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Come Inside... => The Snug => Topic started by: Barman on February 01, 2012, 04:36:39 PM
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There are so many of these that they really need their own thread.... whistle:
I'll try and pick the best each day... :thumbsup:
Ok here goes ive recently bought a mini city E 1985!
The car had a full length dash which had been removed before sale, leaving just a centre speedo. The old dash had a temp and oil pressure guage. However I cannot find wear the wires too these were did mini city Es have these originally?
I have bought a centre barnacle with the temp and oil pressure smiths guages but am at a loss as to wear they wired in! The speedo plus into a socked with a screw on speedo cable!
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Linky?
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http://www.theminiforum.co.uk/forums/topic/214443-mini-centre-barnacle/ (http://www.theminiforum.co.uk/forums/topic/214443-mini-centre-barnacle/)
whistle:
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I was sort of expecting this.....
(https://www.virtual-pub.com/SMF/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fs7.postimage.org%2Fgp8bz3yw7%2Fmj_drinking_vodka_with_midgets.jpg&hash=407ca21d1d07387424baf856695aaf62c6b7df55) (http://postimage.org/image/gp8bz3yw7/)
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doh:
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Good Evening all.....
Apart from the obvious as in closing the air vents, is there a method out there or some sort of guccy product for preventing water comin in when in the wet or going threw a puddle?
Tellin me in the Italian Job when going threw the weir, no water got inside? lol
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Good Evening all.....
Apart from the obvious as in closing the air vents, is there a method out there or some sort of guccy product for preventing water comin in when in the wet or going threw a puddle?
Tellin me in the Italian Job when going threw the weir, no water got inside? lol
In the old days ~ Like when the original Italian Job film was made ~ we used to give all the 'lectrics a good spraying of WD40 and then encase them in baking foil with more foil behind the front grill.. Mind you any puddle taken at speed would still bring the original mini to a stop. The cars used to film the sequence in the I.J. were NOT standard Minis.
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inside on mods done to engine....
i have just built a new 1340 mini engine all parts new bar crank rods block and head 10.2:1 hepolite pistons 12g940 head standard valves (new) double springs hardend seats fully balanced bottom end crank flywheel balancer pistons rods running a 649 cam moderate headwork removed 70% of the guide bosses. port sizes to vizard specs and reworked behind the valves to help flow fitted with a 40 dcoe weber 35mm chokes.
now the story begins ____ first start of engine stared first compression ran to 2500rpm to run in cam engine ran smooth temps oil good as ran for 15mins shut down retorqued head valve clearances set to .016" as cam specs inspect plugs nice biscut brown colour restart engine high idle still test drive goes like a rocket little flatspot not to bad done few ks ok time to tune drop idle set idle mixture screws idle verysmooth not lumpy at all exhaust sounds strange like not idiling on 4 few tests remove spark lead no 1 no change no2 big drop in idle almost stalls no 3same as no2 almost stalls no 4 no change strange rev up with no leads on 1 and 4 very flat missing put leads back on revs real nice and clean small flatspot still. strange not running on 1 and 4 at idle remove plugs 1 wet and clean 2 dry and brown 3 dry and brown 4 dry and light brown .compression test 180psi all cylinders very strange saimese port cyl 1 and 2 share also 3 and 4 one cylinder per port not running . ok next test start engine with just 1 and 4 ht leads on engine starts wont idle low runs rough but on both cylinders checked manifold and carb for vacume leaks no leaks. very strange suspect cam timing remove timing cover check double check triple check all good no1 intake valve fully open at 103 deg as specs say . rang cam guy says big cam no vacume idle be crap. ratshit street car no good remove engine fit new sp13 cam 276 equv cam fast road less duration sweet should solve idle problem timed cam to 106 deg as specs say start engine run in cam 15 mins drop to idle stil same what this cant be drove car nice power lots of pull from low revs nice still idle fault still flatspot solve flatspot increase idle jets from 45 to 50 flatspot almost non existant do hot shutdown medium light throttle remove all plugs all even nice brown colour little rich fine for now so that eliminates main jets idle engine for 2 mins or so remove all plugs 2 and 3 little rich not fouled rich no1 wet no4 dry still no idle 1 and 4. next test remove 2 and 3 spark plugs and start engine on 1 and four adjust to and low idle runs nice ok refit no 2 and 3 spark plus with no other adjustments sprk leads still off start engine wont idle