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Rob
ClioSport Moderator
We're one and the same Matt. Perfect spec.
I'd cut my arm off for one like that.
They are well expensive though, over £6,000!
They are well expensive though, over £6,000!
'Mia' Rover Mini 35
I wan't a Yukon Grey Sportspack.
I love my 35 but thats what I'll move to eventually.
I love my 35 but thats what I'll move to eventually.
Right A small write up for Rob...
Since getting the car I have been focusing on getting it running and ready for MOT..
First up were the Brakes. After Standing for 5 years the front brakes were a little siezed on.. So set off to strip them out, clean the pads and calipers up, after eventually prying the Pads out I found they were EBC Green Stuff Pads which I guess is a bonus! Also Decided to give them a lick of paint to make them look a little better... The discs are still rather rusty but they should clean up with a bit of use
Before:
After:
Also did the rear drums but forgot to get a pic... That made Pushing it around FAR easier!
Next up I moved onto the engine.. The water pump wasnt far from being seized solid so off with the old one!
On with the New also threw a new belt on for good measure! (again I forgot to take a pic of the new one
)
Once all that was done, I threw the radiator back in fought with the bottom hose for a good 10 Minutes.. What a cnut that was... Then set about setting the tappets as they were all miles out, then refitted the Rocker Cover, Its only a temp one as I will be ordering an alloy one from MiniSport!
Engine all back together!
Then I set about trying to start her up! Fitted a new battery Key in the Ignition
1 Click
2 Clicks
3 Clicks and she turns over but doesnt fire
Upon inspection the tank was bone Dry Filled her up tried again and still nothing So went about checking all Lives and earths to the Coil found nothing wrong so Started checking other things, upon closer inspection I noticed there was something missing from the distributor.. Turns out its the Igniter thats missing it has been converted to a contactless distributor from a Metro.. So going to have to order a new one before I can get her started
After being dissapointed with that I decided to look into other things...
Firstly the Indicators and why they wernt working on the front.. Turns out there were no bulbs in
So fitted... and we have indicators! One electrical problem down... Many more to go!
The grille was a bit dull and filthy so gave it a quick clean with autosol (Its just a quick clean I know its still filthy in places!)
Before:
After:
After that I left it for another day and put it all back together and got some pics in the daylight(ish)
I then remembered I forgot to put the grille back on
The front is missing something... Im thinking 2 possibly 4 Spot lights...
Also Chrome Bumper or stick with the Black?
Couple of interior... Half Leather Fronts
Full Leather rear
Also has leather door cards with some alpine speakers
Even a stealth shelf with alpines :rasp:
Mark
Since getting the car I have been focusing on getting it running and ready for MOT..
First up were the Brakes. After Standing for 5 years the front brakes were a little siezed on.. So set off to strip them out, clean the pads and calipers up, after eventually prying the Pads out I found they were EBC Green Stuff Pads which I guess is a bonus! Also Decided to give them a lick of paint to make them look a little better... The discs are still rather rusty but they should clean up with a bit of use
Before:
After:
Also did the rear drums but forgot to get a pic... That made Pushing it around FAR easier!
Next up I moved onto the engine.. The water pump wasnt far from being seized solid so off with the old one!
On with the New also threw a new belt on for good measure! (again I forgot to take a pic of the new one
)Once all that was done, I threw the radiator back in fought with the bottom hose for a good 10 Minutes.. What a cnut that was... Then set about setting the tappets as they were all miles out, then refitted the Rocker Cover, Its only a temp one as I will be ordering an alloy one from MiniSport!
Engine all back together!
Then I set about trying to start her up! Fitted a new battery Key in the Ignition
1 Click
2 Clicks
3 Clicks and she turns over but doesnt fire
Upon inspection the tank was bone Dry
Filled her up tried again and still nothing So went about checking all Lives and earths to the Coil found nothing wrong so Started checking other things, upon closer inspection I noticed there was something missing from the distributor.. Turns out its the Igniter thats missing it has been converted to a contactless distributor from a Metro.. So going to have to order a new one before I can get her started After being dissapointed with that I decided to look into other things...
Firstly the Indicators and why they wernt working on the front.. Turns out there were no bulbs in
So fitted... and we have indicators!
One electrical problem down... Many more to go!The grille was a bit dull and filthy so gave it a quick clean with autosol (Its just a quick clean I know its still filthy in places!)
Before:
After:
After that I left it for another day and put it all back together and got some pics in the daylight(ish)
I then remembered I forgot to put the grille back on
The front is missing something... Im thinking 2 possibly 4 Spot lights...
Also Chrome Bumper or stick with the Black?
