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Well here we go, first forum post; even though I've been in the Facebook group for like 5 years.
A few years ago my sister bought a JDM 1.3SPI Rover Mini from a bloke up in Edmonton. Long story short the car went undriven, untouched, and unloved due to a lack of time. I've sort of adopted the project and driven it quite a bit over the last two years when my "reliable new German car" was under the knife for repeating failures. I've permanently adopted him now as a replacement for said "reliable" car.
Wilber - as he shall be known - is clad in white racing stripes over British Racing Green with a "lovely" floral cloth interior. He has several clones within Calgary (namely Don and Jory). The body is in excellent shape with a small amount of clear coat peeling from the left(?) front fender.
The mechanical side of things is... interesting, to say the least. Short of a rough idle, shotty electrics, a bad battery post, a radio with no memory, vacuum leaks everywhere, a throttle cable that disconnects several times a week, and suspension so rough it should be named Kandy, the car is perfect.
10" wheels take some getting used to, but are a good laugh when people try to guess the size. I believe the stock size to be 10x4 on this year of mini. But these will be replaced very quickly (see immediate next post). The stock 1.5" flares will also need to be replaced in the near future.
--Taylor
A few years ago my sister bought a JDM 1.3SPI Rover Mini from a bloke up in Edmonton. Long story short the car went undriven, untouched, and unloved due to a lack of time. I've sort of adopted the project and driven it quite a bit over the last two years when my "reliable new German car" was under the knife for repeating failures. I've permanently adopted him now as a replacement for said "reliable" car.
Wilber - as he shall be known - is clad in white racing stripes over British Racing Green with a "lovely" floral cloth interior. He has several clones within Calgary (namely Don and Jory). The body is in excellent shape with a small amount of clear coat peeling from the left(?) front fender.
The mechanical side of things is... interesting, to say the least. Short of a rough idle, shotty electrics, a bad battery post, a radio with no memory, vacuum leaks everywhere, a throttle cable that disconnects several times a week, and suspension so rough it should be named Kandy, the car is perfect.
10" wheels take some getting used to, but are a good laugh when people try to guess the size. I believe the stock size to be 10x4 on this year of mini. But these will be replaced very quickly (see immediate next post). The stock 1.5" flares will also need to be replaced in the near future.
--Taylor
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