running rough shutdown refit spark leads 2 and 3 and removed 1 and 4 plugs started engine ran nice low idle with no adjustments . what the hell ok spoke to a few people none have ever heard of this hapening even tried restricting the exhaust for more back pressure if i put 55 idle jets in and richen mixture up it almost runs on 4 cylenders at idle but fouls the plugs im starting to run out of options i have tried 2 different 40 dcoe webers that are in perfect order and also a 45 dhla delorto with adjustable air bleeds still same symptom also put back in a standard points distributor to eliminate dizzy fault . i am thinking towards a scavenging fault and the 2 centre cylinders are robbing the good a/f mixture and two outside getting the crap left over but why and anyway to overcome this fault . i have had alot of experence porting heads on cortina escort and triumph engines with great success and have two cars with twin webers and delortos self tuned and they run great but this mini has got me stuffed i am lost anyone help me
And breathe! lol:
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I stopped reading after the first three lines. Did he get it sorted ;)
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I stopped reading after the first three lines. Did he get it sorted ;)
I've no idea... I think everybody gave up on that one.... lol:
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well basicly now got head sorted and all runing ok i done the mixture with the gunson colortune http://www.ebay.co.u (http://www.ebay.co.u)...#ht_1876wt_1037 and i went for a drive and when i put my foot down it like died so i trend the fuel up quarter of a tern and it still dose it at like serton reves but instead of dying it goes 2 die then come back 2 life and exclorates should i tern it up some more ? the spark plug is a orange brownie color
my mate said it cloud be not enough air? iv got a cheap k&n
noooo:
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well basicly now got head sorted and all runing ok i done the mixture with the gunson colortune http://www.ebay.co.u (http://www.ebay.co.u)...#ht_1876wt_1037 and i went for a drive and when i put my foot down it like died so i trend the fuel up quarter of a tern and it still dose it at like serton reves but instead of dying it goes 2 die then come back 2 life and exclorates should i tern it up some more ? the spark plug is a orange brownie color
my mate said it cloud be not enough air? iv got a cheap k&n
noooo:
Wasn't Serton Reves that bloke in Superman?
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well basicly now got head sorted and all runing ok i done the mixture with the gunson colortune http://www.ebay.co.u (http://www.ebay.co.u)...#ht_1876wt_1037 and i went for a drive and when i put my foot down it like died so i trend the fuel up quarter of a tern and it still dose it at like serton reves but instead of dying it goes 2 die then come back 2 life and exclorates should i tern it up some more ? the spark plug is a orange brownie color
my mate said it cloud be not enough air? iv got a cheap k&n
noooo:
Wasn't Serton Reves that bloke in Superman?
happy001
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Im trying to get my mini to run properly...; one of the problems ive got is it seems stalved of fuel when reving.
The fuel filter barely fills up, fill up half way when engine off... then runs but then starts to run out of fuel... and coughs . The fule pump is def working but not dure if the fuel filter is a bit to big?
I have a pipe going from the pup to the carb and then one next to it connected to nothing can someone tell me where it should got please?
sorry pick is rubbish, also the black knob on the su carb.. is that to adjust the mixture?
noooo:
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Have you had any replies yet?
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Im trying to get my mini to run properly...; one of the problems ive got is it seems stalved of fuel when reving.
The fuel filter barely fills up, fill up half way when engine off... then runs but then starts to run out of fuel... and coughs . The fule pump is def working but not dure if the fuel filter is a bit to big?
I have a pipe going from the pup to the carb and then one next to it connected to nothing can someone tell me where it should got please?
sorry pick is rubbish, also the black knob on the su carb.. is that to adjust the mixture?
noooo:
Don't mention the mini............ rubschin:
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The more quotes from other forums I read in here the more convinced I am that there are a lot of happy people about...... If ignorance is truly bliss. ::)
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The more quotes from other forums I read in here the more convinced I am that there are a lot of happy people about...... If ignorance is truly bliss. ::)
lol: lol: lol:
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The more quotes from other forums I read in here the more convinced I am that there are a lot of happy people about...... If ignorance is truly bliss. ::)
You are just jealous.
