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Ben_O

Just like a Porsche 911 lol
Mar 18 2015 02:18 PM

acrowot

its £60 a ton at the min not paying anything if i have to pick them up 2 years ago it was £220 a ton
Mar 18 2015 07:34 PM

M J W J

If you split the engine up into its separate metals (separate the steel, cast iron and aluminium) and cash the metal in at the scrap yard you will get a better price. Cast ally from gearbox housings and cylinder heads is worth quite a bit. When the scrap yards have to separate it, its not worth as much. Brake discs are worth a few bob as they are a good source of ductile iron.
Mar 18 2015 07:36 PM

Miniminx71

Best way to check is to have a look at the sun now through your welding mask and, if you go blind, it doesn't work.
Mar 18 2015 11:24 AM

Ben_O

Thats a good idea, if i wait till the day then i won't know if i've gone blind or if the eclipse is lasting longer than expected ;)
Mar 18 2015 11:30 AM

Steve220

Do a comparison first, look directly at the sun around midday, I'd say for around 5 minutes, then look at it through a welding mask. You're guaranteed not to see the sun! <before I get reemed, this is a joke and on one should look directly at the sun in any way, shape, or form without the correct equipment>
Mar 18 2015 01:16 PM

Ben_O

I've been a few times lol. Never rode the Dinosaur but i did visit the last chance saloon and walk through the crooked house. Oh and who could forget the terrifying rollercoaster!
Mar 16 2015 06:53 PM

Miniminx71

I did :-)

Mar 16 2015 06:55 PM

Ben_O

woooooo! My evening has picked up dramatically now! I'm going out to buy a second hand printer. Lucky me
Mar 16 2015 07:19 PM

rally515

I've not the foggiest what that is Ben, so you can't be doing half bad :p
Mar 16 2015 12:57 PM

Miniminx71

Is this the posh bloke living in a caravan?
Mar 16 2015 02:49 PM

Ben_O

Yup, Matt lucas' new comedy thing. It has some funny moments but is very unusual to say the least
Mar 16 2015 04:11 PM

lyndseyp27

Whayhey!
Mar 09 2015 06:05 PM

Ben_O

Hi Lyndz!
Mar 09 2015 06:07 PM

lyndseyp27

Hi Ben!!
Mar 09 2015 11:05 PM

matt050990

I had a 1.0 mk1 106 as my 1st car, now that thing put up with some stick! good solid car.
Mar 04 2015 08:10 AM

Carlos W

How's the rocker cover looking?
Mar 08 2015 09:12 PM

Ben_O

great!
Mar 09 2015 03:56 AM

RooBoonix

Hmm weird, have you ran a scan?
Feb 28 2015 07:13 PM

Ben_O

yeah and nothing.
Mind you i manually removed them first so that's probably why
Feb 28 2015 07:15 PM

RooBoonix

Fair enough. Very weird, as long as they're gone though :P
Feb 28 2015 07:24 PM

Ben_O

Not the brook. Working outside on the ground in the pouring rain is no fun. Especially when were you need to lay is right on a drain
Feb 26 2015 03:23 PM

1984mini25

same, I need the mini Monday, but need to whip the clutch cover off to see just how bad my clutch is.
Feb 26 2015 03:45 PM

Ben_O

Typical, i have packed up for the day and it's dried up now. All day i have been poxing about with tarpaulins trying to keep the worst of the weather off me. I have had to change clothes 3 times too.
Oh well, the worst is over and tomorrow is going to be nice!
Feb 26 2015 03:51 PM

Perrylawrence96

oh that's good! we done a scenic conversion on a 01/02 plate, different engine types, both ECU's wouldn't match! but same engine after that was plug and play :p
Feb 25 2015 01:37 PM

Ben_O

http://www.theminiforum.co.uk/forums/topic/289378-need-urgent-advice-about-the-19dci-renault-engine/page-22#entry3225702 if you are interested?
Feb 25 2015 01:39 PM

Perrylawrence96

followed! when I get home from work ill have a read up! cant beat a little engine swap, by the way double check the car doesn't have a aftermarktet immobiliser, it causes hours off work off fiddling with the two looms to get them started -.-!
Feb 25 2015 01:57 PM

The Matt

See, that made me think "how does that song go?" Now I'm humming it to myself! Fanks.
Feb 24 2015 07:45 PM

Ben_O

I aim to please! :D
Feb 24 2015 08:53 PM

Ben_O

Blimey Lyndz, if your old, what does that make me? Enjoy your bed. Nite Nite xx
And 1984mini25, i usually tend to zonk out when i finally do go to bed so don't have the blind panic of wondering if i have locked up. We do have a lively brook beside the house that likes to overflow when it rains hard so when the weather is bad, i'm up and down all night checking it
Feb 19 2015 11:52 PM

Miniminx71

Here, waste 7 minutes watching this guy (if you haven't seen it already) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CuTXUcoGdhw
Feb 19 2015 11:57 PM

Ben_O

Thanks! That was very good!! What a looser though. love it when it rolled back when he was halfway out!!
Feb 20 2015 12:08 AM

Vinay-RS

They really should investigate why the item is returned. I mean surely they can tell by the number of returns that something is wrong
Feb 05 2015 05:08 PM

lyndseyp27

Hehe.
Feb 05 2015 06:00 PM

ibby4585

There's some 25 seats on ebay mate, not mine but thought you might be interested.http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Classic-mini-25-front-seats-/321661651173?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item4ae48748e5
Feb 07 2015 10:36 AM

Vinay-RS

I think we're spoilt with fast internet. i've tried reading a project thread with a 128kb/s line. now that was the 3rd world struggles
Feb 04 2015 02:09 PM

Perrylawrence96

The Speed off ' 4G ' in Essex/London is the scariest.. its so fast!
Feb 04 2015 02:13 PM

Miniminx71

Awww. The site is just been like a Mini - unpredictable, stops working for no reason but then back up zipping around with a few tweaks! :-)
Feb 04 2015 03:08 PM

Ben_O

It's a great feeling until you have to hand over the money
Feb 02 2015 07:37 PM

Tupers

Yeah, I love a good list. lol
Feb 02 2015 07:44 PM

kyle9832

same here!! and half a rear end...
Feb 02 2015 08:39 PM