Mini Mayfair Paddy Hopkirk rep

[Darragh]

Stuck the video on YouTube to post it here, wife said reverse out and come back in so I can video it, I should have took a bigger run at the driveway but hydraulic handbrake works well

 

[gixermark]

@gixermark my wee girl is a proper princess who is slowly getting into cars ( she has no option as I have motorsport on all the time and never shut up about cars lol ) the day I lifted her from school she said she was super happy and was beaming the whole way home, the look on her face makes it worth it, I’ve already got her using the Milwaukee gun and started showing how to jack the car up and change the wheels, delighted she isn’t a tom boy but you can have a princess daughter than can fix her own car

that sounds perfect to me !!! well done

 

[Darragh]

Quick update, finally got strong magnets to hold the light covers on, I’m not gonna scree through perfect wings, I’m not a fan of them but they go with the replica look,

also got the AEM wideband sensor hooked up and reading off the charts when on idle, restricted the airflow more and the guage went from 18 to 16 so it’s going the right direction, when I drive or rev it the guage sits at 14 in the middle perfect so I know it works, just over fueling on idle, still on the hunt for a standard SPI air box, loose the Pipercross filter

Then today the Monte Carlo stickers arrived, last ones were magnetic and would fall off or blow off, was tricky getting them onto the curved panels but I done alight and they look respectable, I also got 37 printed on them, make them more authentic even though the original was a metal plate screwed into the panels

Next step mot taxed and on the road for 1st May, car is already booked into Kilbroney show on 15th June

 

[southsky sunrise]

You can put the number plates on magnets too mate to take off at show. The double reg gives me anxiety get the drilled cooper rims on too. Still awesome we car and even better the we woman beams while in it

 

[Darragh]

I’ll be getting the black pressed plates for the shows , I will eventually get banded steel wheels painted the cream colour the car had, the original wheels were buckled and not in great shape sadly plus way to narrow , I’m even gonna get rid of the tail lights and the reverse bit, mk2 lights will look cool

 

[vw1500]

I’ll be getting the black pressed plates for the shows , I will eventually get banded steel wheels painted the cream colour the car had, the original wheels were buckled and not in great shape sadly plus way to narrow , I’m even gonna get rid of the tail lights and the reverse bit, mk2 lights will look cool

Go all out, weld plates in get mk1 lights

 

[Darragh]

@vw1500 id love to but then the car would need painted lol I have a couple small dings, gonna get a pointless dent man to sort them out, if I have to paint I’d rather go for a full respray with a better red, could happen in a few years

 

[vw1500]

@vw1500 id love to but then the car would need painted lol I have a couple small dings, gonna get a pointless dent man to sort them out, if I have to paint I’d rather go for a full respray with a better red, could happen in a few years

I’m great spending other people’s money
Such a cool car look forward to seeing it

 

[Darragh]

@vw1500 il great pretending to have money and spending it

 

[Darragh]

That’s her finally MOTd, went through with flying colours, had a photo shoot outside the center with everyone waiting for their cars, the amount of smiles it got.

Brought home and adjusted the seats, passenger seat always sat very far forward due to the hydraulic handbrake, in with a grinder and got cutting and modifying, now seat sits perfect , clears the hand brake and seat belt is easier to get on, some people modify things and don’t bother to finish them off,

Got my hands on a standard airbox and inside was a mint K&N filter, new bolts come tomorrow then the wait till 1st May to get it taxed, can’t wait to go a proper drive

Just noticed the seat belt covers, they will be pulled off, they look terrible lol also the radio isn’t staying, I’ll be getting a Kenwood DAB head unit I just not pushing it into home as it’s hard to get back out again

 

[carmad.]

That’s her finally MOTd, went through with flying colours, had a photo shoot outside the center with everyone waiting for their cars, the amount of smiles it got.

