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Smartbears mini
- Smartbear
- Lifer
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Smartbears mini
Found another of my old cars in the photo collection, I must have been a bit down on my luck to have a car this old but I was a youngster I suppose.
It's a mini 1100 with a twin choke, downdraft carb & disc brakes (all fitted by me)
Rob
It's a mini 1100 with a twin choke, downdraft carb & disc brakes (all fitted by me)
Rob
e89 Sdrive 20i, plenty of mumbo & good economy-the thinking bears z4
e89 Sdrive 30i, this ones busted, pass me another...
e85 3.0si sold
- Paulr
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Smartbears mini
Never liked Mini's. We all had one back then though. I had a Countryman, but it was bouncy, a pain to work on, and noisy. Handled well though, and was warmer & safer than a motorbike!
If you try and take a cat apart the first thing you have is a non working cat.
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- Lifer
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Smartbears mini
Bet you wish you had it now Bear, fetching good money and bags of fun
BMW Z4 30i 2003 auto 107's Whippy Toledo Blue
Beige M sport seats, wood dash
Toyota MR2 NA 1995
Triumph GT6 1972 (project)
Land Rover Discovery 1994 TDI (Tow car)
Mini 1000 1981
Beige M sport seats, wood dash
Toyota MR2 NA 1995
Triumph GT6 1972 (project)
Land Rover Discovery 1994 TDI (Tow car)
Mini 1000 1981
- Smartbear
- Lifer
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- Joined: Wed Feb 05, 2014 6:54 pm
- Location: a barn in Somerset
Smartbears mini
Yeah, my previous mini with a 1293 Cooper engine & twin su's was cracking fun.firebobby wrote:Bet you wish you had it now Bear, fetching good money and bags of fun
Right up until I span it off the road at 80mph, went off the road like a Catherine wheel spinning in between 2 oncoming cars & hitting a tree backwards with enough force to tear both seats from their mountings.
I had a newish gf in with me at the time & it went a bit sour after that
Rob
e89 Sdrive 20i, plenty of mumbo & good economy-the thinking bears z4
e89 Sdrive 30i, this ones busted, pass me another...
e85 3.0si sold
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Smartbears mini
Yikes !!Smartbear wrote:Yeah, my previous mini with a 1293 Cooper engine & twin su's was cracking fun.firebobby wrote:Bet you wish you had it now Bear, fetching good money and bags of fun
Right up until I span it off the road at 80mph, went off the road like a Catherine wheel spinning in between 2 oncoming cars & hitting a tree backwards with enough force to tear both seats from their mountings.
I had a newish gf in with me at the time & it went a bit sour after that
Rob
Then any car will break away if it's pushed hard enough
BMW Z4 30i 2003 auto 107's Whippy Toledo Blue
Beige M sport seats, wood dash
Toyota MR2 NA 1995
Triumph GT6 1972 (project)
Land Rover Discovery 1994 TDI (Tow car)
Mini 1000 1981
Beige M sport seats, wood dash
Toyota MR2 NA 1995
Triumph GT6 1972 (project)
Land Rover Discovery 1994 TDI (Tow car)
Mini 1000 1981
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Smartbears mini
I had a 1972 998 in teal blue. Had the same carb fitted as yours a two choke nikki . You can see the glass plate on the front. Mine had wood and pickett arches, Weller wheels and a front air dam which ended up scraping the speed bumps. Only had a dynamo and I remember the control box a Lucas RB340 went on fire one day. I think you also had an Osseli rocker cover. Happy days. Ended up with a new owner who had it stolen from him and stripped of all the custom parts.
- Smartbear
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Smartbears mini
Oh yes, no abs, no stability control, wet downhill bend taken far to fast-think I was a bit lucky that day...firebobby wrote:Yikes !!Smartbear wrote:Yeah, my previous mini with a 1293 Cooper engine & twin su's was cracking fun.firebobby wrote:Bet you wish you had it now Bear, fetching good money and bags of fun
Right up until I span it off the road at 80mph, went off the road like a Catherine wheel spinning in between 2 oncoming cars & hitting a tree backwards with enough force to tear both seats from their mountings.
I had a newish gf in with me at the time & it went a bit sour after that
Rob
Then any car will break away if it's pushed hard enough
Rob
e89 Sdrive 20i, plenty of mumbo & good economy-the thinking bears z4
e89 Sdrive 30i, this ones busted, pass me another...
e85 3.0si sold
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- Lifer
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Smartbears mini
Yeah, when you had to drive cars and men were men. I think the seat ripping from the floor was an ancient safety featureSmartbear wrote:Oh yes, no abs, no stability control, wet downhill bend taken far to fast-think I was a bit lucky that day...firebobby wrote:Yikes !!Smartbear wrote:
Yeah, my previous mini with a 1293 Cooper engine & twin su's was cracking fun.
Right up until I span it off the road at 80mph, went off the road like a Catherine wheel spinning in between 2 oncoming cars & hitting a tree backwards with enough force to tear both seats from their mountings.
I had a newish gf in with me at the time & it went a bit sour after that
Rob
Then any car will break away if it's pushed hard enough
Rob
BMW Z4 30i 2003 auto 107's Whippy Toledo Blue
Beige M sport seats, wood dash
Toyota MR2 NA 1995
Triumph GT6 1972 (project)
Land Rover Discovery 1994 TDI (Tow car)
Mini 1000 1981
Beige M sport seats, wood dash
Toyota MR2 NA 1995
Triumph GT6 1972 (project)
Land Rover Discovery 1994 TDI (Tow car)
Mini 1000 1981
- Nictrix
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Smartbears mini
Bet your glad she didnt bite downSmartbear wrote:Yeah, my previous mini with a 1293 Cooper engine & twin su's was cracking fun.firebobby wrote:Bet you wish you had it now Bear, fetching good money and bags of fun
Right up until I span it off the road at 80mph, went off the road like a Catherine wheel spinning in between 2 oncoming cars & hitting a tree backwards with enough force to tear both seats from their mountings.
I had a newish gf in with me at the time & it went a bit sour after that
Rob
E89 2014 35i M Sport Black with Black leather
- Chris_D
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Smartbears mini
Nictrix wrote:Bet your glad she didnt bite downSmartbear wrote:Yeah, my previous mini with a 1293 Cooper engine & twin su's was cracking fun.firebobby wrote:Bet you wish you had it now Bear, fetching good money and bags of fun
Right up until I span it off the road at 80mph, went off the road like a Catherine wheel spinning in between 2 oncoming cars & hitting a tree backwards with enough force to tear both seats from their mountings.
I had a newish gf in with me at the time & it went a bit sour after that
Rob
E85 3.0i roadie (03) 'Benny'. E93 320d M-Sport Cabrio (11) 'Bob'.
'Always different, always the same.' John Peel on The Fall.
'Always different, always the same.' John Peel on The Fall.