Beiträge von austin mini

  • Quiz für T*vprüfer.....5/6x12?

    Zitat von Metroholics

    Ja !

    Bitte *prusst* ......bitte .....*prusst* nich fragen ....wie *pruusst*

    ......nur mit leichtem Fett .....*pruuust* un......schmatzend....*hau wech*

    *gröhl*

    Metro
    "poden werfen ?"

    alte Sau :D :D :D :D


    Zitat

    Aber wäre das nicht besser bei OFF TOPIC, oder MINI Discussion aufgehoben???

    äh - nein...

    Alles weitere werd ich mal mit Ylrahc Länderfuhr in Verlieren abchecken....(man soll ja hier den Namen nicht mehr uncodiert verwenden :D :D :D )

    C.

  • TÜV motzt unendlich - keine Plakette!

    Zitat

    Ich habe einen dezent Leistungsgesteigerten Mini (998-er Motor, Cooper Freeflow, Doppel HS 2, spezielle Brücke, K&N, RC 40, SW 5 Nockenwelle, Richardson überarbeiteter Zylinderkopf und noch andere Feinheiten)

    Ist der beschriebene Motor den "road-legal"?

    Sonst würde ich den gleich mit eintragen lassen ;)

    Christian

  • Literatur im Urlaub

    Ellen

    Mal ganz ehrlich:
    Was soll denn die ganze Leserei - dieses Intelektuellengetue? :D :D

    Hol dir doch einen schönen Videothekenausweis, da haste Zugriff auf die neuesten Baller- und Kung-Fu-Filme!!

    Davon gibts so viele, dass du die in DIESEM Urlaub bestimmt nicht schaffst! :D :D

    Christian

  • Leistung eines Mini mit 63 PS

    Der Mini ist im modernen Vergleich immer noch sehr schnell beim Anbremsen einer Kurve, daher sehr schnell DURCH die Kurve (z.B. Autobahnauffahrt), die ein modernes Auto deutlich schneller fahren kann...........

    Alles andere können moderne Autos einfach OBJEKTIV besser :rolleyes:

    Christian

  • Merkwürdiges Special-Baujahr?!

    The Mini Special back to The Mini Special
    The Belgian 1100 Special
    Author: John Collins

    Let's get one thing clear from the beginning - the Belgian built Mini 1100 Special is not a limited edition car to celebrate an anniversary rather it's a regular production Mini for European markets in the late '70's. Unlike the distinctive, high specification UK 1100 Special, the Belgian version is essentially a Clubman spec Mini but with the more conventional round front - the Clubman never being as popular overseas as it was in the UK.

    All the cars were built in the Seneffe factory between approximately 1975 - 1981. Total production ran to 73753, all left hand drive. They were particularly common in the Netherlands. It is not known how many were imported into the UK, but I would estimate 1000 cars crossed the channel. I once had a Feb 1978 example, imported in the summer of 1982 on a Y reg. I believe that quite a few others came over around this time, registered in Romford, West Essex, as RMG xxxY or OMG xxxY. There are few left on UK roads as rust takes it's toll - build quality was never of the highest order!
    Please note that in the late 1980's the name "Special" was re-used for the European spec Mini 1000 City - this time built at Longbridge.


    Specifications

    There is not a definite spec for thses cars - 25 years of modifications have clouded the issue. Generally, though, they follow the same pattern:
    MK4 saloon shell, in a choice of colours, (see listing), with black vinyl roof. Certain details are identical to the UK 1100 Special - indicators on the front wings (part no AV3296) Clubman saloon rear bumpers, black grille with 'Special' badge. Headlamps were Cibie halogens surrounded by a deep dish chrome ring. Chrome sill strips like most older Minis - Belgian Specials usually had standard 10" steel wheels with plastic wheel trims. On the guttering is a chrome effect finishing strip, one piece of dubious quality. I believe some parts suppliers do a similar version.

