Reco my drive shafts new cv joints , new wheel bearings roots and ebc green stuff pads ! Painted hudb and drive flanges fitted braided brake lines and fitted my reco calipers ! Car looks awesome so excited

Posted 2 reconditioned racks up to TheMiniMan in Brisbane. I put them each in a 150mm dia x 980mm PVC tube with end caps. Post cost only $16.05 ea, sure beats courier pricing... if sending racks to and for.
Just need to watch the length- Ozpost's maximum is 1050mm.

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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.

This weeks small job was manipulating the new extractors into the 62 Cooper. Now she's got an all new exhaust from back to front. Rubber unis take some effort to get a set of LCBs around. But it wasn't too much labour to get them to fit.
This evening I'll get the manifold back on and flash her up sometime tomorrow perhaps...

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SooperDooperMiniCooperExpertEngineering

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

completed the dismantling of my gearbox.
Then put it back together with new layshaft and bearings,
New straight cut drop gears,
New 4 pin diff
new 3.2:1 crown wheel and pinion
Tommorrow I hope to fit back onto the engine.

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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

Today i did some more rust hunting. Fortunately only a small bit of surface rust. I also got around to cutting out and patching some of the worst stuff.
I might even be able to think of doing some panel work soon.

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did a photo shoot for Unique Cars
with a mini 850,mini K/1275 ls.moke califonian and my 73 leyland van
will be in next months issue long day but good fun

just found out i am the 3rd ownerof the van and is still on original plates

Attached the Amp to the radio & speakers and now have the Sub connected. Just need to find some boxes for the speakers and ill be happy.
Wireing under the dash all tucked away now also

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

Over the past 3 days...

-Installed Headlining
-Installed windows
-Electrics
-Refitted door locks/door windows etc.
-etc etc etc

Sooo finally got it done enough to go for a drive.
Nearly done, just bages and flares to go.

Also did a compression test, is 150PSI to high for all
cylinders?

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I'd say 150 psi is pretty good, nothing to worry about.

Finished refurbishing the trailing arms.
Reconnected all the rear brake lines.
Continued stripping the engine bay paint
Finished the rod change remote and reinstalled into the car.
Removed 34 years of grease and hardened road grime from the rear subframe.
Repainted the rear suspension trumpets.

To do tomorrow:
- do the caliper piston insertions with new seals
- MORE paint stripping

Soon I have to work out the spagetti that is the engine bay electrics...

Hooroo

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Rob Forsyth
Miniot!!

drove it to hobart and back,through my favorite twisty road,love that mini.

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First you get the money,then you get the power,then you get the Mini.

Noticed a fuel leak coming from the mechanical fuel pump yesterday. Had a closer look today and closed the bonnet again... Might fix it next week.

got a blue slip

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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

Got my wiring sorted in the engine bay, started attacking some rust, decided I should start a thread for my rebuild.

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So... I'm Seifer

The usual.....nothing

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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!