Just sat in her .............. waiting for a move to a new house with a double lock up garage. then it's all engines go for the rebuild .......

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people say keep ya friends close and you enemies closer BAH I say keep your friends close and your enemies at maximum effective range.

Went on a 50th Birthday drive with a few other Minis
Weather was perfect in Perth.


**What you looking at Mate......wanna drag off the lights!!

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Chained the oil and filter, then started trying to fix the door - wouldn't unlock. Now I've fixed it and it doesn't lock. Progress...

Sprayed the edges of the door ready for putting the skin on tomorrow

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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!

weather is always perfect in Perth ......*sigh* so miss W.A. ..........

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people say keep ya friends close and you enemies closer BAH I say keep your friends close and your enemies at maximum effective range.

put it back together after taking the radiator out yesterday to investigate a suspect rattle - I was paranoid that the timing chain was hitting the cover - I'm sure it's just the rockers

also changed the manifold gasket...

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did I tell you that I won a trophy?

Fitted single centre Lucas driving light, wired with a separate switch to the high beam wiring , should give me a good spread of light if the convoy get's stretched out on the "Asparagus Job " .

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went to the All Brit Day and was able to drive Morris thier

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Stop Licking the Dog...I Don't Care Who Started It

hehe i did the same last week, just single 4inch spot (not a lucas). And it is brighter than both the headlights combined. Im going to have to convert the headlamps to relays and hal's soon.

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Aussie Leyland, Aussie Factory, Aussie Mini S.

I stripped a wide case 3syc gearbox ready for cleaning in the cold tank tomorrow. It will be used to build a 2nd S/C box spare for the race car.

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Have a Nice Day.
If already having a nice day please disregard.

I did a blokes cam timing on his new +100 flat top piston 998. Did tune up on another customers B series, helped girlfriend reco front sub frame for ex tas rail moke and fitted some nice new H4's and relay to my mini van! More mini work tomorrow..

You must have the only six-doored mini in existence!
You always seem to be re-skinning doors.

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Pulled the wiper motor and drive to bits, cleaned and greased and now have single speed wipers again that actually work, instead of half speed "intermittent" wipers.

I fitted stock colour matched flares to Percy the van, but found the plastic strip is way short! (the guy I bought the flares from said they would be almost long enough and you could get away with it).
Now I just need new plastic strips, oh and front discs and rear step drums, and cooper S rear slaves.....
Then the flares will be nice and full!

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Cool stuff!!

Put the door skin on the drivers door.

The frame




The Skin



Lined up and clamped with vice-grips



Taking it slow and easy



Done



And it fits - sort of



Top left corner doesn't quite follow the curve and will need some work - have to do the tack weld to the top corners and there are a few hammer makers imprssions that a judicious application of a thin layer of filler won't fix other than that I'm pleased with a first attempt a 'skinning'

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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!