    Rear lamps are MK4 with reversing lamps - boot badge reads 'MINI Special' with gold and black background (as sold by Mini Spares) or, a rarer type, 'MINI Special' in plain silver. Door mirrors were either chrome, early 1970's style, or painted black metal mirrors. Later cars featured the later black plastic mirror. Wipers are either chrome or black, facing the opposite way to UK Minis, unless altered. Interiors bear a strong resemblence to UK spec 1100 Clubmans- various colours of cloth seats (plain and patterned) and vinyl door trims. Carpets are matched although black interiors are most common. Bear in mind some cars, still carrying their original carpet sets, may have a hole in the nearside footwell, where the LHD steering column used to go. Dash top is padded vinyl with 'Clubby' 2 clock instrument pod in front of driver. Please note there was no rev counter, or Special console, steering wheel or storage bin that the UK Specials have. Steering wheel ids the derided 'boomerang' type, probably the first thing to be replaced!

    As befits their LHD ancestry, the cars often have rocker switches in the centre of the lower dash rail in reverse order i.e: the headlamps switch on the far left next to the choke. My car certainly did. Also some (not all) have a chassis plate riveted to the cross beam beneath the passenger seat. This usually gives the game away being marked 'Leyland Industries, Belgium, SA'.

    Some early cars are slightly different- for a start they usedMK3 bodyshells with solid mount subframes. Dashes were the familiar MINI 1000 oval centre binnacle, while switchgear was the later (post 76) rocker type allied to the twin stalk later spec steering column. Rear lamps were MK4 type. Although be warned, don't take my word as gospel because numerous variations do occur.

    When brought to the UK and converted to RHD then the alterations come thick and fast. Mechanically, the steering gets swapped, as do the pedals and under the bonnet, the master cylinders relocated. Oh yes, a new steering rack is needed too. I believe certain brake pipes need adapting to suit the relocated master cylinders.

    Quite a few Belgian Specials got a rev counter on conversion, perhaps in an attempt to make them akin to the English version. Along with this is the common fitment of Exacton 5x10" alloy wheels - my own ran on rare Italian Melber 5x10's like a deep dish rostyle - I had to get my spare from Northern Italy!


    Arch extensions are often fitted, although with 5" wheels and drum brakes you don't necessarily need them.

    As time goes on of course, the modifiers get their hands on them and it may be very hard to work out what the car began life as. With Specials the front wings get renewed and lose the wing mounted indicators, so try looking for reverse parking wipers or the boot badge, or for absolute confirmation, the chassis number.
    As mentioned, there is often a plate under the passenger seat - the chassis number is very distinctive, being 7 digits starting with 1. UK cars had 6 digits starting with a 6 ie; Belgian Special XC2S1N 1234567 (example)
    Uk 1100 Spesh XC2S1N 654321 (example) [editors note: sometimes uk cars have two superfluous zeroes in front of the 6, which should be ignored]


    Mechanically, the 1098cc engine is identical to the UK spec, as is the gearbox (3.44 diff) and the brakes are drums all round. It is rumoured that Belgian 1100s are far lighter than the UK counterparts and as a result, a little quicker.

    Information on the Belgian Special is a little scarce. The Seneffe plant closed down years ago (in 1986 I think) so what is contained here is compiled from my own detailed observations. I have provided the data on colours and trim as well.
    One thing I do know is that there was a Belgian 1300 Special as well - on DRUM BRAKES!! Apparantly they never got UK type approval as the brakes were about as effective as stopping a charging elephant by using a newspaper.

    The photos reproduced are of my own car, which began life in silver with a black vinyl top. As can be seen it exhibited quite a few alterations, and was possibly the last Mini in South East Essex carrying nudge bars.


    The trim colours will be familiar to anyone who had a 1970's Mini. As such interiors are usually discarded these days, restorers will find it reasonably easy to pick up what they need. My local scrapyard is usually heaving with such 70's interiors.
    The seats are the older non head rest type; not always the last word in comfort - an upgrade to 1980's mayfait seats would look really neat. Mayfairs had, for instance, grey velour trim (nice in a black 1100s perhaps) beige velour or even pale blue velour, the latter would go nicely in a silver Belgian Special; after all the UK one had blue seats.

    When I had my Belgian Special I frequently got offered loads of others. I must have come across 10 of them in less than 5 years, although I haven't seen one since the summer of 2000. Considering the condition of some of those I was offered this is perhaps hardly surprising!