I have a pipe going from the pup to the carb
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I got it from ebay along time ago when i brought a turbo i went to get the turbo and he sed this lot come's with it and he sed all this and a load of other stuff come from a mini metro didnt think nothing of it just put it away as didnt need the stuff
noooo:
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Whats The Name Of The Green Couler Paint Used On Engine?
hi does anyone no the name off the old nice green they have on engines? like a darkish green? thanks tom
noooo:
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Whats The Name Of The Green Couler Paint Used On Engine?
hi does anyone no the name off the old nice green they have on engines? like a darkish green? thanks tom
noooo:
My honesty frequently gets me into deep and shitty situations, but I must confess that I don't actually know the answer to that one either tbqatth. noooo: redface:
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Whats The Name Of The Green Couler Paint Used On Engine?
hi does anyone no the name off the old nice green they have on engines? like a darkish green? thanks tom
noooo:
My honesty frequently gets me into deep and shitty situations, but I must confess that I don't actually know the answer to that one either tbqatth. noooo: redface:
BMC Green... redface:
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Whats The Name Of The Green Couler Paint Used On Engine?
hi does anyone no the name off the old nice green they have on engines? like a darkish green? thanks tom
noooo:
My honesty frequently gets me into deep and shitty situations, but I must confess that I don't actually know the answer to that one either tbqatth. noooo: redface:
BMC Green... redface:
Now i know, tar. Life's just one great learning curve.
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i no that they run a wiper motor under the scuttle straight onto the wiper,its like a rear wiper off a hatch batch but does any 1 no what car they use and what arm aswell
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recently purchased a 1986 ( c plate ) mini Mayfair with a droopy front drivers side with a very hard ride so believing that the cone or knuckle being gone have decided to fit Hi Los and new knuckles and cones so purchased the bits including a compression tool the tool and new cones have a course thread and reading on some of the articles am unshore if these are the right bits for. the year have removed the top subframe bolt but was unable to start the thread ?? just worried that might have been supplied wrong bits ?? any ideas
WTF??? eeek:
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hi every i had to cut the plugs off to get my head light bowls out for a respray i did as the pins wouldend come out the plug i wrote what went where on the plugs but these have now gone missing and struggaling to get the lights working properly, anyone got a wiring diagram or knows what colour wre goes where on the back of the lights spent hours messing with it with a multi meter cant get sides, dip and main all to work as they should just get ethier side or dip or dip and main! help!
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Got a 1982 mini and on way home from work I noticed reverse was clattering quite bad and then driving home fears we hard to find and then ever now and then like a chat noise would occurs and go then I slowed down for tragic lights got second gear and my front whes locked up and could only get 3rd or 4 yh an ideas would be great ful really thinking of rippin engine out tomorrow
noooo:
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Actually, the colour could be British Racing Green. You could conclude from this that Mini owners are not the sharpest tools in the shed.
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Got a 1982 mini and on way home from work I noticed reverse was clattering quite bad and then driving home fears we hard to find and then ever now and then like a chat noise would occurs and go then I slowed down for tragic lights got second gear and my front whes locked up and could only get 3rd or 4 yh an ideas would be great ful really thinking of rippin engine out tomorrow
noooo:
Has he got Nicks keyboard......... rubschin:
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Actually, the colour could be British Racing Green. You could conclude from this that Mini owners are not the sharpest tools in the shed.
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Got a 1982 mini and on way home from work I noticed reverse was clattering quite bad and then driving home fears we hard to find and then ever now and then like a chat noise would occurs and go then I slowed down for tragic lights got second gear and my front whes locked up and could only get 3rd or 4 yh an ideas would be great ful really thinking of rippin engine out tomorrow
noooo:
Has he got Nicks keyboard......... rubschin:
The lack of stray CApitals would suggest nOt.
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Got a 1982 mini and on way home from work I noticed reverse was clattering quite bad and then driving home fears we hard to find and then ever now and then like a chat noise would occurs and go then I slowed down for tragic lights got second gear and my front whes locked up and could only get 3rd or 4 yh an ideas would be great ful really thinking of rippin engine out tomorrow
noooo:
Has he got Nicks keyboard......... rubschin:
The lack of stray CApitals would suggest nOt.
lol: lol: lol:
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hi
i just nearly finished my mini its 1380 1991 mini mayfair got the engine running sweet i painted all the engine bay but im having the problem with electric. when removing alot i took notes and photes, i got one problem i put the hazzards on and the rear screen heater flashes ? i checked the fuses there all fine i pretty sure i wired the fuse box back together correctly. i even tried swapping wires from the hazzards to the rear screen heater but you put that on and the hazards just stay lit really. any ideas probally somthing silly i done wrong thanks tom
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Hi chaps Ime in the proses of fitting genuine sportspack arches but in the process two of the studs have pulled out I've drilled the plastic so that I can stick the studs back in but need real good glue any sugestions what to use anyone done this befor
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Did you get any answers?
