Japanese Minis

[Mystery Machine]

Jan 7, 2011 10:16:34 GMT fannywhacker said:

Cheers for that (bloody quick!) reply.....not sure how they would fit though because the towing eye on minis usually replace the subframe mount...??

Sorry Dude, don't know much about the recovery mounts/points on a Mini.

How about something like this then?
cgi.ebay.co.uk/Classic-Mini-billet-alloy-towing-eye-/280609055110?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM

[fannywhacker]

Yeah I've seen that cheers, dsn classics do loads of similar bits......find them a bit pretend though if you know what I mean? I guess It's like wheels....if it bolts on easy its not worth doing.

[octagonalpaul]

[sumpcracker]

All the best looking minis ive seen are in this thread, the J ones seen to have the edge.

[crazymonkey]

this one just seems so right to me. don't know what it is but I absolutely fell in love with it.

[giacomo]

i want some J bits for my mini

[Davenger]

Funny how modified minis are stolen to order here and shipped to Japan.
So we must be doing something right

[crazymonkey]

I remember it on a program a while ago that despite Japan making so many awesome cars, the mini was the most popular car over there.

[alphilsta]

Great finds!







All I know is, it's a 1965 "オーグルGT" and it's beautiful. Oh my.

[craig1010cc]

its an ogle mini, I think you can get a replica shell now to build your own

[MK2VR6]

Oof.

[PHUQ]

I think the temptation over here is to overdo them, maybe because there are so many modified minis about- if any car benefits from a careful application of "less is more" it's the mini and to go by this thread the Japanese have that down to a fine art. Nice

[Ryannn]

There's some stuff I NEED from Turtle Trading!

[fannywhacker]

They do seem to do it better.

[DiscoVolante]

Oct 18, 2012 9:54:17 GMT giacomo said:

I want some J bits for my mini

+1

sorry japs, but I have something similar

[dreadnought]

There is nothing new on the mini scene, it's been done to death, whatevers done has been done before, the J minis are just the same ad everything else out there. As the last pic proves.

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[MonzaPhil]

There doesn't need to be anything new, it's just a case of careful application of existing ideas that makes some of the cars so nice.

Technically, there's nothing really new on any scene that hasn't popped up somewhere else.

I have a Mini and there is nothing "scene" or otherwise about it, it's just a mini and it's perfect as is.

"Done to death" is a bit of a strong statement, the car is 53 years old, there has been time for modification.

[dreadnought]

Don't think it's a strong statement, just true, be honest there's nothing new on the mini scene, apart from the BMW abortion. Everything has been done, every engine fitted, every ride height, wheel combo, and body style/mod. I don't dislike the cars, just don't get them. Each to there own and that's fine, I can see and understand the work that go's into some of these cars, but again there's just nothing new.

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[digler]

Oct 21, 2012 17:32:12 GMT dreadnought said:

There is nothing new on the mini scene, it's been done to death, whatevers done has been done before, the J minis are just the same ad everything else out there. As the last pic proves.

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there is a lot of mini's that look the same, and when i got mine i didn't want to go down the same route, so i made all the bits myself.
and here it is

[fannywhacker]

That is sweet diggler - is there a build thread?