM
Mick Rouse

i here it's sold out ! good luck to all the fans of the perfectly formed small one on the london to brighton this year! LOooooVe... dave 'P3'...

U.S.piggybank

05-23-2006 03:52 AM
U.S.piggybank

Why has my kill fill stopped working on the Troll, Its all set up as before but his posts are getting in

Martin

05-16-2006 03:49 PM
Jim

Well being Welsh, A Mini owner/fan and a bit of a Stereophonics fan too, naturally I bought the CD containing this song and video back in 1999. As it...

Taffy

05-16-2006 03:17 PM
taffie

Hi, I'm looking to sell my mini privately and was wondering if you guys could suggest a price seeing as there a few problems with it, I'm at...

Neil Woodman

05-16-2006 02:17 PM
xx

Ok....... A is for Austin B is for BMW If we all fail to use the correct groups to post in then I might as well send this one off to...

Trevor

05-16-2006 08:42 AM
Madmax

Does anyone have any suggestions for mounting a pair of front speakers ? I've got a pair of Kenwoods that require a 93mm (4") hole and a depth...

Jim

05-16-2006 08:34 AM
Madmax

Don't forget to watch Dream Machine tonight, actually 03:00hrs Sunday Morning, on Discovery Real Time. Its the one where Mark Evans restores three...

Martin

05-15-2006 07:23 PM
Taffy

Hi The clutch pedal on our 92 open classic has developed a 'stickiness' this past couple of days. Its not slipping or dragging just not as...

geepeetee

05-15-2006 04:52 PM
Jim

I have 1976 Mini 1000. My father gave me old Smiths Tachometer for my car but he doesn't know how to wire it. I have wires for it but no clue how to...

Ichiro

05-15-2006 09:13 AM
Stan Blazejewski

Hi all again, well the new wheels arrived but havent even had a chance to fit yet due to some family troubles but while i am chiling out thought i...

muziksmig via CarKB.com

05-12-2006 07:54 PM
Taffy

I have been thinking of converting my spi mini to a single 1 3/4 su carb. Anyone know where I can get information on doing this? Also, if I do...

flash harry

05-12-2006 06:37 PM
Taffy

just bought a new set (of 4) shoes for the 2000 sportspack, as you know, the shoes are not symetrical, ie one end has part of the material missing. ...

RS

05-12-2006 08:55 AM
RS

quoted Source: British Leyland book of Revelation. "Natural Born mini owners may be distinguished from their BINI owning counterparts by careful...

milo

05-11-2006 02:28 PM
Madmax

My temperature gauge shows hot as soon as you turn the car on. I've replaced the clock and the sender, but it's still showing the wrong reading....

Mark Steward

05-11-2006 09:03 AM
Taffy

Hello all- seems like i been away a while as things been smooth (now saying that something will go wrong!) anyway heres the thing- I just bought two...

muziksmig via CarKB.com

05-10-2006 02:52 PM
Taffy

Hi all! This is my first time here. Looks like it could be a fun group... well, with a few exceptions I suppose, but it's that way in any group,...

dauph59

05-10-2006 02:21 PM
Madmax

Hey Jim as you say your father was born in Newcastle, are you a fan of Michael Caine's other masterpiece, being the 1971 classic "Get Carter" which...

Taffy

05-08-2006 10:58 PM
madmax

Hi folks, I'm in the middle of a 1275 strip down, engine is out and on the floor,, got the clutch puller on and wound up tight, starter off out of...

Fitzy

05-07-2006 05:14 AM
Fitzy

Some shots from the Riviera run, spot your car,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, www.danparr.plus.com/rivrun06 Fitzy

Fitzy

05-06-2006 05:47 PM
Taffy

Hi, im Nicky I have been a passive observer here watching many of the exchanges of certain people in this group, being American I take offence at all...

Nick

05-06-2006 04:46 PM
Fitzy

Hi all Would be grateful for any info, am thinking of a new project and wondered what an auto would drive like in the beast! Thanks! miniman

miniman

05-06-2006 02:28 PM
Fitzy

Just fitted a Kent 286 to my 1275 MG Metro engine, do I need a adjustable cam sprocket, and where can I get the data for setting it up, Thanks Fitzy

Fitzy

05-06-2006 12:25 PM
Chris

Hi guys does anyone know of anywhere that does 2 up, 2 down spot lamp brackets for rounded front mini cheers

Hamish

05-05-2006 10:38 AM
Taffy

Hi Guys I have a 1984 mini mayfair. Wich has sat on my drive for some 5 years resulting in rust in the usual places! I am thinking of getting it...

gitesh

05-04-2006 03:00 PM
Barspeed and his magical Mini's

just fitted a smiths 3" rev counter to the pickup, it does work, but reads 4000rpm at IDLE - ie around 4 times as much as it should. Its a smiths...

RS

05-04-2006 02:12 PM
xx

Hi guys, Just after a little advice. Had an engine stood in my garage for a year or 2, before I fit it to the car I was gonna try and start it up...

daveskirrow@btinternet.com

05-02-2006 04:24 PM
daveskirrow@btinternet.com

Something interesting.... www.seacoastonline.com/2005news/12292005/news/80302 Something...

Barspeed and his magical Mini's

05-02-2006 11:57 AM
Barspeed and his magical Mini's

Anyone know if there is a DVD of this? I know there is a video, http://www.motorbooks.co.uk/notes.asp?bookid=36002 or can it be downloaded?

Martin

05-02-2006 07:30 AM
Steve68s

I am having problems removing the flywheel from a 1275 verto, the engine is out of the car and is being stripped at the moment, problem is ,The...

Fitzy

05-02-2006 06:08 AM
Jim

who's off to the reviera run this weekend i hope to be there so look out for me oev 46v yellow mini with denim patchwork interior

jacko

05-01-2006 05:57 PM
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