Interesting start to the Mini run.
Got in, turned key to ign on and no` ticky ticky' from the Facet fuel pump. Jacked it up, crawled under, pulled wires off & put them on a new one, `ticky ticky'. Aha sez he, the 15+ year old pump is rogered.
Fitted the brand new pump.
Got in car, turned it to start. Rrr..rr..r. Bat flattery, d'oh!
No wonder I only had 9V at the pump. I bet the old one is still good too.

Note to self- drive car more often. Once a week at least.

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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.

Installed a power supply to run the tom tom. Fixed a rattly backing plate behind the right hand disk, replaced starter motor, replaced exhaust mounts and gave it a wash and polish

The Cooper S has not been out since late last year, so I fitted the new rego sticker and went for a drive to Mini King.


Checked out the spares and parts at Mini King and drove home, round trip 120 miles..
On the way home found that the engine now has too much power and the clutch is slipping. Looks like the Primary gear oil seal is leaking..
Guess I know what I will be doing over the next few weeks.

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1969 Cooper "S"
1967 Mini Deluxe
1973 Clubman Van (the fleet spare)
1978 ex 1275 LS ("Wizard" Eaton Supercharged)
2015 HSV GenF GTS(occasional drive & tow car)
2019 MINI F55 Cooper S

Washed ,polished what little paint is left , polished the wheels ,changed the oil and filter , greased it up and put the surfboard on , all ready for motorfest in the city tommorrow. We changed the door hinges on one side yesterday , looks good!

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That's why it's good to be.............ME

sat and looked at "trevor", my other mini, planning my attack for its resto.
Start work on him in the next few weeks! Cant wait!!

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Chuck Norris is the only person alive who can kick you in the back of the face!!
mooo, I'm a pig!

Fitted and machined new side cover bushes for the 1412 stroker's 4 synchro remote box.

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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.

Well not really.
I recently got a new set of Super Trax mags for the Moke, rush off to my tire guy, 185/60/13 on the front 205/60/13 rear (smaller fronts as I have the auto and diff ration is shite).
Put them on at the place (looks great, but a bit close/wider than expected...) and drive home (knowing they are too wide and probably going to hit the front flares on bumps) only 10 mins.
Well pull up the drive and theres smoke coming from the front right guard
Looks like I either loose a lot of weight, or loose the rubber flare thingies!

Looks 'ok' with no passengers.


Front mag, guess I need to paint my brakes now!


So off to the shed, welder and some fence rail! Don't worry some winter I will get around to de-rusting and painting the whole car!

That is the back done, I shortened the mudflaps as well to stop the hitting the ground when the car is loaded and in reverse. Hope to do the front tomorrow.

Should keep the Police happy once it is painted up (sorry about the angle shot!).


From the rear


I think when I do it properly, I'll remove the original extension bits, and create new wider ones, the old ones are not very straight!

So what do you think of my mags then?

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Cool stuff!!

Goodyear sticker and Falken Tyres love the wheels and yes with the wheels you now have the calipers, could do with a spot of paint

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

Todays effort was..... getting the RWC!!
The welded patches on the doors passed muster as did the rubber that I stuck on the front flares to give them that extra 10mm of width that they needed. The rest of it was the usual stuff that cracks or falls apart. It is just going on to CH plates so there shouldn't be any further aggravation.

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66 Deluxe, 07 Cooper

I gave the sports850 a new shiny thing





A Mini's Of Wellington Owners Group (NZ) mini 50th badge , thank's heaps to Flute for getting his hands on it for me

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Prepared for the Australia day run tomorrow.


And my brand new custom twin exit "kirks" exhaust tips

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Respect mine and I'll respect yours.

i looked at mine once again to busy with work and planning my wedding on the 27th of feb wish my mini was going

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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

I got my drums machined today because the crappy chinese metal keeps getting high spots in it after every couple of thousand miles

Put the newly machined ones back on and did some skiddies out the front of my house to make sure the brakes still work

I'm all ready for a run tomorrow morning now (after my car has a bath of course!)

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"In two years time your car will be like a lady's clothes, out of date, my car will still be in fashion when I am dead" - Sir Alec speaking to Pininfarina

Looked at BALLISTIC and told it I am fitting hi-lo's in the front tomorrow and dropping it at least an inch all round, doing a wheel alignment, then washing and tidying a few things, then drive it down to Hobart on wednesday so I can present it to "Shannon's" for an insurance evaluation, should be fun

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDMkVq1jRGU

Made some airflow



Quite a drastic difference Does still need a set of flat screws, though...[/img]

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No speakers, no bodykits, no six-inch spacers, no spak filler, no bullshit