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All pictures have been reuploaded and updated, many more galleries
and folders will be updated over the coming weeks.

Happy veiwing!

Jono

Sorry, pictures can be veiwed in the photos section under FOR SALE.

FOR SALE
1990 Ltd Edition Checkmate 1380cc Swiftune with SW10 Cam (286 profile), 45DCOE
producing 105bhp @ wheels

Seam-welded solid mounted front subframe, polyflex bushes all-round

Negative camber, 12 inch disks, 7 x 13 Performance Minilites, Grp 5 Arches,
custom dash - contact for full spec and pictures of re-build etc. 1000's spent

  £3,500 ono

Thatcham, Berkshire

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Has anyone got a pre 82ish mini 1000 they want shot of or for sale
for peanuts?

As long as it comes with some tax, some mot and driveable for a short
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Thanks for the help guys, I now have to admit that I haven't had a
chance to get back to looking at it, one thing and another including
the weather.

When I changed the dizzy I took off the rocker cover, turned the
engine to compression on Cylender 1, lined up the timing mark and
then said "right the rotor should now be pointing to number 1" and
sorted the leads out from there.

I have run a stroboscope on it for the timing and have noticed that
the strobe light does falter occasionally, but not regulary enough to
make the same 2 cylenders not fire.

We did have a go at re-setting all the valve clearences, but Phil
managed to strip a nut on one of the rockers for cyl 2, he hadn't put
much force on the spanner either. We are left at the moment with one
nut with the smoothest inside I have ever seen and this thread firmly
stuck on the bolt on the rocker. we are trying to figure out how to
cleanly remove said thread so we can continue with a new nut.

If the head gasket was blown between cyl 2 & 3 would you still get a
good compression reading? The head has been off the car about 6
months ago and not being a daily driver car has not done a huge
distance since then.

If it doesn't rain or freeze at the weekend we hope to attack it
again.

Charlie


--- In barspeed@yahoogroups.com, "Jon" <jon_at_barspeed_minis@t...>
wrote:
> I would have thought that a blown gasket or damaged valves would
have
> showed up perhaps in the running of the engine more and the
checking
> f the cylinder compression?
>
> Jono
>
> --- In barspeed@yahoogroups.com, "mrspambraker2000" <dirtyair@r...>
> wrote:
> > Head Gasket.
> > --- In barspeed@yahoogroups.com, "Charlie" <csyms@p...> wrote:
> > > Hi All,
> > >
> > > My son has a 1967 Mini Deluxe with a 998 engine.
> > >
> > > Currently it will start OK and seem fine till we drive it and
it
> > > comes up with practically no power. Investigation at this stage
> by
> > > pulling plug leads shows that cylenders 2 & 3 are not firing.
> > >
> > > We have changed the plugs, we have swapped plugs and leads over
> > and
> > > it still is 2 & 3 that don't fire.
> > >
> > > Today we changed the whole distributer and coil and checked the
> > valve
> > > clearences. We have checked the cylendar compression.
> > >
> > > It is getting plenty of fuel and still 2 & 3 don't want to work.
> > >
> > > It's driving us nuts.
> > >
> > > Charlie

I would have thought that a blown gasket or damaged valves would have
showed up perhaps in the running of the engine more and the checking
f the cylinder compression?

Jono

--- In barspeed@yahoogroups.com, "mrspambraker2000" <dirtyair@r...>
wrote:
> Head Gasket.
> --- In barspeed@yahoogroups.com, "Charlie" <csyms@p...> wrote:
> > Hi All,
> >
> > My son has a 1967 Mini Deluxe with a 998 engine.
> >
> > Currently it will start OK and seem fine till we drive it and it
> > comes up with practically no power. Investigation at this stage
by
> > pulling plug leads shows that cylenders 2 & 3 are not firing.
> >
> > We have changed the plugs, we have swapped plugs and leads over
> and
> > it still is 2 & 3 that don't fire.
> >
> > Today we changed the whole distributer and coil and checked the
> valve
> > clearences. We have checked the cylendar compression.
> >
> > It is getting plenty of fuel and still 2 & 3 don't want to work.
> >
> > It's driving us nuts.
> >
> > Charlie

Head Gasket.
--- In barspeed@yahoogroups.com, "Charlie" <csyms@p...> wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> My son has a 1967 Mini Deluxe with a 998 engine.
>
> Currently it will start OK and seem fine till we drive it and it
> comes up with practically no power. Investigation at this stage by
> pulling plug leads shows that cylenders 2 & 3 are not firing.
>
> We have changed the plugs, we have swapped plugs and leads over
and
> it still is 2 & 3 that don't fire.
>
> Today we changed the whole distributer and coil and checked the
valve
> clearences. We have checked the cylendar compression.
>
> It is getting plenty of fuel and still 2 & 3 don't want to work.
>
> It's driving us nuts.
>
> Charlie

Well summer is coming, and the show season is in full swing.

