u/Electronic-Citron960

Hello All,

I want to buy a classic mini.

I watched a lot of videos and reviews and a lot of people do work on the minis themselves.

I don’t have a garage, neither a place to store the mini, just a few tools, probably not the right ones haha, so I cannot do work on it my self and wanted to check whether or not would be best to buy a mini in decent conditions or go for something cheaper, less money but more work to do perhaps in the future?

What would make most sense? And what is a definitely a NO when it comes down to buy a mini? Would you get the engine in good conditions and perhaps leave the bodywork for now or the opposite, any other advice?

The only thing I can actually do is, 3D scanning, design and make part with the 3D printer, mostly plastic, so I am sure I can contribute to it but obviously not for everything that needs to be done on the car.

I am just a normal guy, that had a mini 20 years ago and sold it as I was short on money, and now want to try and keep the passion for this beautiful car.going till the end of the days.

Going to visit GC Motor soon,I would really appreciate you comments. 🙌🙏

Hello all,
I’m looking for a bit of advice as I’m hoping to buy my first classic Mini. My budget is around £8–9k.
I’ve come across this one:

https://www.carandclassic.com/l/C2128476

From the advert it looks really good and seems to have had quite a lot of work done, both mechanically and cosmetically. Overall it looks like a very tidy car that shouldn’t need much doing to it.
I originally wanted something as close to completely original as possible, ideally even a Cooper/Sport, but I’m starting to realise that finding a genuinely original Mini in really good condition within my budget might be unrealistic.
This one isn’t completely original. It’s a Neon but no longer has the original Neon decals, for example. The dashboard isn’t original either, although I actually think it looks great.
Another thing I would have liked is a rev counter or tachometer. I think it would look great in a Mini and I’d quite like being able to see what RPM the engine is doing when cruising around.
But this is where I’m wondering whether I’m being too fussy.
The asking price is £8,250. What do you think of this particular car and the price, considering its condition and the work that’s already been done?
I’m also interested in how experienced Mini owners look at originality. Am I being too particular by wanting something almost completely original? Does a Mini lose some of what makes it special once things have been restored or changed, or is that simply part of owning a 30+ year-old car?
And perhaps the bigger question: is there ever really a “perfect” classic Mini that ticks every box?
Part of me keeps thinking, “It would be better if it had this, or if that was original…” But I also wonder whether I could keep searching forever for the perfect Mini when perhaps the better approach is to find a really good, solid example that I like, enjoy it, and make a few small changes over time.
Would really appreciate opinions, particularly from people who have owned classic Minis for a while.thank you :)

Hello all, wanted to ask your advice.

I need to do photogrammetry of a small shop, I have used reality scan in the past.

What is you advice on programs and equipment, I have a decent camera and few lenses and flashes already but please give your point of view.

What would be the best way to achieve this, I know I have not provided a lot of info but please ask any questions away, thank you

Hello all, apologies in advance if this has been posted already.

I have installed openscan3 on the raspberry pi 4 model b, followed the instructions to the dot on GitHub. Upon connecting to the webpage, the interface is very sluggish not really letting you do a scan.

The camera preview comes and goes and sometimes when pressing buttons within the interface the connection to the board drops for few seconds. Should I mention that I was only connected via ether Ethernet. OpenScan2 works without issues.i also used 2 different microsds to see if there was some sort of compatibility issues but still the same.

I would really appreciate your help on this.

Such an amazing project.

Heya, I am getting to photogrammetry. I have a decent understanding of photography. I do have the right equipment. I seen that a polarised sheet might be needed for cross polarisation.

In terms of lighting, I really wanted to get the godox AR400 but seems impossible to find and perhaps too expensive?

Are there any alternatives to the AR400, would a normal flash and an adaptor work. I am also into 3d printing and could potentially work on an adaptor.

What are you thoughts on any possible not crazy expensive alternatives?

Thank you