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#1 Omnomsan

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Posted 06 May 2022 - 11:42 PM

Howdy! (just kidding, we don't say that :lol:)

 

I'm Kenneth and live in Dallas, Texas, though I'm originally from Florida.

 

Since living in Texas, I got myself a 1990 Rover Mini Racing Green and have owned it for about 3.5 years so far! It started as someone else's mostly decent attempt at a clean Mini, but there were loads of hidden crimes as I'm sure we're all accustomed to, unfortunately. It started as BRG back in France, but after a collision, it was painted orange for whatever reason, and then the owner before me painted pearl orange on top of that. The engine overheated when I opened the heater valve after 9 months of ownership, and I rebuilt the original 998 before I eventually decided to grab the 1293 engine that ClassicMiniDIY built last year. I couldn't be happier. It has received tons of upgrades, replacements, and I'm on the long road toward improving the styling to meet my ever shifting ideas.

 

Specs:

1293 A+ built by Classic Mini DIY

Swiftune heritage pistons

EVO001 camshaft

Big valve head built by 7 Mini Enterprises

Close ratio Evo gears

3.1 diff

standard rockers

MED ST1 lightened flywheel

Stainless Steel LCB + RC40 DTM twin box exhaust

HIF44/Alloy intake

Lowered GAZ Dampers

Red Dot cones & Hi-lo's

Drilled/slotted front discs & Superfins

Twin tanks

P700 lights

Reverse spot

Wing mirrors

etc.

 

My longest trip to date has to be from Texas to Virginia, where in one shot I drove from Dallas, Texas to Wytheville, Virginia over the course of 28 hours. I stopped for food and fuel, and a couple hours to wash my car in Charlotte, North Carolina so that Cole could check out the engine in my Mini for the first time. I camped with it for the next two weeks as I drove all around the east coast of the USA and by the time I got back to Dallas I had driven 4000 miles. The only part that actually failed was a weeping water pump which was a quick fix, and a spinning coil inside of its bracket that unplugged the black lead into my dizzy. 

 

I've posted on here before about tuning, but felt it was time to introduce myself :) I'll be posting more in the future and starting my own thread as I begin to dive deeper with styling and improvements, and to document the build so far from where I started. I have a huge collection of photos throughout my ownership!

 

Here's where I started:

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Thanks for reading :)



#2 G'Racy

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Posted 07 May 2022 - 08:12 AM

Welcome to the forum, sounds like you’re having a great time with your mini, I think the colour looks good you keeping it?

#3 cooperd70

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Posted 07 May 2022 - 05:50 PM

Hey! Welcome! Well there's plenty of road miles in the US of A to eat up in your mini! 4000 to start with ain't half bad!! πŸ˜‰
Glad you're enjoying it and glad that you're using it!! These little cars were designed to be used. The more they're used the more reliable they become.
I have a 1990 Rover Mini Flame Red, so identical to yours...well they're not any longer πŸ˜‰

Keep the updates and pics coming. It's great to see these cars in all their guises from all around the world! πŸ‘

#4 Magneto

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Posted 07 May 2022 - 11:54 PM

HI Ken! Glad to see you here, too!

 

(I drove my MINI towing my Mini from KC to Wytheville, only a 2500 miler round trip for me! Plus I'm not as young as Kenneth!)



#5 Maccmike8

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Posted 08 May 2022 - 08:34 AM

Howdy! (just kidding, we don't say that  :lol:)

 

 

Love that  :D  :D  :lol:  :lol: 






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