Newbie

[alastair]

Hi guys and gals,

My name is Alastair and I was introduced to a few of the sites members a couple of weeks ago when out on a bit of a cruise with my mate.
I own an original mini. I say original in the sense that it is not a BMW. Its a 1997 mayfaire which Ive done a fair bit of work on. Ok so its not technically a kit car, but it has been modified quite a bit. Probably got as many new bits and peices on it as some kit cars. Anyway, I'll try to get some pics of it online soon.

Alastair

[tickious]

Hi, Get your pics on!  very cool wee car!

[Hairy Santa]

Hi Alistair,

Welcome to the club - maybe a bit belated

did you sort that belt alignment problem out in the end

Pete

[tickious]

Here's a few pics of your mini from our BH meet. 

[Richard]

Warm welcome

good job the photos are from a private road, perhaps get the tzx sorted before a run out.

looks a fun mini, tend to thik of the Mayfairs as the newer model 

[Bulldog Bri]

Welcome from me as well

I've had my share of Mini's to. A Clubman Estate bring my first car Followed by a Black Mayfair and also a 'Red Hot' loved driving all of them just not so keen on working on them 

['The Gaffer']

Hi Alistair.

A warm welcome to the club. Nice to meet you on our last run if only for a short while. Hope your tow home went OK. Is your fan belt now aligned?

Yes, you may not have a kit car as such, but the work you have done to your Mini is comendable, and as you say you have added many non standard parts to your car.. including a turbo

Look forward to seeing you again.

[YellaBelly]

Hi, and welcome to the club

Spent a bit of time working on minis too. Renovated a 1984 Mayfair for my eldest son a few years ago. It was an automatic but the gearbox was fubarred so I got hold of an MOT write-off manual and used the engine/gerabox and subframe out of that one. Took me about 3 months to sort it after all the work I had to do.

Best bit was getting rid of the donor, spent 2 days with an angry grinder, cold chisel and lump hammer  . Best stress therapy I can think of  and the whole lot fitted into my Laguna estate to take to the tip and dump in the metal bin. Got a few funny looks though

JB

[David H]

i've got a lot of time for minis, i've had two. It was my first car. Yours looks cracking. what is going on under the bonnet??

[alastair]

Hi Guys,

Thanks for such a warm welcome. Wasnt sure what to expect as its not technically a kit car. Sorry I havent replied sooner, but been really busy.

Firstly for those of you asking aboutthge fan belt, Its allsorted now. I'd put a spacer the wrong side of the water pump pully which caused the belt to keep slipping off. Its all sorted now inc a new belt.

The engine is a Metro Turbo 1275cc bored to 1293. It was built by slark racing down in Salisbury. Its got a charge cooler, paddle clutch, straight cut drop gears(they sound amazing!), offset 32mmx36mm modified head.........this goes on.
I had it Rolling roaded last year and it was putting out 147Bhp and 142lbs/ft of trque. Im currently running it at 120bhp which is more than adequate for the public roads.

Hopefully I will get to meet some more of you at the Llandow track day.

Cheers guys, Al

['The Gaffer']

Good info and nice to catch up with you at Cheddar.

[dave_bence]

A belated hello and welcome Alastair