Painting Breeze blocks - what's best

[Robb o]

lovin the mini

I had 2 when I was 16
1000 Clubman with flip bonnet, mini lites MOT failure on welding bought for £70
850 with no brakes :yikes: Mot failure cost me £50

Never got round to doing them up as the car garage I was working at went bust.
I loved them cars,wish I kept them seeing the price they go for now.

 

[White Room]

My first car was a mini, starter was on the floor...

 

[Time's Ran Out]

Learnt to drive in a Mini and had a Mini Van for 1st job - longest gear stick ever!

 

[slimtiler]

Learnt to drive in a Mini and had a Mini Van for 1st job - longest gear stick ever!

I took that gearstick out and converted it to a short stem version. flicks in and out like an MG now. No wobbles. Very positive change.

 

[Peter]

Nice tidy Mini. A mate had a 1275 with twin 40s, 8j Superlites, Hi Los and wide arches. Weapon of a car when he was 18. Think it was insured as an 850. :lol:

 

[slimtiler]

Nice tidy Mini. A mate had a 1275 with twin 40s, 8j Superlites, Hi Los and wide arches. Weapon of a car when he was 18. Think it was insured as an 850. :lol:

Yeah, we got the Spax's too, makes such a difference. Didn't go for twin carbs though, thing was fast enough as it was!

The insurance is a problem, first because we bought a half engine block part exchange completely reconditioned but no number on it so the insurance co got shirty over where the engine came from and I ended up saying it was the same number as the one it had but it had just been refitted. That solved that bit, but then the upgrade shot the insurance through the roof. Problem with keeping it as 997cc (or 850 in you mates case) is that had he had an accident and the insurance co found the car had been modified they wouldn't have paid out. That can be a costly error.

 

[Dan]

Mini, old Mini Mayfair light blue. D reg 1987 997cc. Turned it into a boy racer with 1293cc engine, Took every nut and bolt off, lowered suspension, replaced, reconditioned or renewed everything. Spent over six grand on it although I didn't do the seating which was when I ran out of time and bucks, but it goes like a bat out of hell, around corners like a go-cart and the mistake I made was putting the wrong cam-shaft in I put in a 276 Kentcam, and it's more suited to road/racing than road and by replacing the dounuts in the suspension with polysomething rather than rubber it goes over road humps a little hard.

10-1 compression with about 90bhp. Upped the Carb to a 1.75 SU metro one and has a stage 1 Kit with multiple exhaust outlets. Picture's a bit dark, but you get the idea? Taihiti Blue - 5 yrs labour of love! :biggrin5:

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Love the mini. A great car to build. Some really good practise to be had there that can be used in dozens of ways long-term. Apparently. Not built one myself but know a bloke who knocks one out a year! Actually, mainly during the summer he'll be on one. Sells them for about 8k a pop too.