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[Bungle]

this is my rover mini cooper



its a early cooper mainstreem with the carb engine

i bought it new in 1990 at the age of 18 as my second car replacing a old 1275 GT that was my first car



i have now owned it for 18 years and in that time its been my only car, (still is technially) my work van and now just a fun toy

i have never started a project topic before as its always worked, but last sunday on the way home from Bristol mini day the gear box gave up

its a jack knight 5 speed box and i hope its fix able

at the moment my mini is sitting in the garage feeling sorry for its self



but hopefully with the help of crocks i will pull the engine out and find out whats wrong and sort it

first time for me doing anything like this before so crocks might have his work cut out

[Down&Out]

dont worry mr bungle you learn as you go along.. just remember to put every nut,bolt and washer in a box in a safe place. iv made that mistake and it looks like ill be replacing every single one . lovely mini mini you have, bits of retro, always what i like to see but anyway, good luck! its not always as hard as you think

[*Raz*]

Oh I do love your mini!!

Sorry to hear about the gear box Thats a big bummer! Hope it gets sorted!

xx

[Teapot]

Huey sends best wishes from his sickbed

[Pie]

Good luck bumgle.
Are you going to keep the engine completely standard or maybe add some mods to enhance its performance

[Bungle]

its already got a stage 3 head, 1,5 roller rockers, RC 40 exhaust and maniflow LCB

[Ethel]

Mmm,

Having a project thread is going to seriously distract you from your spamming activities Mr B - are you sure it's a good move?

[Bungle]

i think with a little effort i can do both

[tedmcedd]

i like your ERA scoop! i might be getting one of those!

[Bungle]

[1987_ParkLane]

Hope its nothing to serious, but u'll never know until you take a look, keeps us posted, good luck.

[benb12]

Lovely Mini you have! I love it when people can keep their car for such a long time without getting bored and replacing it. Hopefully I will never sell my Mini.

That's a shame about the Jack Knight gearbox - are they notorious for breaking?

Keep us posted!

Ben.

[Shifty]

Crocks is gonna be a busy boy then!!

Are you gonna be fixing the box or just replacing it with a standard one?

[Bungle]

i would like to fix it

but it depends what i find

[Bungle]

just back from the local market and have lots of cheap degreaser to clean 18 years worth of oil and muck