Whats the most unusual item you have used on your mini

[Geehawk]

Bits of an old Vauxhall......oh hang on.. thats yours :P

[VTEC]

Probably the hydraulics off an Escort cabroilet that power the flip front

[Geehawk]

Knob from an old gas fire to make my rotary heater control.

Bits of a towel rail used in the construction of my dash.

Metal tube from an old school desk.....

the list is endless :wink:

[BassAddict]

Part of my boot floor is now stamped "Dexian" - just like the shelving :) !!
Can't say much else yet as its only a half repaired pile of bodywork !!!
Rich

[evolotion]

Table leg cut up to use as coolant pipe:) .. prob the weirdest. oh and big plastic storage tins used as the basi for speaker pods.

[MattG]

on my last engine , i used a urine sample pot as a air filter on the MAP signal to the ECU !!!

Matt

[Mini1380]

A friend's dad collectted junk. He had an old vacuum cleaner. I took the label off of it. It was called an 'Airways Sanitizer'. I mounted it to the hood of my Mini. One day I was watching my car from the second story window and looking at this guy eying my Mini. There was any of the other labels you normally find on a Mini. I could tell his friend was asking him what kind of car and I could also tell that he was mouthing back 'Airway Sanitizer'. That was my great laugh of the day.

[Richspec]

on my last engine , i used a urine sample pot as a air filter on the MAP signal to the ECU !!!

Matt


:shock: Matt wins :lol:

[MattG]

it was the wifes as well , just in case someone trys to beat me !

Matt

[BassAddict]

WTF Matt ?!!!! Where on earth did that idea come from :lol: :?: :!:
We found an old "Push Once" button from an old london bus to use as the start button on the wifes convertible ! Was only £2 aswell - way cheaper than the Richbrook equivalents and far more "in-keeping" !!
Rich

[RichLET]

a nova pedal box in mine....

[Spag]

£120 of 38mm copper heating pipe and soldered fittings for the rear radiator ?

Double pole ON-OFF-ON 40A switches from friendly aircraft engineer (bet he didn't replace them with Lucas).

B&Q gate hinges for the flip front.

Bog chain for boot lid straps - replaced with 3 core .75A mains flex due to weight of radiator & fans.

Black fablon to cover hardboard door cards (cheaper than the sticky backed plastic from Halfwits, and no crappy weave print either!!)

Tesco plastic storage container - battery box.

Concrete garden path - used as a coarse surface grinder when removing 5mm from bottom of block
:shock:


I think i'll stop now before I incriminate myself !

[wally]

concrete path :shock: you nutter! how long did it take?

[BassAddict]

If there was an award for the most varied use of un-car related items I reckon Spag would win any day !!
You even forgot to mention the beer keg petrol tank !!! :)
Rich

i've just ben posting about being a sicko, well this is apt, i have a light in my mini at the top of the dash next to the ash tray, this is to light up my chinese when i eat in the car (very often), the light illuminates my grub nicely just lke the display at the chinese itself.
the light is an oil presure warning lamp holder of an austin maxi.
sean.

[bodgeit]

Spag? what about your beer keg fuel tank? that's the best thing i've ever seen! your a geneous!!!

booze bottles are quite popular on trikes, a few in the club have em.
sean.

not on a mini but on an r5 for the field i used a fence post to keep the boot closed!

heavy duty chain to keep the exhaust on at the manifold

rope for the center of the exhaust

custom bin bags for over night as windows

garden hose pipe fuel line in 2 places

babys dummy as fuel nozzle cover :lol:

can remebr any more but i remeber there was something even more unusual!!