my thanks to everyone who helped with my techie questions over the last 4
months - the 1981 blue mini pick up just passed its MoT for the first time
in 14 years.  got it taxed, just ironing out some small niggles then taking
it to the shows !

1275gt for sale
1979
white with black roof
taxed till end of august

Hi, can anyone please please help....
I have just fitted coil suspension to my Mini, replacing the rubber units.
The whole thing has been a little nightmare as I have found no where a
decent guide to doing it and have to everything blind.

Any recommendations on where to get hold of some chrome arches (standard
City size). Her indoors wants the full arch set not the stick over the
spats ones. Ours are looking in a bad state these days.
As ever TIA

Can anyone tell me where I can get the replacement rubber seals that go
between the wheel arch extensions and the car body.
Thanks  Martin

Thanks for replies.  What wears on the swivel hub?  The bearings run in the
outer race which is pressed into it, i dont doubt it just trying to
understand it.
thanks

Due to complete idiots wasting my time, my friends mini is for sale again.
There is an auction running on ebay at the moment but my friend will accept
a private sale.
If interested it is a 1991 Mini Cooper - J reg.

14k miles ago i replaced the n/s front wheel bearing (due to failure) on our
92 open classic.  Its just failed again (lots of play and noise).
Is this to be expected from a pattern part (the drivers side and the one i
replaced were the originals).  The one i fitted is branded ...

I've just put a metro engine into a mini and have taken the battery
cable and ignition circuit to the built in starter solenoid.  All the
posts I've read, though , talk about having to replace the metero
starter/flywheel with the mini ones - is there any reason (long- or

Is the best way to upgrade to disc brakes by fitting Cooper brake and drive
units please?

Hello folks, I haven't been on for a while as my broadband supplier,
yes bloody Wanapoo is still giving me grief and after moving house,
they still haven't sorted my account out and got BT to change my number
yet, so i'm on dial-up at present, well until the 20th when I hope to

I ordered my Mini Cooper with a MD-player instead of a CD-player (thought it
was somehow appropriate). Although the sound is superb, I wonder why the
display would only indicate the track number "Tr 10" "Tr 12" and not the
song title as I bother to enter the song title each time I ...

I was having a puncture repaired today on my son Gavin's Mini. The guy said
that the wheels were from a Mini cabrio and they are quite rare as very few
factory cabrios were made. I just thought they were 5x12  5 spoke
revolutions. They came with the car when we bought it as an MOT ...

The wipers we're really slow, so have replaced the wheel boxes (one was
ceased up) that the wiper arms attach to and also the rack.
The wiper motor was also dismantled, regreased and put bck to gether.
However the wipers now wipe clockwise first then anti clockwise.

No I just would hate for you to have the last word you foul mouthed mother
f.cking American peace of filth!
Taffy
Let us all remember that fine quote by Taffy. What a master of the