new mini owner

[Huntyfm]

Mar 31, 2011 22:29:28 GMT 1 timsmini said:

no fuel in the tank makes it much easier

And dont forget to take the fuel cap off, or that tank ain't budging..

[Custard]

My pleasure See i deliver too ;D

[gavinhendy]

no i havent had this in the for sale section , im never selling my baby haha , yeah cheers custard looks like your one verry usefull contact haha unluckily i have slept in thismorning and missed my lift to work so i have the whole day to fit my hilos

[gavinhendy]

fitted one side of my hilos thismorning as i dont have the tiny allen key to take my fuel cap off , and even tho they are would all the way in the trumpets are exacty the same height as my original trumpets and once on the car it sits at the exact same height as before , anybody got any ideas on how i could cut them down or something ??

cheers
gav

[timsmini]

Make sure the knuckle joint has gone into place properly. If you set them to the same Hightower as your standard cones you can adjust them later. Remember you will need to take the car around the block to get them settled in before adjusting the hight

[dai9fxey]

Make sure the doughnut is seated properly in the subframe.
Oh, and welcome to the forum.

[Huntyfm]

I dont mean you were selling it, Im sure the previous owner posted it here

[gavinhendy]

When i took the trumpet and doughnuts off they were a b**ch to seperate it was like there was glue in there,
Then the trumpet was a bit loose in the doughnut when i put them on to the new trumpets i think i ruined my doughnut with the screw driver trying to seperate them ,

oooh i get u now huntyow , il check that everything is sitting properly tomorrow , it started raining today and dose anybody know what size the allen key to take the fuel cap off is ?

and can anybody tell me is it safe do chip a bit off the pole like part in the pic equaly on each side of the car where the knuckle joint sits as there is a really deep recess for it ,il do it with with a cop saw in work then this would lower it hoapfully

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[timsmini]

I wouldn't cut the bar your mini will sit on the arches with the hi lows wound right in, unless the rear arches have been tubbed

[gavinhendy]

no everything is sat proerly and its still sitting abou2 3-4 inches from the arch :S i think im going to have to modify them

[Custard]

Sorry to hear that Gav, sat fine on mine Oh thought i'd seen your car before

southwalesminis.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=carsforsale&action=display&thread=7808

;D

[gavinhendy]

oooh thats wiked custard bit of backround on the car i didnt know it had a stage 1 kit thingy lol ! im going to modify the bars anyway custard so it should sit nice then

[Huntyfm]

I knew Id seen it there!

[gavinhendy]

chopped my hilow bars down a bit and fitted them today , went like a dream took a bit of tweaking and im sure it will have to be raised once everything has settled but for now im verry verry verry happy with it cheers again custard for the bargain just been contacted by a man just down the road with a cooper 1380 he has had off the road for a bit hoapfully he will be willing to part with some bits haha

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[Huntyfm]

Thats much better! I actually like the headlapmp peaks on this and the spots are just right.. Gonna declare the 1380 to the insurers?

Think it would be better if an Admin would move this to the Members Car section

[gavinhendy]

yes true i think that would be a good idea to move it ,

im not sure weather to declare or not because i do not know much about that kinda stuff dose a criminal fancy filling me in hahah

cheers
gav

[coedy]

Apr 2, 2011 16:51:40 GMT 1 gavinhendy said:

im not sure weather to declare or not because i do not know much about that kinda stuff dose a criminal fancy filling me in hahah

If you dont declare mods then in an accident your insurance wont pay out and will take the car with no option for you to buy it back.
Meaning you are out of pocket for your car being stuffed, out of pocket for any mods you have done to it and you will have to pay for any damage to the other persons out of your own pocket (if more than one car accident, or pay for damage to the council for the sign post or whatever) and any personal injury claims that come your way.
Not sure if the police would be inclined to give you points etc as well for driving without valid insurance, or if the insurance is only invalidated when they find out... not sure, but its another thing that could bite you in the arse.

If you cant afford the insurance associated with the mods, just don't do the mods.

I've declared everything on my mini (including stuff like different interior door handles lol) because the last thing I want is to be in the situation above.
(The bonus to doing mods is the fact if you have a good insurance company your car's agreed value can also be increased when you add the mods making it harder to write off )

[gavinhendy]

thanks for the verry detailed reply , i think il stick with my 998 untill im 21 in september and see what kind of quote i get if i put a 1380 in there , anybody driven a 1380 with a good cam etc ? are they as fast as they look ?
thanks again
gav

[jackdaw]

Apr 2, 2011 18:23:43 GMT 1 gavinhendy said:

anybody driven a 1380 with a good cam etc ? are they as fast as they look ?

Oh yes!!! ;D

[timsmini]

Apr 2, 2011 18:23:43 GMT 1 gavinhendy said:

anybody driven a 1380 with a good cam etc ? are they as fast as they look ?

OHHH Yes
If you get a smile while your out in your mini as it is, you wont stop smiling even when you get out of the car ;D ;D ;D