HAd to pull the head off scrapper as a manifold snapped in the head. Got the next door neighbour to pull our a snapped manifold stud. Thanks mate, cuppa tea will be ready anytime you pop over.

All good now.

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did modify the oil pressure relief valve to 9/16 ball bearing

Dylan filled his mini up with water!

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SooperDooperMiniCooperExpertEngineering

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

Drove Gonzo to the sunshine coast. didnt miss a beat.

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Dog Food! Most kids like it more than Broccoli.

Did you do it

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

I decked a 1098 block and a 12G295 head for a Newcastle member.

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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.

He used his own, but it wasn't enough, so then he used mine.

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SooperDooperMiniCooperExpertEngineering

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

went for a wander around melb to promote the mini show

painted some engine bay parts

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1975 Leyland Mini: 1060cc - resto/ ex-hsc project.

Tuneup time for the 1360...
Adjusted the rockers to .021"/.022" inlet/exhaust. As GR specifies for an RE282 cam and 1.5 rockers.
Closed the plugs back up to .032" (Pulsar dizzy and GT40R coil).
Timing is still perfect (has belt drive kit and electronic dizzy, hard to beat).
Didn't touch the carby, the 45 Dellorto has stayed in tune for years.

All ready for dyno day now chaps.

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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.

took the moke for a drive... needs a good tune sometime soon... the smoke screen at the lights is sometimes a cause for concern

started to make a bikini top for the moke out of marine vinyl.... should help with the wind burn

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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

Gave the Cooper S a run at the Bryant Park hillclimb in the Haunted Hills near Moe. It was the first time they'd used the Figure-8 version of the track, so it took a bit of learning. The weather was freezing but at least it dried out during the day -Great track .

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Curly
'64 Cooper 'S' (Group Nb spec)
'67 Mini Marcos GT www.mm7056.wordpress.com

My Mini taught me some new skills today-
I learnt how to fill holes with the MIG
I learnt the you clean the surrounding metal with the flapper wheel BEFORE you cut a piece of metal to fit a gap.
and that out of the two methods - cutting and inerting a piece is easier to grind back then grinding back lot of weld in a plug.

The door frame is coming along nicely.

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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!

I tried my hand at upholstering today and totally sucked at it.
I've got my van in at the auto trimmers getting the rear all lined and better looking for the mini50 show and thought I'd save some time and money by covering the speaker boxes myself.
Not a wise move. I think the trimmers might have a @#$k up to fix as well.

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'72 English Van...'72 Export Moke ...63' 850...KZ 750E1...'74 P76

Forgot earlier - also bought an oil filter, spark plugs and some coolant

TIP:- don't fill the radiator with the heater hose disconnected

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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!