Six Cylinders Motoring Notes

3,166 · August 26

12 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said:

While I was at the FoD messing about with the green Range Rover Colin and Geoff were fitting a new water pump to my Mini. Trouble was they found the water loss was not only the water pump but the radiator as well. A second hand radiator is now fitted and seems to be dry.

While test driving the Mini they had a puncture and the spare is flat! I need 4 new tyres.

I really like the aluminum 2 core one that’s now fitted to mine, gives me much more confidence than the original one.

Yokohama A539s?

37,918 · August 26

I should have bet on a horse today as my luck was in!

@ianbmw found me a little time to have a go at unlocking the engine on my Mitsubishi Sigma and has succeeded. He took one head off and got it moving without have to tackle the difficult rear head. It was a build up of corrosion from when it was sitting. I have ordered a new gasket for and the plan is Friday to get it going.

37,918 · August 26

4 minutes ago, IronStar said:

I really like the aluminum 2 core one that’s now fitted to mine, gives me much more confidence than the original one.

Yokohama A539s?

A used radiator from Colin for £40.

Yokohamas A539's are not available in 10 inch, I will take what ever I can find without paying the £109 I was quoted today for a classic tyre!

21,504 · August 26

21 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said:

A used radiator from Colin for £40.

Yokohamas A539's are not available in 10 inch, I will take what ever I can find without paying the £109 I was quoted today for a classic tyre!

@Mrs6C quick, get Your Model 70 to @Andyrew before @Six-cylinder has away with its tyres! :mrgreen:

2,204 · August 27

17 hours ago, LightBulbFun said:

@Mrs6C quick, get Your Model 70 to @Andyrew before @Six-cylinder has away with its tyres!

No good. Only 3 wheels on her wagon. Mini needs 4. 😀

7,391 · August 27

2 hours ago, Slowsilver said:

No good. Only 3 wheels on her wagon. Mini needs 4. 😀

that wouldn't stop him!

3,166 · August 27

21 hours ago, Six-cylinder said:

A used radiator from Colin for £40.

Yokohamas A539's are not available in 10 inch, I will take what ever I can find without paying the £109 I was quoted today for a classic tyre!

Aaah that’s a shame. Falken FK07E seems to be the best option available. All other options are priced similarly, around £70/corner.
I switched to 12s amongst other things for tyre availability.

August 27

Blast a load of light oil over the exposed cylinders if head is not on yet, wd40 or similar to stop flash corrosion.

37,918 · August 27

1 hour ago, IronStar said:

Aaah that’s a shame. Falken FK07E seems to be the best option available. All other options are priced similarly, around £70/corner.
I switched to 12s amongst other things for tyre availability.

I bought a set of 12 inch Minilights, but Colin is dead against me fitting them as my car is so original showing just 33,000 miles. I get his point.

37,918 · August 27

1 hour ago, Brigsy said:

Blast a load of light oil over the exposed cylinders if head is not on yet, wd40 or similar to stop flash corrosion.

Yes we did that.

The plan is to put it back together Friday if the parts arrive.

21,504 · August 27

On 26/08/2025 at 21:31, Six-cylinder said:

A used radiator from Colin for £40.

Yokohamas A539's are not available in 10 inch, I will take what ever I can find without paying the £109 I was quoted today for a classic tyre!

on a more serious note, does the place REV/Dolly's tyres come from still do them? I think it was @Slowsilver's local place? they where a reasonable price and a decent Falken all the same

37,918 · August 27

18 minutes ago, LightBulbFun said:

on a more serious note, does the place REV/Dolly's tyres come from still do them? I think it was @Slowsilver's local place? they where a reasonable price and a decent Falken all the same

Colin phoned them and they say they can no longer supply 145 80 r10 in spite of their web site listing them.

Falken don't seem easy to get and the only budgets are Nankang. I fitted Nankang to my Citroen GS and don't like them. The prices have become ridiculous for these specialist tyres! Yesterday I was quotes £109 each.

15,879 · August 27

9 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said:

Colin phoned them and they say they can no longer supply 145 80 r10 in spite of their web site listing them.

Falken don't seem easy to get and the only budgets are Nankang. I fitted Nankang to my Citroen GS and don't like them. The prices have become ridiculous for these specialist tyres! Yesterday I was quotes £109 each.

I've used Nankangs on the van, seem to last ok.

3,166 · August 27

10 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said:

Colin phoned them and they say they can no longer supply 145 80 r10 in spite of their web site listing them.

Falken don't seem easy to get and the only budgets are Nankang. I fitted Nankang to my Citroen GS and don't like them. The prices have become ridiculous for these specialist tyres! Yesterday I was quotes £109 each.

165/70 instead?

https://www.minisport.com/fal165-70hr10-165-70-r10-falken-fk07e-tyre.html
https://www.tyreleader.co.uk/car-tyres-165-70-10/

37,918 · August 27

1 minute ago, High Jetter said:

I've used Nankangs on the van, seem to last ok.

