hi guys

my name is rob i bought a trailer made up of the back of a mini panelvan a couple of years back and its startin to look a bit tired so im thinking about giving it a little love not really much of a mini left aside from the rear of the shell and rear doors which have been welded together into a single door sittin on a trailer frame with led lights and rolling on nissan r32 16 inch rims but hey i got a couple of questions so where better to ask than a mini forum

Hello!

I own a mini clubman that I built up around 12 years ago. It has a 1310 motor with a lot of work and money thrown at it, 8.4 inch disc brakes from a mid 90's rover mini and 12 inch minilites. Since it was built it has only done around 5000km of driving. I drove it semi regularly for around a year and then it has just been parked most of the time with occasional start ups.

I decided recently to pull it down and go over everything and maybe cleanup and repair or replace anything that needs doing. When I first built it I was mad about mini's and I used to know everything about them mechanically. Unfortunately that was almost 15 yrs ago and I have kinda forgotten many things so I thought it would be a good idea to find a local mini community where I can ask questions if I get stuck.

Not sure what I will do with the car when its rebuilt for the 2nd time. I am unsure how far I will go with it, it may just be a tear down and clean up and put it back together or it may be a more serious resto. My intention was actually to make it a nice car again and sell it since I don't drive it and it is kinda sad to have such a wonderful car sit unused. However I am feeling the mini passion again and I am scared I might not be able to let it go.

I am sure I will post some photos and details of the work I do on it if you guys are interested.

HI All,

I've been offline for a while but need to get the mk1 firing again.
Is there a link to mini - mechanics in Brisbane? Used to have Glen Carpenters details but I see in the thread he isn't around anymore?
Any advice? I'm in the western suburbs.

Thanks.

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2009 Mini Cooper JCW - Roger
1967 Mini Deluxe Mk1 - Ruby

Hi all

New member, finally signed in
Have owed/worked on mini's and mokes for the passed 30 years. Own 6 mokes and 2 mini at this time.
Most know me for my turbo diesel moke.

D

Did you say TURBO DIESEL Moke

You had me at turbo...

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SooperDooperMiniCooperExpertEngineering

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

Yep turbo diesel

Hi All,
My name is Paul and i have a Leyland Mini LS which i love, i never really owned anything for myself for a long time until now. What a beaut of a mini (Happy as Larry). Love the site its great. Cheers and enjoy the drive.

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Leyland Mini LS (1978 Original)

MINI- Rules the bends but never bends the rules

Welcome aboard gunner.
Which LS have you got? Will you be restoring it or just driving?

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SooperDooperMiniCooperExpertEngineering

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

Howdy, im paul.. i had a 69 and 92 mini when i was still living o/s..
Now based in canberra and got myself a leyland clubman s to restore. I believe its got the 1098 motor in it. Planning on doing it up as a rally look car lol

Hi all, I'm Aaron. I live in Adelaide and used to own a 75 Leyland clubman. It was my daily for almost three years until I had to sell it due to work circumstances.
No longer at that job so now on the hunt for a Mini panel van or Moke

Hi All my name is michael k im new to the mini scene
Looking at buying and doing a full restore on a clubman
I live in Wollongong NSW

G'day guys, welcome onboard and make yourself at home.

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SooperDooperMiniCooperExpertEngineering

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

Hey everyone!
Im Jesmine, a 20 year old chick from melbourne and just working on my 77' Clubby!

He's green and hes called the hulk
I bought him about a year and a half ago and still learning the ways of the mini, since always working on old fords!
They are such different cars!

Cant wait to have a chat with everyone!

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1977 Clubby!

Good to have you here Jesmine. You're already getting your hands dirty!

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SooperDooperMiniCooperExpertEngineering

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

G'day all,
Long time british car tragic, specifically BMC. My Grandpa was a BMC dealer and introduced me to the rites and rituals. Despite that, my first car was a Hillman Minx (this is back in the seventies). I gave her to my sister when I bought a bright red Mini Van. Bright red? She was post box red, literally - she was an ex PMG van complete with the tyre pressures written in yellow on the wheel arches. Living in Adelaide as I did (and do again), she was the car that a very nervous 22 year old loaded all his worldly possessions into and drove to Sydney to start a new job. That wee Mini did the Sydney-Adelaide run every Easter, Christmas and a holiday for nearly three years. The trick was to leave after work, drive till knackered then have a kip behind some bushes somewhere, then head off again to get to the other end about lunch time. Couldn't do it now, they invented motels for a reason, but seeing I live in Adelaide again, it's no real issue.
Sold her to buy some jap thing ... which I sold fairly quickly to buy my first MGB, another significant vehicle in my life.

Since then, I've owned lots of motor cars and motorbikes, but after that first Mini van, I've owned a sedan that I was only able to own for a short period (used it for motorkhanas and generally being stupid), and after that first MGB, I've owned an MGB GT (converted her from RHD to LHD myself) and my current MGB which I've had for 13 years.

So why am I here?

Well, the MGB is my daily driver ... only it doesn't get driven every day because when possible/practical/I-feel-like-it, I ride the pushbike. She does get used for half the time at least though because I have my daughter for half the time and I need to get her to school. The other car is a Falcon, which my son uses for uni. He's about to buy his own car (I hope) and seeing I can only afford to run one car, I have to choose which one will be sold. Well, I'm not going to live by Falcon.

It's only me and the two kids, and three do not fit (legally) into an MGB. So, I need a car with rear seats, even though the rears will only be needed occasionally. Guess what a Mini has. The current plan is to flog both the MG and the Falcon and buy a Mini, then slowly hot her up.

So I've moved from the MG Experience to here, hopefully to have a valid reason for being here at some point.

In the meantime, if anyone has a Mini they'd like to swap for an MGB (value about $7,000), give a yell. I'm serious.

Richard