BMC/BMH/BL Readers wives #End of year round up#

[SiC]

4 hours ago, Matty said:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1971-Austin-Morris-Mini-Orange-/165411305848?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286&mkrid=710-127635-2958-0

Sorry. I start drinking on a Thursday night 😆

Yeah I saw that and wondered if it was that you was going to mention! I really like it but £6k does feel like an awful lot for a fairly regular Mini - even if it's 70s and thus tax+MOT exempt.

I'd say if it was like £4k to 4.5k, I'd be after it. But if it was that, I'd probably say I wish it was £2.5k to 3k 🤣

[Amishtat]

4 hours ago, Matty said:

When you find them, get em stuck in here !

Easier than expected, as in they weren't where I thought they'd be so didn't waste an hour bungling round in the loft to no avail.  First two are from the day it arrived (I don't think I've been as excited about anything from that day to this) and the other two from a few days later once it was washed but before its collection of mechanical woes had taken the wind out of my sails. Don't buy them without driving them first, kids... Hard to believe that was nineteen years ago but there we are. 

 

[High Jetter]

12 hours ago, Amishtat said:

Don't have any pictures of my P6 and that isn't a Minx (and doesn't belong in this thread..) 

Oops sorry - even with beer goggles on I shouldn't have got a Farina mixed up with a P6! Am not very well up on Rootes stuff, so will bow to your greater knowledge.

[Amishtat]

Whilst in the barn attic unexpectedly finding the above photos I came across these which belong here as much as anywhere else. Out in your BMC /BL tat and got yourself lost? Fear not, they thought of that. 

 

[Matty]

Assembled brethren  are spridget disc braked front hubs still 4"/101.6mm pcd,?

[Matty]

30 minutes ago, Mr Pastry said:

Yes.  You will probably also need a different master cylinder if swapping drum to disc.  

It already has the conversion. However I've bought a set of wheels to fit an a40 and discovered that I have bent studs on one of my front hubs. Are the studs 3/8 UNF? This little bugger is fighting me bit by bit 😄

[Matty]

On 4/2/2022 at 9:08 AM, Mr Pastry said:

Boring technical details on request if anyone is interested

Of course. Please, cart on 😁

[Matty]

@SiC last one I promise. If your feeling particularly flush

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1969-Austin-Mini-Cooper-Mk2-/154930676859?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286&mkrid=710-127635-2958-0

[Matty]

I've basically been sold the premise that an spridget is an A40 sports so tell me everything you know!! I'm most interested in how I can firm up the front end. I know I can fill the Armstrong dampers with diferant weights of oil, bit that ultimately that can lead to shearing mounts. I've got my eye on Frontlines telescopic conversion.  What d'ya reckon?

[SiC]

I had my eye on this. Started a few days ago and still had 3 days left with no bids starting at £3.5k. Unfortunately it has ended early, so I guess someone has gone in and bought it. 😔

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/384810545484

Tbh it probably was for the best given a cheap Rolls is likely to attempt to bankrupt me!

[SiC]

1 hour ago, Matty said:

I've basically been sold the premise that an spridget is an A40 sports so tell me everything you know!! I'm most interested in how I can firm up the front end. I know I can fill the Armstrong dampers with diferant weights of oil, bit that ultimately that can lead to shearing mounts. I've got my eye on Frontlines telescopic conversion.  What d'ya reckon?

I don't know about Midgets/A40 but I know on the BGT the design of the Armstrong dampers is pretty compact. So most of conversion kits has to extend further up as they are longer rather than wider. Personally I quite like the neatness of the Armstrong damper design. 

[SiC]

2 hours ago, Matty said:

@SiC last one I promise. If your feeling particularly flush

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1969-Austin-Mini-Cooper-Mk2-/154930676859?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286&mkrid=710-127635-2958-0

I like it but I do prefer the pre-68. Not that I can really afford either! Plus that sort of money would get a pretty nice Porsche Cayman...

I could post Minis in here all day but trying to limit it so I don't end up making this into SiCs Mini Spamming thread. 🤣

[Matty]

Some interesting points. As @Mr Pastry says, it's the roll that's bugging me. So tying the two corners in to limit the roll makes alot of sense. That and a little less commence from the dampers could work wonders

[Matty]

12 minutes ago, SiC said:

I had my eye on this. Started a few days ago and still had 3 days left with no bids starting at £3.5k. Unfortunately it has ended early, so I guess someone has gone in and bought it. 😔

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/384810545484

Tbh it probably was for the best given a cheap Rolls is likely to attempt to bankrupt me!

