With all the news about the latest version of the BMW MINI Cooper about to become available, I thought it an absolute must to return my original Mini Clubman GT back to the road. This little black beauty has been sitting in the garage, neglected for the last 10 year at least.
The first and [...]
Archive for January, 2008
Mini Cluman is almost ready!
Posted in Uncategorized on January 26, 2008 | 1 Comment »
MINI Cooper Nevada City Adventure 2008
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Austin Mini, BMW Mini, events, mini cooper, mini mania, Nevada city adventure on January 22, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The 7th “Nevada City Adventure” for Mini Coopers is set for Saturday, May 17th, 2008. Held annually in heart of the gold country, this event celebrates both the Classic Mini as built by BMC (and Rover) and the latest MINI Cooper as built by BMW. Planning is now underway to insure this will be the [...]
Classic Mini Cooper for sale
Posted in Cars for sale on January 19, 2008 | 10 Comments »
Another classic Mini Cooper has been added to the cars for sale page of the Mini Mania Website.
“Ive got a rough little car that needs some love and affection. Sat for about a decade before i bought it, but she started right up, ran (I even took it for a drive around [...]
Mini PU Vtec Conversion update!
Posted in Vtec Conversion on January 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Got a call from the local body shop today that has accepted the challenge to restore the Mini PU to a condition that can accept the Honda Vtec conversion! I first have to admit that I have little or no experience with body work. What a lesson! I have been into the [...]
7th Annual Nevada City Adventure by Mini Mania
Posted in General Information on January 13, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Mini Mania has now announced their very popular annual “Nevada City Adventure”. The event kicks off at the Mini Mania headquarter, 870 Gold Flat Road, Nevada City, California. The date has been set for Saturday, May 17th, 2008. The event this year will again host Classic Minis as well as the [...]
Classic Mini Cooper race cars
Posted in Race MINI Cooper on January 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Mini Cooper was designed and built as a car for everyone to drive, everyday, everyplace. Little did the builders realize that it would include driving it to many race tracts and using it on them! The first models were built in 1959 and raced the same year. If statistics were [...]
Installing a rear subframe in a Classic Mini
Posted in Suspension System on January 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Question: Has anyone bought and installed an MS45D aftermarket rear frame? I’m needing to replace the rear frame on Mrs. Mad Dog’s Mayfair and was wondering if the aftermarket unit is a suitable substitute. If anone has installed one of these and have some comments they’d like to share, please let me know.
Answer: I’m not [...]
