Made her run today and took her for a drive. Very happy

Changed the top engine steady bar bushes on both sides, there was getting to be too much rock'n'roll up there on liftoff and acceleration and I was finding myself feathering the clutch at these times to prevent the engine moving around too much.

Now it's lots better, but it'll get even better still when I fit a gearbox steady bar in the next day or two

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Simon

The adventures of an owner builder in the Tallarook Ranges

Took the 175 main jets out of the 45 Dellorto and fitted 170s instead. It can now pull from 1500rpm (partial throttle opening), notwithstanding the 38mm chokes, RE282 cam and 1.5:1 rockers.

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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.

Got my block, head and crank back from machinist
Now to start rebuild and to wait for cam and sc12 kit to be finished.

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1965 Morris Mini Deluxe - 998cc SC12

Fitted a LHS lower gearbox steady bar and took it for a test spin. Improves the drivetrain shunt quite a lot, it feels a lot more like a remote box now

There's still --> <-- this much improvement to be had, so I might fit the RHS one tomorrow

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Simon

The adventures of an owner builder in the Tallarook Ranges

I washed the Asparagas Job bugs of the vans windscreen and took it for a fang around town.

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

Fitted the RHS lower gearbox steady last night.. drivetrain shunt is a thing of the past

This one didn't go straight on however, it appears the lower primary case on UK motors are a little different to Oz ones, I needed a nut under the bracket on one stud to space it out a little.

I might take the evening off tonight and do nothing to it for a change

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Simon

The adventures of an owner builder in the Tallarook Ranges

Yesterday bought some 5/32" x 1" screws - last night cut them down to 1/2" and fitted the petrol tank sender unit to the tank with them

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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!

dropped the mini off at minisport for some work and called in at brickworx clearance sale and picked up a wiper motor and rear vision mirror , could of spent alot more there but the budget didnt allow it

Re registered my blue one

YAY

Might start polishing it with carnubara wax.

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Dean Hutton's first car was a Mini.

Got a pink slip for Mini HaHa, so he's street legal? for another year.

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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.

Building one engine for the blue car, and refitting the front subframe and doing a head gasket to the red one.

Will the two cars be ready with two days prep between them? Find out tomorrow!

Had paint removed in three separate places, and chewed up a brand new windscreen rubber and locking strip.

Oh, and while that was going on, a windscreen was fitted.

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Simon

The adventures of an owner builder in the Tallarook Ranges

Pulled out the dash on the Rover...
Pulled out a set of 8.4's from the old shell...
Put on an old drum set to be able to keep moving the old shell around...
Changed the plugs on the Rover...
Now trying to work out how to remove the top dash pad from the Rover without removing windscreen...?

Ordered some 0.6mm MIG wire and tips and a spot weld shield ( or rather a new general one as I'll butcher the old one to be a spot weld shield )

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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!