Mark 1

[MiniHaven]

hi dave , rachel i dont think its a respect problem i recon it just ignorance , little shites knicked all of my caps twice i got some lovely billet alloy ones from cooper event they went walkies we looked at the cctv saw who it was and had a word with the parents ,,,,,,,,,,, they turned up with child and caps and he was asked to hand them back and appologise .
now got locking ones which just turn and turn without a key , sorted so far
sorry to hear about the other problems mate , whats the shitter your getting then ?

[monkeyjim]

Cheers for sympathy guys .
The shitter Shawn, will be what ever I choose on wednesday , got my mate bringing me a couple of mystery cars for me to look at . Said to have MOT and both £50 .
Watched that Rover ..... was to much in end at £225 . Told you I was skint. ;D

[Deleted]

Sorry to hear your problems Dave, Dosent matter what condition your cars is in they still do it.

Apparently while we down the farm a load of kids were playing about with cars and trying to jump on them ooutside our flats today which included Manky, no damage done as far as i can see.

They also like throwing stones and stuff at side of flats knocking all the tiles off.!!!!!

[monkeyjim]

oh lovely .

Its only minor stuff on mk1 but still annoying .
Did not put fancy caps on mk1 tyre valves when I finished it as I did not want them stolen . But the opportunity got the better of me and I got them from Jim as a raffle prize. Stayed on 4 days.

Josie can I have my old black tyre valve caps back that you won after I took them off mk1 and put them in the raffle ;D he he

Got a box load at work , will put standard ones back on .

The bumper annoyed me . That was a genuine Rover bumper.
I bought a new pair in 1991 and did not put them on till 2004 . Cant get them like that anymore .

[joski]

monkeyjim said:

Josie can I have my old black tyre valve caps back that you won after I took them off mk1 and put them in the raffle ;D he he

No. ;D

I won those fair & square!

(though have not put them on yet )

[monkeyjim]

[monkeyjim]

Thinking about a revamp for Mk1 .

Do I put on wider wheels?
How about group2 wheel arches ...like the works cars.
Same as Paul has on his Cooper .

[Simon1275mpi]

Less is more.

Get some A032's first

(Typo corrected )

[Miniböttcher]

no less is more

simon said !!!!

your car looks good and turns heads, making it look like a works car will be ok be keep it standard

i think it looks much better, i am keeping mine standard ON THE OUTSIDE, but like you have a pokey engine under the bonnet and simple interior,

dean

[monkeyjim]

dont need new tyres as got 008s with 3 thousand miles on them fitted at the moment . ;D
They work round Combe in the wet to.

Only suggested group 2's as they are a 60's arch .

Not that the wide wheels i have are a 60's thing

All opinions appreciated.

[monkeyjim]

The 4 pots are coming of and will be fitted to the k series Studio2 .
Spent a couple of years buying the new parts 1 at a time to put a S brake set up together . Thats been complete for 18 months or so . Will put that lot on mk1 for new season.

[monkeyjim]

Uprated pads will be ok in mk1

[monkeyjim]

Have thought about a supercharger over the last few years but decided against it because of the cost . It will be about as much as I paid for building the med engine and box. We could go on a much deserved foreign holiday with that sort of money .
Besides got the Studio 2k on the go so no point uprating mk1 engine as it does the job ok .

[Rachel]

monkeyjim said:

Have thought about a supercharger over the last few years but decided against it because of the cost .

Not to mention the time scale..............think Si is expecting his back at Xmas.................2008

[monkeyjim]

The supercharger will be old hat by then and everyone will be fitting the new BMW Cooper S Turbo instead. ;D