Savage oil and filter or do they just like to wander?...Don't let em get out!

nice job on the door wombat

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Aussie Leyland, Aussie Factory, Aussie Mini S.

Started investigating the droning noise I've started to hear (or imagine prior to the Asparagus Job), and discovered one of the Timken taper-rollers I fitted to the rears about 6 months ago has started to bind up

Pulled both out, cleaned them, greased them good with new Castrol HTB and whacked them back in. The binding one is now a bit better, the run to work tomorrow will tell whether the drone has gone away. Either way, I'll probably fit a new one before we leave for Brisbane, better to be safe than sorry

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Simon

The adventures of an owner builder in the Tallarook Ranges

Welded the top bits of the door skin to the frame.

Welded an "extension" (27mm socket) onto the top of my short 1.5" socket so I can tighten and torque the swivel joints

Fiddle with the shims in the swivel joints on one hub and got splinters in my fingers scratching my head

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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!

Finaly totaly sorted twin 1&1/4 " su's.On my 1275ls.cam,extactors,lukey 1&3/4"exhust and the sister's sucking under the bonnet ohh it's a sweet thing..

Stuck scrapper2 back together. Only took me 4 weeks to do a 10 min job, woohoo, i'm so Motivated!

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Took mine for a lap today just to make sure it still kicks ass... come Saturday.

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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.

..got the shims all sorted and swivel nuts all torqued up - one hub done now for the other

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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!

Regreasing the binding rear wheel bearing seems to have made the droning worse, so a new one will go on tomorrow.

Tonight I pulled down one front hub for a regrease.. damn I love the taper-rollers, they make this job much easier than otherwise

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Simon

The adventures of an owner builder in the Tallarook Ranges

Gave her a big drink of OIL I wondered why the smoke screen had stopped

changed plugs to BP6ES's and oil + filter change and contemplating bringing it up to the dyno on saturday to see how good my home tune is

Lifted the engine out and started the rebuild

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1965 Morris Mini Deluxe - 998cc SC12

I fitted a set of Quad 40mm bike carbs onto the small-bore twin cam mini,,, but they`re
p!$$ing fuel out of a couple of o-rings

damn it, have to rip them all off & apart to fix them... probably cost me all of $2 bugger it!!!

not going to bother till after the muster tho,,, it can just sit there now & think about what it`s done, maybe it will realise how much love i give it & heal itself out of respect ???

Nah,,, didnt think so

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No offence intended here but--> anyone writing a book about minis 30 years ago may not have experienced such worn or stuffed-with components as we are finding these days.

You should put your heart & soul into everything you do.

Tried to work out why the window won't go up on the drivers door. Have to take the trim off now.

Rang about the rust repairs in the other one. "It'll be ready tomorrow.

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1970 Mini Deluxe - 1275, Weber, Clive 346 cam, MS 4-pot slotted discs, Megajolt ignition Now with new improved Mambas... almost on the road
1966 Van with Traveller rear seat conversion
2008 Prado GXL
All in various states of repair...

Put on some new wheels...

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now to wait for some flares to finish it..!