saturday and sunday did the backroads tour around eildon /lima and a whole lot of really good mini roads that we did not know existed a really great weekend
thanks to Peterand Karen Morris of the NEMOG section of VMCi
a totally fun weekend
and for some of the games they invented

went outside..opended garage..looked at mini....too damb hot..closed garaged...
went inside..

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started a new project...there goes all my free time....

went for a drive in the moke in this cloudless mid to high 20's day

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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

Un-locked my welded up distributor (!!!) put back into car, set timing at 28 degrees total and enjoyed newfound power and willingness to rev...will do until i get a pulsar distributor.

new thermostat so hopefully cures my overheating problem

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1965 Morris Mini Deluxe - 998cc SC12

Secondhand pipe bending tool and new circlip pliers cheap from the local markets - score! At the rate I'm going they should come in handy in about 2-3 years from now

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100 Pages well done Everyone

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

Where are these local markets? Tell me tell me! I'm so broke I need to scrounge for tools

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Copper 4 lyfe!

Sanded back body filler.... Then sanded back more body filler. Getting closer to painting time...

1275LS Project - Removed the fly wheel and clutch yesterday. no timing marks on the fly wheel as the have been ground off????
Did nothing today as I am in Melbourne. Bloody hot down here..

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1969 Cooper "S"
1967 Mini Deluxe
1973 Clubman Van (the fleet spare)
1978 ex 1275 LS ("Wizard" Eaton Supercharged)
2015 HSV GenF GTS(occasional drive & tow car)
2019 MINI F55 Cooper S

Took the mini for a drive around town to do some chores, handled the 35degree heat (yes in Ballarat!!) without an issue......unlike it's driver!

Still love the looks and smiles it gets.

So much smoother and responsive with the distributor advance working, just a hint of lumpyness at 2000rpm on cruise with the re13 cam, but MUCH smoother than previously! Now for a properly curved pulsar dizzy......

I looked at it and talked about it.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDMkVq1jRGU

Gave it a head job... I mean I did a head job.... I mean I

I got all the spiders out of that head, tanked it and worked the intakes and exhausts. Rim flows due in about a week, then its time to skim and seat the sucker

Worked on the 'A' panel some more : finished off the repairs to the inner panel - painted the inner with Cold Galvit - ran some seam sealer over the areas that needed it and around the bolt holes as in the original - fitted and clamped the outer in place and started welding - every second 'spot weld' hole and some tacks down the door jamb. Getting late so called it a day - beside I had to let the fires die down

Dropped some brake lines off to get flared (off the front hubs-connection between cylinders and a couple off the rear wheels as well)

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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!

Finished off 90% of the A panel and welded up most of the door jamb edge - a second problem with the SIP brand of welders is that the more it is used the speed control circuit heats up and the feed gets faster - so I had to keep stopping and letting it cool down otherwise it blew holes (only small ones ) Should have it all finished next shift.

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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!