r/classicminis

Hi all. Wondering what this is on the underside of a mini?

Cheers

5 years ago, it was renovated for rust, and repainted. It has been standing in a garage since, and in the 14 years the previous owner had it, he only drove 1000km. In 2 weeks I have almost driven the same.

It has some small damages in the paint here and there I am gonna fix, other than that the body seems as new.

Earlier today I bought some new things for it:

1. Disc brake conversion kit.

2. New barrel locks, as I have 3 different keys that can open the locks

3. Central locking kit

4. Keyless entry + alarm

5. Servo kit for the brakes

6. New indicator stalk. As I see smoke when turning on high beams

7. Wiper stalk

8. Petrol tank sender unit + seals. As of now, the tank is always half full

9. Soundproofing kit

10. New carpets

11. Heater valve + cable

12. Haynes manual

The engine have not been renovated, but only driven around 40000km. Odometer stopped working at 39999.9km, so I need that fixed as well.

Hoping the soundproofing kit and soundproofing carpets make a difference, cuz damn the car is noisy. Love it anyways.

It seems when I drive in rainy weather in the highway, water comes in through the speedometer :( how do I fix that? Also, there are weld seams in the trunk where water tends to collect, does anybody have an idea where the water comes from, because it seems the weld seams does not have any drain hole, so best solution would be to make sure water cant get in? Pretty sure this weld seam is one of those seams the car is born with.

Wondering how other Mini owners reaction is to me saying I am gonna drive it in the winter? Any recommendations to prepare for winter? I am in Denmark, so I'll be driving it in snow and road salt.

Probably have a 1000 other question, but cant think of any more right now.

This is the only picture I have of the car right now, but I did get all the pictures of the renovation process from previous owner.

Hope you like it :)

Been a slow build but finally got my February 1963 MK1 Morris Mini 850 patina build back on the road. Was laid up on a farm in 1971 and I rescued it back in 2020. 55 years after it last drove I took it to my car clubs local show. Still running the original engine and gearbox but everything else mechanically is new and all new panels underneath from the firewall to the boot hinge panel, sills etc etc. and custom interior.

Just wanted to share some pictures of my 10 year nut and bolt restoration. Honda D16Y4 in a McGee/UVD subframe.

Part of my documentation of classic cars in the wild in Berlin.

New to owning a classic mini. Switch with 'P' written on it. Cannot work out what it operates.

At the moment, my mini has no 1 and no 2 plugs swapped;;; that’s how it was when I bought off..
Is this diagram right? Or what I have is right?!? 🫣🫣🫣

Lived nearby to me. Still a coveted wee car even back then.Germans take their Mini's very seriously.

A little over 100.000 have ben build -yes, rather more than assembled- in South-Africa. Over time there started to excist some changes, with the most notable diversion: the 1275GTS, the car tat replaced the Cooper.
I researched this as best as possible and the accumulation of all this ended up in a lengthy article, whic you will find thru the link. Enoy reading.

Finally blew the dust off my mini for springtime. I love this thing. Sometimes I don’t get around to driving it for months at a time and it always fires up.