Mike D

1971 VW Beetle 1300

1984 Mk2 Ford Fiesta 950 pop

1985 Austin Mini 1000

1989 MK2 VW Golf 1.6 Driver

1996 MK3 Astra 1.8 Sport Estate

1991 Rover Mini Studio 2

1982 VW Golf mk1 1.1C

1990 Rover Mini Racing Green

1980 Vauxhall Cavalier Sports Hatch 1.6

1988 VW T25 van

1971 VW Beetle Wizard Roadster

1990 Audi 80 Sport

1997 Mazda 323 ZXI V6

1994 Rover mini Sprite 1275

1987 Mitsubishi Lancer 1.5 Auto

1990 Mitsubishi colt 1300

1991 Mitsubishi Colt 1.8 GTi 16v

1977 Mitsubishi Celeste 2.0GT

1978 Mitsubishi Celeste 1.6 ST

1973 Datsun 1200 estate

1972 Datsun 1200 estate

1975 Mazda 929 Coupe

1985 Mazda RX7

1993 Toyota Hilux Surf

1984 Mitsubishi Tredia 1.4

1967 VW Beetle 

1985 VW mexi- Beetle 1200

1991 Nissan Micra 1.2

1990 Nissan Pao

1993 Mazda MX6

1997 Mazda MX5 1.8

1983 Peugeot 205 1.1

1989 Peugeot 205 XS

1991 Mitsubishi L200

1993 Mazda 323 1.3

1999 Ford Focus MK1 2.0 Ghia

2001 Ford Focus zetec estate 1.6

1995 Ford Mondeo 1.8lx hatch

2000 Ford Mondeo 2.0 zetec

1989 Eagle SS

1996 Nissan Micra Vibe 1.0

1999 Nissan Micra 1.0

1984 Ford Capri 1.6LS

1994 BMW 840ci

1985 Porsche 928 S2

2000 Honda Civic 1.8 VTI estate

2000 Peugeot 406 td estate

2003 BMW 330ci Clubsport

2001 BMW 318 estate

1999 VW mexi Beetle 1.6

1971 Austin mini 1000

1999 VW Caravelle

2005 VW Touran

2005 Vauxhall Astra 1.8 estate

2000 Vauxhall Astra Coupe 1.8

2009 VW Caddy 1.9tdi

1999 Subaru legacy estate

1998 Renault Megane 1.6 

1987 Renault 5 1.1 (GT Turbo a like)

1977 Mazda B1800

1983 Ford Sierra XR4i

1972 VW Fastback

1989 Suzuki SJ / Jago Geep

1997 Mercedes E320

1985 Mercedes 200

2000 Alfa Romeo 166 3.0 V6

1988 Honda Vision

2011 Harley Davidson 48

2005 MZ Baghira Supermoto

2002 Honda XVS125

1990 Yamaha DT125R

1988 Yamaha FZR400

1972 VW beetle chop top

1995 Vauxhall Astra 1.7tds estate

2002 Vauxhall Corsa 1.2

1986 Opel Manta  1.8 Hatch

1986 Opel Manta 1.8 coupe

1977 VW MK1 Golf GTI

1991 Honda civic 1.4 saloon

1993 vauxhall astra 1.4 saloon

1974 Honda C90

2021 Honda C125

1973 VW Beetle 1300

1991 VW Golf mk2 Driver 20valve turbo

 

I think that's it, some is in order, some isn't

 

 

 

My old Jago / Suzuki on the now sadly scrapped RAF Stenigot dishes

Have a good trip back! Enjoy all the beaver from the beaver brown beauty 😁

Some top work going on there! Who are you using if you don't mind me asking? My T4 is getting to wanting some weldy love....

Sounds totally fucking fucked mate, big time. 

Can't you just send the carb you've got to a local engineering company and get them to re-bush it? Even if they have to make another spindle, it's bread and butter work for them, surely it's not insurmountable?

Trusty camper is still plodding on, mileage has slowed a bit recently as i've been using the golf for work. Had to change the clocks for the newer style as the old ones failed but managed to get them mileage matched 😁

 

Score as of yesterday:

This is my daily at present,  30 odd miles of backroads a day

 

Cracking work 😎

Very sorry to hear this,  condolences to you and the rest of Giles' family 

10 minutes ago, Tadhg Tiogar said:

Wheels look similar to Ronals

They are!  Ronal R10 Turbo BPS's

There's a high mileage thread kicking around somewhere

 

Regardless, my daily T4 Camper just passed 386K at the start of this week

10 hours ago, Spottedlaurel said:

It appears to have the most subtle two-tone paintwork ever.

