i'm pretty sure its because a 'pointless' eleccy dizzy (no thats not a pun, i want one) is sealed (no points no arcing, no ozone, no need for air.. even if theyre not sealed they are solid state (no open close switch that shorts out with water)

efi is not really the point.. its just generally speaking efi cars are new enough to have eleccy dizzys

my mate was driving along in his mini and got past by a truck driving through a big puddle one wet and wintery day and the truck splashed a bug wave of water over the front of the car.. and the poor little bugger just stopped dead (baarrrgggghhh).. pulled over open the cap, wait till it dries....

when i bought my car it had a bright pink rotting robberglove over the leads.. id rather deal with the wet weather then have that there

anyone got any steel rims like those in the picture?...

i lurve them...

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Woohoo

More people on the Gold Coast coming to this forum... few more numbers and we can start to organise a few lazy sunday drives etc

dewey

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You can help things by smearing silcone grease on the connectors at the base of the leads then reinserting them. You can also fit a splashguard in front of the dissy - clear perspex attached to the inside of the grill if you want ...there is also a kit you can buy which is fitted to Rover Minis (ugly though) .....just watch your water temp for a while ....

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Moving the coil from behind the grille will help too. I found (after fitting a Pertronix to the Lucas dizzy, replacing points) that the only `wet weather' problem was flashover of the spark onto terminals at the top of the coil.
After I moved it onto the RH inner guard, I could hose the running motor with no problems.

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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.

dude... original Cooper S rims, I've got a set on my MK 2 Cooper S, and I had a set of CHROMED (bling bling) ones on my panel van before I got a defect for it being too low, so I put my 12" contessas on.... they're on the shelf and they're not for sale

they come up on ebay occasionally, usually sell for ~$250 ish a set

sksgsksskssnsksn <- it'll be in there somewhere.

thank dude...

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Mccushie is that your face scan?
did you roll your face over as the scanner went past so you could have a mapped plan of your face
haha

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Appreciation without Depreciation
forever chasing clearer skies...

yep....

i've had that pic for ages.... i had a "quiet" moement at work and had a bit of fun

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No troubles at all....and it was nice to meet you finaly. Just send me some picks when you have them on...So glad to see them going onto a Mini
Part number for the glove...yep got that one but the wiffy had it hidden under Her sink....Telya some people.
I'v always gloved my mini Dizzy specialy as it's the wifes daily drive and I don't want to be called out in the rain myself

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Cush I think I have a few sets of S rims at home it you are chasing some. Am heading home next week so will see how many I have. I dont mind parting with a set. G

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1970 Cooper S ex-Bathurst & ATCC
1964 Austin Cooper S ex-Group C race car
1967 Morris Cooper S ex-Group B
1962 Mini Speed sports sedan
1968-71 ex-Peter Manton Shell car