This July 11th sees the Big Mini meet, at Fort Nelson, Royal
armouries
museum. Portsmouth UK.

This is a free entry show, with traders, autojumble, interclub
competition,
show and shine and a treasure hunt.

There is a special car park for non club cars, on top of 300 club
car spaces
inside the fort itself.

It also features a live band playing two sets, archery displays and
a whole
host of fun.

It is open to all Minis  old and new.



www.fortnelsonminishow.org

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Having read and re read your problem, i can only think of a timing
fault. Having changed the dizzy, i presume you placed it back in the
same way as the other came out, why not start from scratch, use a
stroboscope and check the timing marks etc and compare that with what
its supposed to be, i dont have my manual here at the moment to tell
you what it should be for a 67 998.
Other than that, have you removed the spark plugs that are not
working and turned the car over to check for a spark at the electrode?
They might be sparking after all, hence the timing fault. I had a
Ford Anglia once, i had a nasty habit of fitting the dizzy 180
degrees out, looked fine and started but back fired when revved until
i turned it back or forward and checked the points gap again.

jono

--- In barspeed@yahoogroups.com, "Charlie" <csyms@p...> wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> My son has a 1967 Mini Deluxe with a 998 engine.
>
> Currently it will start OK and seem fine till we drive it and it
> comes up with practically no power. Investigation at this stage by
> pulling plug leads shows that cylenders 2 & 3 are not firing.
>
> We have changed the plugs, we have swapped plugs and leads over and
> it still is 2 & 3 that don't fire.
>
> Today we changed the whole distributer and coil and checked the
valve
> clearences. We have checked the cylendar compression.
>
> It is getting plenty of fuel and still 2 & 3 don't want to work.
>
> It's driving us nuts.
>
> Charlie

The new flash intro sometimes sticks on my computer until i refresh
the screen, and also it may be a little big as some of the buttons
are just off my screen anyway.
Handy coming by a 2nd hand flash maker, normal cost would have been
hundreds! Got it for a favour in the end :-)

Jono

--- In barspeed@yahoogroups.com, "Charlie" <csyms@p...> wrote:
> Hi Jono,
>
> I like the new look for the website and it works well.
>
> Regards, Charlie
>
>
> --- In barspeed@yahoogroups.com, "Jon" <jono_barspeed@t...> wrote:
> > Just in case you hadnt noticed, in spite of being busy I have
> > uploaded a flash title page to www.barspeed.co.uk
> >
> > Have a look and let me know if it works okay, it may still need
> > tweeking a bit!
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > Jono

Hi All,

My son has a 1967 Mini Deluxe with a 998 engine.

Currently it will start OK and seem fine till we drive it and it
comes up with practically no power. Investigation at this stage by
pulling plug leads shows that cylenders 2 & 3 are not firing.

We have changed the plugs, we have swapped plugs and leads over and
it still is 2 & 3 that don't fire.

Today we changed the whole distributer and coil and checked the valve
clearences. We have checked the cylendar compression.

It is getting plenty of fuel and still 2 & 3 don't want to work.

It's driving us nuts.

Charlie

Hi Jono,

I like the new look for the website and it works well.

Regards, Charlie


--- In barspeed@yahoogroups.com, "Jon" <jono_barspeed@t...> wrote:
> Just in case you hadnt noticed, in spite of being busy I have
> uploaded a flash title page to www.barspeed.co.uk
>
> Have a look and let me know if it works okay, it may still need
> tweeking a bit!
>
> Regards
>
> Jono

Just in case you hadnt noticed, in spite of being busy I have
uploaded a flash title page to www.barspeed.co.uk

Have a look and let me know if it works okay, it may still need
tweeking a bit!

Regards

Jono

Some of you may remember that last year there was a member here that
liked adding thier penny worth to dicussions, one was about some
nonscence about middle eastern issues and the price of fuel.

