79 replies to this topic

[mike_mini_mad]

christ, hope your ok mate. where did this happen because i've taken my mini through all the back rounds around where you're from and they are great fun round there.

hope you find a replacement soon enough.

not too far away, just outside oundle on a backroad near a village called glapthorn. nice to see another user who has one nearby. i'll look out for you. thanks

Oundle nearish to Peterborough?

[minispaniard]

so sorry to hear about this!!!

as usual the most important thing to say is glad you're OK.

cheer up, you'll find another Mini soon!!!

[Lloydie Boy]

christ, hope your ok mate. where did this happen because i've taken my mini through all the back rounds around where you're from and they are great fun round there.

hope you find a replacement soon enough.

not too far away, just outside oundle on a backroad near a village called glapthorn. nice to see another user who has one nearby. i'll look out for you. thanks

Oundle nearish to Peterborough?

Yeah that would be the place. I used to work in Peterborough and live in Northamptonshire and always took the back lanes in the mini to and from work. Great fun.

[mike_mini_mad]

not too far away, just outside oundle on a backroad near a village called glapthorn. nice to see another user who has one nearby. i'll look out for you. thanks
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Oundle nearish to Peterborough?
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Awesome, yeah the back roads can be quite fun

Yeah that would be the place. I used to work in Peterborough and live in Northamptonshire and always took the back lanes in the mini to and from work. Great fun.
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Edited by mike_mini_mad, 26 October 2010 - 10:32 AM.

[shaun617]

Good luck finding another mini!

[Nick Warwick]

glad your ok mate, hope you get another mini sometime soon

[WorksReplica]

oh no! mate im gutted for you such a shame to see a mini go up.

maybe that chap will donate that mini to you? i think that would be a great idea!

Haha! Who were you referring to there, because whoever wants to donate me a mini may certainly do so!

Yes the oundle not far away from peterborough really, just to let you know!

This thread seems to be rounding off now, so once again. Thank you to everyone voicing their concerns and for the help and advice they have given me to pull me through this difficult time.

I wish you all sincerely my best on your projects or little runners!

Thomas

[J_1275_O]

;( Looked Like A Stunning Mini Thomas!

[Jamez26]

wow, so sorry to hear this mate, hope your all fine and well soon.

[Lloydie Boy]

oh no! mate im gutted for you such a shame to see a mini go up.

maybe that chap will donate that mini to you? i think that would be a great idea!

Haha! Who were you referring to there, because whoever wants to donate me a mini may certainly do so!

Yes the oundle not far away from peterborough really, just to let you know!

This thread seems to be rounding off now, so once again. Thank you to everyone voicing their concerns and for the help and advice they have given me to pull me through this difficult time.

I wish you all sincerely my best on your projects or little runners!

Thomas

Mate i have just managed to see the pictures again and can't believe how beautiful that mini was. When you get a replacement if you ever need anytihng give me a shout if i got it lying about your welcome to have it.

Good luck mate.

[WorksReplica]

That is by far one of the kindest gestures i have heard from any user.

When i am sorted out and stuff, back on the road. We'll have to go for a little spin!

Till then mate, cheers

[Cooperman]

This shows how Minis are not fire-resistant at all.
To be practical for a moment, if I may, there will always be a risk when a large battery shares a confined space with a petrol tank. To add to that there are often large shelf-mounted audio speakers which offer no flame resistance at all. Also the gap around the rear seat back sides just opens into the boot area. For competition the boot must be totally sealed off from the interior and the battery covered.
I plate the back shelf with a flat continuous sheet of aluminium, sealed around the edges and pop-rivetted in place. Any speakers can go in their own boxes on top of the shelf or underf the rear seat. The gap around the seat back panel I seal off with fire-resistant sealer. I never have the fuel pump(s) in the boot and make sure the fuel line is protected from chafing where it passes through the panel and the battery lead is set into a piece of thick hose with RTV sealant. The battery I cover properly.
I don't know what more one can realistically do if the battery is to be located in its original position.

[Cooperman]

I just took my laptop with this on it out to the workshop to show my grandson (Cooperkid) who is working on his '97 MPI ready for when he is 17 next year. He has now stopped what he was doing and is removing the large rear shelf speakers and will cut aluminium plates and rivet them in to close off the shelf this evening. He and I will then seal up the seat panel to boot gap as well.
I think, having seen this, a lot of us will be doing the same and very soon as well. It does make sense, doesn't it.
This is a very sobering story. It also shows how vulnerable a Mini is in a rear-end shunt and especially so for a Mini with a beam rear axle and no rear sub-frame.

[WorksReplica]

Yes, a wise decision certainly. I feel this topic has certainly conveyed an important message. As someone stated above, of course not many of us can really be sure they are so safe when a battery and fuel tank are sat within a close vincinity of eachother. But if you take the right precautions of course this could have been avoided. However, also to reiterate this has been a lesson to learn for all of us mini users and lovers.

I hope your grandsons project is coming along well, i'm sure he's as excited as i was. He's not that much younger than i am currently. I wish him luck, and thank you for your post.

[mini93]

This shows how Minis are not fire-resistant at all.
To be practical for a moment, if I may, there will always be a risk when a large battery shares a confined space with a petrol tank. To add to that there are often large shelf-mounted audio speakers which offer no flame resistance at all. Also the gap around the rear seat back sides just opens into the boot area. For competition the boot must be totally sealed off from the interior and the battery covered.
I plate the back shelf with a flat continuous sheet of aluminium, sealed around the edges and pop-rivetted in place. Any speakers can go in their own boxes on top of the shelf or underf the rear seat. The gap around the seat back panel I seal off with fire-resistant sealer. I never have the fuel pump(s) in the boot and make sure the fuel line is protected from chafing where it passes through the panel and the battery lead is set into a piece of thick hose with RTV sealant. The battery I cover properly.
I don't know what more one can realistically do if the battery is to be located in its original position.

thats just doing extra percauctionary work which ordinarily shouldnt be needed! and completly daft to recomend EVERYONE must do it, factory fitted some minis came with speakers in the shelf, i know one of mine did and iv certainly no intension of blocking up some holes in the parcle shelf which, under normal conditions shouldnt cause a problem. Where do you stop for doing preventative measures? fit a bag tank so it cant explode? gel batterys mounted under the engine bay away from the tank also? its just doing work for the sake of it when problems can be solved when things are carried out as they should be