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[Bam]

This is a chance to list all of the modifications that you have done to your mini (if you can rember them all)

Mine are:

1979 Austim mini Special shell.
1300 gt engine
electric ignition
cooper cooling system
ges folwed head
polly bushes all around
gas suspenstion
group a rally shock mounts
heavy duty tie rods
back seats removed
full 7 point roll cage
cobra monaco s seats
4 point TRS harnesses
drum to disk converstion
ebc drilled and groved disks
finned drums
ebc pads
rally havy duty shoes
2 spoke deep dish stering wheel
group a exhaust raised and shortened
beck seats and doors cut out
removable mk 1 grill
mk 1 bumpers and overriders
towing eyes
fia battery cut off switches
fire extingushire
custom seat subframes
no carpet, headlining, doorcards or rear seats.
falcon fk06g tyeres
rally giant spot lights
klaxon horn
re-conditioned selector
helmet hammoc
clear indicators
custom made batery clamp
lcb
re spaced pedals
ajusted steering cloum
names on windows


Im sure ive missed things out!!!

Nex on list:

RAC summp guard
Perspex windows
Quick rack
plumbed in fire extingushire
5 point harnesses
coper s head
straight cut and LSD box.



Thanks.

[Sam]

It would be hard to remember all of them, but lots and lots

although next modification is a quick wash ready for winter hibernation..

[minidan]

Mini 1000 Mayfair 1984.

MG Metro 1275cc engine and box
Stg 1 kit
Four core rad
4 blade metal fan
Play Mini DTM back box
8.4" Disc conversion
green stuff pads
minifins
quick shift
Aston filler cap
Spax adjustable dampers
Hi-los all round
custom alloy dashboard
chrome bits in the engine bay lol
Carbon Fibre Flip Front.
Miglia arches
13x7 superlites - THEN back to 10 x 6 wellers...
Raceland bucket seats
6 Point Sabelt FIA race harnesses with twist release
Safety Devices 6 point roll cage
cooper white wing mirrors
loads of stickers
morris cooper mk1 grill
clear indicator lenses front and back
led bulbs
halogen headlight conversion
illegal number plates lol(black and silver)
8 ball gear knob
custom chequer plate door cards
alloy handles
custom alloy parcel shelf
stainless 'Mini' door steps
adjustable steering column
no carpets
chrome door handles and boot light
air horn
astrali 12" leather steering wheel

then i took it all off and stripped the car ready for my project
(still waiting to start it lol)

Edited by minidan, 18 October 2006 - 08:54 PM.

[Dog]

Me my list is;



































to many to list

[miniallsort]

to many 2 list

[biggav]

Erm.... ive spent about 10 grand... which is probably why im completely skint.

If i start writing the list, by the time i get to the end i will have probably updated, replaced or bolted something new onto the car....

Coming soon.....

Cabriolet conversion, Flamed paintwork, Cream leather interior, ICE... and finally get that nitrous system up and running!!!!!

[Jobu]

I would do mine but to be honest there is so much i wouldnt remember half of it.

[mini23]

Also too many, so just some.
forged omega's
Eaton m45 supercharger
Webber 45 dcoe
nos
6 pots
vents
coil overs all round
beam axle
fibreglass front
sc/sc drops/lsd
6 x 12's with 165/55/12 yoko's A048's

[1984mini25]

I must be sad; as I’ve got a folder of ALL the receipts and lists of parts I’ve bought, even down to spare fuses and bulbs. No way am I adding it all up though.

Body,
Drivers front wing
Both a panels
Drivers flinch panel, scuttle, support panel, hinge panel and corner of doorstep
Both Doors replaced
Various patches at rear end
Chrome rings for indicators, bumpers, mirrors, roof aerial, wipers grommets, washers, roof trim and boot hinges
Spot lamps
Halogen headlamp conversion
New black minispecial wheel arches
New front windscreen and all new rubbers, seals and locking strips (no more leaks)
New rear fog lamp
Various stickers
Pair of new number plats yet to be fitted.
Various numbers of primer, and silver spray cans, body filler seam sealer and hammerite.