This member turned out to be a certain individual that wasnt who they
said they were and i promptly banned them.

Shortly after they joined the group again, quite obviously so as
osmam bin laden and again attempted to spoil the peice of this group.

A member joined some time ago using an email address served by a
company called boxfrog, they were not allowed membership due to an
inappropriate profile.

Another member, a female joined and was given full entitlements to
the group. This member has recently changed thier name to that of a
mans.
The profile name is hodeidah.
No knowing what this until due reason to check its meaning, have
found that it is a city in Yemen, a sort of base for al Qaeda
activity, and hence the connection with osama bin laden is repeated
again.
I beleive the person that was and is responsable is an old person
that i once knew, funny enough who worked in such parts of the world.
For some reason I have upset this individual inspite of attempting to
remain distant if not isolated from any contact from him.
I have decided for a third if not fourth time to ban membership.
Just so you know.
Sorry for spoiling your peice.
Bye for now.

Jono

Thanks for the info.
Measures have been taken to stop this occuring from source again.
Its a little confusing as well as the source up until recently was
called primrose and was female but now is John and obviously a bloke?

Maybe when the source of the email reads the group postings it might
like to shed light on why its computer has an infestation?

Never mind

Jono

--- In barspeed@yahoogroups.com, "mrspambraker2000" <dirtyair@r...>
wrote:
>
> The W32.Klez.H@mm worm is a modified variant of the W32.Klez.E@mm.
> This variant can spread by email and network shares. This worm can
> also infect files and spreads rife through websites
>
>
>
> --- In barspeed@yahoogroups.com, "Jon" <jono_barspeed@t...> wrote:
> > Whats this then, please explain?
> >
> > Jono
> >
> > --- In barspeed@yahoogroups.com, "John Williams"
> <primrosebunch@b...>
> > wrote:
> > > Attach W32.Klez.H@mm

The W32.Klez.H@mm worm is a modified variant of the W32.Klez.E@mm.
This variant can spread by email and network shares. This worm can
also infect files and spreads rife through websites



--- In barspeed@yahoogroups.com, "Jon" <jono_barspeed@t...> wrote:
> Whats this then, please explain?
>
> Jono
>
> --- In barspeed@yahoogroups.com, "John Williams"
<primrosebunch@b...>
> wrote:
> > Attach W32.Klez.H@mm

here, I hope this site isn't infected by that hodeho person

Just joined

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I must agree with you all, I am getting fed up with the mini only
seen, even the light relief of the BMW has not enhanced these things.
I think that I shall gravitate to more classic car events and
probabley do two or three mini only events in a year

Whats this then, please explain?

Jono

--- In barspeed@yahoogroups.com, "John Williams" <primrosebunch@b...>
wrote:
> Attach W32.Klez.H@mm

Echoeing what people have said, the show, with its high quality cars,
good selection of traders and reasonable attratctions was a little
disappointing.
I have to admit being quite bored at times, the talks proved to be
interesting, the sump show bizzare to say the least and russ swift
performing the same as ever, samey but none the less impressive.
It was good to see new mini's separate from classics.
All said and done, i wont do sandown again ever, been there and done
it, maybe in another 5 years?

