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Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: A funny little country with more special beers per capita than anywhere else
Posts: 368
Subframe: Allspeed
Make: Suzuki
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Hey guys,
Looking to spend a little wiser on the parts needed for my rebuild (veeeeery slow starting ![]() Was wondering if there's any interesting / noteworthy mini parts or developments big or small out today make for sensible upgrades since the decade I've been away from it all? Like, I see minispares are selling a 125mm replacement digital programmable speedo for centre binnacle for example (http://minispares.com/product/Classi...ck%20to%20home)... Or maybe someone decided to make (successfully) rubber seals that don't leak, etc etc... you get the idea And at the other end of the spectrum, what parts have gotten generally worse in quality apart from steering racks...? Many thanks for your 2 cents (something of a pun there)! S. ![]() Last edited by 99fusion; 08-12-2017 at 03:41 PM. |
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: northampton
Posts: 2,011
Subframe: Home Made
CC: 1796
Make: Rover
ECU: standard
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unfortunately most stuff out there seems to be of poor quality. The only wheelbearings worth using are genuine timken and generally the only decent stuff is genuine parts if you can find them. I've tried several dampers lately and found gaz wear out pretty quickly, protechs didn't work for me (rattling on small bumps although customer service was excellent), currently trying KYB AGX dampers and am very impressed so far - silent operation excellent handling and damping controll (better than gaz and protech) and seem very well made, time will tell how durable they are.
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: A funny little country with more special beers per capita than anywhere else
Posts: 368
Subframe: Allspeed
Make: Suzuki
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Feels like parts manufacturing ain't what it used to be
![]() I remember buying timkens bearings way back when I was 16 for the front hub (that makes me feel old hehe )... If it poses a risk to safety I'll sure be going for quality parts over knock-offs... Yeah I saw those, got me curious remembering how much Keith Calver raved about their self adjusting Gas-A-Adjust in mini mag. I wonder how these compare .. ![]() Last edited by 99fusion; 10-12-2017 at 01:40 AM. |
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2016
Location: Norfolk
Posts: 549
Subframe: Home Made
CC: 1.8 t
Make: Rover
ECU: Emerald K6
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I restored my other mini 18 months ago, its been kept garaged and only covered around 2000miles.. however the knuckle joint boots/ track rod boots and ball joint dust covers have all started to perish and will need to be replaced again!
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: A funny little country with more special beers per capita than anywhere else
Posts: 368
Subframe: Allspeed
Make: Suzuki
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That's crazy! Maybe this link will be useful to you then...
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Jersey, Channel Islands
Posts: 4,379
Subframe: Other
CC: 1595
Make: Honda
ECU: DTA
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I was rebuilding Clubman Estate a few years ago. I put new rubber brake hoses on and bled the brakes and got a good pedal. After about 6 months I went to take it on its first drive and had a really spongy pedal. On examination one brand new rear hose had perished so badly that the inner part was able to balloon when pressure was applied to pedal !! That hose was bought from Minispares so it shows that even the bigger places are getting caught out with bad quality parts.
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