Niallo's MINI and Mini

[niallo28]

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Picture 1 - 2005 Cooper s. The daily communter.

Picture 2 - 1971 Mini 850. Currently stored away for the sunshine.

[Derfinn]

Nice pair of motors you have there niallo.
The 850 looks really well cared for, love the burgandy roof.

[irlmin]

Hi Niallo,
The 850 looks really tidy , its always good to wrap the classics up for the winter and use the MINI that way you have the best of both worlds and the classic will be good for many many years , is the 'S' standard or have you a few mods welcome to the site btw .
G

[MiniMpi]

Wow!!
What a lovely combo Niall!
Adore the damask red roof on the classic, very cool indeed.
Fergal.

[Step_7]

Nice collection there, old and new is the best solution!

[niallo28]

Cheers for the comments. the S is just a standard S alright, mind you can anything about the Cooper S be considered 'just standard'!! Love the thing to bits. Just never tired of it!

as for the 850 its an imported model from Spain. Known as the Authi Mini there. Automoviles de Turismo Hispano Ingleses in Landaben, Navarra. Now they make SEAT cars!

[irlmin]

Interesting that its an 'Authi' , its the 1st Authi we have had here , We have some members that own the 'italian cousins' of the Authi the Innocenti mini .
G

[inny1300]

Hello i am here ger,and one of the italian cousin's is well wrapped up for the winter,hello niallo28 you have a lovely S and the 850 is very tidy,looking forward to seeing it in the metal and well into the summer,when we see that big glowey thing in the sky,i think they call it the sun,anyway bye for now and regard's jon

[niallo28]

speaking of my 'standard' S, can anyone suggest some ideas to make it not standard!!

cheap and cheerful please.

the budget is being saved for a woody estate. next years purchase hopefully if i can find a good one.

[irlmin]

If its power you are after a good remap and a 15% pulley will make it really fly should have about 210 bhp from that . then of course you need better brakes , lots of options here , from uprated pads to 6 pot calipers and 330mm discs etc etc ,and of course its a 'spiral' after that if the 'modding' bug aets a hold ,
G

[niallo28]

who do i contact about getting it remapped? Sounds like a good first option. Does it affect consumption much?

[niallo28]

Ger do you do the remaps in your place? what is a basic remap going to cost me? i have a warranty until April next so it it advisable to wait until the warranty is out with MINI first?

[irlmin]

Sorry for the late reply but we were getting some new floors put in the house and the computer was 'down' for the last few days , yes We can do the remap and as regards warranty its your choice to wait but remember its undetectable when done , I would wait to fit the 15% pulley though as that is not if you know what you are looking for .and as the pulley when fitted needs a different 'map' I would wait to do both together when your warranty is expired , give Me a call or PM and I will explain what is involved .
G

[niallo28]

after the long christmas voyage from Dublin to Belfast to Limerick to Cork and back the Cooper S enjoyed its break by the beach in Inchidoney.

New sticker looks great too!

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[niallo28]

could this be one of the better consumption stories of a Cooper S. 650km on a tank. its my best for a while anyway.