Woohoo!

I ordered disc brakes from Minispares over the weekend and my credit card hasn't quite been billed yet.

Brings it down to $770 for the full Cooper S kit. Awesome!

We will ignore the ridiculous amounts of postage, as it won't be calculated in the official story that I tell my other half.

Ha ha, my wife has worked out it is prudent to ask what currency I am quoting when I tell her the price of things i would like to buy.

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SooperDooperMiniCooperExpertEngineering

All garage work involves equal measures of enthusiasm, ingenuity and a fair degree of irresponsibility.

She hasn't quite worked that one out yet.

The funny thing is that the Mini actually lives at her place, and I have a strict list of things I'm not allowed to do to cars as she doesn't want me on the race track.

I'm wondering what level she'll notice. I think I'll get away with the discs, suspension and possibly the 1275, but the roll cage might give the game away.

If I change one thing at a time over the course of a year or so, I'm hoping it will be so gradual it won't be obvious!

Buy like there is no tomorrow...buy, buy...

"Em, yes dear, I'm only doing some on-line banking. No dear, I'm not buying more mini stuff."

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Regards,

Mike
"He who dies with the most toys wins."

Just ordered some special bits for my project, 4 pin diff, straight cut drop gears, + other good stuff..

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1969 Cooper "S"
1967 Mini Deluxe
1973 Clubman Van (the fleet spare)
1978 ex 1275 LS ("Wizard" Eaton Supercharged)
2015 HSV GenF GTS(occasional drive & tow car)
2019 MINI F55 Cooper S

I've been trying to get a shipping quote via e-mail from both Mini Spares UK and Mini Sport UK for a Traveller Wood KIt for two weeks now.

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Brett Nicholson
Greendale (near Ballan) VIC.
1971 Morris Mini Moke
1966 Austin Mini
1965 Morris Mini Traveller
1973 LR Series 3 88
2007 LR Freelander 2

The raise in interest rates today will only help the $A go higher. With interest rates around the world very low compared to us, this make us an attractive place to invest. To invest here, people from other countries have to buy our currency, thus pushing the price of $A up. The bottom line is that we can get more of their money for one of ours. See Mum, that Ecomomics degree was not a waste of time!

Woo Hoo, wood kit ordered.
(Used the chat function to hassle them.)

Will be landed for just over a grand with shipping. Far cheaper than the three grand I was quoted a few years ago.

Cheers,

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Brett Nicholson
Greendale (near Ballan) VIC.
1971 Morris Mini Moke
1966 Austin Mini
1965 Morris Mini Traveller
1973 LR Series 3 88
2007 LR Freelander 2

So is there any room left for more of 'em in Melb?

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1967 Cooper S - new front bearings to do.
1965 Cooper S shell - Slow progress. No time or money!
1966 Deluxe- next rustoration!
Mk 2 & XJ6 Jags. Less said the better.

But the spelling course was

I was listening to a radio programme discussing the EU with respect to Greece and the UK. Greece's debt to GDP is about 135%, the UK's not much better off at roughly 80%. That's a very sad indictment on a country that used to rule the world and now I know why there's such a lot of poms emigrating to Australasia.

I've just ordered some HD adjustable lower arms and might get some disk brake hubs and other essentials. Although the freight is ridiculous, the lower item cost still makes it worthwhile as long as I keep each shipment under NZ$400 exc. freight.

so I won't hold my breathe on the email I sent last night then

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'62 Morris 850 (Marion)
'65 Mini Delux - sleeper 1275/S discs (Ms Plum)
'69 Vanden Plas Princess 1300
'71 Wolseley 1300
'74 Austin 1300 Countryman
'94 XJ6 Sport 3.2
'04 Rover 75 CDTi

I usually have a good response from Mini Sport

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1969 Cooper "S"
1967 Mini Deluxe
1973 Clubman Van (the fleet spare)
1978 ex 1275 LS ("Wizard" Eaton Supercharged)
2015 HSV GenF GTS(occasional drive & tow car)
2019 MINI F55 Cooper S