Dropped into mini kingdom to see John and pick up some parts, new discs and green stuff pads for a great price.

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Here am I sitting in my tin can far above the Moon
Planet Earth is blue and there's nothing I can do...



“A turbo: exhaust gasses go into the turbocharger and spin it, witchcraft happens and you go faster.” - Jeremy Clarkson

Visited Colorfast DIY at Lawnton and picked up a few items for touching up the car. Very helpful guys there and colour matched the paint as well. Colour is closer than the last shop that tried it. Very happy.

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Cheers
Alec
1275LS - July 78 - XNFAD18Y/102918

Finally made a loom for my Megajolt.

Installed new discs and pads and checked pistons over, hopefully motor back in car by end of the week

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Here am I sitting in my tin can far above the Moon
Planet Earth is blue and there's nothing I can do...



“A turbo: exhaust gasses go into the turbocharger and spin it, witchcraft happens and you go faster.” - Jeremy Clarkson

I went & collected one of my sets of sets I have in storage & put them in my garage & started cleaning some LP883's that I have but the 36 degree heat was too much for me to do much.

Brad

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During the day I work on English designed cars & on my own time I work on English designed cars....

Got my `nickel rod welded' 1100S head back from GR, after he machined it and fitted a new exhaust insert, and recut all the inlet seats for Mk2S valves.
This head (from Goodie) had dropped a valve, trashed the chamber and exhaust insert. But it wasn't cracked, and it passed a 700KPa water pressure test after welding.

One more 1275 head saved...
However, I won't sell it. It is going on my son's 1310 Clubby motor.

[edit 1] pic taken before other seats were cut.
[other edits] details added.

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DrMini- 1970 wasaMatic 1360, Mk1S crank, 86.6HP (ATW) =~125 @ crank, 45 Dellorto (38 chokes), RE282 sprint cam, 1.5 rockers, 11.0:1 C/R.

Been a process eh Kev , but good to hear .

My dad is visiting from the UK so took him out on Saturday for a drive in the mini and let him have a drive also. After the drive we had a go at using my gunson colourtune to check the mixture and tune the carb a little. Turns out is was running a little lean so we made a small adjustment and I took it back out for a drive with the kids in Sunday. Seems to have made a difference as it ran very nicely on Sunday.

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1972 Leyland Mini Clubman
2000 Honda CBR929RR

Cleaned and repacked front bearings, need new seals. Now cleaning CV joints ready to regrease with special grease, ready to install hubs to front suspension, after painting where necessary.

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Mk 1 Cooper S 1965
If you could erase all your mistakes of the past
You would also erase the wisdom of your present
Remember the lesson not the disappointment.

Did a re-ring on the Mk 1 engine.
How I loath using piston ring compressors. Must buy a decent one, those $12 ones made from coil steel with a ratchet are crap.
(Probably another product from The People's Democratic Republic of China)

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1967 Cooper S - new front bearings to do.
1965 Cooper S shell - all painted up, ready for fit out.
1969 Cooper S Mk2 - claimed by 2nd. born
1966 Deluxe- next rustoration!
Mk 2 & XJ6 Jags. Less said the better.

Finally fitted engine back into moke, all clearances are perfect EXCEPT for the exhaust, which is 5cm too far over the gear change hole, so need to trim and get a flex joint (or 2...)

So if anyone gets bored this week and wants to put a moke drive line back together feel free to drop in (Looks hopeful towards Chong...)

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Here am I sitting in my tin can far above the Moon
Planet Earth is blue and there's nothing I can do...



“A turbo: exhaust gasses go into the turbocharger and spin it, witchcraft happens and you go faster.” - Jeremy Clarkson

after snapping off the ball on the clutch arm 2 weeks ago ... I replace the arm, clevis pins, bearing and carrier. Figured do it right, do it once was the best way

No more road ranger changes .....

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120bhp with 450kg just fun waiting to happen

We were prob. drunk when we set it up last and thought this will be a good idea

Sorted the missing horn ring and fitted my
13" flat spoke Les Leston

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....you just lost him his insurance bonus!

997

Classy!

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1967 Cooper S - new front bearings to do.
1965 Cooper S shell - all painted up, ready for fit out.
1969 Cooper S Mk2 - claimed by 2nd. born
1966 Deluxe- next rustoration!
Mk 2 & XJ6 Jags. Less said the better.

Swore at it, and said Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!! a couple of times. Bleeding the brakes and the 3 way banjo fitting on the firewall is leaking from the bottom (rear) line connection. Naturally you can't get your hand in there let alone a spanner. Enter excuse to buy some imperial crows foot wenches from fleaBay and I have successfully slowed it from one drop a second to one drop every 15 seconds. Now I am between the crows foot dropping off the end of the long extension and jamming on the nut. .....time for a coffee

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David L


My greatest fear in life is that when I die my wife will sell my Mini and tools for the price I told her I paid for them!

Almost managed to start it!


....almost

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Here am I sitting in my tin can far above the Moon
Planet Earth is blue and there's nothing I can do...



“A turbo: exhaust gasses go into the turbocharger and spin it, witchcraft happens and you go faster.” - Jeremy Clarkson