so bieng a newbie to the forum and after introducing myself its time to get down to business

where to begin with my car?
what should i start with....
mechanical stuff
brakes
suspension
body work
interior

or does it not really matter

any input will be appreciated

Hi All
Im looking for a set of wheels, anyome selling?

Hi all

For paid up members of MOCSA for 2016, we have set up a events notifications Whatsapp group.

If you not on here already, pop me a whatsapp on 0 82 87 87 848 to be added onto it.

Thanks

Séan

Chairman’s Chat
 
Hello again Mini Fans
 
I’d like to thank all those members who took time out to participate in the AGM and Pretty Mini Day, we will be holding more Pretty Mini Days and aim to introduce a commemorative Trophy to celebrate the occasion. A new Committee was voted in and we all look forward to meeting the members on the outings as planned for this year.
 
Committee 2016/2017
 
I’d like to introduce you to our Committee Members:
 
Chairman: Gary Johnson-Barker
 Vice Chairman and assistant to events:  Shaun Van Wezel
 Treasurer: Simon Howes
Events Co-Ordinator :  Dan Kruger
 Scribe and Editor:  Philip Gates
Membership:  Sean Brennan.
 
I am in the process of getting the website to operate and in the meantime events will be broadcast via our Facebook page “Mini Owners Club of Southern Africa” also do not forget MOCSA.CO.ZA is also still operational and you can find info and membership forms etc there.
 
Membership Fees
 
It was agreed at the AGM that we revise the membership fees and so for this year the pricing will be as follows:
 
An individual Member is R165.00
Family Membership it is R250.00. The family membership includes your spouse and children who are under 18. This also qualifies a spouse access to being elected on the committee.
Outer Member is R100 (for members that are not in Gauteng province and wish to belong to the club)
 
Please do your payment to the MOCSA Account which is a Nedbank  Account, Account number 1917017758, Branch Code 191705.Use your Name and Surname as reference and make sure your details are correct with Sean Brennan, this way you’ll receive newsletters and a certificate to recognise you as a member.
Events Calendar
 

Our next outing is the British Day at POMC in Silverton, Sunday 13 March 2016, Entry is free to British cars however a collection for a Charity will be welcome if you so please. Bring your Picnic baskets and there will be refreshments and hot dogs available from the POMC clubhouse. For the members who would like to join in convoy we will be meeting at Menlyn BMW Dealership, Lynnwood Road, Garsfontein and leaving at 9h30.
 
The April event is the annual Angela’s Picnic at Delta Park,  Emmerentia, Convoy details and time will be announced soon.
 
The May event is our ever so popular run to Cullinan which we will fine tune for a fun day out.
 
The June event is a weekend away to Klein Kariba in BelaBela (Warmbaths), if you are interested in joining us for this weekend away with fellow enthusiasts on the 10, 11, 12 of June please contact myself , Gary 082 573 0901 or Dan 073 220 3505 so we can forward accommodation rates at the Resort. We need to book as early as possible so don’t snooze on your reply.
 
 
Past Events
 
Run to the Vaal on 10 January to visit the Sylvia vale Motor Museum.
 
We met up with other attending members at the R59 Block House Petrol Station at 09:00 and left in convoy at 09:30.
 
Many improvements have been made at the museum and a great lunch was had by all the attending members.
 

AGM and Pretty Mini Day
 
This event was attended on Sunday 21st of February.
 

 
 
 
 

 
 
Happy Mini motoring
Gary
 
Any hints and tips are for information only and the Mini Owners Club of Southern Africa
(MOCSA) can accept no responsibility for any misleading or incorrect descriptions of
items advertised or for any problems that may arise from the information published in this
Newsletter.
Any opinions expressed are those of the individual authors, and may not necessarily represent those of the Editor, Club Officials or the membership. The Editor reserves the right to edit contributions to the Club Newsletter.
2016 Committee: Gary Johnson-Barker (Chairman); Shaun van Wezel (Vice Chairman); Simon Howes (Treasurer); Dan Kruger (Events), Sean Brennan (Membership);Philip Gates (Scribe)

I have seen a few forums that have "Like" functionality and I thought it would be useful on our Forum.
You should now see a like button
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So please give it a go!

Regards,

Hi guys does anyone perhaps have any Riley spares laying around.
I need front indicator lenses and perhaps some old school pickup taillights.

Well, this car has a rather interesting history. Basically, my dad bought and rebuilt the car in the '90s, before selling it and moving on to another Mini. She was bought by someone locally, who then sold it to another local. This guy used it for many years, before selling it on as well. My dad was approached about a Mini being for sale one day and when he went to view it, there stood his former car. She had been used for illegal goings on and had been impounded. My brother bought the car and did some work. 

This is how she looked when got her back :





The car was badly faded and had had a rear shunt at some point. Solid overall, but needing some TLC. My brother did a bit of work to the car, including fitting the 40 Weber, GTS steering wheel, LCB, new exhaust system and giving it a good clean out. He was going to fit 13s and fully rebuild it, but a certain turbo Clubby came up and this car went on the back burner. Long story short, my mom acquired the car and we'll now be fixing it up for everyday use.

A set of 7.5" discs will be going on, along with some genuine D1 wheels. It'll get some attention to the bodywork, including a respray in a different blue, wheel arches, some stickers and a fibreglass bonnet. The 40 Weber will probably come off in place of a 36DCD.

Some random shots as of recently :







The wheels :



The bonnet :



The engine, with 11 stud head (no clue of GTS or not) and inefficient airbox for the Weber :



She'll be getting some updates as and when we can afford to do them, as well as when we have the time. This is the third project car on the property now, so it should be entertaining.

hi guys .

newbie to the classic mini as well as to the forum

i have a recently purchased 78 mini moonlight   and trying to learn as i go along to restoring this beauty to it's former glory

2nd time round on this build thread but I would like to keep a detailed record so here we go!

It all started many years ago when I was young and still had hair. Some would argue a much better attitude as well!!  

I was in my second year studying architecture in Pretoria and joined what became two very good friends in a lift club to and from university. Long story short; Dalmain had a mk1 998 and the rest is history. I bought and restored a mk2 998 Cooper on a student budget - yes took me even longer than my current Rover!

Fast forward a couple of years and I return from the Middle East and Europe with a better half (much worse half she turned out to be but that is entirely another story). Twin boys were born; some of you know Jared and that spelt the end of the Mini. Can't have twins and man toys, so she said.

Fast forward once more and Jared is 14 years old; master of the iPad, Ipod, Xbox etc, but did not have a clue how to fasten or loosen a bolt, so we bought a Mini!!

It's a joint project, sort of, creating a Rover Mini Sport look alike but with all old skool mechanics under the bonnet consisting of;

1275 GTS engine, lightened, balanced, center main strap, 649 cam (original type), flowed and ported big valve 12G940 head, Hif44 carb.

Hi guys 

I am looking for the drivers door and boot rubbers as well as an alternator.
Looks like the previous owner of the clubman I got put the battery terminals the wrong way
around and fried the alternater.

if anyone has please let me know.

regards 
Agan