bruneimini

Monday, February 26, 2007

MINI PICS FOUND




Smeikum.....remember when i wrote on my white mini cooper project?I lost all the pics i took with my stupid phone didnt I....?well worry no more my friends i found it,Luckily me old mate found the pictures of my white cooper mini when it was still in its original shitty state,well you can judge it yourself...

Friday, February 16, 2007

MINI PEOPLE(ELMY)








Mushi mushi...this time im inroducing you all to another brunei mini nutter,he is my childhood friend Elmy Rizal Dato Paduka Hj Wahid,we both had been a big fan of mini since we were kids and im the reason behind him being a super mini fan.We had a lot of fun growing up driving my lil green monster,mind you we were only 14 back then,ahhhh...childhood memories,we used to dream of having our own customade minis,and here we are with dreams come true sudah tua with our own mini,not just any mini,mini built to our own spec.Here are some pictures of him with his mini which he called his lil blue monster
MINI SPEC


CHASSIS: AUSTIN MINI MKIII MINI1000

EXTERIOR:FIBREGLASS KIT,COOPER CRILLE,SPOT LIGHTS AND CLEAR REAR LENS

INTERIOR:STANDARD MINI INTERIOR WITH ROVER METRO DASHBOARD

ENGINE: 998CC manual downgraded from 1275 metro engine,what a plonker....

WHEELS&TYRES:13"WOLFRACE JAPAN,YOKOHAMA 195/40 R13

COLOUR:OCEANIC BLUE

Monday, February 12, 2007

MINI CARPET DIY

Greetings my mini people,remember my half done project?in my older post about my half done project,i wrote about the completion of the exterior of my Rover Mini Cooper lookalike project with the unfinished interior,well...now im on my way on completing the interior.Just to update that long awaiting unfinish project I now have completed the floor by doing the carpeting myself.I've been all around enquiring prices for carpeting and most of them were asking around B$200-B$300 for it,and honestly i think its a bit too much for a small car,and i have seen the original product in UK which cost alot cheaper than that.After doing some studies on my other mini's carpet,i am confident that i can pull it on myself.I know its one of the simplest thing to do especially,coz im a diy freak,so i started looking for carpet with the rite texture,thanks to my sister who knows this place in Serusop that sells carpet by metre,and luck was on my side that day when i found the rite colour and material.

before


As you can see the above picture i took the night before,when the floor was still bare metal,seriously i hate looking at it,so I bought about two meters of carpet which by the way only cost me B$20 something,not bad huh rather than paying B$300 for it.After two hours of measuring,cutting and tweaking its finally done,and I think I have done a very good job if I may say so myself....hahahahah.

after

The above pictures are the finished product of my good hands...hahahaha,its not the best but its okay for a non professional carpeteer...just need some cleaning.Now its carpeted its time to think of new upholsteries,which is the most important thing.Hopefully this whole interior thing will be done before my holiday ends.

Saturday, February 10, 2007

MINI MISSION COMPLETED

standing proudly besides his newly claimed pride and joy

Firstly i would like to congratulate my brother inlaw WARDI SYAMIM for completing his mission of finding and owning his own mini.It took him 3 weeks to complete this mission,and with me being here in Brunei helps alot,and yes Im back here in Brunei for a good 3weeks holiday.I found him this mini on my second day of my "holiday" here.Ok now enough about me,let me tell you what i know about this mini.I dont really know the history of this mini,but this is what i can tell so far,and this is just by looking at it.Its a 1979 mini clubman,1000cc manual engine,10 inch wide wheels and tyres,very fast and not forgetting its colour combinations yellow,black and white,patriotism in him maybe,hehehehe...Engine wise its in very good condition,but looks....hmmm....not to my standard yet...hahaha...jan marah wang...hahahaha.Wardi's next mission is to refine the look of his mini...hehehe.Im sure with my help it will be easy. Wardi and his two loves

The first thing to do is to convert it from clubman to a proper roundnose mini.Since he lives in australia it shouldnt be a problem for him to look for parts.I will make sure to update you guys later on.the Best thing about this mini is it comes equipped with airconditiong.So wards you now have something to really look foward to kalau balik Brunei.Anyway congratz again bro...


Thursday, February 01, 2007

MINI HALF CUTS

Hello mini people,i was reading one of my magazines few days ago and i came across this cartoon thingy,in that article i was reading,they explained how minis have diffrent structure for its front and back,the front bit of a mini has its own structure itself,its also as strong as the back bit on its own...where all this while i thought its not safe to botch two cars into one,but apparently it is safe for minis,pheeewww....If u read my older post about my green mini,you will know why am I so excited about this.My green mini got involved in an acciedent a long time ago,it wasnt me who was driving it offcourse,and the whole front was badly damaged,and that destroyed the engine aswell,i was so dissappointed when i heard the news,but still dreaming of having that car fix, till one day thanks to my cool uncle Mus,he came up with this idea of buying half cut which is obviously the front half and weld it together,and wala...my green 'mini is born' again.


Since we know that it is safe to do this knd of surgery to our mini,its easynow to go for a quick fix,hahahaha...well i think im finished tonight with my knowledge sharing,until next time...cheerio