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Vinay-RS

Also got about 4 different types of grease on my hands and I couldn't find any hand cleaner :P

Feb 19 2017 01:18 PM

M J W J

Swapping the engine out instead?
Feb 19 2017 10:30 PM

Vinay-RS

I can imagine... Plus there would be all the dirt and crap on the subframe. I'll stick to refurbishing simpler components for now :)
Feb 20 2017 04:52 AM

GraemeC

Still have this:
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Feb 09 2017 03:30 PM

Vinay-RS

Thanks Graeme :) I'm still probably 100 pounds shy of that figure. I'll probably have check for one locally.
Feb 10 2017 04:07 PM

Mini Manannán

Just last week I felt the urge myself and forked out on a Momo model 88. Very, very nice :-)
Feb 11 2017 01:16 PM

Vinay-RS

Links don't appear to be clickable.

Jan 31 2017 04:56 AM

Chris.Williams

Good pictures, good turnout
Jan 31 2017 06:14 AM

Vinay-RS

Thanks man :) it was fun to go on a run with both classic minis and BMW MINIs.
Jan 31 2017 06:23 PM

Anthony30

:)

Jan 22 2017 09:24 PM

gav

http://www.minispares.com/contact/default.aspx

Jan 09 2017 03:24 PM

Steve220

Or PM simon on here
Jan 09 2017 03:29 PM

Vinay-RS

Thanks guys. PMed Simon :)
Jan 09 2017 05:00 PM

Vinay-RS

I actually had a look last week. There are a few close by, but the rent is the same as an entire apartment!?
Nov 19 2016 11:11 AM

pusb

Are they in high demand there then? Here you can rent a garage for about £35 a month
Nov 19 2016 01:29 PM

Vinay-RS

Wow, even converting that to Rand it is still cheap. The ones I've seen here are about R2000 (~£110) for a 3m x 3m garage. It could be that there aren't that many self storage type places close by, so limited supply drives up the prices.
Nov 19 2016 03:25 PM

59 Speed

Blimey what a coincidence, I'm teaching this tomorrow!
Sep 21 2016 10:48 PM

Fast Ivan

depends on what you're bending and how big
Sep 22 2016 09:50 AM

Vinay-RS

I took the part and traced it on paper and then used basic geometry to work out the angle and radius. Not sure if that is the best way to do it, but it worked.
Sep 22 2016 09:52 AM

MiniKermit

leave the one bolt out you cant get too, will make your life so much easier in future!

Aug 30 2016 01:02 PM

Vinay-RS

It's nice to have a quiet release bearing :) Thanks for the advice minikermit, followed it.
Aug 31 2016 08:03 AM

MiniKermit

no worries, I must have a pile of those bolts I've left out of mini over the years! Helping future owners where I can hahaha
Aug 31 2016 08:55 AM

Itsaminithing

So you have to work on a Saturday -don't complain....
Viral Encephalitis 2010
YOU will understand the residual problems of that.
Jul 31 2016 01:54 AM

Vinay-RS

Wasn't complaining about the work, more about the underutilisation of the good weather.
I do hope there wasn't any permanent damage caused by the infection.

Jul 31 2016 11:02 AM

Vinay-RS

There was a person in tiny Daihatsu, who was driving at 30 km/h along a road with no one in front of them... and then they decided to brake when they approached a turn, it was so frustrating.
Jul 19 2016 08:00 AM

jameseddolls

You sure they were not just being cautious or not good in the rain. going around a corner in the wet, I would probably brake.
Jul 21 2016 12:22 PM

Vinay-RS

Perhaps. I suppose I should just accept it and go with the flow. Definitely would help.
Jul 21 2016 12:34 PM

Vinay-RS

What were you trying to fix? Mine were really really small problems compared to many mini problems :P

Jul 11 2016 01:12 PM

WoodlandsMini

Have an SPI turned out to be faulty lambda, coolant temp and inlet air temp didnt help matters... mix that up with a faulty injector
Jul 13 2016 11:38 AM

Vinay-RS

Wow, those are quite a few problems sitting over one another. Glad you were able to get them sorted.
Jul 13 2016 12:01 PM

Vinay-RS

Sometimes the squeak or rattle stops... sometimes it gets louder...
May 06 2016 07:08 AM

Itsaminithing

In that case the noise isn't coming from the Mini- It's you!
May 06 2016 11:10 AM

Vinay-RS

Hahaha! :D
May 06 2016 11:51 AM