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[mrwil]

What 'ho.

Have had my mini for a few years now (she was finished in 2007), but haven't been to many shows or really joined the community.

This post, then, is my toes being dipped hesitantly into the waters of Mini fandom; I absolutely love Mouse (my mini, name to follow if anyone cares) and the pleasure I get from driving her has yet to fade.

I'm a bit of an entrepreneur (read: fingers in pies, jack of all trades) and spend more time than I'd like working in my coffee shop. I do other things too. But it's not mini related, so does it matter?

I'll attach a few pictures to this post, and should they be of interest I'll happily go into what she was, what's been done, what's under the bonnet, and why she's got such a ridiculous name.

Yours,

Wil

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[WRLondon]

mini mouse!
whats her age?
and is your name will?
Welcome to TMF and were all friendly!
mini scene is unlike any other

[mrwil]

mini mouse!
whats her age?
and is your name will?
Welcome to TMF and were all friendly!
mini scene is unlike any other

My name is indeed Wil, and the car isn't old enough to have those black plates but SHHHHHHH. They get changed every time she has her MOT.

She's a 1982, so she's a couple of years older than me. Her name of Mouse is two-fold. 1) She is a Mini, 2) There were mice living in the headlining when I got her. She was a WRECK!

[WRLondon]

wow!!
did you do the full resto or was it in a garage?
Im also jealous, that plate is pretty awesome as im also a will
and with the dateless plate and the mk2 rear lights make it look plausible
whats under the bonnet

[myredmini]

welcome

any before pictures ???

mrm

[mrwil]

wow!!
did you do the full resto or was it in a garage?

I'm sorry to say that I can't take credit for the magnificent job that was done building this car. The bodywork (paint and rebuild) was done by Colin Davis of Tetford (he's a genius), and the engine was done by Dave Scarbro of Tattershall, Lincs.

and with the dateless plate and the mk2 rear lights make it look plausible
whats under the bonnet

When the car was being finished the engine was taken away to be rebuilt by someone recommended by a friend of my father. It was an absolute disaster, a truly awful rebuild that used / lost about 4 litres of oil in 1000 miles. They didn't warranty it, and it was a fail of epic proportions. Suffice to say they won't be getting any further work.

I saved up to get Dave Scarbro to build my engine next, and not being a mechanically minded person I simply asked him to design me something that was fun, with a bit of 'go', and not too useless at the bottom end. (read: don't want a lumpy race cam)

So he bored the engine to 1115cc, and fitted a 12G202 head, and a B.M.C. 510 cooper s camshaft. He also made sure that all the bits that needed to be replaced were; obviously a new oil pump.

This was about a year and a half ago. A month ago I decided that I was really loving my mini and wanted just a bit more power from her. She still had to stay reasonable because I use her every day, but I just wanted a bit more pull. So once again she went to Dave and he came up with the following:

1300 12G940 head,
David Newman Camshaft (don't know which one without asking him)
Negative camber set up.

So I got her back a couple of weeks ago, ran her in, and now she's ready to go on a rolling road.

I think that's it... :S

[mrwil]

any before pictures ???

Here's some.

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[Siddley]

Well she looks proper spanky in green and gold! Very very nice!

[myredmini]

WOW!!! is it extreamly good condition, rot free ? looks amazing great transformation.

mrm

[Scallywag630]

Hi and welcome to TMF. Great looking mini, but I'd get rid of the plates. Vosa.Plod are having a splurge on these and the auto recognition software they run will tell them they are illegal.

[mrwil]

Hi and welcome to TMF. Great looking mini, but I'd get rid of the plates. Vosa.Plod are having a splurge on these and the auto recognition software they run will tell them they are illegal.

I live in the middle of nowhere, and we rarely see ANPR cameras... when I have seen them and gone through them I have never been stopped. I think the plod are more concerned with the huge number of insurance dodging muppets than a guy choosing plates to suit the aesthetic.

Appreciate your concern though.

[mrwil]

WOW!!! is it extreamly good condition, rot free ? looks amazing great transformation.

It was a bucket. But as it's had a full bare metal restoration it had lots of panels replaced. Spotless now squire.

[Midas Mk1]

Welcome to TMF! A very nice Mini you have there

[mk1leg]

Hi..and welcome to TMF and thats a real transformation you've done on your mini well done.............