GMI

Being a Nalandian and a committee member of Mighty Mini Club and MRA and a member of Classic Car Club, I never knew of this event.... pretty unfortunate... good if organizers look the national racing calendar and plan a date while informing all motoring clubs...

Call me on 0773865647

Get rid of this contact type ignition breakers and switch to electronic breakers. Call me on 0773865647 with your make and the model of the distributor. I'll check whether I can supply you a conversion kit which comes with a warranty. We use this electronic ignition conversion in all Mini & race cars and all good old English cars tunes by popular mechanic Sirisena.

My guess is that your ignition leads may be leaky when humidity level is high. If so engine fill misfire and become rough. If the engine doesn't miss but if only the RPM goes down then there could be failures in either inlet air temp sender, oxygen sensor or MAP sensor. These are the sensors which collectively drives the ECU when humidity level and ambient temperature changes. If the engine doesn't revs up when A/C is on, idle stepper may be not functioning or our local A/C guys have done A/C wiring bypassing the ECU. Anyway without spending much time and money, get your car scanned. So that you can address the exact problem rather than trying trail and error method.

Call Yasantha for a dashboard 770814257

Deep dish minilite 13" alloys are available with Lal Jayatissa - Hercules Tailors. Rs.38,000- a set.

If you're new to the subject do not even think of restoring one by yourself. you will end up losing lot of money with lot of frustration. It's worth buying a fully done up mini with genuine mni papers.

thanks. checked but they dont have

hi, any place in Sri Lanka to buy a Honda OBD2 to OBD1 ECU conversion harness? Ordered one from ebay but don't have patience to wait further. thanks, GMI

I assume that the car is with current owner and it is under his name. If so he has to log an entry in the nearest police stating that the book is lost/misplaced. Then he/she has to goto RMV with the police entry copy and request for a duplicate book. RMV will ask to present the car to their technical division in Narahempita. After checking the engine and chassis numbers, they will further send the car to Werahara to weigh it. Upon receiving the inspection report, the owner will be issues a duplicate registration papers. While going through this process, they will give you another form to get revenue license and insurance, if they are lapsed. After clearing the documents, you could get the papers transferred to your name under normal transfer option. One day transfer is not possible with duplicate registration papers.

hi, I assume you're running a 998cc rod change type Metro engine. Yes there's a noticeable performance drop with A/C. However, you could wire an additional on/off switch to cutoff the compressor and support the engie when throttling. I have experience with both front and side condensers but there's no significant difference on either of them. I would go for a front condenser, rather cutting the side inner fender. In the factory fitted side condensor, they've re-strengthened the side inner panel by folding the edges and i doubt any local tinker would do the job properly. OTH cutting and refinishing will anyway cost you more than buying a new front condenser for sure. good luck n join the mini club !!! GMI

Honda VTEC Mini Year 1987.

hi, one of my friends is interested.... plz PM me the details. tx. GMI

thanks a lot

hi guys, I'm in the world of Mini's and now started coming to the world of Honda's. I run a B16A powered Mini. Can you please help me to find: 1. a P08 ECU 2. LSD kit thanks, GMI

thanks guys... here's a pic...

Thanks MiniAce. started with A/C and next will be ECU chipping - it's too much power and want to increase the injector pulse width of final drive. Then the differential - gears are too close. Ah forgot - will be sending the car to Rilaulla for stickers and styling (you know to whom ;-) ). Replaced seats with genuine black leather high backs (which came in later MPIs). Put a black grill with some badges. Need to put a control barrel in exhaust before our neighbors complain - it's too loud. Yeah I need mini light wheels in there badly, but need to modify lower arms and take the wheels bit in - might no do in coming months. All in all it's fantastic. I wonder how Ajith aiya made his mind to sell it...

Did I ever think I could own this beast ????

I did it in My 1.3 EFI Mini 3 years back and relocated it's coolant temp sender. It gave me extra 1 km per ltr.

Happy B'day MiniAce...

The Mini Horana drive will be on the 07th November 2010. All members will have to meet up at 8.30am in front of Laughs gas station Havelock Rd Col 05,(near BRC Grounds).Buffet Lunch is available at Rs 350/= per person, and swimming pool is also available for a nice dip so please bring your swimming gear along. Please confirm your participation before the 4th November 2010,as we got to order the buffet lunch in advance. Please call David - 0714302659 Ravikumar - 0773716678 Dirk - 0773222243 Lal - 0773660706

high maintenance and running cost...

Mighty Mini club is organizing a Sunday morning drive on 3rd October 2010. All members are to meet up at Maitland Crescent near SSC grounds by 8:30 AM. Drive will be concluded by 11:00 AM and the route to be taken will be informed when we meet up.

1. Jap stock minis come with 88C thermo. You need to change it to 74c to suite SL conditions. 2. Fan seems operating correctly. But make sure fan rotates at the correct rev. with time the revolution decreases. 3. 16 blade yellow fan blade is fine, but make sure the blades are not bended outside from top. 4. I use Caltex without mixing water. 5. Perfect 6. Make sure that it is 15psi genuine cap. EFI cap has a rubber sealing inside and carb model doesn’t. if you don’t have the rubber seal, it’ll not suck coolant from expansion canister. 7. Yes. you need to have one if you’re running in Colombo. 8. I recommend Ranil – Kadawatha 9. I use Denso Iridiums in my 1000 auto. Temp stables bit high after I use those, but not overheating. Better to switch to normal Densos and check. 10. Ok 11. Should be ok 12. Ok 13. I think you phoned me to ask the place. Didn’t you? I use 1.3 EFI, 998cc manual and 998cc auto cars as daily runners. All run without any heating issues after carefully attending to above facts. Ignition timing also matters a lot therefore better getting the car tuned using a timing torch.