awesome thanks,

ive pretty well followed this, as the bare shell has the brake and hydro lines still attached. i did however forget the hand brake step, and am not sure how to mount the steering rack, maybe ill go jack up my other mini and take a look at it, though its a bit hard to get to right now 0_0

Thanks
Leroy.

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1967 Mini Deluxe bucket of rust and mismatched parts powered by a 1360cc and a destroyed gearbox missing second gear

Three important MUST dos (possibly unhelpful but meant to keep you light hearted in your noble quest)

a) get a set of instructions from ikea... any instructions will do

b) use a chinese... english... swedish translator to work out why part B does not interference greatly with Part C

c) hide the left over bits

'C' is my specialty

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1967 Mini Deluxe bucket of rust and mismatched parts powered by a 1360cc and a destroyed gearbox missing second gear

The rack fits into U-shaped brackets that are welded to the floor with a U-bolt at either end of the rack holding it up against the floor. Nyloc nuts for the U-bolts are tightened from inside the car.

Note, the U-bolts are designed for the purpose and are not just common types as used for exhausts, etc. The U section is flattened so it sits snuggly against the rack tube.

Also, don't tighten the U-bolts fully until the steering column has been bolted to the spline on the steering rack pinion and aligned so there is no sideways pressure on the pinion or column spline.

Finally, installing the rack is not a trivial exercise if you want the steering system to operate safely as originally designed. The comments above are just a couple of pointers to answer your specific question. I strongly recommend you get someone you trust who has done this before to help. Or at least get a detailed instruction from a workshop manual and follow it precisely.

Steering and brakes are the two most important things to get absolutely right in a car like the Mini, with steering coming first in my view. If the hydraulics fail in the braking system you have a handbrake that can be used in an emergency. If the steering column detaches from the rack you have no alternative but watch the car go wherever it feels like going, so maintain the steering system well and install it properly.

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thanks heaps, I suppose i better go about finding the correct u bolts, i have a few in the boxes of parts that came with the cars but none have a flat spot.

Leroy.

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1967 Mini Deluxe bucket of rust and mismatched parts powered by a 1360cc and a destroyed gearbox missing second gear

This exploded parts diagram may help. You can see the U-bolts with the flattened section. Any of the Oz Mini parts places should be able to supply them.

http://www.somerfordmini.co.uk/eshop/in ... page&id=50

P.S. See the last para I added after you replied above.

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ex-NSW Police 1970 MK II Cooper S
VMCI #43

awesome, thanks
found the mentioned bucket of bolts too. . . not cheap.
anywhere i can get a list of the bolt sizes for each part? might be a load cheaper getting just what i need. . .
http://www.aseriesspares.co.uk/classic- ... _1027.html

Leroy.

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1967 Mini Deluxe bucket of rust and mismatched parts powered by a 1360cc and a destroyed gearbox missing second gear

This is in the How To section of the forum. I suggest you spend half an hour going through all the How To topics as many questions you are asking have already been answered.

viewtopic.php?f=25&t=84418

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ex-NSW Police 1970 MK II Cooper S
VMCI #43

There are bolts, and then there are the correct bolts for the application. Don't just look at the size, also look at the mechanical properties.

Here's an example in case you don't know what I'm referring to. Nothing special about this reference, just the first site that came up in a Google search.

http://www.boltdepot.com/fastener-infor ... chart.aspx

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ex-NSW Police 1970 MK II Cooper S
VMCI #43

Cheers, I am aware that bolts aren't just bolts that's why the bolts in there now are just so the car is movable. only bolts that I really NEED right now are the correct subframe bolts. . the rest isn't so urgent at this stage. . .

thanks for all your help

Leroy.

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1967 Mini Deluxe bucket of rust and mismatched parts powered by a 1360cc and a destroyed gearbox missing second gear