Put the engine back in the car. still struggling with connecting the drive shafts to the gear box. .

_________________
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

put my new quadoptic wipac headlights in, theres heaps better (so much better than the 1 headlight ive had the last couple of weeks and turned down the sensitivity on my alarm so that loud exhausts dont set it off

_________________
I'm grew up on the street, not the hood, the sesame st

Excellent, excellent lights, I love 'em. Got them on relays?

_________________
Simon

The adventures of an owner builder in the Tallarook Ranges

Dragged the busted up old 74 out of the crater it had made for its self in the backyard and parked it under the carport where the de-spidering process can begin. Then I can start stripping it.... the moss encrusted carpet will be the first to go and looking at the rust in the body I think if I just sneeze hard near by it should come away quite nicely.

I have decided to name him.... Spider.... Coz I honestly believe the only thing holding him together is the strength of all the webs.

_________________
Fox

The abundance of spiders that collect in old WA cars is amazing! I think its a 50:50 split between those house spiders and red backs...I closed up the garage and set off a Bayer bomb. And then spent the next two days digging the last of them out of the suspension with a long screwdriver, a chair and a whip.

_________________
SooperDooperMiniCooperExpertEngineering

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

didn`t do a thing to it today

_________________
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.

nah we were a bit naughty and just plugged em in to see how they went. Is there a big improvment with the relays?

_________________
I'm grew up on the street, not the hood, the sesame st

Oooooh, yeah.. big difference. My Wipac's are just plain old 55/60 watters, but they're better than most new cars on the road

_________________
Simon

The adventures of an owner builder in the Tallarook Ranges

technically did nothing, but my A008s arrived safely apparently!

can't wait to try them out!

_________________
tim
68 Deluxe 1293, HIF44, megajolt/EDIS4, daihatsu alternator..

'a mini is for life, not just for christmas!'

They're good, amazing the difference between them and the Falkens I took off. Ride quality is much better, grip on greasy roads is amazing.. I've tried breaking traction and struggle in the wet

_________________
Simon

The adventures of an owner builder in the Tallarook Ranges

Another converted off falkens a lot better for your saftey

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

washed and waxed and dash cover and now is in the shed under the cover waiting to go back to the big island on thursday

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

Started to cut out more rust in the bottom of the drivers door - the more I cut the more I found In the end I said stuff it and de-skinned the whole door. The whole bottom of the frame was effected and the rest of the frame was looking a bit worse for it as well. After a wire brush the rust converter is now doing its job

_________________
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!

sprayed the engine bay, subframe, and heaps of parts in gloss black

Stripped the carbs and re-polished the chambers.

_________________
Cheers,
Rod.
______________________________
'63 Morris 850 (Old Secondhand CAR)