hey,

ive been lookin 4 a mini for ages now and finnaly found what im after,
the car isnt road worthy yet im currently goin over the car finding out what needs to be replaced so far ive found these problems,

the brake lights dont work im fairly sure that the sensor is bugered,
rear drum barkes dont work (they look like the originals) needs replacing
the speedo cable needs replacing, i have a new 1 but.
theres an engine mount missing, the previous owner gave me a new1
the fuel gauge doesnt work (needs new1)
and the shocks look terrible theres no rubbers in em at all.

can any1 give me some hint about fixing all these problems .. is it worth replacing the drum brakes to disk, and wat sorta shocks should i put on, ill be lookin at putting a new engine in it eventualy so i want to get brakes and suspension to a standard that can handle the power,

cheers Mush

Yep do the brake first with the suspention. Are you sure you have shocks or is it a wet suspention (hydro). I would recomend updrading the front to disk's with coppers of as per another post in Mini Mods possible going to Honda (have a read)
The others should not be to much trouble to do and you will learn more about your new little baby

Congrats and enjoy your mini

Gafmo
in the hills

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if ur front brakes r working alright i wouldnt worry about the disc conversion, ur only running an 850 after all!! and unless u upgrade to something like a 1275 or bigger, the drums should be sufficient (although the honda conversion seems like pretty good value for money)

gafmo's right about doing the brakes and suspension first

good luck....keep us informed

-jimmy

the guy i bought it off said he bored the engine to 1100 but im not sure if hes shittin me or not...

the front brakes r stuffed as well so they need replacing
wat sort of hubs do i need to put on for the conversion and whats the cost im lookin at,


i took a pic of it, its in fairly good condtion for its age and has had respray about 8 months ago the previous owner was slowly fixing it up but lost interest i supose.


ill post some more pics 2morra so u can see wat the brake setup is now

cheers Mush

A set of Honda Civic discs (cut down to 7.9") will fit nice in those wheels...

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that's a lot better looking than my little mini.. for now
When you say the rear drum brakes don't work, define? How are they not working? You press the pedal and the wheel still turns? Lots of fun to be had there from new cylinders to shoe return springs but all fairly basic to sort out and not overly expensive.
Does anyone remember the first time they replaced a speedo cable? he he he.. need double jointed fingers. I end up ripping the radiator out.

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i just wait till the motor needs to come out lol
makka

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lol... damn, now why didn't I think of that....

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You're only supposed to blow WHAT off?

well it looks lke the engine is coming out, the guy i bought it off didnt do to many things properly so i wanna pull the engine out and rebuild it or should i just buy another engine which is already rebuilt.

as for the brakes the tyres keep slipping so im fairly sure the pads are just worn out i havent had time to pull then off and have a look yet cause ive een focusing on the engine.

THE BRAKES .... DO THE BRAKES FIIIIIIIiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiirrrrrrrsssssst<clunk><bingle><bang>
or it could be the adjusters.. I was so happy and excited when I found you can get brand new adjuster bolt and wedges.. oh the joy, the bliss. Ok, my life is quite boring....

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You're only supposed to blow WHAT off?