(quote) They have an obsession with '1380' over there, .[/quote]
Umm-I guess I've got a obsession parked in the garage

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Good for you!

It's just I've read many times that they bore out direct to 1380 from 1275, 1310, whatever. I have nothing against it, it's just odd.

It is the opposite to general opinion over here. 1275s must be much more common over there with the Metros and MG Metros.

But nothing wrong with it, it could have easilty been an obsession with 1360s which is starting to arise over here.

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1964 Morris 850, 1330 Supercharged - 81.8hp atws.
1975 Leyland Mini S 1100S powered - Nice and reliable.
1977 Leyland Mini LS - Project LS-T

i tend not to buy miniworld all the time now because it is almost all 13x7, 1380...

but ohh well

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1380's a pretty good size, not to much and not to little.
im boring my metro out to 1380 from 1275 for the bmw head conversion. its not because they are doing it in mini world

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real men race downhill - keiichi tsuchiya

Where do you go after 1380 though? 1380 wont make much more power than 1360 SFA difference and a rebore left.

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Starlet Conversion:
http://www.ausmini.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=15484

Bugger all difference between a 1360 and a 1330 and so on.....

Didn't want to start a discussion about why to go 1380, it's just that it's the UK thing.

We seem to be more careful with bores here. My cars on 1330, and that was the smallest bore it could take. I assume it was 1310 before but not sure.

It just seems that 1380 is a must, same with 13x7s (nothing against those either). What I was saying was that the cars in there don't seem differ a lot from each other. As in, the general Miniworld feature mini, is of the 1380, 13x7, big doof doof, stylings.

But that's doesn't piss me off, massive body mods and a stock 998 to stay 'insurance friendly' does. Why make the car look fast but not actually be fast?

Meh, The Mini Experience is better, but I'm sure that Miniworld can find some more, out of the ordinary mini's around the place, surely? Or maybe they should do more Aussie mini's? Eventually they'll get boring but reading about Aussie mini's hasn't got boring yet, still many out there to read about!

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1964 Morris 850, 1330 Supercharged - 81.8hp atws.
1975 Leyland Mini S 1100S powered - Nice and reliable.
1977 Leyland Mini LS - Project LS-T