Jono

--- In barspeed@yahoogroups.com, matthew dawson
<matt_the_mini_man@y...> wrote:
> I to argree as a member of the Rugeley Mini Club a couple of us
made the 3 hours haul to Sandown Rac course in surrey at the
beginning of the month. We stayed at the show for about 2 hours. So
we traveled a total of 6 1/2 hours for 2 hours at a show where we had
seen it all before. I think they should try and cut the shows down.
Januarys good with the Bingley Hall show (auto jumble galore!!!!!)
and of course Mini in the Park in . I'm glad that the Himley hall
show has got the Italien job nights just for something different, but
I would have to completely agree when you say people will get bored.
>
>
> "Cropper, Tim" <tcropper@p...> wrote:
> I completely agree with you - I haven't been to a show for nearly a
year now
> all because they're getting boring. The milestone for Mini's is
every 5
> years and always has been, mainly because every five years Austin /
Rover
> bough out limited editions to celebrate. Because there are two Mini
> magazines, each one organises a large event like this year. The
only problem
> is (as you've already pointed out) that there's too much or a
choice for
> people. I know a lot of people who will only do one of the 45 shows
this
> year which means that they'll miss out on what goes on at the other
45 show.
> I would give the way that Mini shows are organised and run another
2 - 3
> years if they're not changed, as people will just loose interest. I
think
> the best thing to do is keep the main events like SMD, MITP and
maybe Castle
> Combe, but either loose the smaller events or change the venue /
set-up. It
> would be best to just have 2 - 3 main autojumble venues like
classic car
> shows - Beaulieu, Stoneleigh and Stanford Hall.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mary Primrose [mailto:primrosebunch@b...]
> Sent: 08 April 2004 14:31
> To: barspeed@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [The Barspeed Mini`s Group] Mini 45
>
>
> What is it all about, 45 years, hardly a milestone, why don't we
wait
> for 50 and then have a biggie.
> Shows seem to be ott for what is not a significant aniversary.  We
> are now inundated with shows for the year, and already falling
> attendance has been observed, less minis, less autojumble, are they
> over doing it?  We will be burned out by the end of the season? but
I
> am sure that most people will only attend a limited no. in anyone
> year, so many may lose out and possibly bring in to question the
> point of carrying on next year.  People have more choice this year
> and will be more selective, apart from those hardened enthusiasts
who
> have no other life.
> To be honest, many of the shows have little to offer, ok places
like
> Gaydon and Brooklands have added interest in museums (for the first
> couple of visits), but it seems that the mini only dedicated shows
> may have their days numbered.  In normal years there is a
reasonable
> spread of events throughout the season and maybe such events as
Mini
> in the Park & SMD will survive, but it seems like every Tom Dick
and
> Harry is jumping on the bandwagon this year.
> Even these shows in normal years can border on the boring, unless
you
> enjoy those awful barbecues, dressing up and drinking too much.
> Can anyone kick some life into these events and come up with
> something new and original to keep us interested?
> I know this sounds depressing, but without some radical new ideas,
I
> fear that we could be short of events in the coming seasons.
> yours
> Mary
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I to argree as a member of the Rugeley Mini Club a couple of us made the 3 hours
haul to Sandown Rac course in surrey at the beginning of the month. We stayed at
the show for about 2 hours. So we traveled a total of 6 1/2 hours for 2 hours at
a show where we had seen it all before. I think they should try and cut the
shows down. Januarys good with the Bingley Hall show (auto jumble galore!!!!!)
and of course Mini in the Park in . I'm glad that the Himley hall show has got
the Italien job nights just for something different, but I would have to
completely agree when you say people will get bored.


"Cropper, Tim" <tcropper@...> wrote:
I completely agree with you - I haven't been to a show for nearly a year now
all because they're getting boring. The milestone for Mini's is every 5
years and always has been, mainly because every five years Austin / Rover
bough out limited editions to celebrate. Because there are two Mini
magazines, each one organises a large event like this year. The only problem
is (as you've already pointed out) that there's too much or a choice for
people. I know a lot of people who will only do one of the 45 shows this
year which means that they'll miss out on what goes on at the other 45 show.
I would give the way that Mini shows are organised and run another 2 - 3
years if they're not changed, as people will just loose interest. I think
the best thing to do is keep the main events like SMD, MITP and maybe Castle
Combe, but either loose the smaller events or change the venue / set-up. It
would be best to just have 2 - 3 main autojumble venues like classic car
shows - Beaulieu, Stoneleigh and Stanford Hall.

-----Original Message-----
From: Mary Primrose [mailto:primrosebunch@...]
Sent: 08 April 2004 14:31
To: barspeed@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [The Barspeed Mini`s Group] Mini 45


What is it all about, 45 years, hardly a milestone, why don't we wait
for 50 and then have a biggie.
Shows seem to be ott for what is not a significant aniversary.  We
are now inundated with shows for the year, and already falling
attendance has been observed, less minis, less autojumble, are they
over doing it?  We will be burned out by the end of the season? but I
am sure that most people will only attend a limited no. in anyone
year, so many may lose out and possibly bring in to question the
point of carrying on next year.  People have more choice this year
and will be more selective, apart from those hardened enthusiasts who
have no other life.
To be honest, many of the shows have little to offer, ok places like
Gaydon and Brooklands have added interest in museums (for the first
couple of visits), but it seems that the mini only dedicated shows
may have their days numbered.  In normal years there is a reasonable
spread of events throughout the season and maybe such events as Mini
in the Park & SMD will survive, but it seems like every Tom Dick and
Harry is jumping on the bandwagon this year.
Even these shows in normal years can border on the boring, unless you
enjoy those awful barbecues, dressing up and drinking too much.
Can anyone kick some life into these events and come up with
something new and original to keep us interested?
I know this sounds depressing, but without some radical new ideas, I
fear that we could be short of events in the coming seasons.
yours
Mary