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Did you get any answers?
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Did you get any answers?
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Did you get any answers?
drumroll: drumroll:
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looks horrible in taht first pic, but looks liek it will be a good project with not alot of work needing doign to get it back on the road
doh:
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looks horrible in taht first pic, but looks liek it will be a good project with not alot of work needing doign to get it back on the road
doh:
That is The Brat and I claim my fiver. Thumbs:
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i thurt with being on a mini forum id be better asking here than askin someone who deals more with corsas and focuses in case with the mini being an older design there was something different to the more modern things.
but seems as im gettin a bollocking off nearly everyone for asking ill look on a more friendlier forum cheers
Thurt???? noooo:
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i thurt with being on a mini forum id be better asking here than askin someone who deals more with corsas and focuses in case with the mini being an older design there was something different to the more modern things.
but seems as im gettin a bollocking off nearly everyone for asking ill look on a more friendlier forum cheers
Thurt???? noooo:
T-hurt is what you get with too much T-cut.
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i thurt with being on a mini forum id be better asking here than askin someone who deals more with corsas and focuses in case with the mini being an older design there was something different to the more modern things.
but seems as im gettin a bollocking off nearly everyone for asking ill look on a more friendlier forum cheers
Thurt???? noooo:
T-hurt is what you get with too much T-cut.
I think he might have drunk too much T-Cut! lol:
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i thurt with being on a mini forum id be better asking here than askin someone who deals more with corsas and focuses in case with the mini being an older design there was something different to the more modern things.
but seems as im gettin a bollocking off nearly everyone for asking ill look on a more friendlier forum cheers
Thurt???? noooo:
It's local and a unique dialect,....(shite in other werds like).... bit like GROWLER speak in some ways. cloud9:
Thurt is actually plural for thought, or indeed it can be a past tense referal even, i.e., multiple thoughts and unstated opinions on the one subject.
Should really pronounced THOUGHTEDED though in all fairnuss. Thumbs:
If PAST TENSE however, it shud really have been spelleded THURTED. Thumbs:
Basically a good effut though. happ096
Hope this clears things up and makes sense like. rubschin:
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my problem is i have reasentl got a new starter motor (inertia) the right one for my engine the problem is the starter will engage the flywheel but wont turn the engine over can anyone help
yer i have put the jumper pack on aswell the starter turns the engine but iver very slow or just a few centermeters and yer the engine turns over by hand fine just been rebuilt
Holy fuck.... noooo:
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my problem is i have reasentl got a new starter motor (inertia) the right one for my engine the problem is the starter will engage the flywheel but wont turn the engine over can anyone help
yer i have put the jumper pack on aswell the starter turns the engine but iver very slow or just a few centermeters and yer the engine turns over by hand fine just been rebuilt
Holy fuck.... noooo:
Let's hope it wasn't or the new Messiah going to be as thick as pig shit. noooo:
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my problem is i have reasentl got a new starter motor (inertia) the right one for my engine the problem is the starter will engage the flywheel but wont turn the engine over can anyone help
yer i have put the jumper pack on aswell the starter turns the engine but iver very slow or just a few centermeters and yer the engine turns over by hand fine just been rebuilt
Holy fuck.... noooo:
Let's hope it wasn't or the new Messiah going to be as thick as pig shit. noooo:
happy001
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happy001 happy001 happy001
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hi i ve got a 1974 mini with a 1275 engine with 1 3/4 carb which i put in, think engine is a 1980 ish when you start up from cold no smoke run ok but when gets to running temp it starts to smoke only on over run switch engine off when warm then start no smoke , it pulls well no knocks engine run nice on ticket over you can rev up when stop no smoke had all 4 bores check, compression was 150 on each bore i am thinking it some thing to do we head has anybody got any ideal i am thinking of buying another head dont want to waste money
What??? Shrugs:
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Hi all my mini has only bin road worthy for a week so tryin to learn how it goes but it seems like the final gear is a little off cause wen at 4 thou revs speedo readin 50-60 mph? Then telling a mate about it he said it could also be cam? If it is the final gear r they easy to change? Ne help appreciated
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hi i have 1993 mini rio,i have not used the car for 6or 7 mounts left whit no fuel then i changed plug cables oil filter and oil and now it starts but onse i try to rev it or go for drive works for few minutes,and then starts cutting and engine vibrates,if i leave it work on low revs its ok,can somone tell me what shoud i do.
