Hi,
We just purchased and imported from Japan a 1990 Mini Mayfair. It has the 998 engine and is a cream white color. Overall the car seems to be in pretty good shape with just a little bit of surface corrosion showing in the drip rails. I picked up the car from Amagasaki Motors in Japan via a contact in Jalopnik's backend forum Opposite Lock.

The car has a little over 13000 miles on it and seems to run pretty well. The carb needs to be adjusted or swapped out. It has a Japanese Webber clone that seems like it is a bit large for the car. So far we have replaced the CV boots, the exhaust, driver's ball joints and bushings in the steering. It is not a show car, but it is solid, runs and has a nice interior. We are pretty happy with it.

We also have a 2005 Cooper S that we have had since new and that is my DD.

 

hi..why do you want to swap the carb as you can purchase a overhaul kit or you could just try and adjust the mixture, to do this under the carb are 2 brass nuts turn the bottom in all the way then turn it out 3 full turns this is the starting point then turn in for rich and out for lean

 

Congrats can't wait to see it around town.

I would just redo the carb too. Right now I have a single 1 3/4 inch carb on mine and it runs better than it ever did on twin carbs.

 

I also have a 1990 Mini 998cc and a 2009 MINI Cooper S. The classic is a ton of fun.

 

Welcome to the forum

and it's a clean looking vehicle for its age .. a bit of history on the road.

 

Yay, another classic Mini owner!

I have an 89 Racing Green and a 2009 Clubman S

There is a great classics only forum at RestorationMini dot com, full of very knowledgeable Mini guys without all the drama and attitude you get on some forums, hope to see you there!

 

Yeah, as I have started researching and driving the car I think I better understand what I need to do. I think the accelerator pump circuit has some gunk in it. Cleaning it will be my project for next weekend.

 

Welcome to the Japanese import classic Mini club! Mine had A/C when I bought it and round mirrors on the front of the fenders...just curious why yours is different. Best guess on mine is that it is an '87.

 

I have a 91 Mayfair, and it has the 3 binnacle gauge cluster. Yours has a center mount, and that makes me think it may be older then 1990? I could be wrong, I'm just curious if that may have been a model year change I missed out on, as I like the look of the center mount even more.

I also own an 05 MCS since new.

 

its possible that the previous owner wanted it to look much older than it is

 

If you don't mind. What was your total cost? ....and was the import procedure easy

Steve

 

It looks like your Dash has been replaced. its very common for the japanese to switch to the center gauges