Meet Mia The Mini

[NoahRobinson07]

Picking these up sometime in the next two weeks.

[/url]Mia's Recaros by NoahRobinson07, on Flickr[/IMG]

£100 for the two, one of the brackets needs a fix but there's a body shop at the bottom of the road who can weld it back on

 

[Englebert]

Sounds like a steal!

 

[Scrooge]

They're out of a Rover Noah, haven't checked your other thread yet. Came in the 620 turbos and 800 vitesse mainly iirc.

 

[DaveDreads]

They're nice Noah, so I take it you've changed your mind about putting original Mini seats in?

They were quite expensive in comparison to those Recaros.

 

[1812lsd]

You were asking for a pic of the chrome Lucas lamps I have, same story sorry, until I can get time to fish them out of the shed & take a pic of them here is the second best thing I can do. http://thrll.com/car/1995-rover-mini-12809 that's them on the front of my old MG Metro Turbo engined mini.

 

[NoahRobinson07]

Yes, its that main thing. Cost. Unfortunately I haven't been graced with a Rich mummy & daddy but I love them all the same

 

[NoahRobinson07]

They look alright, Main thing is extra lights for night, Mini lights aren't the most power full and mine are the halogen ones. Cause they're reflectors I can't use HID's but I wouldnt want to anyway the colour doesn't suit minis/

 

[NoahRobinson07]

Body repairs are being done in october time, A guy round my way is doing the welding and painting and has given me a rough quote of £1500. It will probably end at £1800.

£1800 + £600 = £2400, around a thousand under my budget, maybe look into some performance upgrades. Stage 1 kit? Re-build the carb, paint the engine. and of course 4 pots

 

[NoahRobinson07]

Good to know, I want to try and get re-seat covers to match, Highly unlikely as Rover don't exist anymore and That pattern would be difficult to copy.

 

[Chris_ZS]

Awesome.

Will definately be watching this, when I get my own place it'll have a garage which will house a mini. Nut and bolt rebuild with a civic engine

 

[NoahRobinson07]

Awesome.

Will definately be watching this, when I get my own place it'll have a garage which will house a mini. Nut and bolt rebuild with a civic engine

Thanks, Start college on monday so work will start then. The guy with the seats sold the car and told me an hour before hour agreed pickup time. Nice.

Looking into speedwell replica buckets.

Will create a new thread as this one is a tad cluttered

 

[DaveDreads]

Why start a new thread?

This one is all about Mini's and it'll soon be about you rebuilding yours,
plus I can't be arsed to learn a new thread title, I don't go in for all this 'subscribed' b*llocks.

 

[Mr R.]

This was mine, if you need any advice then feel free to ask.

 

[DaveDreads]

Could you have a go at rebuilding one with a Haynes manual, an internet connection and zero mechanical knowledge?

I really want one and have been told by quite a few people they're great cars to learn on,
as they're basically a giant meccano set.

 

[NoahRobinson07]

Could you have a go at rebuilding one with a Haynes manual, an internet connection and zero mechanical knowledge?

I really want one and have been told by quite a few people they're great cars to learn on,
as they're basically a giant meccano set.

Dave you know me thats what I'm doing. I'm only using college as a place to store it and work on it over winter. Don't want it to rust away any further .

By the way as me being on a budget a lot of my parts will be reconditioned, rather than replaced. So technically its not a full nut and bolt restoration

They're a giant meccano set barr the spot welds , other than that fairly simple.

 

[DaveDreads]

Yeah but at least your doing a grease monkey course,
so someone's going to teach you the stuff you need to know.

I'll be doing mine with absolutely f*ck all knowlege. lol

 

[NoahRobinson07]

Yeah but at least your doing a grease monkey course,
so someone's going to teach you the stuff you need to know.

I'll be doing mine with absolutely f*ck all knowlege. lol

Yes, and I will teach you

 

[DaveDreads]

Jolly good. :approve:

I'm saving for a full belt service atm, but I keep looking for decent chassis and 1275 engines.

I have considered just getting a 1275 engine for £300quid and taking it apart, then putting it back together,
plus I want to fit it with webbers/twin carbs.

 

[NoahRobinson07]

Jolly good. :approve:

I'm saving for a full belt service atm, but I keep looking for decent chassis and 1275 engines.

I have considered just getting a 1275 engine for £300quid and taking it apart, then putting it back together,
plus I want to fit it with webbers/twin carbs.

That will all come later in Mia's life, unfortunately I can only get away with light engine mods. Stage 1 kit. thats it really.

Plan on boring to 1293cc or 1380cc with new pistons, con rods, crank, bearings, and a nice high lift kent cam shaft.



Oh and to deal with that, 4 pots.

 

[DaveDreads]

The thing that's doing my head in is I have to save £600quid for a full belt service including dephaser,
I could buy a f*cking project Mini for that ffs.

 

[NoahRobinson07]

http://www.gumtree.com/p/cars-vans-motorbikes/classic-mini-project/109220273,

Better nick than Mia's in. But it is a 998cc not 1275.