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I completely agree with you - I haven't been to a show for nearly a year now
all because they're getting boring. The milestone for Mini's is every 5
years and always has been, mainly because every five years Austin / Rover
bough out limited editions to celebrate. Because there are two Mini
magazines, each one organises a large event like this year. The only problem
is (as you've already pointed out) that there's too much or a choice for
people. I know a lot of people who will only do one of the 45 shows this
year which means that they'll miss out on what goes on at the other 45 show.
I would give the way that Mini shows are organised and run another 2 - 3
years if they're not changed, as people will just loose interest. I think
the best thing to do is keep the main events like SMD, MITP and maybe Castle
Combe, but either loose the smaller events or change the venue / set-up. It
would be best to just have 2 - 3 main autojumble venues like classic car
shows - Beaulieu, Stoneleigh and Stanford Hall.

-----Original Message-----
From: Mary Primrose [mailto:primrosebunch@...]
Sent: 08 April 2004 14:31
To: barspeed@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [The Barspeed Mini`s Group] Mini 45


What is it all about, 45 years, hardly a milestone, why don't we wait
for 50 and then have a biggie.
Shows seem to be ott for what is not a significant aniversary.  We
are now inundated with shows for the year, and already falling
attendance has been observed, less minis, less autojumble, are they
over doing it?  We will be burned out by the end of the season? but I
am sure that most people will only attend a limited no. in anyone
year, so many may lose out and possibly bring in to question the
point of carrying on next year.  People have more choice this year
and will be more selective, apart from those hardened enthusiasts who
have no other life.
To be honest, many of the shows have little to offer, ok places like
Gaydon and Brooklands have added interest in museums (for the first
couple of visits), but it seems that the mini only dedicated shows
may have their days numbered.  In normal years there is a reasonable
spread of events throughout the season and maybe such events as Mini
in the Park & SMD will survive, but it seems like every Tom Dick and
Harry is jumping on the bandwagon this year.
Even these shows in normal years can border on the boring, unless you
enjoy those awful barbecues, dressing up and drinking too much.
Can anyone kick some life into these events and come up with
something new and original to keep us interested?
I know this sounds depressing, but without some radical new ideas, I
fear that we could be short of events in the coming seasons.
yours
Mary



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What is it all about, 45 years, hardly a milestone, why don't we wait
for 50 and then have a biggie.
Shows seem to be ott for what is not a significant aniversary.  We
are now inundated with shows for the year, and already falling
attendance has been observed, less minis, less autojumble, are they
over doing it?  We will be burned out by the end of the season? but I
am sure that most people will only attend a limited no. in anyone
year, so many may lose out and possibly bring in to question the
point of carrying on next year.  People have more choice this year
and will be more selective, apart from those hardened enthusiasts who
have no other life.
To be honest, many of the shows have little to offer, ok places like
Gaydon and Brooklands have added interest in museums (for the first
couple of visits), but it seems that the mini only dedicated shows
may have their days numbered.  In normal years there is a reasonable
spread of events throughout the season and maybe such events as Mini
in the Park & SMD will survive, but it seems like every Tom Dick and
Harry is jumping on the bandwagon this year.
Even these shows in normal years can border on the boring, unless you
enjoy those awful barbecues, dressing up and drinking too much.
Can anyone kick some life into these events and come up with
something new and original to keep us interested?
I know this sounds depressing, but without some radical new ideas, I
fear that we could be short of events in the coming seasons.
yours
Mary

Hello!

Sorry for the late posting, but I have been very busy of late, and
like I have been threatening for months if not years, i havent had
time to update the website recently...

A new look (again, groan) website will be here soon hopefully...

More news though, I am very pleased to announce that today after
lots of hard work by my Girlfriend and myself to get the car cleaned
up and shiny, I won the best Standard Special Edition Car of Mini
World 45 in Sandown Park, London.

I was very shocked and surprised quite honestly, I have a whopper of
a trophy on my mantle and expect to have a picture of me in the 45
edition of Miniworld.

Thanks for your continued interest.
Jono

ps please find a selection of pictures from the show in the photos
folder here shortly.