Engine,
3 new coils
Set of ht leads
3 heater taps
2 temp senders
All new bushes and mounts (nice and tight)
All new hoses
New alternator
Up rated water pump
New plastic fan
New radiator
New clutch, primary oil seal and bearing
New clutch master and slave cylinders
Braded full-length clutch hose
Unleaded cylinder head with valves, rockers and push rods along with various gaskets ad seals
New fuse box, relays, various bits of wire, cable ties (lots) and electrical tape and more hammerite.

Suspension / brakes,
All new bushes and mounts
Reconditioned radius arms
New rear subfame
All new brake assemblies both front and rear, comprising of
Hoses, callipers disks, cylinders, shoes etc
New front tie bars
Hi-lows and knuckle joints
New donuts all-round
Gmax dampers all-round
New front and rear wheel bearings
And more various coats of more hammerite.
Wheels/tyres,
Replacement 25 hubcaps
2 new tyres on the front
2 new steelies, old ones were bent.
And more spay cans

Interior / ice,
Red carpets, dash liners, rear wheel arch covers, speaker bard and parcel shelf
New 13” steering wheel
Chrome 5-switch plate
Choke and heater knob logos replaced with 10p coins (heads and tails)
New mini gear knob
Toy mini25 for dashboard
Replacement red seat belts for the rear
Boot lid board (soon to be coved along with a boot liner kit)
New Kenwood head unit
Pair of 5” in metro door bins
Pair of 6x9s under the rear seat


And theses still more….

[incrediblerog]

1986 mini mayfair

stage one, LCB, piperX, Maniflow 2" single box system
quickshift
12x5.5 polished rim superlights on falken rubber
angel eyes
clear indicators front side and rear
tinted glass from a 90's cooper
and a radio!

[marksmini]

which mini? and far too much to even list

[The Matt]

I can't remember!
Mini City E

Ummm,

Home built 1380 (balanced bottom end) Powermax pistons with 9cc dish, offset bored A+ block
Stage 5ish head (37mm inlets x 31mm exhausts) I think
Kent 286 cam
1.5:1 roller tip rockers
Alloy rocker cover (to have modded breathing added yet)
Weber 45 DCOE with 5" manifold
3 into 1 Maniflow manifold
2" Stainless exhaust (single box 'Scorpion' system)
Aldon dizzy
HC oil pump (steel backed job)
Duplex vernier timing gear
Lightened/vented clutch cover
U/L flywheel
orange clutch diaphragm
bonded clutch plate
straight cut 1:1 ratio transfer gears
GW SCCR box
Tran-X cross pin diff
3.444:1 FD ratio
Supercool 2 core rad
Dowty Aerofan (the 4 blade metal job)
Kenlowe fan for inner wing

13x7 ultralites with Pirelli 175/50 x 13" tyres
Adjustable HD tie bars
negative camber bottom arms
Avo adjustable dampers
HiLos (with shiney new knuckles)
Rear camber and tracking adjuster brackets
Alloy fuel tank (custom made job with a nice Mocal filler neck)
Facet fuel pump
Filter king fuel pressure regulator/filter
braided hoses for brake and clutch and fuel lines
new copper barke line kit all round
CF MK1 bonnet
CF MK1 bootskin
miglia arches (yet to come)
Cobra Classic seats
3+3 clock charcoal dash with magnolia gauges
Weber box in bulkhead
black carpets
no rear seat
4 point Luke harnesses (yet to come)

And that's about it. Oh yeah, and some fluffy dice


EDIT: I just read through that and realised how much work there is still to do! Roll on November when my new garage should be ready!

Edited by mini mad me, 19 October 2006 - 08:52 AM.

[Bungle]

to much to list in the 16 years modelflying it

and Mrs bungle might see and work out how much i have spent on it

[The Matt]

to much to list in the 16 years modelflying it

and Mrs bungle might see and work out how much i have spent on it

But Bungle, it's nothing compared to what you spend on rent boys!

How much was yer 5 speed box?

[Bungle]

£1200 but hide it before she comes home from work