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[theoldtartspimp]

Hi newbie here


i drive a 1991 mini city e known as dorris (the old tart) with quite a bit of a spec list i'll post that up esle where B)

cheers dave

actually might be easier to post it in here

heres the specs

dorris's spec
started life as a mini city e bless her cotton socks but has had seroius mods since

*engine mods
1293cc morspeed short block
mg metro gearbox
286 kent rally cam
lightened and balanced flywheel/crank
vandervell bearings
mg metro turbo clutch
omega pistons
stage 4 skimed cylinder head
copper head gasket
1:3 ratio rolling tip rockers
stage 2 lcb maniflow exhuast manifold
2 inch link pipe with cherry bomb silencer
loud as hell boxster back box
polished maniflow inlet manifold
hif 44 carb with modded needle
k&n air filter
aldon electronic dissy matched to engine spec
aldon flamethrower coil
spitfire plugs and leads
special 2 core rad
6 blade metal fan (better than the C**p plastic ones)
silicone hoses
75 amp alternater (45 amp is standard)

*suspension and wheel mods
race coil spring conversion (instead of silly rubber cones)
hilos (so i could lower it the 3 inches i have)
36 point adjustable gaz shocks
negative camber bottom arms
uprated tie bars
rear negative camber brackets
poly flex bushings
ultimate engine steady
inch spacers rear
solid front subframe mounts
3/4 inch spacers front
13x7 inch starmags
175 50 13 conti sport contacts front
175 50 13 yokohamma a539s rear

*brakes
8.4 inch cross drilled grooved front discs
ferodo red pads
ally superfin rear drums
sintered brake shoes
cooper brake servo
goodridge braided hoses

*bodywork
full metal flip front
sportpack arches
lots of crome bits
angel eye head lights
angel eye spotlights
ultra clear rear lenses
xenon headlight blubs
led blubs thoughtout (apart from headlight and spots)

*interior
full cooper interior
black dash
black center console
black headlining
red newton com carpets
more chrome bits
short shift gearstick
smiths oil pressure/ volt gauge

*stereo
alpine mp3 headunit and remote
infinity reference 13 cm componants
infinity reference 13 cm 2 way speakers
pheonix gold xenon 650 amp
infinity perfect 12.1 sub


*wanted
straight cut gearbox
straight cut drop gears
hardy spicer drive outputs and drive shafts
full respray
the money to do the all the above

cheers again dave

Edited by theoldtartspimp, 14 October 2006 - 03:34 PM.

[tino]

Welcome to the forum, you have a nice mini there you might want to start a thread in the project section. Also pic's are great

Edited by tino, 14 October 2006 - 03:44 PM.

[Mini Beth]

Hey, Welcome to TMF!

[mini-gti]

hey mate welcome to tmf

nice spec on your mini

get a thread started in projects and posts some more pics

gaz

[Mini 360]

Hello and Welcome! Another City E Wahoo! Even if it has been...changed slightly.

Enjoy!

[theoldtartspimp]

cheers for the warm welcome guys

yeah i have changed the old tart over the years but i was planning on leaving her standard oops
basicaly anything that went wrong i replaced with something better and shes ended up like that

[TOMMO0302]

cheers for the warm welcome guys

yeah i have changed the old tart over the years but i was planning on leaving her standard oops
basicaly anything that went wrong i replaced with something better and shes ended up like that

That's the best way to do it, makes it somewhat easier to justify!!

Welcome to TMF!

[Mini 360]

Well I cant see anything wrong with it! Lovely Mini. Just cant have been cheap but since when has doing up a car been cheap?

[theoldtartspimp]

next mod i think might be a bit more contarversal i'm after a non a series engine but its the next logicical step for me seing my gearbox has seen better days and i really miss not having 5th gear drive to and from work (60 miles) plus the extra power would be nice

[theoldtartspimp]

might not be every bodys cup of tea but i also have a ford escort but i try to only drive that when its wet







being rear wheel drive makes driving in the wet more fun

[Mini 360]

next mod i think might be a bit more contarversal i'm after a non a series engine but its the next logicical step for me seing my gearbox has seen better days and i really miss not having 5th gear drive to and from work (60 miles) plus the extra power would be nice

Get a Jack Knight gearbox! Its a 5 speed and then you wouldnt have to be contravesial unless you want lots more power.

[theoldtartspimp]

next mod i think might be a bit more contarversal i'm after a non a series engine but its the next logicical step for me seing my gearbox has seen better days and i really miss not having 5th gear drive to and from work (60 miles) plus the extra power would be nice

Get a Jack Knight gearbox! Its a 5 speed and then you wouldnt have to be contravesial unless you want lots more power.

but the cost of that i can have a 130bhp engine that does more miles to the gallon than i do at the moment
and have a gearbox that i won't care if i break the thing i can pick up the car engine and box for about £130
sell the car and engine with a broken box sorted for £70 lol

the only thing is it won't have the amasing a series gearbox whine that i have become so found of over the years