The Tiny Mini

"f86sabre" (f86sabre) 09/22/2017 at 11:25 • Filed to: Mini

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After 3 months, over 100 emails exchanged with Flavien, a voyage halfway around the world, I have taken delivery of the 1990 Morris Mini Mayfair from Japan. It has 13XXX miles. It is a 25 year old car for sure, but it is great. Thanks to Flavien for being awesome, and patient and knowledgeable! I have some work I need to do before I give the car to my wife, but there will be more to come in the next few weeks

McMike > f86sabre 09/22/2017 at 11:37

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Welcome to the club. These are fun little cars.

998 or 1275?

E90M3 > f86sabre 09/22/2017 at 11:39

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Come in through the port in Savannah?

someassemblyrequired > f86sabre 09/22/2017 at 11:46

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Awesome, those things are a riot - even the non-Cooper ones.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > f86sabre 09/22/2017 at 11:56

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Fantastic! A surprise for your beloved?

Mini Guy- Now has a 4Runner > f86sabre 09/22/2017 at 12:44

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Mind if I take that for a test drive for a couple of years

random001 > f86sabre 09/22/2017 at 12:46

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Flavien is a pretty awesome dude. That car is nice, too.

Svend > f86sabre 09/22/2017 at 12:52

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Nice ex-Australian Land Rover 110 Perentie.

An Australian built for their forces. Powered by a 3.9 litre Isuzu diesel engine.

This looks like a regular early unit while some later ones were widened by a foot and windscreen increased by two or three inches in height and some made into 6x6 guise.

My favourite

f86sabre > McMike 09/22/2017 at 13:19

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998 with a giant Weber carb.

f86sabre > Mini Guy- Now has a 4Runner 09/22/2017 at 13:19

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Could be arranged.

f86sabre > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 09/22/2017 at 13:20

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Yep.

f86sabre > E90M3 09/22/2017 at 13:20

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It did.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > f86sabre 09/22/2017 at 13:22

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You’re a good man... Now to figure out which car I can do this with for Mrs. addiction eventually!

McMike > f86sabre 09/22/2017 at 13:29

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You have a center binnacle, and there’s room for a Weber? Is there no air cleaner on it?

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > f86sabre 09/22/2017 at 13:37

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So you own a totaled Evo with a working drivetrain and a classic Mini. Now you have a really bad idea.

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > TheTurbochargedSquirrel 09/22/2017 at 13:45

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So I just found this looking to see if anyone had actually put an Evo drivetrain in a Mini:

According to the build log its 363HP and 360ft-lbs and it appears to be RWD.

https://passionford.com/forum/restorations-rebuilds-and-projects/333414-mini-rs-cosworth-5.html

So Shiney. So Chrome! So Frunky > f86sabre 09/22/2017 at 13:52

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That is fantastic. I’d buy that one in a heartbeat an i’m not even a Mini guy.

f86sabre > McMike 09/22/2017 at 16:07

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No Idea. I haven’t looked under the hood yet!

f86sabre > TheTurbochargedSquirrel 09/22/2017 at 16:09

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That would be frightening, but something that has been discussed.

f86sabre > McMike 09/22/2017 at 16:29

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Just took a peak at one of the pics and it has a tiny air cleaner.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > f86sabre 10/22/2017 at 09:10

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Late to reply to this post, but love that Mini. As for that 2CV....SO much want! :(