It just goes to show that you should never expect the worst of these little guys and dont always believe what you want to believe.
I have just had Morris' gearbox and clutch all done and what happens (before I get a chance to really test it out), he blows a wheel cylinder, or thats what I wanted to believe so I could upgrade his front brakes to twin cylinder.
All parts for the job are in transit between adelaide and sydney. I'm hanging to get out there and drive him with his new box and clutch. Parts still not hear so to satisfy my Mini urges I start to pull it all apart in readiness.
FRH cylinder was an absolute shite to get of (see previous thread). FLH came off with no trouble at all. Especially when I came to undo the brake line. It wasn't even finger tight. So there was no blown wheel cylinder after all. I could have been driving Morris all weekend. I could have made it to the Pie in the Sky run on Sunday.
Instead of which I am going to have a bill to explain to the "minister for finance" and Morris is in the garage with no front wheels.

aaaarrrrrgghhhhh

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gota luv them

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real men race downhill - keiichi tsuchiya

i know how u feel man i juz had the uni joints repaired in tiny and already after not even a week they are playing up and hitting the gearbox again plus to make things worse my wheel bearings crap themselfs on the way home on sunday from the cruise im so annoyed with tiny, and to make things worse i have no time to repair and havent got a replacement car

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oil leak?..what oil leak..that puddle under the car is just sweat from all that horsepower

havent heard that before

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-jamie-
1963morris 850
1965 solid side van
1994 rover racecar

Gotta love them - its things like this that gives old cars their character - new cars have no character at all.

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"In two years time your car will be like a lady's clothes, out of date, my car will still be in fashion when I am dead" - Sir Alec speaking to Pininfarina

wouldn't like to think that in 30 years time out kid's will be hot rodding today's trash though. That would be too weird. not to mention they just wont be around to do it too

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-doing a Degree in Mechanical Engineering,
and a few conversions:
13B Extend in a 1600
4EFTE in a mini ute (all slowly)