31 replies to this topic

[bennivory]

Hi everyone, iv just got my first mini and its pretty much my dream car, a 1973 blaze orange 1275gt, i got it for 750 off ebay. it wasnt running when i went to pick it up but it is now, it came with loads of spare parts and an engine crane lol. the spare parts include, spax shocks all round, aluminium rollcage, 5 minilites, boot board, 1 3/4 su, k&n filter, engine steady, brand new webasto sunroof, cobra classic bucket seats. iv fitted all of the parts now, still needs quite a bit of work but im looking forward to it. let me know what you think. also suggest mods u think would be good. cheers, benn.

[Bungle]

doesnt look bad

but remove the fog light and reversing light off the boot lid

[bennivory]

should i go with the later rear lights, with a reverse light, where should i mount the fog?

[Sam]

thats nice!

keep the mk3 lights, you can do away with the fog light because of the age of it, reversing light isnt needed either

[backstreetclassics]

looks cool id defo lose the lights of the boot tho keep up the good work

[bennivory]

so if i go and get it mot'd i wont fail for having no reverse or fog lights?

[TotallyDaft]

I thought you had to have a fog lamp..... use the one it has and put it under the bumper on the drivers side........

Lets be honest, if it's foggy mini lights aint the brightest or biggest !

Cool roll cage - where can I get one?
Jim

[mini_kel]

so if i go and get it mot'd i wont fail for having no reverse or fog lights?

U don`t need reverse light or fog light as it`s an early car,Mine hasn`t got them that`s a 1977 mini

[bennivory]

got mine for £3 off the guy i bought the car off lol, its a john aley rollover bar, iv heard theyre quite rare nowadays

[Bungle]

just stick them on the rear vallance out of the way

[Lund]

Remove the arches!

[bennivory]

im going to put group 2 arches on with chrome strip, i also want 10" black revolutions, what do you think. im starting the engine rebuild this weekend so il post pics when it is finished.

[bennivory]

Can anybody recommend a camshaft for road use, or would you keep the standard cam, please help as i want to start putting my engine back together and need to know which parts would be best, while the engine is out of the car. its only so i dont regret changing the parts later when it is back in the car, cheers. benn

[CanadianMiniFan]

Heard good things about the SW5 cam, good torque curve, and streetable...don't know much more...

[bennivory]

iv been reading vizards tuning the a series and it seems like the kent 266 cam looks suitable for me, i was just wondering if these come with spider drive or what, and also, would i need new rocker, pushrods etc.