27 replies to this topic

[callum2464]

So wake up this morning to go to work and go to turn the key and litrally nothing, dont have time to check it out and get a lift to work, well guess what i take the padlock off my mini and open the bonnet and left looking at my pistons, some pikey *******s have picked the lock and un bolted the head and left it losing under the bonnet, the have taken my rocker shaft, valves, collets, springs, inlet manifold, injector aswell, im so annoyed its unreal as i had to walk home tonight last thing i need right now, have got all the parts now and gonna try get it running again tonight, dicks unpluged the battery too so the alarm wouldn,t go off.

[Artful Dodger]

that... is a very weird crime....

[Chance]

As if they took the head off stripped it and left it behind

Surely would have been easier just to take the head with them.
Very strange

I'd be annoyed to say the least

[callum2464]

that is what i though, the car was sitting outside my house all weekend and no one was in so, also it would take some time for them to remove the valves, as the would need to compress the springs, its just a ******* hassle to say the least

[Artful Dodger]

just a pikey scum mini owner who needed valvetrain... how do i get them? i steal them.

unfortunately these are going to be impossible to trace, so may as well get the insurance money and get here rebuilt asap! on the bright side, its an impromptu time for a cylinder head de-coke!

[callum2464]

just a pikey scum mini owner who needed valvetrain... how do i get them? i steal them.

unfortunately these are going to be impossible to trace, so may as well get the insurance money and get here rebuilt asap! on the bright side, its an impromptu time for a cylinder head de-coke!

yeah im doing it tonight got the parts today, re-seat the valves aswell, not gonna take insurance money its just a hassle i dont need right now, (too much going on) and they find some way of getting out of paying they always do

[jb93]

Sorry to here that bud pikies are ******* bastards, but look on the bright side.... you won't get pulled up by the police

[callum2464]

Sorry to here that bud pikies are ******* bastards, but look on the bright side.... you won't get pulled up by the police

yep suppose your right haha, missed my drive to work and home, best part of my day is when i get in my mini :)

[minimanclive]

I wonder if someone saw that strippers, cars for cash program with the Mini and thought they would give it a try. It's not good.

[Shifty]

Thats one of the most bizarre thefts I've ever heard of!

[JustSteve]

Are you 100% sure your dad or somebody hasn't started 'surprise' fixing your mini for you?

[callum2464]

positive, my mum and dad are both accountants, im the only mechanic in the family and no one touches my car, the fact all these bits are missing is soo werid and, the fact it would have been 10x easier just to take the whole head, im almost done 2 hours all the parts are on, ( i do say that but garentee you it wont start first time lol, think its just a few wires and some oil and coolant)

[minidave1991-89]

Most silent pykies ever! sorry to hear about it tho. Did you call the police?

[Daviewonder]

Some one broke into my 106 gti once and stole the induction kit once. Yours beats this hands down though!

Are you sure it's your head they left behind and not their old one?

[Artful Dodger]

so they carried over a valve spring compressor?!?!? hahahahahaha

Edited by Artful Dodger, 12 November 2012 - 10:31 PM.