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Forum: Projects and My Mini Topic: Clubby estate |
| Merlin |
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Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 10:19 am
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Neil in your dreams  |
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Forum: General Topic: Picture Request |
| Merlin |
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Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2009 11:39 pm
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Ok folks I need inspration for the dash of the Mk1 I will have to fit a weber box for the 1480 so cant keep the centre clock. anybody have any pic period dash where a weber box is fitted?
Or any Ideas that might keep the period look but still fit the weber box? |
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Forum: General Topic: oh no i think im converting.... |
| Merlin |
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Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2009 11:26 pm
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| sorry I just had to :lol: [quote="StanO'Toole"]Like you said Gareth my personal opinion, but the only retro feel to the BINI is that the clock is in the middle of the dash like the MK1's. I think that to others the Mini could be a nice car and I hear people saying that its nice to drive an... |
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Forum: Projects and My Mini Topic: Clubby estate |
| Merlin |
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Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2009 11:20 pm
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[quote="StanO'Toole"]Neil's garage[/quote]
He wishes lol
Stan thats Team Numpty Racing Headquarters Ill have you know  or if I came over all Amercian Chopper It would be Team Numpty World Headquarters |
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Forum: Projects and My Mini Topic: Paul 1480 Mk1 |
| Merlin |
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Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2009 10:58 pm
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Hi stan the G is part my other car cloection I co own with the Man Jim that is standing to the right of that pic
Anto why dont you come down to the Mondello Track Day on the 29th of this month and have a look and a chat for your self. |
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Forum: Projects and My Mini Topic: Clubby estate |
| Merlin |
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Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2009 7:58 pm
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| Well done you I think the mini-lites look the job, what is your plan to the motor |
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Forum: Projects and My Mini Topic: Paul 1480 Mk1 |
| Merlin |
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Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2009 4:36 pm
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Replies: 34
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Forum: Projects and My Mini Topic: Paul 1480 Mk1 |
| Merlin |
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Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2009 4:20 pm
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| Well over the last few months I have been deliberating about what route to go with My Mk1, the way I seen it was that I had a few options open to me, 1: Restore it to original (Not really my style) 2: Make it a Cooper S replica ( I think its been done to death) 3: Make and Ex Works Replica of it ( a... |
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Forum: Projects and My Mini Topic: Clubby estate |
| Merlin |
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Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2009 3:49 pm
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| Gold Mini Lites look the buisness Bert |
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Forum: General Topic: oh no i think im converting.... |
| Merlin |
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Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2009 8:54 pm
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[quote="mustard"]head gasket blew at the autojumble... never got a chance to put it back together[/quote]
I hate to say it but..............
I told you so  |
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Forum: General Topic: 1380 spi |
| Merlin |
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Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 8:57 pm
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You could try it but If the 1380 has any kind of cam in it it wont work as the SPI just wont supply the right fuel,
On another not what is wrong with the carb and why can it be fixed ? |
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Forum: General Topic: 2 pots v 4pots |
| Merlin |
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Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 10:15 am
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| The problem here is more complex then the number of pots in the break caliper Braking is caused buy, Friction turning your forward momentum into head thus slowing you down, a brakes ability to do this is measured kJ (killo Joules), There are three main(I say main there is more to this but it gets re... |
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Forum: General Topic: Phone Number for Liam Cotter |
| Merlin |
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Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2009 2:35 pm
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Thanks Lads Got trough to him,
regards,
Paul. |
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Forum: General Topic: Phone Number for Liam Cotter |
| Merlin |
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Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2009 11:28 am
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Hi Folks could some one with a number for Liam PM it to me I need to contact him ASAP but the number I have is wrong,
best regards,
Paul. |
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Forum: General Topic: very nice 62 mini |
| Merlin |
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Posted: Sat Oct 17, 2009 9:00 pm
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| thats lovely Tony, I didn't know they made MkII in 1962, is it an original Irish car ? |
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Forum: General Topic: MPI high emissions |
| Merlin |
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Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2009 10:10 pm
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Keith I would put a pound to a pinch of salt your problem is the fuel injectors,
I have just sent you a PM outlining the problem,
regards,
Paul. |
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Forum: General Topic: Will I or not? |
| Merlin |
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Posted: Tue Oct 13, 2009 1:37 pm
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| Leave the SPI in stan, Get your car on the road enjoy the fellow and start saving for a Twin cam conversion. That will give you an engine you can fit to the stud which will pass every emission test under the sun and out perform any 5 port like for like It what I would Do. |
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Forum: General Topic: port and polished |
| Merlin |
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Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2009 10:35 pm
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| Sorry It took so long to get back to you Miniman and seanos I out the door at the moment which is not a bad complaint. The websigte is being redesigned but you can view most of it if you follow this link: http://hrengineering.webs.com It should be finished in the next two week and can be found at ht... |
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Forum: General Topic: port and polished |
| Merlin |
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Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2009 11:16 pm
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Replies: 8
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I have a range of ported and polished heads on offer from Fast road to my full race heads
Hickey Race Engineering
086 816 0774
Regards
Paul |
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Forum: Events Topic: Autojumble stalls |
| Merlin |
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Posted: Sat Sep 12, 2009 7:29 am
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Replies: 20
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Forum: Events Topic: Autojumble stalls |
| Merlin |
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Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 10:35 pm
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Replies: 20
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| I hope to be there with a Few HRE goodies for sale |
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Forum: General Topic: Tuning Injection MInis (was Mini Mechanic) |
| Merlin |
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Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2009 1:56 pm
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| The biggest problem with the MEMS is that it does not fuel well at all in standard for there can be as much a 6-10 lambda in the difference between the inner cylinders and the outers. This situation only gets worse as you modify the engine. The common John cooper conversion had very little change to... |
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Forum: General Topic: Corolla Twin Cam / Lancer Evo |
| Merlin |
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Posted: Wed Sep 02, 2009 9:50 pm
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Replies: 17
Views: 1017
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Forum: General Topic: Corolla Twin Cam / Lancer Evo |
| Merlin |
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Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2009 3:30 pm
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Replies: 17
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| Its a long wheel base GT model with the Turbo sprinter engine in. Its off the road these days for some fixing but should be up an running again, never been off road on it |
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Forum: General Topic: Corolla Twin Cam / Lancer Evo |
| Merlin |
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Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2009 12:16 pm
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Replies: 17
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| It really is all about the driver I have managed to give a few civic a run for there money in the G-wagon which handles like the QE2. |
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