noooo:
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Same bloke as above ^^^ still struggling.... noooo:
ok there is what i have done,clean the carb very well every single hole,filter to fuel is coming from the pump,i have changed the ignition bobin and steel same,it stars and work fine onece i pick up revs starts to cut out and even gos off.On top of all now i have seen that the brake presure valve is leaking when brake.i chect and it coast 90 pound so if someone have one for sale or know wher to find second hand.
Thanks to all any more tips i em here.
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Same bloke as above ^^^ still struggling.... noooo:
ok there is what i have done,clean the carb very well every single hole,filter to fuel is coming from the pump,i have changed the ignition bobin and steel same,it stars and work fine onece i pick up revs starts to cut out and even gos off.On top of all now i have seen that the brake presure valve is leaking when brake.i chect and it coast 90 pound so if someone have one for sale or know wher to find second hand.
Thanks to all any more tips i em here.
He is gud at spelin.
You cud elp wiv the breaks.....thas wat u ad. Thumbs:
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Same bloke as above ^^^ still struggling.... noooo:
ok there is what i have done,clean the carb very well every single hole,filter to fuel is coming from the pump,i have changed the ignition bobin and steel same,it stars and work fine onece i pick up revs starts to cut out and even gos off.On top of all now i have seen that the brake presure valve is leaking when brake.i chect and it coast 90 pound so if someone have one for sale or know wher to find second hand.
Thanks to all any more tips i em here.
He is gud at spelin.
You cud elp wiv the breaks.....thas wat u ad. Thumbs:
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hi i ave a husbend who finks it wud b a gud idea to restore a 1973 mini 1275 gt version. he sayes it wont corst a lot or take a lot of tim. Shud i believe im???? In case it helps yur reply i fink teh kolor is wite.
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hi i ave a husbend who finks it wud b a gud idea to restore a 1973 mini 1275 gt version. he sayes it wont corst a lot or take a lot of tim. Shud i believe im???? In case it helps yur reply i fink teh kolor is wite.
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lol: lol: lol: point:
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Hilarious I'm sure.... ::)
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Hilarious I'm sure.... ::)
When it goes on the mini forum......... eveilgrin:
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Hilarious I'm sure.... ::)
When it goes on the mini forum......... eveilgrin:
Shocked:
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Hilarious I'm sure.... ::)
I thought so ;D
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My poor thread... sad24:
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Hilarious I'm sure.... ::)
Ill lit u nos how funni it is wonce I does the final tot up of korsts whistle: whistle: whistle:
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Hilarious I'm sure.... ::)
Ill lit u nos how funni it is wonce I does the final tot up of korsts whistle: whistle: whistle:
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Shocked:
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Shocked:
Can I have a new bingo card.......... rubschin:
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Shocked:
Can I have a new bingo card.......... rubschin:
I'm too young to die.... sad24:
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Life insurance you say? rubschin:
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Life insurance you say? rubschin:
Not enough - I think the mini is worth more whistle:
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Double six :thumbsup:
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Life insurance you say? rubschin:
Not enough - I think the mini is worth more whistle:
Checks classifieds......... whistle:
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sad24:
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sad24:
Should have bought her that austin cambridge....... whistle:
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hi i ave a husbend who finks it wud b a gud idea to restore a 1973 mini 1275 gt version. he sayes it wont corst a lot or take a lot of tim. Shud i believe im???? In case it helps yur reply i fink teh kolor is wite.
lol: lol: lol: lol:
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hi i ave a husbend who finks it wud b a gud idea to restore a 1973 mini 1275 gt version. he sayes it wont corst a lot or take a lot of tim. Shud i believe im???? In case it helps yur reply i fink teh kolor is wite.
lol: lol: lol: lol:
lol: lol: lol: lol: lol:
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hi i ave a husbend who finks it wud b a gud idea to restore a 1973 mini 1275 gt version. he sayes it wont corst a lot or take a lot of tim. Shud i believe im???? In case it helps yur reply i fink teh kolor is wite.
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