1989 Mini Racing Green [picture heavy]

1989 Mini Racing Green [picture heavy]

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Blayney

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2,948 posts

185 months

Wednesday 21st April 2010
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Blayneys 1989 Mini Racing Green UPDATED 15/6/16

Below is the original post. All the photo links are now broken. I've written a new intro below this post and hopefully the links will stay working!


Original Specs

Exterior

Standard 1989 Mini Racing Green

Interior

Standard 1989 Mini Racing Green

Performance

Standard 1989 Mini Racing Green
ie. A+ 998cc

Current Specs

Exterior

Rounded Chrome Wing Mirrors
White Sportspack Replica Arches
6x12 MWS Superlights Deep Dish Alloys
New Bumpers
New chrome window surrounds
Black Painted Grille
Wipac Quadoptic Headlights
Wipac Drive lamps (pair soon to be four)

Interior

Standard 1989 Mini Racing Green with white gauges

Performance

A+ 998
Stage 1 Kit including;

New Airfilter
New Carb needle
New inlet and outlet manifolds
Full exhaust with 2" Twin DTM tail pipes

Future Plans

Exterior

Two more spotlamps

Interior

Possibly new seats

Performance

Twin HS2 (1" 1/4) carbs, bought. 12g202 or similar head, on the lookout

Story

My Father and I were looking for a project car. Initially we were interested in Ford Escort MK1's. However as their prices have skyrocketted we decided a much better idea would be a mini, and we're glad of that now!

So after a bit of looking around and working out what we wanted we found this mini on eBay of all places. We placed a few bids but it never made reserve. So we enquired about it and were invited up for a look. We took the cash we were willing to pay and came away with the mini.

It has all MoT's bar 1 and a pile of reciepts for services over the years. It's barely done more than 5,000 in a year and only has 56,000 on the clock. We were happy.

So that was November 2008. So in a year we took her off the road and fixed some of the small rust problems. Although as always we're planning for having to do more in the not so distant future. We also modified her to our tastes, with all the exterior stuff and a stage 1 kit (air filter, carb needle, inlet and outlet manifold, down pipes and all the way back to the twin dtm outlets. Her name is Alex and she's great. Although as her plate is EAW some people have taken to calling her Ee-ore, Donkey, Onkey the Donkey... you win some you lose some eh?

So over christmas 2009 she gained white dials, wipac quadoptic headlamps and a pair of wipac spotlamps... although there is another pair to go on soon. And as of 10/04/10 we have got Twin HS2 carbs coming our way and on the look out for a 12g202 or similar cylinder head. Marvellous.

Photos

Originally





Along the way









Here's one with my other car a 2000 W-plate Vauxhall Corsa 1.2 SXi



And here's one on the way to Birmingham for Mini 50, he didn't park well, so didn't bother myself!







Current






Videos

Our Mini at Mini 50



So there you have it. If you'd like to ask any questions feel free. I'll try to update this as I remember


edit - all the photo links have broken... here's a quick summary of progress.

When bought -




new bits -



along the way -



exhaust fitted -



as she stood then -



got road legal and parked badly next to a rather large ford -



had two driving lamps for a little while -



got these twin 1 1/2" carbs -



Managed to do this...



So exchanged it for this...



So added another two of these -



Finally fit these -





Edited by Blayney on Friday 21st March 19:19





Okay let's do a new intro...

So as you might have read above my Dad and I got a 1989 998 Mini "Racing Green". Since then we have added twin carbs, a maniflow exhaust, new inlet manifold for the twin carbs, spot lamps, sportspack arches and done a lot of maintenance and rust removal!! At one point I cocked up the gear box so there is now a recon box fitted. The doors are new and so is a lot of the chrome fittings etc. Oh yeah the sealed beam headlights were replaced with wipac items, the standard fusebox was changed and there are custom dials inside.

So here's a bunch of photos...

768_39069047634_8527_n (1) by blayney1989, on Flickr

768_39069052634_8783_n (1) by blayney1989, on Flickr

10400107_58827077634_6891803_n by blayney1989, on Flickr

1929729_61375137634_7222901_n by blayney1989, on Flickr

2878_68893027634_192001_n by blayney1989, on Flickr

1935990_95814817634_2366423_n by blayney1989, on Flickr

1935990_95816397634_2981820_n by blayney1989, on Flickr

1935990_95817007634_1521569_n (1) by blayney1989, on Flickr

1915519_110924762634_847056_n by blayney1989, on Flickr

19965_216955277634_2650526_n by blayney1989, on Flickr

17065_226334047634_6705246_n by blayney1989, on Flickr

34026_399444707634_2055722_n by blayney1989, on Flickr

41057_425568647634_1797363_n by blayney1989, on Flickr

60152_432875372634_5256815_n by blayney1989, on Flickr

69322_440804382634_7589791_n by blayney1989, on Flickr

176378_10150094031417635_6355252_o by blayney1989, on Flickr

251190_10150211764687635_2488921_n by blayney1989, on Flickr

456686_10151026581417635_1267610418_o by blayney1989, on Flickr

10333515_10152393291897635_29662602912521401_o by blayney1989, on Flickr

1557220_10152393291967635_8752177205616910316_o by blayney1989, on Flickr

So that's pretty much up to date. Hopefully you get an idea of the slow progress that has been made with this car. Next step 1275...

