Recent content by theFinn

Welcome from another newbie from Finland :) I really like those lines, very nice car coming up, I see :thumbsup: What's the red one in the pic?

:thankyou: Yeah, Mr Vizzard is really a legend and I've been reading his books. Haven't finished one yet as there's SO much knowledge in...

You have no idea if You havn't driven one :lol:

Those tyres on the prime pic I can't remember the make but now under the car are 165/70-10" Yokohama A008 tyres on the still same, I believe, 4.5" Revolution wheels. Wheels I will never part with but the next tyres are something else than the A008s - quite slippery on wet surface.

The Mini at it's prime in 2000, fitted with a >100HP at wheels 1300cc engine and a double barrel Dellorto 45mm (~ 1¾") carb. Friend of mine made the front grill from stainless. The doghouse weighs about 580kg (~ 1280 lbs)... Nowadays with white hood: My dad made the dash when I bought the...

@Bobzilla and @missing linc Thanks for the test ideas. I didn't yet check all the spark plugs but at least the ones I did had a spark. Distributor, plugs and wires are all new. The oilcap-test would never have crossed my mind, distributor I probably would have opened next. Good point about...

Ooo.. Mine has a wooden dash also and the rest sounds about what i'm planning to turn mine into. Thanks for the ups :thumbsup:

Yes, a frontwheeler. Just found some dark van pictures from my phone, Mini pictures to follow later

Hi Bobzilla, Sure, I'll upload some pics The Van sounds just like you described, base van fitted with a roof treatment. And with the Mitsubishi MPI 3.0L V6. The interior is at the moment drivers seat only Thanks, - Tomi -

Greetings from Finland, My name is Tomi and I'm about to start my second half-century next year. I've been a member of FHRA since about 1990 (Finnish Hot Rod Association - Finnish version of NHRA) but I'm quite fresh working with US built cars, now owning the mentioned "Royal Traveler" Van for...