Reassembled the gearbox and diff with ALL nice new bearings.
Now all nice and tight and quiet.

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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

Very anal retentive, but harleyhq found me a set of old leads in as new condition. They look pretty sweet.


Last week saw a roof rack installed to complement my tweed hat



and although it's not mini, I scored an old kyosho nostalgia series daytona coupe. I built this one in the 90's and gave it to my nephew who thankfully put it straight in his cupboard. I scored it back again last week needs help but it should be fun.

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SooperDooperMiniCooperExpertEngineering

All garage work involves equal measures of enthusiasm, ingenuity and a fair degree of irresponsibility.

You may need to lubricate the window regulator and window channels.

The grease on the regulator gears dries out and needs cleaning and re-greasing. A squirt of silicone spray in the window channels will help as well.

got my radiator from ASI.... slowing making a new shroud out of checkerplate

looking around for a new diff.... 3.6 or 3.7? (got the Tamworth round up OCT... my long term engine will not be done by then... unless i win Lotto perhaps...)

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Here am I sitting in my tin can far above the Moon
Planet Earth is blue and there's nothing I can do...



“A turbo: exhaust gasses go into the turbocharger and spin it, witchcraft happens and you go faster.” - Jeremy Clarkson

Had a coffee with GR and watched whilst he ground me a cam.

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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.

Coffee grounds?

I realised the front right Smootha Ride rubber donut and Adjustaride trumpet had become twisted, with the trumpet on an angle to the verticle so removed the upper arm (a little tricky as I couldn't get the suspension compressor onto the rubber donut) but it went a lot quicker than last time. I then reassembled the suspension, lowering the cone onto the trumpet carefully and took it for a test drive. Luckily I live in the land of speed bumps and as I went over the first one, I heard a satisfying clunk as the cone engaged with the trumpet. Job done.

I changed the oil and filter, retorqued the head, adjusted the rockers, regapped the plugs, fitted new high tension leads and a few other bits and pieces . . . tomorrow night, check the timing and check carb mixtures . . . got abit late to finish it all.

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

I pulled out the crap windscreen I can't see through or clean, and replaced it with a nice S/H one from maxi23. Thanks Max!

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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.

Moved all the accumulated shed stuff away from it so i can take her for a run to Walhalla tomorrow (its been nearly a month )

So can I expect any problems when I finally get around to fitting my Smootha Ride kit?

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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

Finished rebuilding the Moke's rear subframe. I had put both the new rear brake cylinders in the back plates a few months ago, but grabbed 2 RH ones. Haha. The clip was no good after I pulled it off, but luckily I had a couple spare new ones.

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I fitted my uprated alternator, so no more running out of electrical power for me now when I want to use my lights and stereo at the same time
Also fitted a fire extinguisher between the seat mounts. I feel as though i'm tempting fate by having it.
I also fitted an exhaust mount and replaced the flogged out top radiator rubbers as well.

So I'm all ready for the Hillclimb tomorow

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Drove it almost like I stole it . . .
I took pics of BALLISTIC as well for all to see http://www.ausmini.com/forums/viewtopic ... &start=165
. . . still got to finish off the interior but you just cant rush these things

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

started the long task of stripping the paint.

rear panel, rear beaver and driver side panel done. Not bad for my first experience with paint stripper in my opinion. it got quite hot in the shed today

thank goodness theres only a couple of layers

The only thing to watch is that the front cones are compressed a lot more than standard ones to get the adjustarides in, so when uncompressing the cone make sure it seats properly in the adjustaride. Mine didn't fit particularly well even off the car, with the fit between the two very tight. Once on the car, the first bump brought the two together correctly.

Funnily enough, I asked my wife what she thought of the new suspension (which I prefer for a daily driver as it's much more comfy) and she said "It doesn't feel like a mini any more". Yeah, thanks...