Edited by Blayney on Wednesday 15th June 22:31

GingerWizard

4,721 posts

197 months

Wednesday 21st April 2010
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love it! i am just winding up to start my new mini project, its been 9 years since my last one. This just gets more excited. Is this your first car?

Blayney

Original Poster:

2,948 posts

185 months

Thursday 22nd April 2010
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Sounds good mate, hope you get a nice one.

The Corsa is my first. This is one that Dad technically owns, but we've done the work together. smile

TVR Sagaris

833 posts

231 months

Thursday 22nd April 2010
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That looks really good, although I'd want to paint the arches. I've got a Checkmate with a stage 1 so roughly the same as yours. You on TMF, it looks familiar?

Blayney

Original Poster:

2,948 posts

185 months

Thursday 22nd April 2010
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The White arches seems to be a bit of a marmite choice, some hate them some love them!

They are staying for now though wink

Yeah I'm on TMF, what's your username on there?

Mine is the same as here lol

soad

32,825 posts

175 months

Thursday 22nd April 2010
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Lovely, nice exhaust too!

Blayney

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2,948 posts

185 months

Thursday 22nd April 2010
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soad said:
Lovely, nice exhaust too!
Thanks, it makes a nice sound. Not oversized either. Internal bore is like 1.75" which is around optimum...

I Am Milk

1,067 posts

203 months

Thursday 22nd April 2010
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I used to have on of these.

Was standard apart from some revolutions, stage one kit, ported head and 289 race cam.


Would see 8,500RPM until the crankshaft broke!


Your car looks absolutely great, I hope you continue to enjoy it!

Blayney

Original Poster:

2,948 posts

185 months

Thursday 22nd April 2010
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I Am Milk said:
I used to have on of these.

Was standard apart from some revolutions, stage one kit, ported head and 289 race cam.


Would see 8,500RPM until the crankshaft broke!


Your car looks absolutely great, I hope you continue to enjoy it!
8500rpm!? Was it bouncing the points then? lol

Definitely will enjoy this for a long time, it's all about smiles per hour, not miles per hour wink

Blayney

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2,948 posts

185 months

Sunday 20th June 2010
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Good news ;



Twin HS2's

Bad news ;

I crunched a change into 3rd gear and have apparently destroyed the gear box. No drive from 1st, 2nd, 3rd or reverse. Absolutely gutted frown

On the lookout for a new gear box with 3.44 diff now.

SteellFJ

793 posts

166 months

Sunday 20th June 2010
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could only say I am jealous!

been waiting 12 months for the local authority scum to give me a garage before i go seriously hunting for one.

hoping i will get on before they reach ridiculous amounts of cash.

if anyone wants to donate a rolling shell i will happily take it wink

Blayney

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2,948 posts

185 months

Thursday 15th July 2010
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So Dad picked up an engine this morning. A bit of internet searching reveals it to be a 1997 - 2000 1275 twin point injection engine. 63bhp 70lb ft, obviously will go up as our car doesn't have a cat and the injection will be taken off. Although it won't be going in yet as we've only bought it to use the gearbox. Which annoyingly has a 2.7:1 final drive, even worse than ours which I've recently discovered is a 3.1:1 not the 2.95:1 I thought it had.

So we'll have to get that changed, either back to the 3.1 or even better a 3.44. Have to talk to Dad about it though.

Blayney

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2,948 posts

185 months

Friday 10th September 2010
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Finally the garage is pretty much finished. So the mini was driven back in 4th. Just spent 15 minutes starting to take bits apart

Before


After


I've removed all 4 wheels, bonnet, horn and air filter.

Got stumped removing last bit of the air filter as I need a stubby phillips, and all I have is a stubby flathead that is still too big frown

Blayney

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2,948 posts

185 months

Wednesday 29th September 2010
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Car won't start... anyone know why?..

biggrin

ManOpener

12,467 posts

168 months

Thursday 30th September 2010
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Blayney said:


Car won't start... anyone know why?..

biggrin
I know I know!

Dead battery?

MiniMan64

16,860 posts

189 months

Thursday 30th September 2010
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ManOpener said:
Blayney said:


Car won't start... anyone know why?..

biggrin
I know I know!

Dead battery?
Nah, his fluids are a bit low though.

Blayney

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2,948 posts

185 months

Monday 18th October 2010
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And here's the reason for only having 4th gear



and a closer look



Oh dear...

GingerWizard

4,721 posts

197 months

Monday 18th October 2010
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Wow , thats ummm... monstered....!!! It about the best i have seen, properly chewed the cogs!

Blayney

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2,948 posts

185 months

Monday 18th October 2010
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Indeed, lucky we got a whole new box to replace it with!

Egg Chaser

4,951 posts

166 months

Tuesday 19th October 2010
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yikes Thats absolutely cream crackered!