I have an inexplicable fondness for the Picnic (Ipsum in Japan). Toyota GB built this one-off Sport, complete with alloys off the Camry Sport. I still have a set of the latter so it could be recreated.

Inspired by the above, I built a 1:24 version which will probably be the closest I'll ever get:

 

Nice to see you back SL  

 

I'm sure that Picnic also had Celica GT4 running gear?  or did they do another one?

As said above, theminiforum is very good, plenty of knowledgeable helpful folk on there.

Yep, they rust. Lots. My '94 i'm doing at the moment was a very nice example, once one bleb appears though, there's others lurking. I had to do LOADS of metalwork to it and it looked a cracker. I'm still finding bits now - I thought i'd whip the front shock top mounts off to clean and paint them - there was nothing left behind!  Check the seams around the bulkhead and inner wing brace panels for any signs of grot.

They used to be cheap - now they are not. Parts are readily available, most repro stuff needs a lot of work, genuine is mega pricey.  £478 for the rear subframe. Genuine inner wing i've just bought to chop up to repair mine was £180

Minispares are probably the best supplier - they seem to put a lot of effort into reproducing stuff so it's decent quality.

I reckon with modern underseals and rust preventers, and a bit of care it should be possible to slow the inevitable creep of rust - i'm building mine as a daily so im hoping, anyway  

 

 

 

 

I missed this before - what an absolute honey 😎

I'm pretty happy with my car history, although sometimes when I remember the colossal amount of money I've squandered on old rammel it makes me wince a bit 😆

A few of the memorable ones:

BMW 840ci - always wanted one, it looked ace but was totally unremarkable to drive and it constantly went wrong

Porsche 928 S2 - 600 quid off a bloke at work - needed a new rad and a gearbox flush - it was a right weapon - it really did feel special.

Mitsubishi Tredia - an autoshite holy grail

Datsun B110 1200 estate - a proper cool little estate

Numerous minis - loved them all

Capri 1.6LS - minty mint, put a warm 2.0 in it, nice wheels etc, i loved the look but they drive like an old sack barrow - see below for:

Sierra XR4i - proper minty 3 door, it was lovely, I'd wanted one since I was 12. Absolute disappointment to drive - sounded nice but what a wallowy underpowered, underbraked piece of shit. My old dears 1.6 colt was faster and far better to drive. Old fords look cool but i'm not a fan of how they drive. I'd still love a mk2 escort 2 door though

Camaro Z28 Iroc Z - mullet-tastic lovely sounding t top wheezer.

 

I've broken loads of stuff up and sold stuff off cheap that would be worth a fortune now - ah well!

This is coming together really nicely, top marks!

Alright Gang,

  I'm after a new carb for this never ending mini rebuild, ive found one on ebay but its in Luton and the buyer wamts cash on collection.. is there anyone local to there i could transfer the money to, then could lob it in the post to me?

Cheers! Have a pic of some grot 😂

Mike

The ongoing mini fettling continues, the inner cavities and all the upper surfaces of the subframe have been drenched in Dynax S50 and UB, i made the rear end of the front to back brake pipe up as it runs behind the subframe, and it's now bolted back in place 😀 theres a bit more stuff to reconnect and the bottom of the subframe to coat before it drops back on its wheels so I can turn it round and undergo the same wallet draining from the front end when I yank the mill out 🤦‍♂️🤣

Heater is fitted back in the car, sans mouse detritis, and ive got the rear subframe piped and cabled up ready for a good bukakking in Bilt Hambers finest 😃

Mini heater all rebuilt with a new matrix, should be a bit better than receiving a load of mouse droppings to the face the first time the blower is switched on 🤣

Bit more mini fettling today, the brake pipe kit i bought is shite, theyre all about 2" too long... 🙃 so I thought id tackle the heater. I wasn't going to bother with it, but back when I first bought it in 2006 it had a slight leak on the matrix. Radweld fixed it back then, but with all this effort on it I thought i'd pull it out and change the matrix.

 

Mouse fresh 🤢🐁

ps, dont tell the mrs....

Managed to get a few hours mini ing this aft, got the drivers door window and regulator fitted, and got a bit of headway made on building the subframe up. I'd have got the handbrake cables fitted but i thought id bought some new quadrants for the radius arms, seems i bought everything but! 🤦‍♂️

Ill blast the old ones up tomoz and see if they will go again

Managed to get an hour on the mini, rear end has now had a thorough coating in dynax UB, just need to ebuild the new subframe and pop it in now 😁