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thanks god you lost that dash mark!! is that the same front screen too?

Team Racing

yes ,

Everyone knows that instructions only have to be read if the thing doesn't work....

Found my photo album!
Pics coming!

awaiting ...

Everyone knows that instructions only have to be read if the thing doesn't work....

Piece o crp scanner been taking it's time. Here we go!

My first mini! Incidentally, If you see this piece of shit anywhere around Leeds, be sure to drive into it and finish it off for good. If you know of the wherabouts of the mini though, i'd love to know



My turbo build in progress - just back from the sprayers. Had it assembled in 6 weeks from that picture - it was one of the 'drought' summers i recall - hence glorious sunshine all day long, perfect for working on cars!



First ever turbo engine - had around 100 miles on it. Note it didn't even have a dumpvalve. Had run out of money!!! Never actually drove the car with anything other than a turbo engine.



First crash - 13days after the MOT! Some joey on a mobile phone drove straight of a side-road and into my door! Luckilly, A&B pillars were unharmed. Pushed me into a parked BMW though...
Garage couldn't match the colour, so we went for a full respray with white roof!



First manifold to try out the T2. Going off where the pic was taken, this must've been taken in mid '98. Manifold lasted around 200 miles before cracking and blowing.


Can't not post this one as Mark posted his cossie!
Without question, my favourite car I've ever owned. Absolutely loved it, but was a little difficult to keep in the juice aged 21 and as a daily driver!

ps - still running the same air filter!!! It's small, but there is no measurable power difference with or without it!

Thank god you got rid of those air horns ! lol

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lol,didn`t post the pic of mine with horns ..!!!
cossie was ?80+ a wek in juice and i only lived 5 miles from work.

Everyone knows that instructions only have to be read if the thing doesn't work....

Now there is a thought...
In two years time I can inport a 1982 vitesse...

Or, should I manage to locate one, I could import a 1980 or older SD1 with all vitesse mechanicals, trim, paint, electrics, etc...

Anyone know who can stamp up chasis plates for late 70's rovers..... LOL!

Hmm the air filter dave which make is it?

the hose where from ?


would like to know pleasssssssssee

I brought the same air filter off matt, its a k&n and apparently doesnt restrict untill about 200bhp, maybe why matt decided to change it the greedy sod.

-MINI CLUBMAN 1380 TURBO-

Chris wouldn't let me post some of them

but here's two,
Chris goes for a spin at Combe



and mine pre-turbo.



Rich

Here for the craic..

Supercharged Arden powered

not turbos:
my nova sr eater:


which was soon killed by some cars stopped round a country corner:


which them was rebuilt into the best ever (in my opinion) mini:

which was then stolen, bastards

what a great thread, roll on avon park this year, FINALLY ill make it there after 3years of failiure

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Got the airfilter from Avonbar in '97.
Was very unimpressed when I opened the box and this little thing that looked more like a breather filter than an air filter fell out. Avonbar said it was good for 150hp.
I found out last year from K&N it was good for nearer 210 on a turbo engine. The very helpfull guys i spoke to at K&N did say it's not like it'd severely strangle your power after that however - more likely it'd only see a 1-2hp drop when used at 250hp levels in a turbo application.
They did agree this is all assuming the filter is cleaned regularly though!!!

You not been into turbo minis/metro's long Ben? That is the 'pukka' Rover air intake hose that in '97 I could purchase from my Rover dealer for ?25 with the discount he gave me! It was great stuff- really flexible and light - although did chafe through if allowed to touch anything! I don't think it's available anymore? It was somet like ?45 last time I saw it at Avonbar!!!

Think i had the same filter as well. Was only about ?15, i though it might be to small, so changed for a larger one. It was then donated to a mates Fiesta and did a few years service on that.

Phil.

Edited by Turbo Phil on 11th Mar, 2005.

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Rich - Is that your same car (shell) as the 16v one?

You must've had that a few years?

Got some more

One of my earlier Minis. Mark should remember it



my old turbo engine


and the car as it was turboed



Rich

Here for the craic..

Supercharged Arden powered

Dave, yep same shell, it had one major rebuild in the time I've had it, due to rust. The repaired bits and the few original bits have all rusted now, hence the re-shell :)
Bought it in Oct 91, from Kendal.

Here for the craic..

Supercharged Arden powered

thanks for the info dave
here is a pick of the mini some......... years ago when i bought it
for 70 quid



its taken me a few years to compleate through work commitments etc family ill health, two tragic berivements with my parents just the genrall shite in life. sort of hit me over the last 2 years! but things are comming right now

i have been into minis from 1974 on and off and had over a dozen of them but none turbo so i learnt the hard way but the knowlage i have gained is with N/A engines just got to know the quirks with the blowers etc

have you seen my motor on my thread show us yours ?
what u think dave?

but now iam semi retired at last
the skys the limit as am moving home shortley for a place with a lot of land so a bigger garage is on the cards

and hear it is in all its glory
giallofly thinks i copied his LOL

Edited by BENROSS on 11th Mar, 2005.

Semi retired?
You a fookin coffin dodger or somet?

Hey - let's all post smileys here about how we don't have 56>K dialup!!!

Just to really annoy the specturm users!

well no am not dave
46 buddy but look 26 honest!

i had my family young my eldest sons 26 27 in sep comming and my youngest is 19

so done all the GRAFT its play time for me now

im sure i will be there and running!! its threads like this that make me wish they did broadband in my area.

benross that car was a heap when you got it, is it the same shell?

sure is buddy.
here is a nother pic half way through