Any Ideas?? I may need them......

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Big rubber ducky worked for Hans Tholstrup.

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DrMini- 1970 wasaMatic 1360, Mk1S crank, 86.6HP (ATW) =~125 @ crank, 45 Dellorto (38 chokes), RE282 sprint cam, 1.5 rockers, 11.0:1 C/R.

If you can't get it to high ground at least jack it up and put it on stands.

If your talking about being in flood like a lot of people have to deal with up North , build some scaffold with a platform that will take the weight and get someone with a crane to put it up out of harms way , this of course is a waste of time if the floodwater is up to ceiling height, if you have access to enough scaffolding and can make a platform big enough you could as last resort put yourselves up there with the car, with a generator a few personal items paperwork ( insurance etc ) and a frame with a tarp over it and enough water and food for 4 or more days you would be able to cope ok

I saw the same setup in a photo in the US, on the platform was a 55 Oldsmobile Super 88 coupe , dog, 2 kids, parents , generator , tent to stay in
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If you have a hoist...

yeah it might be getting a bit wet...... Thinking of a tractor tyre and tie it to the balcony..

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if not it may be a good excuse to get one!

Stash it at a friends place who is more likely to stay high and dry.
Only fail safe option really, that is if they're on a big enough hill.

Years ago when driving my Morris 1100 through very heavy rain, I stopped at an intersection where the water had puddled maybe 8 inches deep. A nissan patrol came past making a huge wave which washed past me and the whole car lifted as it passed.

Point being your mini may float of it's own accord.

For a while any way...

Just be careful if driving through water in a Mini. If you run a Cooper S air filter you get a wave of water up between the engine and the firewall and it goes straight into the air filter.
I know this through experience!

In other words buy a big tarp from Supercheap, drive the mini onto it and tie some ropes around it to make it into a big bag. If everything is closed up it will float and stay reasonably dry. eg 800kg car with a volume greater than 800 litres will float . Last resort stuff though.
Dont laugh it will work.

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Alec
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I drew this a while ago, 4 44 gal drums will just float a mini but 6 would be better and much more stable.
If i lived where floods are a risk i would park my mini on a raft in the wet season.

That's probably the most practical, sensible and the most reliable suggestion so far.

However if you do in fact make your car float, make sure it isn't top heavy so it floats the right way up. Also you'll need to moor it so it can't float away.

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One of the reasons minis handle so well is that the centre of gravity is quite low. Unless they fill the car with items it should be fine. My concern would be more that the front end would tend to drop. Might pay to inflate some garbage bags and stick them above the bonnet. Would create a void that way and maybe help the float.

I haven't tried this myself by the way. As I said, last resort sort of stuff.

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Alec
1275LS - July 78 - XNFAD18Y/102918

Might be good fun for a demo with an un restored car at the next muster eh??

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Alec
1275LS - July 78 - XNFAD18Y/102918