I'm rebuilding an 1100 engine and I have me a little parts list ---

Valves for a 202
1098 valve springs
Valve guides
Valve stem seals
Bypass hose fitting
Bypass hose
Manifold studs and nuts
Thermostat housing
Thermostat studs
Cam Followers

..some things are bigger than others, but i was wondering where people would recommend the cheapest place to get these things from? It's by no means a 'performance' build, it's just meant to get my gf round as reliable as possible


Cheers,
Sam

You forgot to add that funny round thing in your avtar

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Dean Hutton's first car was a Mini.

do they need to be new parts as i may have some 202 valves that will just need the seats cut and carbon build up wired off

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1975 Leyland Mini: 1060cc - resto/ ex-hsc project.

Haha, yes I think I'd get a kick from it ...but I need this one to be reliable ...as possible



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Karcraft I reakon.

They are competitive, but more importantly they are generally pretty good as far as availability is concerned.

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yes i agree karkraft good service and post very quickly.

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1964 smooth roof panel van
1967 Mk 1 X-Police cooper s
1970 mini k
1975 leyland

Hehehe....he used cheap and reliable in the same sentence.

Karcraft, MiniKing and if the price including postage is right Mini Spares UK

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David L


My greatest fear in life is that when I die my wife will sell my Mini and tools for the price I told her I paid for them!

Lol, no I dont mean cheap and nasty I mean cheap without paying the exhorbitant markups on parts


Thanks, I suspected Karcraft would be up there on the list

I have always liked using the UK. Minispares cops a lot of work from me but you have to be careful of some of their stuff, especially the more critical items. Minisport UK are good as well, but their freight is hideous.

Don't be afraid to get some of the smaller guys out of the magazines a go however. They are often every bit as cheap and can be better for freight.

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SooperDooperMiniCooperExpertEngineering

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

Have been buying a bit of stuff from these pewopl and they have been really good

http://stores.ebay.com.au/Jonspeed-Racing

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Roundies and Clubbies(except vans) are both ugly that is why I have Midas and a van
1293 Mini Midas Bronze,1275 Clubman van

I've found Minispares to be very good to deal with. I've bought several large items such as bumpers and a wiring harness and even with the freight on them they were about half the Australian price.

Most orders seem to get here in about a week, which would be similar to most Australian suppliers. (Mind you, I ordered some stuff from karcraft once at about 4pm and it was on my doorstep at 9.30 the next day).

karcraft are good.

I have got some stuff from minispares and they are good. If you become a member on the mini forum (5 - 10 pounds I think) your get a 7.5% discount ( from memory) as well.

I like mini sport in adelaide as well

i want classic motoring to get back online, i like the ease of the website, the selection of parts and its a bit cheaper than minisport. also when is the miniking website going to be up and running?

I have used DSN Classics. (UK)
Good prices and postage. Only thing is the dollar!