Brought home and adjusted the seats, passenger seat always sat very far forward due to the hydraulic handbrake, in with a grinder and got cutting and modifying, now seat sits perfect , clears the hand brake and seat belt is easier to get on, some people modify things and don’t bother to finish them off,

Got my hands on a standard airbox and inside was a mint K&N filter, new bolts come tomorrow then the wait till 1st May to get it taxed, can’t wait to go a proper drive

Just noticed the seat belt covers, they will be pulled off, they look terrible lol also the radio isn’t staying, I’ll be getting a Kenwood DAB head unit I just not pushing it into home as it’s hard to get back out again

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that looks like a toy car on your truck

 

[southsky sunrise]

that looks like a toy car on your truck

Just like juniors viva did

 

[Darragh]

You wouldn’t know it was in the back lol

 

[Darragh]

Engine didn’t like the standard air box, revs went down to 400 rpm, little bit of fiddling and I got it up to 900rpm but would cut out and wide band guage went mental the other directions it’s back to the restricted Pipercross filter and it runs perfect, was told someone has adjusted the stepper motor at the bottom of the intake manifold, I’ll not be touching it as it needs a professional with a computer to set it up, for now it’s running and driving fine and air and fuel is perfect when car is being driven so it’s all good

Also had a spare fire extinguisher so it’s now mounted in, you never know when you might need it,

I did forget a have to find two rear three point seat belts from the later models so passengers can jump in the back

Also mounted the wheel brace and jack bar on the wooden floor, stop then bouncing off the battery or rattling about

 

[Darragh]

Quick update, been to loads of shows and doing great shake downs with the car, it’ll happily sit at 80mph screaming its head off lol coming back from Kilbroney yesterday it rained very hard , car sailed through the rain past the slow cars, had to get out of the spray, got to Hillsborough round about and when I slowed down she drop a cylinder and chugged , kept the shoe in her and got going again so lesson learnt, if it rains pull over

Tested the new wiper blades and they worked well , also fitted a steering wheel adjuster and it is night and day, steering wheel sits much better now ( **** you pinch bolt )

Rubbed a little glue off the door cars to find they were all chequered flags underneath , so went a little arty with them rather than exposing the full door card,

Last two pictures are what the car looked like in 2008, I met the original owner who was devastated the car didn’t look the same lol it won the portrush mini show two years in a row back then,

Also got the car as close as I could to Paddy Hopkirks own replica , couldn’t get any closer sadly but I was happy with what I got

 

[vw1500]

Has it the splash guard on the engine? From memory covers the leads and dizzy. It was missing on mine and I’d to get one.

 

[Darragh]

@vw1500 gonna invest in one, I was gonna make a removable cover just for the distributor as it’s in direct line of spray, problem was when it rained everyone started to slow down, if I went slower than them to avoid the spray someone would hit the back especially with the little red candles for back lights I’ll be upgrading the bulbs this week to LED ones hopefully

 

[big_pete]

Time for electronic ignition lol

 

[vw1500]

They make a bit of a difference but it’s all part of mini ownership

@vw1500 gonna invest in one, I was gonna make a removable cover just for the distributor as it’s in direct line of spray, problem was when it rained everyone started to slow down, if I went slower than them to avoid the spray someone would hit the back especially with the little red candles for back lights I’ll be upgrading the bulbs this week to LED ones hopefull

 

[Darragh]

@big_pete altesdy has it, I’m an SPI lol problem is spark plugs and distributor right at the grill and it was a hell of a downpour

 

[DJMCA]

Dont need to invest in anything, cut the finger tips off a rubber glove and put it over the dizzy cap with the leads out the fingers. Also, shove a bit of plastic in behind the grill, it will act as a shield

Thank me later lol

 

[Lappintyre]

Was admiring this at Kilbroney, very nice. Is the Evo yours too @Darragh ?

 

[Darragh]

@Lappintyre it’s the brothers car, he has threatened to sell it the last 8 years lol although he was near doing a deal on a mint import corrolla twin cam on Saturday so that might motivate him to sell the Evo , I’ll have the supra to the show next year all going well

 

[Wayne D]

Car looked great on Saturday at the show. Spotted the Evo 3 as well, very nice.

 

[Darragh]

After 10 months I finally found red rear three point seat belts, hens teeth for them especially in red, last 5 years of production they done three point belts, got these delivered for £30 all in, if only the fella knew I needed red ones to match the red front ones he would have charged a lot more