Chiselled out the 22yr old carpet from across the seat support, it had been glued REALLY well. Now getting ready to put in my new Newton Commercial carpet that I got in january!!!

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That's why it's good to be.............ME

went the back way to Romsey for a BBq with a few others

Spent more money on it, this time new deep dish superlites with faulkens, adjustable front end and a heap of proflex poly suspension bits.

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Lindsay Palmer
06 Mazda SP23
80 Alfa GTV (weekend toy)
86 626 Turbo (daily drive, now stolen)
71 cooper s replica
69 cooper replica
76 clubman
62 english 850
68 Mini Auto

more cleanen and dreamin! Front end is soooooo close to being together now, just waitin on some parts!

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Chuck Norris is the only person alive who can kick you in the back of the face!!
mooo, I'm a pig!

discovered the starter motor was only fit for light duties. Helped GR Post on ausmini.

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as long as thiers a leg of lamb or a chock I have no troubles with a starter motor on the kitchen bench. Thier is no way I would be able to get away with it

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

Finally pulled my finger out and put the new grill in Scarlet
from this

to this

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May the fork be with you.

Polished the driverside inner Gaurd...still not happy

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

I've had an interesting few days.
Friday, I decided to drive it to work and clean out the Hay mud at last.
Driving along watching clumps of dirt fly out and hit the other cars I could smell tyre smoke The smell got stronger at lights, cleared once moving, then gradually came back. Then the usual Dunlop tyre hum was louder, so i investigated and found a clump of dirt busy rubbing through the left rear tyre inner wall. If left the tyre would have blown
Here is the Hay dirt, about 3 inches long, it was stuck in the swingarm.

Heres the tyre, minus about 2-3 mm of rubber.


Saturday was good, i took it to work to finish cleaning it

Today, left to go to my Mum's place, all good, 250m later it had a steering wobble like tyre balance. Within 1 k the wobble turned into a noisy rumble and bad steering feel. I stopped and found 1 nut left on the left front wheel, hanging on by a couple of threads I walked back and found 2 of the nuts, fitted them and borrowed one from the rear to complete the front set.

The nuts haven't (to the best of my knowledge) been touched since i raced at Hay, hopefully they just came loose and it wasn't someone being stupid

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Dean Hutton's first car was a Mini.

Pushed the van out of the shed, tried to start it with no luck.

Gave it a wash and a nice talking to, and then it started!

Drove up and down the driveway thinking I've got to get this car on the road again.

Tried to work on the rickety rocket but the other car called, so i spent the day introducing the minis to the new car ( they were a bit shy at first)

Painted under the front wheel arches they now look so much better will be doing rear ones and fitting minifins tomorrow night. Also waiting for my new project to arrive should be here about Wednesday. Its a 74 Clubman in bits but all there long term project.

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It might only have half the engine but its got 4 times the handling...............

i did this

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the world is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page
66 Mini Minor sponsored by http://www.lifeonthehedge.com.au/ The Dog Harness Specialists
It was a pleasure ausmini. I'll miss all you misfits and reprobates

Sun: Put petrol in, collected two mates and drove to Castle Hill RSL to look at some grotesque American muscle cars, and there were lots of falcons-in-drag (mustangs). The winner (for me) was the orange and brown XA Falcon (cobra?) 2 door, with orange tartan and black vinyl trim! and a great period decal on the side and up over the roof. Photos will turn up sometime.

Oh and the 'classy' HT Brougham. A "luxury car" with no more leg room than a standard Belmont ... go figure.

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YDO005 1965 stock standard MORRIS MINI DELUXE

Yesterday I refitted my washer bottle with it's new pump, put on a new brake master cylinder cap, installed K&N Filter, removed an old aftermarket alarm, removed old rusty wiper motor bracket, but couldn't put new one in as the old screws were bonded to the little plastic clips which attach to the body.

Then spent a frustrating hour trying to undo the bolts holding the bonnet hinge/bracket at the bulhead end so that I could fit my new quick release hinges.

Had to give up as it was getting dark and I had too far to go to get it all done before dark o'clock.

Bonnet went back on, took it for a spin and i happily convinced myself of the extra oomph from the new filter, whether it was there or not