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Post by mk1morris on Aug 2, 2009 23:29:20 GMT
your welcome tony i had a great day helping and learnt a lot it was a case of the blind leading the blind but we got there in the end dont forget to change that flywheel asap coz the damge that was caused if you need/want me again give me a call
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Post by ilovemyminis on Aug 3, 2009 23:09:08 GMT
glad we could help ;D great to see your getting sorted, be ready for the bexhill show! hopefully your mini wont become the tea/coffee machine again,lol  |
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Post by bigtony on Aug 3, 2009 23:19:59 GMT
lol its all good took the mini out 4 a long drive today
running splutry (maby like suffering petrol but al pipe good
put vacuam pipe on run a lil bette ll spluter
puting new clutch in saturday if i can get hold off a new fly wheel or it have to wait
al left to do to have runnning fine is driveshaft leaking oil and exshast leaking so as long as sunny tomorw i have them done
xox a turner
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Post by bigtony on Sept 27, 2009 19:41:37 GMT
fitted fog light 4 bulb £35
fitted vinal round 87 x3 £25
oil change + filter £20
alarm fitted £free
rear ashtray £00.50
bootseal/side sill £14.00
seat brakket £07.00
dash fitted non finshed £25.00
speacker borde fitted £free
speackers fitted £35.00
speedo cabel fitted £07.00
radio fitted £25.00
rocker cover seal new £free
rust treated £free
rear brake cilder new £07.00
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Post by bigtony on Dec 9, 2009 2:33:20 GMT
spax fully adjusteble all round fitted £20
rollcage 6 point fitted £50
twin carbs fited £50
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Post by bigtony on Dec 9, 2009 2:34:43 GMT
need help with mini since it been raining i firs lost indercaters
now i have lost all lights exsept frontmain front light but lost main beam
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Post by katentel on Dec 9, 2009 7:26:40 GMT
sounds like earthing prob
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Post by Stephen on Dec 9, 2009 10:11:31 GMT
Also check the condition of the fusebox
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Post by bigtony on Feb 6, 2010 0:02:12 GMT
THX for ll ur help on old post but i got new one
im after MINI FULL FRONT WINDOW SCREEN SCUTTLE PANEL
where to get one what sort price am i looking and how easy to do or can anyone recomend some one who xan do it at right price but looking into it 4 may time
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Post by katentel on Feb 6, 2010 9:33:03 GMT
hey tony.. firstly its not a 5min job, i did victors when he was totaly stripped off all front pannels, pretty sure wings and a pannels have to be removed as under the skuttle you have closing pannels fixed to the skuttle,youll probably need to replace these as well.you may be able to save wings and a pannels but its a lot of work,however appreciate money is hard to come by an we all want to save money,if you want to save pannels you will need to drill out all the origial spot welds to remove the pannels.i did however find fitting the skuttle was relitivly easy ,you need plenty of mole grips as it is fiddly.be prepared for some nasty holes in the flitch pannels as this is a favourite when your skuttle is gone.you may find it easier to do the whole lot in one go and a good weekend would see it all done.
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Post by katentel on Feb 6, 2010 10:10:28 GMT
full skuttle under £40 wings£50 pair a pannel around £15 pair skuttle closure £10 each front pannel under £50 all non genuine alternativly you could always go for a flip front as there always seems to be a few on the market
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Post by bigtony on Feb 6, 2010 10:54:45 GMT
thx mate looks like im looking 4 flip front thank you a turner
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Post by Miniböttcher on Feb 6, 2010 13:37:18 GMT
tony you can go for fibre glass ,steal or carbon. fiberglass ones are much lighter but they never fit very well. carbon are very expensive, but very light more for race use or buy all the steal panels and make a flip front, but then you might as well weld them back on as normal, but if you do go the flip front route you will need to get some brace bars to hold the front subframe up and put some strenght back, normal around £30 brace bars www.minispares.com/Product.aspx?ty=pb&pid=36383&title=PAIR%20FRONT%20BRACE%20BARS%20MIN... flip front www.minispares.com/Product.aspx?ty=pb&pid=38835&title=FRONT%20END%20FIBREGLASS%20MINI... you will also need a way to hold it in place securely, and to stop it moving around. no genuine scuttle, not the best fit, genuine are about £95 www.minispares.com/Product.aspx?ty=pb&pid=42440&title=WINDCREEN%20LOWER%20SCUTTLE%20P... so your already looking at about £250 in parts and that not inluding the panel work and any hidden bits, i am not trying to scare you off, just letting you know what it will cost and what is needed, so you dont rush in and do it, then dont have bits to finish, bacuse if you have the front end cut off you cant drive it around there are a few people in the club with flip fronts,(Paul30, steve medhurst) so best to talk to them and look at there cars and see how they did it, look into it do a few searches and make sure this is the way you want to go. |
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Post by bigtony on Feb 6, 2010 18:31:33 GMT
now i really dunno what to do i dont know whats the best route to go what dose every one think is the bast way to go plz help lol a turner
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Post by Miniböttcher on Feb 6, 2010 19:08:56 GMT
well it depends on what need doing to your car in metal work , as tel said if you do a scuttle, you need to do the wings and front panel you may get away with not doing the A panels but if they are rot change them.
best to go around your car and write a list of what body work needs doing, if there are a few bubbles it may be bigger under neath, a screwdriver is very handy
then work out what panels are needed, on some panels you have to do a few others at the same time , like doing a scuttle,
and if you can streatch to genuine do it , some pattern panels are a pain to fit, or just dont line up, it will cost you more to have them fitted, when a genuine will just fit and cost you less to fit,
on my mk 1 i think i have spent near to £700 in panels but 75% were genuine heritage.which fitted like my boot floor
and from that i have tought my self to weld,
if you have a welder and gas give it a go it will save you hundreds,
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