OFFICIAL Classic Mini thread

[LJ851]

Very cool ! Thats a great Mini, thanks for sharing.

[archie]

^^ very nice!!

[hammoj28]

Heres my turbo...

















and a video

[archie]

Wonder where MacGyver got this idea from?

[ldsbeaker]

saw this one yesterday at a guys shop. He has 2 other ones for sale one for 4.5k and one for 6k both manual rhd..

Address/Name of shop? Maybe this dude can help me when I'm at wit's end with mine.

[airkhin]

^^ very tru, but it all adds up quick if your not careful. haha.

complete ball joint kit (upper and lower) $20. :) even an e30 cant beat that. haha. i love my mini. :)

[archie]

i might try to buy the guys other one for 4.5k

any advice people?

Check for...
Clean title
Motor problems
Rust (most all of them,99% have rust) But ALL panels on this car can be replaced with new sheet metal and they are cheap.
Actually all parts for this car are super cheap.:D

[devon.818]

saw this one yesterday at a guys shop. He has 2 other ones for sale one for 4.5k and one for 6k both manual rhd..

i might try to buy the guys other one for 4.5k

any advice people?

[ill4noreason]

saw this one yesterday at a guys shop. He has 2 other ones for sale one for 4.5k and one for 6k both manual rhd..

[harv]

Is Seven Enterprises still around? I used to use them for motor stuff for the Midget.

Google is my friend... http://www.7ent.com/

I haven't messed with them or my Midget in years.

John

[archie]

and mini mania takes FOREVER on their ordes too!

[airkhin]

^^ i dont know what i wouldve done without em! if anyone ever has any mini questions, they are the people. ;)

[archie]

my mini that ive been slowly working on, its an all original 68' Australian Morris Cooper 'S', definitely one that you dont see come up often, if ever? since its Australian quite a few different lil options. but still a mini. :) (JUST an FYI!!! IF YOUR THINKING OF GOING ANYWHERE TO GET PARTS/service/help, HERITAGE in costa mesa, absolutely the best place hands down! everything is cheaper than minimania, shipping is stupid fast (or pickup if you want), service is excellent, they are absolutely top notch. they are hands down the best place in probably all of the USA, they do full restorations etc too...) :)

Graham is the man! Heritage is in my town!:D

[airkhin]

i plan on just giving it a good restore. ive always wanted a mini since i was a kid, when i found this one i hopped on it real quick because i had plans to do a vtec swap etc, after bringing it home and doing some serious research, and finding out how stupid rare it is (+ the headaches to do hydrolastic delete etc), i decided im just gonna restore it to its original shape and keep it nice and clean as it was designed to be. i might get another mini one day to do swap into instead... ;)

im literally probably going to just restore it to perfect shape of what it is now and clean it up a bit. i plan to keep same colors combo, wheels, etc, im always shocked at how mint the seats are in it for being so old. haha. i just cant wait to have the finances/time to be able to just strip it down to the bone and give it a real good scrub... since the //m came into my life the mini has been under a cover and completely put to the side... :(

[LJ851]

Sweet ! Keep us posted on your progress. I dig the Ausi minis with their fancy options , vent windows, etc. What are your future plans for it ?