    A well-known photo exists in Rob Goldings book 'Mini 35 Years On' of a 1975 built Special bearing the Belgian registration plate AKH 162. I cannot be sure of the colour, but the car is a MK3 shell (double side rainstrips are the give away) and rides on Firsat alloys from the Innocenti Cooper export. I also have a poster advertising the launch of the 1100s in Germany, around 1976. Seven cars are shown, including a white one and apale green one. Neither of which feature on the paint and colour guide. Conversely Russet Brown is absent from the poster. I can certainly vouch for the green one (similar to 1980's Opaline Green) as I nearly bought one in 1999! The poster in question is titled 'Die Neue Mini-Mode: Mini Special', which should need no translation from me!.

    I had the text translated a few years ago; marvel in the kind of advertising that could only have been written in the 70's:-

    The Mini, always popular, especially the new Mini Special. The highly fashionable two-colour look. Seven attractive colours to choose from in fitting combinations, with it's genuine vinyl roof giving an outstanding selection. Also inside the Mini Special there is a completely new interior: comfortable and cosy velour upholstered seats coloured to match the paintwork. Full carpeting. Good instruments in unity with wood-grain dash?? Leather steering wheel. Dipping rear mirror, make up mirror and a heater. Electric windscreen wipers, practical inertia lock seat belts. Under the bonnet sits the 1.1 litre Mini Special engine with improved 45 bhp. With 4 radial tyres:- Special price DM7490


    Christian ( auch Besitzer eines Special)

  • Getriebe und co...

    @Bastler

    habe gerade diesen schönen Beitrag eines "ehemaligen" :D :D Miniforers gefunden:
    266/286 sind die "umgangssprachlichen" Bezeichnungen der Kent Megadyne Nockenwellen. HS x sind die Vergaser, mit 3,44 ist die Endübersetzung des Getriebes gemeint:

    Christian

  • Getriebe und co...

    Zitat von derBastler


    Wenn man das serien Getriebe überholen läßt, und es gibt auch sonst keine größeren Mängel an dem Teil, kann man es sicher in einen getunten Mini einsetzen oder ist dass zum Scheitern verurteilt? Wo ist dann die Grenze, also ab wieviel Leistung?

    Das gleiche auch für die Antriebswellen und das Differential...
    Ist ein Sperrdif. notwendig und wer hat Erfahrungen mit den Preisen.
    Wie schon so oft in den anderen Themen beschrieben soll die Leistung bei meinem Inno so bei ca 90-100ps liegen, wenn er denn mal fertig ist!

    Lieben Gruß aus Hannover...

    Wenn das Getriebe sorgfältig überholt wird wird es bei ordnungsgemäßer Behandlung mit deinen angestrebten PS gur klarkommen.
    Ich fahre ein Seriengetriebe unter einem 1300er, der wahrscheinlich mittlerweile realistisch irgendwas um die 80 PS produziert - völlig problemlos.

    Ein Speerdifferenzial ist sehr teuer und verändert die Fahreigenschaften sehr - für die angestrebte Leistung eher unnötig.

    Hast du eigentlich schon mal einen getunten 1300er gefahren? :D :D

    Leistungen um 100 PS werden z.B durch große Bohrungen (z.B. 1380), mit 285/286er Nockenwellen oder extrem guten Köpfen realisiert.

    Vielleicht reicht ja auch der gute "Drehmomentmotor" mit der MD266? :D :D

    Christian

  • welcher dieser minis ist der beste bzw. bestes preis-leistungsverhältnis

    Zitat von the beatles

    ja das ist schon klar das ein auto vom händler sicher besser ist nur sind in österreich die möglichkeiten bezüglich händler sehr eingeschränkt... abgesehen von den hohen preisen

    ........dann kauf doch in Deutschland ;)

    Hohe Preise relativieren übrigens sich nach der ersten dicken Reparatur.
    Fahrtzeiten und Kilometer nach Deutschland relativieren sich, wenn man nur zweimal z.B. 800km fährt statt 30mal 100 Kilometer zu vielen sinnlosen und ernüchternden Besichtigungen.

    Schrott-Peter
    Du hast einen deutlichen Wettbewerbsvorteil, weil du dich SEHR gut auskennst, oder? :)

    Christian