The Official CLASSIC Mini Thread

[FiestaST]

1999 or 2000 model...last of the classic batch

https://youtu.be/T7TFpI6WoWw

BGR = British Racing Green

 

[faniebraai]

Welcome Jason47. Not affiliated to the workshop. But have used them extensively and never had such issues... But thank you for the heads-up. Care to elaborate on the criminal case?

I've left my car there once or twice... never again... I'll rather take it to Dez any day of the week

 

[skeptic_SA]

I've left my car there once or twice... never again... I'll rather take it to Dez any day of the week

Did you have issues Fanie? Other than slow turn-around? Dez is great. Dont get me wrong. Just kinda out of the way for me.

 

[faniebraai]

Did you have issues Fanie? Other than slow turn-around? Dez is great. Dont get me wrong. Just kinda out of the way for me.

The first time I took it there was to get an oil leak fixed... when I got the car back, it wasn't fixed. Took it back again, was told to come and fetch it, got there, nothing was done... o ok, we'll quickly do it... had to stand and wait for 2 hours while they do the work they had to do when I dropped the car off a couple of days before...

my issues is service related.

 

[Rouxenator]

Classic Mini should be a criminal case.

 

[Jase]

/snip

I used them a few years back. Was not impressed (Do not want to go into details) except that it involved using a grinder on my piston heads in situ (iirc).

 

[faniebraai]

 

[spiderz]

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Can you create a add that uses all of that phrases?

 

[skeptic_SA]

Arches:

https://www.gumtree.co.za/view.html...urce=alert&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=bolt

 

[faniebraai]

Arches:

https://www.gumtree.co.za/view.html...urce=alert&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=bolt

nice, i actually need to get some new ones.... no actually, i just need to re-"black" mine... or whatever that's called.

 

[spiderz]

That is acctually not a bad price ...

 

[skeptic_SA]

So how do you know when the Mini bug has officially bitten?

When you buy another one before your first one is even on the road.

My newest addition:

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Stripping for spares. 1970. Certain items have been booked already. PM me if you keen on any sweet spares...

 

[spiderz]

What manifold and carb does it have?
pix of engine?

 

[spiderz]

is the front brakes also drums?

yeah ... also bought a 2nd one for "spares"

 

[skeptic_SA]

What manifold and carb does it have?
pix of engine?

Engine is unfortunately reserved already. I believe the fronts are drums...

 

[skeptic_SA]

My '67 on her debut on the JHB roads this morning.

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[faniebraai]

damnit, i like those tyres

 

[skeptic_SA]

damnit, i like those tyres

'Snaais ne? Dankie Mnr

 

[faniebraai]

'Snaais ne? Dankie Mnr

Did you buy the whitewalls like that? Or had it done?

 

[skeptic_SA]

Did you buy the whitewalls like that? Or had it done?

Imported some white wall tyre paint from an agency in the USA. PITA to apply. But results are well worth the 4 days it took.