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[amsgw]

Sounds like fun.
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members are all prepared to help other Mini owners touring Europe who have problems.

Fab, just requested. Love that we have such extended communities

[Mini Manannán]

A trip I did back in the 80's and I was as green as they come, long story short (after bending rear hilos - lesson learned there), standard trumpets had the Moke sitting too low at the back. This was all about 100 km from Oodnadatta - basically about as the 'middle of now where' you can get. A 1/2" Drive, 1" AF socket on the small end of each Trumpet was enough to get my by.

 

I've had more Clutch Slaves let me down than I care to remember.

 

Not on my car, but had a Primary Gear seize on the Crank at Ayers Rock. Drove that one home same as a failed Clutch Slave. Yes, one of those awful Primary Gear Bushes,,,, same happened on another car on our way up Cape York.

 

Again, not me, but a mate had the 2 long bolts under the Radiator rattle out and lost, Tent Pegs saved the day on that one.

 

I broke an upper front shock mount with no spares to hand. Welded that using 2 Mokes and a couple of sets of jumper leads.

 

  Extreme!

 

Enjoy your trip!

Edited by Mini Manannán, 25 June 2025 - 01:12 PM.

[alex-95]

My seat diaphragm split on the rubber, so used a load of cable ties to stitch it back together which ended up staying like that for a year .

[MiNiKiN]

Fab, just requested. Love that we have such extended communities

 

 

A general rule: whatever you carry along as spare, will not break. It's always the thing you haven't got handy, which fails.   

Edited by MiNiKiN, 26 June 2025 - 10:21 AM.

[amsgw]

A general rule: whatever you carry along as spare, will not break. It's always the thing you haven't got handy, which fails.

And sadly there's not enough room in the boot for a back up engine! My mind does wander to how fit the Flintstones must have been...