i put fuel in the tank so i can go to lower crackpot today

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busier than a 0ne legged man in a butt kicking competion

Fitted some highback seats from a clubman to my Mini K.....much more comfy and look better than the old ripped vinyl seats.

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1971 Mini K

Retorqued the head and took it for a quick test and tune

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Took everything off the car ready for priming, windscreen and rear window removed, seats, dash pad, instruments etc etc etc etc etc etc.... Oh and found more rust around the windscreen on the bottom two corners...

I have decided to buy a VK Bogandore with 750nm ATW to replace my 1100CC MinPanelvan. I will still change the floor in my Mini over Christmas but then it is going into hibernation for a while.

I lightened some conrods with a rotary table I made..

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Doing it the hard way there..??
MUCH quicker to bung it in a lathe.. safer too.

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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.

Put a new gear stick boot in Vera, now i cant see the road wizzing by under the floor, also pulled her stick out cleaned off all the 30 yr old grease and put some new stuff on it...sooooo smooooth




* thanx to 74snail(captain hamburger) for veras new bits*

Just got my alloy radiator from Chine today and put it in (as you do). Seems pretty good.

finally pulled the alternator apart and fixed it tidyd up the whole engine bay
all wires gone and hooked up the horn and started cleaning up the interior

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1974 clubby with round nose conversion
1100 motor
extractors
twin 1 1/4" su's
lumpy cam (dunno what 1)
2 1/2" exaust
http://www.ausmini.com/forums/viewtopic ... sc&start=0

my lathe wont swing a conrod doc...... with a nice and small endmill it wont bite much..

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Fixed some rattles, (those poly engine steady bushes are going to have to go, they are shaking it to pieces!) washed it then went and picked up some pizzas. Thought about getting a bigger steering wheel, the lsd makes things a bit heavy half way 'round a corner with power on and I'm not prepared to start going to gym......

well, i just fitted my LSD into my hillclimb special, i made a cover for it out of an old Jam tin, used a timing chain tensioner "rubber ring" to seal it around the big end of the diff carrier, a little bit of gasket goo-poo & slipped the whole assy into it`s craddle & mounted into the frame. I`m a happy little camper now

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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.

The mad, impetious fool I am. I coasted up to the lights near work, pushed on the brakes...

and nothing.

Poor Maggie now has to wait until 19th Jan for her appointment to get fixed.

4 weeks off work and no Mini to blat around in.

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Margaret - 88 Rover

Ordered a set of new 13 x 7's with Yoko A539's.
And a set of sportspack flares to cover them up.

Cheers Pete

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A recent study found the average Aussie walks about 900 miles a year
Another study found Aussies drink, on average, 22 gallons of alcohol a year
That means, on average, Australians get about 41 miles per gallon

Kind of makes you proud to be an AUSSIE