That's a massive leap from dolly's, minors and minis. You genuinely interested in one?

[SiC]

13 minutes ago, Matty said:

That's a massive leap from dolly's, minors and minis. You genuinely interested in one?

I reckon they'd be great fun for wafting around in and a lovely machine. At 10-15mpg and expensive parts, it's not something that could be use too much mind! 

I hoped it would go for around 4k...

[Matty]

22 minutes ago, SiC said:

I reckon they'd be great fun for wafting around in and a lovely machine. At 10-15mpg and expensive parts, it's not something that could be use too much mind! 

I hoped it would go for around 4k...

Fit as fuck mind, I can see the appeal

[S2000]

Wolseley 1000

[High Jetter]

3 hours ago, SiC said:

Tbh it probably was for the best given a cheap Rolls is guaranteed to bankrupt me!

FTFY

[SiC]

Floors look solid and not a million miles away from me either 🤔

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/994654901436489/

[Yoss]

Saw this today. 

Often you see Rovers upgraded* with MG wheels. Not often you see it the other way round. Going for the added comfort maybe. 

[Matty]

39 minutes ago, SiC said:

Floors look solid and not a million miles away from me either 🤔

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/994654901436489/

Tbh if you really want one, the way prices are going nows probably the time. Much more manageable than a roller anyhow

[Matty]

17 minutes ago, Yoss said:

Saw this today. 

Often you see Rovers upgraded* with MG wheels. Not often you see it the other way round. Going for the added comfort maybe. 

Always wanted a face-lift ZS with the KV6 in it. Such a sharp looking car but has to be a saloon. Can't get on with how the hatch looks, especially when the saloon exists.

[Garythesnail]

10 minutes ago, Matty said:

Always wanted a face-lift ZS with the KV6 in it

Mine at 120k miles, cat C write off a few years ago. One owner. Needs attacking with a sparkly stick. Perhaps a mistake to not re-fit the big spoiler (silly as it is).

[Matty]

14 minutes ago, Garythesnail said:

Mine at 120k miles, cat C write off a few years ago. One owner. Needs attacking with a sparkly stick. Perhaps a mistake to not re-fit the big spoiler (silly as it is).

Like I said. What a sharp looking car. Needs the spoiler though. Silly big spoilers are for winners

[2flags]

When I see how much minis are going for now I could cry. Sold a clubman estate for £50 25 years ago. [mind you I only paid £50 for it.] £150 to get it through an MoT then ran it for a year. What would it be worth now?

[SiC]

1 minute ago, 2flags said:

When I see how much minis are going for now I could cry. Sold a clubman estate for £50 25 years ago. [mind you I only paid £50 for it.] £150 to get it through an MoT then ran it for a year. What would it be worth now?

Depending as ever on condition you're looking around 3k to 15k. £8k to 10k gets a shiny one. Probably would have cost a lot more in running costs and storage to have kept it. 

[Yoss]

It was still there today and work appears to be going on. 

Either that or it's being dismantled one wheelie bin at a time. It's a weird spot it's parked in. It's a closed down undertakers with two parking spaces out the front but the cars parked there keep changing but always seem a little down at heel. The corner of the other car you can see is Big Punto, 2006, that arrived with a broken headlight but has had it replaced. 

[Blake's Den]

21 hours ago, 2flags said:

When I see how much minis are going for now I could cry. Sold a clubman estate for £50 25 years ago. [mind you I only paid £50 for it.] £150 to get it through an MoT then ran it for a year. What would it be worth now?

Round nose mini projects are currently running about £1500 to £2000 at the moment. A clubman estate might fetch more.

As a double mini owner I actually get upset seeing the prices going into the silly territory. As fun as they are I just don't think that those prices are justifiable.

[SiC]

Sill and outer arch now welded and ground back. 

Not overly happy with how this weld line turned out. I was playing around with the welder on manual and I think I might have had it up a bit too high. It's solid but dipped in a fair bit. After filler is won't be visible but I'd have preferred it to be at least a tad more level! 

[SiC]

Went to put the A4 away and while I was up on storage, I thought I'd have a check on shed where the Midget is stored as I hadn't seen it for a few months.

Anyway noticed this in the corner that has appeared recently. Glad I'm not the only nut job around 🤣

Tempted to leave a note on it...