thats not an apexi garage is it?

sorry to hear about all this ng, keep your head up mate, theres always a silver lining to damn near any situation, don't give up hope.

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'73 clubby s "cryo" - sold
Operation Evil Sesame Street!

Had this same thing happen to my mothers 63 cooper a few years ago in Brissy. I went out there immediately and as Matt said drained the engine and filled it up as full as could (actually dropped it on the floor of Coles carpark LOL) pre-environmentally conscious days and was a little pissed off at the time. Anyway, This obviously soaked the top end in oil which helped. Contacted insurance and asked them for speedy assessment as I may be interested in buying back the wreck if and only if they kept it quick. The policy was if it is over the dashboard instant writeoff (Suncorp). Declared a writeoff and was in my place within a week. Hosed everything off and removed the trim from the seats and hosed the foam so it wouldnt stink. Drained all fluids incl brake and clutch and flushed everything through a couple of times. (dont forget to remove and clean the dizzy, and throw away the battery. She went on to drive that car as a daily for another 2 years trouble free. She made a lazy 7k for my efforts. Hope this helps, also hope it works out in your favour.
G.

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1970 Cooper S ex-Bathurst & ATCC
1964 Austin Cooper S ex-Group C race car
1967 Morris Cooper S ex-Group B
1962 Mini Speed sports sedan
1968-71 ex-Peter Manton Shell car

hi do you think my steering rack will need to be pulled apart & cleaned?

bearings?

i've never pulled one apart before.

Steering rack should be OK, unless it has a torn rubber boot.
I'd undo the RH boot, see what comes out- if no water does, put the boot back on, pump about 110ml of EP90 gear oil in with an oil can along the shaft.
Use hoseclamps to hold the boots onto the rack, not those bloody cable ties.... they don't hold tight enough to seal.
Ties are OK on the shafts though.

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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.

GT auto, had a 4WD mechanic behind the workshop that had a 600L oil container that is now all over the cars that were at GT auto

this is just a horrible accident, i hope your ok and your family nd that the mini turns out running and as shiny and new as that before picture. Seems your going about everything the right way. As someone that began to rush the end of a resto al i can say is dont rush it, the car will be finished it will be fine at some point and if you make a mistake u will wish you took the time to do it right. love your mini as well such a tidy job

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Enjoy Chris

just an update for everyone.

i called up today to find out what is going on.

they are doing a hydrologist report on the surrounding area to gather if the the (flood) is deemed storm related or flood related. confusing i know!

they guy does not have flood cover wich is shocking.. he lives near a creek..

i mean i should had insurance if i know i could have while building it but why can people be so silly some times!

i was told he turned down taking the extra cover for flood! as it would be more to his policy. even my mother has flood cover she's not even close to a creak, it's more piece of mind.

one thing they did say was even if it is deemed a *flood) act of god* they will sit down & work out the pro's & cons of there decision, if it is bad for business if they will pay out or not & if they do my car is covered for damages via Insurance.

I handed him a letter of demand, he did not seem happy about that he pointed to his little singe on the wall stipulating all vehicles on the premises are stored at there own risk we take no responsibility. bit of a joke really, i asked a lawyer & that means nothing & yeh he never pointed this out when i dropped the car off! bottom line is he is responsible as soon as the keys are in his care.

I have to wait now a week for this guy to do his report. the for an accessor come out & he will contact me directly regarding my car.

that's why i said 'for some reason', as it's not actually funny at all. you also left off the part where i said i hoped all ended up ok.