pulled the steering column out and dissasembled it.

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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

Absolutely bloody nothing since the 18 December when me moved
Too busy painting painting painting - fixing the pool, fixing the ride on mower, mowing lawns, slashing long grass and attending to Her-in-doors AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

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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!

Affixed an Australian flag.

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SooperDooperMiniCooperExpertEngineering

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

Hmmm , seachanges are relaxing aren't they

Hang in there , I'm sure there'll be some mini time coming up soon .

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Pulled the freshly rebuilt rodchange box off the 1412 stroker. The internals (including new 1275GT 1st motion shaft and cluster gear) are going into a Mk2 S remote casing, so it and the 1412 will drop straight into my `wasaMatic'.

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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.

Actually did this yesterday but I spent the afternoon block sanding putty on the body, doors and boot, then applied another coat. A couple more with some sanding and then she's off to be painted on Sunday (all going well).

Starting work on a trailer to drag home more Mini tradgedys, scored a 19 ft caravan for nix so its going to the tip to have the body rolled off and im taking home whats left

Had a new alternator installed and an electric dizzy

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Test drove the Moke to the beach and back! then gave it a good seeing to!!! lol

All was good!

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New from the UK and wanting a NICE little British car!

I took out the passenger seat so i could fit my motorbike in

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Dean Hutton's first car was a Mini.

More blue spray putty, going to be hot the next couple of days so I'll stick her out in the sun to bake it on, then the final block sand before primer and paint on Sunday.

made sure the battery's been put on charge.. back in Aus on Sunday! Can't wait to drive it again!

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tim
68 Deluxe 1293, HIF44, megajolt/EDIS4, daihatsu alternator..

'a mini is for life, not just for christmas!'

Finished painting m radiator shroud ready for new radiator

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

Continuing on from what I posted in this thread a couple days ago:


Freshly machined drum. Although once I put them in I think they took them out 1/32" which I specifically asked them NOT to do I have to pull one of them back off and measure them.

My brand new A+ crank turned up today as well (getting crack tested either tomorrow of Friday). It's very pretty & std/std (never been in a car).



I also polished the top and bottom tanks of my new eBay radiator so it's ready to put in the car soon (photo doesn't really show it's shininess).

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"In two years time your car will be like a lady's clothes, out of date, my car will still be in fashion when I am dead" - Sir Alec speaking to Pininfarina

The best way to machine your drums is let them take out to +1/32" or +1/16" and supply oversize rebonded shoes, radius ground to suit.
If you just machine them out and use stock shoes, they will be 1/2 worn out before they are bedded in to the drum radius. Then, you will run out of adjustment early too.

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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.