Couple of interior... Half Leather Fronts
Full Leather rear
Also has leather door cards with some alpine speakers
Even a stealth shelf with alpines :rasp:
Mark
'Mia' Rover Mini 35
Thought I'd Inform you, your front seat are from a 1997 Equinox Limited Edition
Get them re-trimmed in black leather
Get them re-trimmed in black leather
'Mia' Rover Mini 35
And Stainless bumper, genuine if you can get hold of it. With over riders, Mk2 rear lights.
Thought I'd Inform you, your front seat are from a 1997 Equinox Limited Edition
Get them re-trimmed in black leather
Yeah i remember him saying they were from a limited edition...
Rob
ClioSport Moderator
Mark, it looks like I'll be up again in March. I'll come down, you can take the zed out, I'll take the mini.
Now you have a reason to get it running.
Thanks a lot for the write up
I have an old digital camera you can have if you want it when I come up, it's only a 3.2 megapixel, but you can get it as grubby as you want.
Now you have a reason to get it running.
Thanks a lot for the write up
I have an old digital camera you can have if you want it when I come up, it's only a 3.2 megapixel, but you can get it as grubby as you want.
Rob
ClioSport Moderator
Oh and I love your dog. Awesome looking little fucker.
Rob
ClioSport Moderator
Definitely fit spots, although the grille on it's own does look sort of cool..
Mark, it looks like I'll be up again in March. I'll come down, you can take the zed out, I'll take the mini.
Now you have a reason to get it running.
Thanks a lot for the write up
I have an old digital camera you can have if you want it when I come up, it's only a 3.2 megapixel, but you can get it as grubby as you want.
Sounds good to me!
May also have that camera off you too..Hopefully Il have it running this week/next week
Once she all up and running its going to get a proper clean bring that Racing Green Paint back to life!
She is rather awesome and massively cute
That would be great mate
Im half and half atm.. Il get some Spots and fit them and see how I feel :rasp:
Do you have any plans to drop down to 10/12's? (sorry if you have said, havnt read whole thread!)
Coming from a MINI background I can vouch for them handling MUCH better on smaller wheels - Id assume your arches have been cut to fit the 13's however, so moving back down is a bigger job.
That would be perfect spec for me - 10" wheels, group 2 arches.
Coming from a MINI background I can vouch for them handling MUCH better on smaller wheels - Id assume your arches have been cut to fit the 13's however, so moving back down is a bigger job.
That would be perfect spec for me - 10" wheels, group 2 arches.
Duh, didnt pay much attention there did I, they look like 13's at a glance! 7.5" disc conversion to drop to 10's IIRC? You would need something wide to fill the arches I guess.
Something around that yeah..
Never owned a mini before in my life so im just getting used to things haha
Awesome mate, as I've already said on Faceache!
I've had 3 and still keep an eye out for a cheap project. Loved my first one, 1980 998cc, pageant blue, 1275gt head, pocketed pistons, janspeed 4-1 manifold, rc40 exhaust, re-jetted carb and pipercross filter, on 10" mambas, and drum brakes all round, was an awesome car! Will keep an eye on this thread, might have to have a looksee one day I'm over your way!
I've had 3 and still keep an eye out for a cheap project. Loved my first one, 1980 998cc, pageant blue, 1275gt head, pocketed pistons, janspeed 4-1 manifold, rc40 exhaust, re-jetted carb and pipercross filter, on 10" mambas, and drum brakes all round, was an awesome car! Will keep an eye on this thread, might have to have a looksee one day I'm over your way!
If you're interested, we're selling the Force Racing converted wheels from our car. You can spray the centres any colour you want obviously (currently blue!). They're 7" wide, let me know if you're interested, more details on the thread I started on my car:
http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?570406-Classic-Mini-race-car
Couple bits arrived today
New thermostat..
An adjustable bracket to lower the steering column
And finally sourced an Ignition Module!
So now im waiting on a new distributer cap and rotor arm so i can put it all back together again!
Im hoping to start it tomorrow
New thermostat..
An adjustable bracket to lower the steering column
And finally sourced an Ignition Module!
So now im waiting on a new distributer cap and rotor arm so i can put it all back together again!
Im hoping to start it tomorrow
That car's making you work for it. lol
I know.. f**king Minis
Yeah power down to the coil etc
Its been sitting in a garage for 5 years so the coil could have just died in that time.. Will soon find out!
Firstly the video I forgot to upload...
Sounds a little rough on start up but im sure you would if you hadnt ran for 5-6 Years..
ANYWAY! The mini took a back seat for a while as work got a bit hectic and after several 9-7 days, working on the mini just wasnt an option..
So yesterday morning I spent a couple hours sorting a few little bits and pieces...
I Replaced all 4 ball joints, and a CV boot..
Only got a pic of 1 old ball joint and pic of the new ones to go on and non of the CV boot
Old balljoint..
New ones to fit
All that is left to do now is Change the drivers rear wheel bearing and sort the hazard lights then she ready for MOT!
