I gave my girl a bath She looks cute again now.

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Madam Cheglair - 1970 Mini K

as aggrevated as he was, i had no intention of making the situation worse. Judging by the language in which he was speaking to me, i was not about to enflame him more than he was. no damage was made to the sump guard.

If there was damage, further action would have been taken.

thanks for your concern though guys, appreciate it.

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'66 BRG Morris Mini Deluxe 60HP ATW

Geez doc you ain't kidding that's an ex-race head!

What's the deal with the bronze look on the chamber face?

cheers

Jacob

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'72 Clubman Van - 1022cc, 295 head, 731 cam - Daily Driver
'69 Morris 1100 S - Dinged by a bus, in shed under repair
'64 Morris 1100 - Early 1100, long term project

I would have told that copper to park his attitude in the car. You don't deserve to be treated poorly because he has his period.. I also love getting out of my car when talking to a copper that's pulled me up. they hate looking up at me instead of down their nose
Mind you I will treat a copper with respect if they first show some to me. It's a rarity in my roadside dealings so far.

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The chambers were bathtubbed years ago, as the 1310S motor was running Mahle flat top pistons on the street.
Finish you see is natural. I just gave the chambers a quick rotary wire brush and degreased them, there was hardly any carbon in there. No point in polishing them again. Valve faces and seats were all shiny and flat (thanks to Flashlube), they didn't even need grinding or refacing. Bronze guides and valve stems are unworn, even though it used 1.5 forged rockers.
4 new Viton seals on the inlets, and she's back together.

[edit] here's a pic of the ports-

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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.

My Mini had a test run...and it went 1st time! The first time since I've had it (the only time it's had a complete motor/body).

The test drive is still to come after a few more things. The only problem that came from the test run was a leak in the original fuel pipe/line, which could be a bit of a pain to fix.

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Saxon Green 850: http://www.ausmini.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=62641
Nightfire Red 850: http://www.ausmini.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=66555

Rebuilt the front calipers and removed loads of cruddy lookin brown stuff from behind the pistons, fitted new brake pads, adjusted rear brakes and hand brake, removed all of the original 1/4 vent window that had accumulated on the top and inside of the instrument cluster ( that vibrated like crazy) when it was broken back in 1981 ( according to reciepts), tightened the steering rack bolts, greased all nipples, tried in vain to get the squirties working then took her for a nice drive on curly roads and got my front screen covered in bugs

Today I took my mini to THEMAN .. (you know.. the fix it man ) .. he adjusted the bonet latch so that my bonet stays shut

I also dubbed my car

Madam Cheglair.

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Manda
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Madam Cheglair - 1970 Mini K

You took it to a mechanic to adjust the bonnet??!!

Shame on you! In 7 years I've only ever taken Lillee to Grieg Mallure twice, once to weld a box and the other cause I was lazy and didn't want to deflate and reflate the hydro bags.

And I'm geeky IT guy with Star Trek cufflinks...

Don't give me the dirty hands and broken nails sob story, you can't break your nails from adjusting your bonnet! (unless you are a complete girlie girl...)

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Lillee - 1969 Morris Mini K

HAH .. the fix it man is the guy that built the motor I was on the way out to lunch .. I couldn't turn up with grot all over me and say .. "oh but its a reliable car "

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Manda
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Madam Cheglair - 1970 Mini K

No but really lol I was dropping in to see him to ask him about changing my suspension boots. So while I was there I mentioned the issue and he adjusted it .. I would have looked at it myself but I had only just noticed it while zipping down the freeway.

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Madam Cheglair - 1970 Mini K

hmmm you're partially excused

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Lillee - 1969 Morris Mini K

so,,, is Anthony Mundeen really your mechanic ?

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No offence intended here but--> anyone writing a book about minis 30 years ago may not have experienced such worn or stuffed-with components as we are finding these days.

You should put your heart & soul into everything you do.

He has enough brain cells left to perform any sort of mechanical operation?

Ignored him when he played for St George Ill' and don't think he is anything special when it comes to boxing either. Much prefer Danny Green.

Heh.

PS: Mechanics name is Jason ; )

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Manda
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Madam Cheglair - 1970 Mini K

[dons fireproof suit]

Bought another BK450 head gasket. They still come from Payen UK, but no longer have the magic words `Made in England' stamped on them, but packaging is marked `Made by Payen, in Kontich, Belgium'
We'll see how it goes... I was assured by the importer they are no different, and still better than the `asbestos free' copper ones.

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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.