 

[DaveDreads]

Doesn't matter tbh, i've always assumed i'd be buying any old Mini that wasn't rusty,
then dropping in a 1275 engine, then bolting on Cooper everything.

 

[NoahRobinson07]

Doesn't matter tbh, i've always assumed i'd be buying any old Mini that wasn't rusty,
then dropping in a 1275 engine, then bolting on Cooper everything.

Haha, thats the spirit. . I bought myself a spot weld drill bit and took of the bonnet lip in preparation for the Mk1 grille. Think Im gonna get some bonnet pins. Im not so confident of the safety catch.

 

[DaveDreads]

Bonnet pins?

Didn't Mk1s have those leather straps to hold the bonnet down?

 

[NoahRobinson07]

Bonnet pins?

Didn't Mk1s have those leather straps to hold the bonnet down?

They we're after market, I mean like the bonnet pins you see on Muscle cars or I may just improve on rovers safety catch design, Either way.

I just can't wait to start working.

 

[DaveDreads]

Remember there's no such thing as to many pics in a project thread.

 

[NoahRobinson07]

Remember there's no such thing as to many pics in a project thread.

I'm not risking my canon, I'm going back to My pentax point and shoot.

By the way (NOT SPOILT CHILD> ALL THE STUFF I WANTED I HAVE WORKED FOR OR BOUGHT MYSELF> INCLUDING THE CAR. I dont want to come across a spoilt brat.

The only thing I'm not paying for is Insurance, purely because my parents paid for my sisters car and insurance, I said I wanted to work and pay for the car myself they said we'll pay for the insurance.

 

[DaveDreads]

Who thinks you're spoilt, it's not like you've got a Porsche is it?

It's a £500quid Mini that needs work,
a young lad like you learning mechanics should have something like that to work on.

I'm almost as excited about it as you are ffs. lol

 

[NoahRobinson07]

Who thinks you're spoilt, it's not like you've got a Porsche is it?

It's a £500quid Mini that needs work,
a young lad like you learning mechanics should have something like that to work on.

I'm almost as excited about it as you are ffs. lol

Because when people ask how much it costs and I say £500 pounds they go blimey thats cheap, but when I point out by the end of it it will cost 3 thousand they go, so your parents are paying for it.

LOL> Police officer stopped on my road when I was hunting my air leak to ask about it <3

 

[Dr HMS Derv Destroyer]

Iv forgot how easy minis are to work on, that one me and my grandad use to mess with was a rAte doddle. Only thing I couldn't do was valve timing stuff

 

[NoahRobinson07]

Iv forgot how easy minis are to work on, that one me and my grandad use to mess with was a rAte doddle. Only thing I couldn't do was valve timing stuff

Incredibly easy bar the 22 degree bonnet opening angle I literally got stuck.

 

[DaveDreads]

It's good to know that you have knowledge of Mini's Raz,
I see more Dr Pepper coming your way in the future.

 

[Dr HMS Derv Destroyer]

Incredibly easy bar the 22 degree bonnet opening angle I literally got stuck.

Haha , ours didn't have a bonnet. It was put in a shed and dismantled and rebuilt every summer I had down there for 5 years, unit 2 years back

It's good to know that you have knowledge of Mini's Raz,
I see more Dr Pepper coming your way in the future.

Haha , dave, trust me, you buy a classic mini and you won't find anything you. Cannot practically do by yourself with some time.
altho I will be happy to get my hand dirty on a mini again to relive fond memories

 

[NoahRobinson07]

If either of you are ever down near me you're more than welcome to come and help (if its not done) or come for a ride if it is.

 

[Dr HMS Derv Destroyer]

Cheers dude, i'll have to see if I have some spare time to have a day out one time or something

 

[NoahRobinson07]

Enquired about some hydro dipping for my bumpers, YouTube it its an awesome process.

 

[Dr HMS Derv Destroyer]

What ' skin ' you going for? Hydro dipping is awesome, very durable aswell.

 

[NoahRobinson07]

What ' skin ' you going for? Hydro dipping is awesome, very durable aswell.

Carbon Fibre, I felt that the chrome was a bit too much to go with the dark grey, Im considering doing the centre speedo binnacle as well.

 

[Dr HMS Derv Destroyer]

Very good choice. I like the skulls skin, that would look epic on some parts of the engine bay or engine itself

I would say if your doing carbon fibre, go for a slightly darker shade of silver than your normal ' silver ' paint. IMO will make it look more subtle and realistic. Only you would know its not real

 

[NoahRobinson07]

Very good choice. I like the skulls skin, that would look epic on some parts of the engine bay or engine itself

I would say if your doing carbon fibre, go for a slightly darker shade of silver than your normal ' silver ' paint. IMO will make it look more subtle and realistic. Only you would know its not real

It is dark silver, google Aston Martin Quantum Silver, its really grey but its called silver