It could be just the GS should be on Michelins, but they feel soft and squidgy and squeal a lot.

7,528 · August 27

Nankang TR-10s are a very reasonable 145 80 R10 tyre and only about £40 per boot (supplied not fitted). I fitted them to my Reliant

37,918 · August 27

2 minutes ago, IronStar said:

165/70 instead?

https://www.minisport.com/fal165-70hr10-165-70-r10-falken-fk07e-tyre.html
https://www.tyreleader.co.uk/car-tyres-165-70-10/

I would need wider rims to go with them and we are trying to keep it standard, plastic wheels covers and all.

21,504 · August 27

6 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said:

Colin phoned them and they say they can no longer supply 145 80 r10 in spite of their web site listing them.

Falken don't seem easy to get and the only budgets are Nankang. I fitted Nankang to my Citroen GS and don't like them. The prices have become ridiculous for these specialist tyres! Yesterday I was quotes £109 each.

hmm yeah having had a look myself I see what you mean! with a bit of sleuthing I found these Falken's listed for £67 a pop, but on a "4-8 day lead time" maybe worth giving the company a call to see if they can actually still get em?

https://www.plminishop.com/Classic_Mini_Alloy_Wheels_and_Tyres/2388/product.html

37,918 · August 27

1 minute ago, Tommyboy12 said:

Nankang TR-10s are a very reasonable 145 80 R10 tyre and only about £40 per boot (supplied not fitted). I fitted them to my Reliant

Trouble is we have just bought a pair of 195 65 r15 for our Mercedes Estate and they were £62 for the pair!

37,918 · August 27

1 minute ago, LightBulbFun said:

hmm yeah having had a look myself I see what you mean! with a bit of sleuthing I found these Falken's listed for £67 a pop, but on a "4-8 day lead time" maybe worth giving the company a call to see if they can actually still get em?

https://www.plminishop.com/Classic_Mini_Alloy_Wheels_and_Tyres/2388/product.html

Not at £67 each.

3,166 · August 27

3 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said:

I would need wider rims to go with them and we are trying to keep it standard, plastic wheels covers and all.

4.5J? 165 should fit.

2 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said:

Trouble is we have just bought a pair of 195 65 r15 for our Mercedes Estate and they were £62 for the pair!

Very low volume production pushing up the prices sadly.

37,918 · August 27

7 minutes ago, Tommyboy12 said:

Nankang TR-10s are a very reasonable 145 80 R10 tyre and only about £40 per boot (supplied not fitted). I fitted them to my Reliant

Cheapest I can find is £45 and then it is for a brand I have been disappointed with. Mini tyres are outrageously expensive.

7,528 · August 27

If you fancy period correct the Camac BN313 is back in production too. That's about £70 a tyre though.

Honestly there's not much budget left at 10" now that isn't a trailer tyre. The TR10 is the cheapest thing out there that I've found and I buy tyres semi regularly for various Minis. Minispares have them for a tickle over £40 each. I paid £35 cash at a show at the start of the year. They're down in Potters bar so collection isn't too far from the MK area to avoid postage.

https://www.minispares.com/tyre40-nankang-tr-10-145-80-10-69s

I have found moving up to 165 profile gives more offering but the price is still comparatively expensive for the size

21,504 · August 27

11 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said:

Trouble is we have just bought a pair of 195 65 r15 for our Mercedes Estate and they were £62 for the pair!

ask @Zelandeth if he still has the 15 inch Daimler rims that had 10 inch mini rims welded to the inside? some* clearance-ing of the bodywork might* be required...

4 minutes ago, Tommyboy12 said:

If you fancy period correct

On 12/05/2019 at 21:58, Joey spud said:

Ten inch cross ply remould tyres for extra win.

37,918 · August 28

12 hours ago, LightBulbFun said:

ask @Zelandeth if he still has the 15 inch Daimler rims that had 10 inch mini rims welded to the inside? some* clearance-ing of the bodywork might* be required...

I will check check next time I am at the FoD, hopefully tomorrow if the Sigma bits arrive.

3,113 · Thursday at 16:32

How about these well known* brands?

There may be some risk of your journey kenda-ing in a ditch

3,166 · Thursday at 17:03

30 minutes ago, mintwth said:

How about these well known* brands?

There may be some risk of your journey kenda-ing in a ditch

Both of these are C(trailer/caravan) tyres. 😅

27,155 · Thursday at 17:32

59 minutes ago, mintwth said:

How about these well known* brands?

There may be some risk of your journey kenda-ing in a ditch

Don't stop believing, hold on to your feelings (and the road)

19,882 · Thursday at 17:48

visa getting restored on bangers and cash on yesterday at 8pm

gt apparently

@Six-cylinder

@wuvvum

@Frogchod

19,882 · Thursday at 19:16

they just ran it off the trailer and yer man said it was the last one

whether he meant visa or gt tonic (wtf) i dont know cos he didnt say anything after that cos theyve cut to bonehead derek

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