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[wbirillo]

Hello to everyone! My name's Mirko and i write from Genoa (zena in dialect) Italy.
This is my '91 Rover Cooper after many works, adventure, problem...love...
I own She from 1999 and in these years i've lived this Mini at 360°, this is my first and unique car at the moment, and with she i'm going up and down in italy.
In all of this years we need all of problem and other...the last of this it's a tremendous flood that nearly brought it to me...but only more passion for this car, give me the force and patience to bring back best form.
Sorry if my english it's no perfect, but i hope to improve it and to know more Simpathy English Mini-Madness.
Mirko

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[Scallywag630]

Hi and welcome to TMF.

[mk1leg]

Ciao..and welcome to TMF and love your mini.........as for your english Its much better than my Italian....................

[wbirillo]

Ahahahah thank's so much!! if you want , you send me some spares part and i will pay you with italian lesson )

[DaveVader]

Wow, what are those seats from?!

[wbirillo]

Those Seats came from germany but it's no mounted on any car.
I was purchase it on Ebay.de from a serious ebayer.
If you want i have other photo of the seats.
They're in leather (not connolly!) i was purchased two seats, 3 meters of leather for retrim the back seat and the door cards, the sliding attach for the seats, and the total cost was under 300€.
The quality it's no like a OMP seats, but it's more more confortable, it's recliner and you can recliner until orizzontal, it's perfect to....slleep.
The only problem that they're it's the space between the two seats it's about 1-2 cm but for me it's fantastic...if you want i'll send to you the link of ebayer

[wbirillo]

Another seats photo

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[samperks]

Brilliant looking Mini, im very jealous!

[wbirillo]

Tanks so much!!
This is a front view.
My Mini today it's the result of about 3 years of work.
In the first year i've resprayed the body and change some panel, and change the original front with the MK1 Style, all original english parts manufactured and purchased from Minispares and Minisport.
In the second year the original motor was died after about 100k miles for a very low oil pressure, and so i opted to purchased a 1380 new MED engine with gears and i equiped this engine with LCB, Twin HS4 carb, facet fuel pump (in the hope to have 100-105 HP).
In the last october my mini go under 1,5 m of water and mud.....yes.....after 6 mounth of work i recuper the engine, the body was not have any problem, and i'll restore the interior, and the suspension with new cone springs and adjusta ride.
The nest step it's to change the original 4,5" minilite with a 5" JBW D1 wheels from MWS
Now the Mini after all this work go very better, She need only a good carburation adjust and i have only a few electrical problem with Rev count and and fuel gauge....but i think this problem, it's normal administration after all problem i have in the last 6 mounth

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[samperks]

Tanks so much!!
This is a front view.
My Mini today it's the result of about 3 years of work.
In the first year i've resprayed the body and change some panel, and change the original front with the MK1 Style, all original english parts manufactured and purchased from Minispares and Minisport.
In the second year the original motor was died after about 100k miles for a very low oil pressure, and so i opted to purchased a 1380 new MED engine with gears and i equiped this engine with LCB, Twin HS4 carb, facet fuel pump (in the hope to have 100-105 HP).
In the last october my mini go under 1,5 m of water and mud.....yes.....after 6 mounth of work i recuper the engine, the body was not have any problem, and i'll restore the interior, and the suspension with new cone springs and adjusta ride.
The nest step it's to change the original 4,5" minilite with a 5" JBW D1 wheels from MWS
Now the Mini after all this work go very better, She need only a good carburation adjust and i have only a few electrical problem with Rev count and and fuel gauge....but i think this problem, it's normal administration after all problem i have in the last 6 mounth

jesus thats some mad flooding looks like the mini was in the deepest part aswell! or it could be cause its a smaller car so looks worse off
id be devistated glad to hear its okay now though!

[digitalfriction]

Hello and Welcome !

[wbirillo]

Thank'you very much to all gut's of this forum, i hope to posted soon new photo of my "baby"....now i'm just finished to rewiring all cars, the work doing myself in about 7 days, i'm change the old wiring with a new wiring and consult purchase from autospark, and i move the fuse box under the dash with a box with a 16 fuse and 4 relays...in the next week i'll complete some details and i'll posted some photo in the correct forum section

[wbirillo]

This is new photo of my home made front door speaker spot

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Edited by wbirillo, 04 March 2012 - 06:40 PM.

[wbirillo]

Hi! recently i put on my Mini the new wheels D1 with a W&P arches...

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Edited by wbirillo, 01 April 2012 - 08:27 PM.