Dave2302 387 Posted January 12, 2019 16 minutes ago, David Horgan said: Mini cooper S's are great , wonderful little cars Just have to rebuild Engine , Clutches , Gearboxes & turbos or supercharger pulleys on the older ones after that they work for a while Except for the S/C and Turbo bit they are just like the original Cooper S then 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
David Horgan 564 Posted January 12, 2019 1 hour ago, Dave2302 said: Except for the S/C and Turbo bit they are just like the original Cooper S then Haha , you know about them too then Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dave2302 387 Posted January 12, 2019 Used to Rally a 1293 cc Cooper S and Autocross an ultra ligtened 970 S (super cammy little screamer) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
It's me 609 Posted January 12, 2019 15 minutes ago, Dave2302 said: Used to Rally a 1293 cc Cooper S and Autocross an ultra ligtened 970 S (super cammy little screamer) a mate used to do autocross 850 mini stuff where you couldnt modify the engine,anyway i was in a scrapyard and spied a high lift special rocker shaft in some car probably a metro? so i stripped it off paid the mangy geezer in the office and took it home,stripped it cleaned it put it all back together and when mate came round sat night before we all went to the local pubs i showed him it and told him probably £20,he was delighted and paid me 6 months later he slags me off tells me it was just a rocker shaft off a later A+ metro engine oh how we larfed Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Raj M 0 Posted January 12, 2019 Just a thought nothing else.... Looks as though my perspective ought to change Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mat C 77 Posted January 13, 2019 £1-£3k Mini's = BIG BILLS £1-£3k Cooper S's = BIGGER BILLS As per pretty much everyone's advice - DON'T DO IT TO YOURSELF - trust me, I know. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dave2302 387 Posted January 14, 2019 18 hours ago, Mat C said: £1-£3k Mini's = BIG BILLS £1-£3k Cooper S's = BIGGER BILLS As per pretty much everyone's advice - DON'T DO IT TO YOURSELF - trust me, I know. /\ /\ /\ like Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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