This car attracted our editors’ eye when we surf the web looking for special Mini. It’s not the car that is special but the car window decal that made everyone laugh out loud include the British and Germans. If we would to choose the coolest car window decal of 2012, we will definitely pick this – TRUE BRIT NO GERMAN SHIT. Photo above via Flickr Ticklishula.
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The coolest car window decal ever
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Mini checkmate 1275 edition
A Mini checkmate was spotted in a parking lot today. It is not the 2006 Mini Cooper S Checkmate but it is the classic Mini Cooper customized with checkmate hood and side mirror. Rather than 17-inch “flame spoke” alloy wheels, this Mini checkmate is running on the standard 12” x 5” Minilite painted in black color.
The checkmate package includes black and white design on the car hood, side mirror, and paired with black wheel arches. Front is using MK1 bumper with over rider and two huge stainless steel spotlights is added because most of the old Mini headlights are not bright enough. Overall, the car looks cute and bright especially the front part. To make the car looks even better, probably a set of stainless steel wiper kit and windscreen chrome fillet and an Aston fuel cap at the back?
What really nice is the 1275 registration number!
As a minilover, what do you think this car should improve?
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1970 Morris Mini K sold for AUD $5,000
A 1970 Morris Mini K posted by minispares on eBay has just sold for AUD $5,000. Non-mini lovers may shout “What? $5,000 dollars? I can buy a used Mercedes-Benz C Class in Australia with that amount of money” Let us tell you how and why it worth that amount of money.
The first reason that this green Morris Mini attracted 22 bids across the country is because it is well-kept in an original yet unmolested condition. It was kept by a mini lover in Sydney, NSW Australia. It is powered by a 1098cc engine and it takes more than 10 seconds to go from 0 to 100 km/h, yet there is someone actually bought it with $5,000 dollars. According to the seller, all the mechanic features are still working except the wiper but he is providing a recondition wiper motor to the seller.
One rare thing that will give along to the new owner is the original steel wheels with hubcaps. The hubcaps are printed with “M” which indicates Morris. Another main selling point of this car is “no rust” but has some small dings according to the seller. As we can see from the images everything seems original including the faded original green paint. There are no speaker holes in parcel tray too. Below are some of the original notes from the seller:“Up for grabs is my 1970 Morris Mini K, 1098cc engine, orginal unmolested condition with rego till December 2012 in NSW. Everything works except wipers but a reco wiper motor is included, brand new wheels and tyres plus orginal steel wheels and hubcaps included, no rust but has some small carpark dings but nothing major, paint is original green and faded. I bought this car years aso as it was in original condition with no speaker holes in parcel tray, no flares and eveything is original except the gear knob. I recommend your inspection before bidding as you are bidding to buy and not to look. The car would probably benefit from a service and tune but i only used it to drive short trips, 2 nd gear is a bit notchy but still easily drivable. I also had an original tow bar and wiring harness professional fitted with 7 pin plug.”
If you noticed, Mini exported to Australiafeatures a triangle window at both doors. That tells us it is an Australian Mini! One thing we are in dilemma, 1970 Morris Mini should be a MKIII Mini and there shouldn’t be any external hinges. However, the one we seen here is still with two external door hinges. PerhapsAustralia model is a little bit different?It is no surprise that a rare barn find like this sold for $5,000. $5,000 is cheap compared to the rusty Mini sold for £40,250 last few months. For those who are interested in collecting barn-find Mini, you may also check out the well-preserved 1991 Mini Mayfair if it is still available for sale.
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My Mini engine won’t start
It is frustrated when a car engine won’t start especially during the morning you are rushing for your work or going for a date. My 1993 Mini Cooper does give me this headache last week. It is not usual when a car engine won’t start, there must be a reason. I’ve decided to written down my experience and hope I can pass this knowledge to the Mini world.My 1993 Mini Cooper is powered by a 1275cc engine paired with fuel injection system. The car was kept in the garage and did not start for about six months. One early morning, I brought the car key and try to start the car. It did not cranks at all, I switch on the lights – it is not working; I press on the horn – there is no sound; I turn on the stereo – there is no music. Obviously, it is the sign of a flat battery. I quickly went to a nearby car accessories shop and get a brand new battery. Now the car cranks and it cranks very strong. The headlights are working, signal lights are working, horn is very loud, and the stereo plays nice music but it still won’t start.
At least I know the starter is working because it cranks very strong. I went on to diagnose the problem one by one. I pulled out one of the spark plugs and try to test it with any metal place under the hood. There is a strong spark – it means the ignition coil, the distributor, and the spark plugs are working. Generally, the ignition coil turns the battery power to spark and send it to the distributor, which then sends the sparks out to the spark plugs. An engine starts because of the compression, mixture or fuel and spark. So now I move on the check the fuel.
Fuel InjectionFuel system isn’t really hard to check as long as you know how to do so. The fuel is kept in a fuel tank at the back, a fuel pump will pump the fuel from the tank to the manifold and the car will start. An injection engine has an “In” fuel host as well as “Return” fuel host. I pour a little bit fuel direct into the manifold and the engine starts! However, it starts awhile and then stops again. This is because the amount of fuel I pour in has finished burn. Now the problem is clearly diagnosed, which is the fuel system problem. I use a 17 wrench to open the “In” fuel host and crank the car. There is no fuel deliver from the fuel tank.
Fuel tank and the speaker holeNow there is only one reason the fuel did not deliver to the manifold, the fuel pump sits inside the fuel tank at the back. I remove the fuel pump socket and use the power from battery to try if it is working. There is no sound and no response from the fuel pump. The fuel pump is the root of the problem.
Look! How bad the fuel pump is!The correct way to replace a fuel pump in a Mini is to remove the number 13 bolt and take out the entire fuel tank. Without doing this, you can’t take the fuel pump out from the fuel tank. However, I did not do so due to laziness. I removed the speaker on top of the fuel tank, unscrew the six bolts and pull the fuel pump out from the tank through the speaker hole. Thank god the speaker hole is big enough for the pump. It’s tricky but it works and it saved me a lot of time although the correct way to replace a fuel pump is to flush the fuel tank too. Now my car is able to start and it is on the road again with over 150 km/h without any problem! Hope this article helps!
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66 Mini bonnet badges
This is a combination of 66 Mini bonnet badges. All of them are fitted to different red Mini bonnets. From the oldest Austin bonnet badge to the latest Cooper Sport badge, almost all the Mini bonnet badges from 1959 until 2000 are here including the Austin Cooper MK1 badge, MINI badge, Austin Mini MK1 badge, Morris Mini MK1 badge, Morris Cooper MK1 badge, Austin Cooper MK2 badge, Austin Cooper S MK2 badge, Morris Cooper S MK2 badge, Mini Leyland badge, Austin Cooper S MK3 badge, The Italian Job badge, Mini Thirty bonnet badge (2nd one on sixth row), Chrome Cooper wing badge (1990-1996), Late Mini Winged badge with different kind of logo, and some other custom made badge like the first one on third and seventh row. (Photo is created by Big Bambooly on Flickr)