Well i guess this is sort of an introduction as well soo....
My name is Ryan, 19 years old and i just bought a mini. I dont have it yet cuz its being imported from japan, but i do have pics for you all to look at. For the longest time i thought these were such cool lil cars and came accross a good deal so i got it. Car is said to have 20,000km on it and the body is mint. but as for the KM i dont really care cuz soon i plan on doing an engine swap for something like a Vtec engine....not 100% sure yet but i have a lot of ideas....kinda need to get my hnads on the car to look at it first tho before i get to carried away.

Question i do have for you all is if you have any good website to order parts from, Rims is a big deal...i dont mind the ones it has but i want so get as wide possible thatll fit. Buti cant find anything but the average mini ones everyone has. Any help on car parts/ Mods/ or just anything would be greatly appreciated.

Look forward to chatting with you all

The pics i promised
http://s75.photobucket.com/albums/i319/Nayr311/Mini/

 

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Think hard before swapping out to a non-Mini engine. Some of what I love most of my Mini is that it does all it does with that 1275 I have under the bonnet.

A 1275 will cost you much less than a v-tec conversion.

Cute Mini, I assume all the extras in the bonnet is an AC unit right?

 

good call Lance, compressor is under alternator...

Hope it is titled at least 25 years old, otherwise it won't get past customs. It has Mk1 taillights, but a Mk3+ body shell, and other later model bits. Hope your not in Caleeforneea.....

 

I live in Red Deer Alberta....car only has to be 15 years old to import and its a 89. i dont really know what its got as of now since its not in my hands yet but will be in roughly a month. i use to own a gtr skyline that i had imported as well so i know all the rules.

 

Nice Car and I think it's pretty cool that you are only 19 and have a eye for the classics

 

Did you get this car and the skyline through the same guy? Was it John H. in Vancouver? How does the AC work? If you don't mind, how much was the overall cost including importing for Japan to Vancouver?

looks very cool
dr dave

 

and this is my new mini, imported from japan too.
http://www.importconcern.ca/stock/100266/

 

Ryan and iamhata,
Those are really cool cars. I bet you will have lots of fun with them.

 

im an importer all by myself...basiclly i do what importconcern and jspec imports does....for a lot less...i buy the car in japan and get it shipped to vancouver where i pick it up t the wharfes. currently i have two 89 comaros,78 mustang and a 89 mini comming over......as for costs....ill let you know when it gets here...prices are never the same to my door

by the way thanks for the comments everyone

 

Nayr, that's a nice looking Mini. But DAMN! That engine bay is packed TIGHT!

 

lol yeah it is....just talked to the people i got the car from...cars aarrive on the 13th of aug

 

Nice lookin' Mini! I hope it runs great and you enjoy it.

 

The Cougar Ace had been carrying nearly 5,000 cars from Japan to Canada when it began taking on water Sunday night.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060725/...s/listing_ship

In this photo released by the U.S. Coast Guard, the Singapore flagged vessel Cougar Ace is shown disabled and listing 90 degrees to its port side about 230 miles south of the Aleutian Islands

 

thats crazy...i got 3 cars on the "ocean highway" vessle. lol first thing i did was went back to my email to see what boat my cars are on.

 

What's the problem with California? If the car is at least 25 years old, are there other restrictions in California?

 

Yes, CA has more rigid rules and your car must meet their age std (70?) not the fed regulation. Issues with the CA CARB board....better check it out with the state if you live there or contact Mini owners in LA (MOALA) for advice. If it is too new you can't register it in the state.

 

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