Camels Mini

Camel · January 3, 2013

Went out for a nice 60 mile drive earlier. Took a 40 minute video of me being scared dodging potholes which I'll get uploaded later or tomorrow. It did between 65 and 70mph surprisingly easily but then blew a cloud of smoke under the car which came through the hole where the gearbox cover should be. It didn't like doing that speed. :lol: We think it was oil being burnt off as it is a tad over the max mark on the dipstick.

It was so fun but there's still plenty of work that needs to be done on the car.

New front tyres

New valves on the rear alloys

New alloy wheel caps(only has 2...)

Ride height adjustable suspension cones

Find the main leak

Fix the windscreen seal

Refurb and repaint the alloys white

New oil seals, CV joint and knuckle gaiters

Maybe a new exhaust, not just a tip like the current one

Might get a quickshift kit

4 wheel tracking

Nothing too expensive. It will cost about £100-150 minus the tyres which will be about £125 alone.

Fear Deer · January 3, 2013

'xcuse me but your steering wheel appears to be on the wrong side of the car :mhmm: add that to the to fix list

TIMELESS · January 3, 2013

'xcuse me but your steering wheel appears to be on the wrong side of the car :mhmm: add that to the to fix list

The Romans drove on the left, they were pretty smart, it is YOU who is on the wrong side ;)

Camel · January 3, 2013

I believe it's located on the right side of the car. :p

It also looks a lot nice when the carpet is in... But until I fix the leak the carpet will be staying on the back seats.

Fear Deer · January 3, 2013

Yea, but right can be wrong :p

The Romans drove on the left, they were pretty smart, it is YOU who is on the wrong side ;)

And they exist no longer :p The majority drives on the correct side, you just like to be hipsters :p

TIMELESS · January 3, 2013

Yea, but right can be wrong :p

And they exist no longer :p The majority drives on the correct side, you just like to be hipsters :p

Which Side Of The Road To Drive On? Left Or Right, Country By Country Around The World

Keeping left came first, get used to it :cheeky:

Fear Deer · January 3, 2013

Whatever rocks your boat :lol:

Paladin Skylark · January 3, 2013

The Romans drove on the left, they were pretty smart, it is YOU who is on the wrong side ;)

I dunno, their civilization fell apart, which means what they did, didn't work. :cheeky:

Glad to see/hear the Mini works.

TIMELESS · January 3, 2013

I dunno, their civilization fell apart, which means what they did, didn't work. :cheeky:

Yeah.. they were useless.. totally behind the times... :rolleyes:

I LIKE MINIS

Camel · January 3, 2013

The centre caps for alloys are very hard to find and very expensive. :hmmm:

Should I paint the alloys white or repaint them in gold?

TIMELESS · January 3, 2013

The centre caps for alloys are very hard to find and very expensive. :hmmm:

Should I paint the alloys white or repaint them in gold?

I'd go for a lighter shade of gold :nods:

Camel · January 3, 2013

:hmmm: Gold, blue and white on the car at the moment though. :mhmm:

They'd match the roof if they were white.

The Compensator · January 3, 2013

Nope, gold wheels and Mica Blue paint! :p

Seriously, I'd go for gold too.

TIMELESS · January 3, 2013

White wouldn't look right though, I know it's logical, but look at Subaru blue with gold wheels... eeh? :p

Camel · January 3, 2013

But it's not a Subaru. :p

I do see where you're coming from. But white alloys. :drool:

TIMELESS · January 3, 2013

Silver/grey/gold > white :whistle: But hey, it's your car :lol: (until I steal it)

Camel · January 9, 2013

Had two new tyres fitted, and repaired the rear tyres. It drives so much better now and seems comfier. No wheel wobble upto 55 now although I'm not sure about any faster as I didn't try.

Also just ordered some Pioneer speakers for the rear parcel shelf. Need to wire in the door speakers too as the cables have been cut off and pulled out.

Pioneer TS-G1721i 17cm Dual Cone Speakers 230W: Amazon.co.uk: Electronics