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Restorations / Re: Adventures with a 68 Mini
Last post by blaked - Today at 10:39:41 AMBoth outer wings installed. Some clean up remains on the driver side but shes all in! On the drivers side front end panel I had to build up the flange and grind the curve to get a good fit. good enough for my car. Hope ya'll had a wonderful thanksgiving.
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The Lounge / Re: Mini Mania forum crushed b...
Last post by BruceK - November 28, 2025, 07:08:52 PMQuote from: MPlayle on November 28, 2025, 12:51:03 PMJonathan Harvey acquired Mini Mania (and all its "sister" outfits) from Don in 2020. In 2022, Mini Mania acquired 7Ent. In June 2024, they entered bancruptcy for "reorganization" and went dead from there.
(The above was determined through web inquiries.)
Crazy how a business marking up items double the MiniSpares retail prices couldn't survive.
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The Lounge / Re: Mini Mania forum crushed b...
Last post by MPlayle - November 28, 2025, 12:51:03 PMJonathan Harvey acquired Mini Mania (and all its "sister" outfits) from Don in 2020. In 2022, Mini Mania acquired 7Ent. In June 2024, they entered bancruptcy for "reorganization" and went dead from there.
(The above was determined through web inquiries.)
(The above was determined through web inquiries.)
#4
The Lounge / Re: Mini Mania forum crushed b...
Last post by BruceK - November 28, 2025, 12:18:10 PMAfter Don Racine sold MM, who took over? And when was that?
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The Lounge / Re: Non-Traditional Mini Parts...
Last post by BruceK - November 28, 2025, 12:15:20 PMQuote from: MiniDave on November 17, 2025, 04:42:24 PMBruce, if I don't get something from DHL within another week, I will do the dispute thing. I've never done that so I don't know how to go about it for only a partial refund, since I did get the m/c. And I don't know how much to dispute since there would be some kind of a tariff due on it.
Any update?
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The Lounge / Re: Non-Traditional Mini Parts...
Last post by jeff10049 - November 27, 2025, 10:51:00 PMQuote from: MiniDave on November 21, 2025, 04:25:07 PMI ordered an ignition coil from BPNW Wednesday, it came today! And that was USPS.....musta caught a jet stream or sumthin.....
I've used them for years, great for me as they're right here in Oregon. Also northwest import parts for engine stuff is good. They have a few other mini items if you call.
Also here in Oregon is Jet. I've had good service from them as well.
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The Lounge / Re: Mini Mania forum crushed b...
Last post by jeff10049 - November 27, 2025, 10:37:06 PMIt appears that Deves Rings parted ways with MM and was not part of the sale. They seem to be in business, that's good.
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The Lounge / Re: Mini Mania forum crushed b...
Last post by MPlayle - November 27, 2025, 08:42:21 PMSomeone I spoke to recently said the court records for their bancruptcy case indicated the had closed for good.
The entire Mini Mania site and the 7Ent site are both gone as well.
The last time I browsed the MM forum last week it seemed Bill Cox (under one of his many aliases) was the only person posting and he was doing his usual "beating dead horses" type posts. The classifieds was also starting to be overrun by spammers.
The entire Mini Mania site and the 7Ent site are both gone as well.
The last time I browsed the MM forum last week it seemed Bill Cox (under one of his many aliases) was the only person posting and he was doing his usual "beating dead horses" type posts. The classifieds was also starting to be overrun by spammers.
#9
The Lounge / Re: Mini Mania forum crushed b...
Last post by 94touring - November 27, 2025, 04:05:11 PMThey gone.
I started this forum largely because I didn't like how they treated Dean.
I started this forum largely because I didn't like how they treated Dean.
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The Lounge / Re: Mini Mania forum crushed b...
Last post by jeff10049 - November 27, 2025, 03:54:14 PMI just tried to log on, and it appears they are no longer in business. I saw on Facebook that they have been taking money for about a year and not delivering the parts or responding.
What a shitty company, and they always were, at least going back to the early 2000s when I tried to use them and had the same issues with very slow or no shipping. Then they took over Deeves piston rings and ruined that company, then seven enterprises, and ran that right into the ground. Path of destruction with ZFG.
I did enjoy the forum back in the day and tried to support them, but never could get any service.
I gave up on the company when they treated Dean like shit, and then gave up on the forum when bad/dangerous advice was rampant, and rather than ban the guy, one of their own, Jemal, encouraged the bad atmosphere.
What a Joke that place became.
What a shitty company, and they always were, at least going back to the early 2000s when I tried to use them and had the same issues with very slow or no shipping. Then they took over Deeves piston rings and ruined that company, then seven enterprises, and ran that right into the ground. Path of destruction with ZFG.
I did enjoy the forum back in the day and tried to support them, but never could get any service.
I gave up on the company when they treated Dean like shit, and then gave up on the forum when bad/dangerous advice was rampant, and rather than ban the guy, one of their own, Jemal, encouraged the bad atmosphere.
What a Joke that place became.