After that if just a matter of fitting a new clutch and fine tuning the tappets...
Sounds a little rough on start up but im sure you would if you hadnt ran for 5-6 Years..
ANYWAY! The mini took a back seat for a while as work got a bit hectic and after several 9-7 days, working on the mini just wasnt an option..
So yesterday morning I spent a couple hours sorting a few little bits and pieces...
I Replaced all 4 ball joints, and a CV boot..
Only got a pic of 1 old ball joint and pic of the new ones to go on
and non of the CV boot Old balljoint..
New ones to fit
All that is left to do now is Change the drivers rear wheel bearing and sort the hazard lights then she ready for MOT!
After that if just a matter of fitting a new clutch and fine tuning the tappets...
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Been a while since iv had chance to really work on this... Also iv taken no Pics as i just forget to..
Last week I began sorting out a few small niggles...
Finally managed to get the drivers window working properly.. It now goes up and down!
When I get the car it wouldnt start, there were 2 lives going into the coil causing a non start fault, well I discovered this was the Wire for the Rev Counter, somewhere along the lines it was sorting out on something and causing this fault so I removed the old wire and routed a new one, So I now have a Rev counter again!
After that I removed the whole dash to try and get to the bottom of the lights for the gauges not working, all the bulbs were out, so replaced all of the bulbs and everything worked! Win Win! Kind of.. I still need to work out why the speedo no longer works... Whilst I had the dash out I found another relay, stashed away now the hazard lights havnt worked since I bought the car, so I figured this could be the issue as I was told there were 2 relays for the Indicators and for the Hazard lights, id just never found the hazard one.. So I ordered a new one and fitted.. It now has hazard lights! Hopefully that is the last of the electrical issues...
While I was in the interior the previous owner started routing wire for a CD Player.. I decided one day I didnt really want to fit a CD player so I ripped all the wires out and removed the shelf for the CD player, now nothing looks out of place I do however need to change the dash, all of what you can see in the pic is creased and damaged, just need to decide what I want to do with it...
Also yesterday I FINALLY got it MOT'd passed first time with no issues! Bar an advisory on some welding which will be sorted this weekend!
Also later today I will hopefully get it Taxed so I can actually use it! The fueling isnt 100% so needs some tweeking so she running 100%
Unfotunatly on the way back I remembered about a rather loud knock the car made when you let off the accelerator, it was the engine stabilizer, to say the least the bushes were f**ked... Jumped on Ebay and got some new ones which should be here tomorrow! To add more insult to this, its to low The front wheels catch like hell on the inner arch when turning.. So need to find a solution to that too...
Awaiting its new bushes!
Il get there in the end!
Once its taxed and running properly il give it a good wash and get some proper pictures up and possibly a decent drive by video :rasp:
Last week I began sorting out a few small niggles...
Finally managed to get the drivers window working properly.. It now goes up and down!
When I get the car it wouldnt start, there were 2 lives going into the coil causing a non start fault, well I discovered this was the Wire for the Rev Counter, somewhere along the lines it was sorting out on something and causing this fault so I removed the old wire and routed a new one, So I now have a Rev counter again!
After that I removed the whole dash to try and get to the bottom of the lights for the gauges not working, all the bulbs were out, so replaced all of the bulbs and everything worked! Win Win! Kind of.. I still need to work out why the speedo no longer works... Whilst I had the dash out I found another relay, stashed away now the hazard lights havnt worked since I bought the car, so I figured this could be the issue as I was told there were 2 relays for the Indicators and for the Hazard lights, id just never found the hazard one.. So I ordered a new one and fitted.. It now has hazard lights! Hopefully that is the last of the electrical issues...
While I was in the interior the previous owner started routing wire for a CD Player.. I decided one day I didnt really want to fit a CD player so I ripped all the wires out and removed the shelf for the CD player, now nothing looks out of place
I do however need to change the dash, all of what you can see in the pic is creased and damaged, just need to decide what I want to do with it...Also yesterday I FINALLY got it MOT'd passed first time with no issues! Bar an advisory on some welding which will be sorted this weekend!
Also later today I will hopefully get it Taxed so I can actually use it! The fueling isnt 100% so needs some tweeking so she running 100%
Unfotunatly on the way back I remembered about a rather loud knock the car made when you let off the accelerator, it was the engine stabilizer, to say the least the bushes were f**ked... Jumped on Ebay and got some new ones which should be here tomorrow! To add more insult to this, its to low
The front wheels catch like hell on the inner arch when turning.. So need to find a solution to that too...Awaiting its new bushes!
Il get there in the end!
Once its taxed and running properly il give it a good wash and get some proper pictures up and possibly a decent drive by video :rasp:
Rob
ClioSport Moderator
Taken you long enough. Asshat.
