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Finally got my 4 wheel alignment done at Stuckey Tyres, plus 2 new A-008's fitted on the front.

Firstly what a difference new supple/flexible rubber makes to the ride quality. No I'm not talking about handling or grip, but just the smoothness and lack of 'patter' of the ride. The rear tyres will be ditched for new rubber ASAP, after I recover financially from Christmas!

I also scored some NOS ROH emblems for my ROH contessa mags. :D Note: I took the last ones he had, sorry. 8)

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Hang on... You have A008s on the front and you have what on the rear?
And you are going to wait till after Christmas to fit new rears?
Will you be driving the car like this?


Sorry maybe I have confused you. I have road legal A-008's on the back, the only thing wrong with them is they have aged and the rubber is not as soft as it was when new. They are not cracking, and the tyre place said they are fine. The point I was trying to make is the new tyres fitted today to the front impart a complete different feel to my ride. 8)

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jb007 wrote:
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jb007 wrote:
Finally got my 4 wheel alignment done at Stuckey Tyres, plus 2 new A-008's fitted on the front.

Firstly what a difference new supple/flexible rubber makes to the ride quality. No I'm not talking about handling or grip, but just the smoothness and lack of 'patter' of the ride. The rear tyres will be ditched for new rubber ASAP, after I recover financially from Christmas!

I also scored some NOS ROH emblems for my ROH contessa mags. :D Note: I took the last ones he had, sorry. 8)

Jim

Hang on... You have A008s on the front and you have what on the rear?
And you are going to wait till after Christmas to fit new rears?
Will you be driving the car like this?


Sorry maybe I have confused you. I have road legal A-008's on the back, the only thing wrong with them is they have aged and the rubber is not as soft as it was when new. They are not cracking, and the tyre place said they are fine. The point I was trying to make is the new tyres fitted today to the front impart a complete different feel to my ride. 8)

Oh good, I thought for a minute that you had good tyres on the front and dungers on the back. :lol:
Do be careful about the difference in grip in the wet though, if it feels like oversteer when you lift the foot in a corner pull up and swap the front to the rear.
For normal road use it is safer to have more grip on the rear.
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Morris 1100 wrote:
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Finally got my 4 wheel alignment done at Stuckey Tyres, plus 2 new A-008's fitted on the front.

Firstly what a difference new supple/flexible rubber makes to the ride quality. No I'm not talking about handling or grip, but just the smoothness and lack of 'patter' of the ride. The rear tyres will be ditched for new rubber ASAP, after I recover financially from Christmas!

I also scored some NOS ROH emblems for my ROH contessa mags. :D Note: I took the last ones he had, sorry. 8)

Jim

Hang on... You have A008s on the front and you have what on the rear?
And you are going to wait till after Christmas to fit new rears?
Will you be driving the car like this?


Sorry maybe I have confused you. I have road legal A-008's on the back, the only thing wrong with them is they have aged and the rubber is not as soft as it was when new. They are not cracking, and the tyre place said they are fine. The point I was trying to make is the new tyres fitted today to the front impart a complete different feel to my ride. 8)

Oh good, I thought for a minute that you had good tyres on the front and dungers on the back. :lol:
Do be careful about the difference in grip in the wet though, if it feels like oversteer when you lift the foot in a corner pull up and swap the front to the rear.
For normal road use it is safer to have more grip on the rear.


Point taken. Jan or Feb and they will be gone. They (old ones) still hang on very well in the wet, but I understand the grip balance would now be tipped in favour of the new ones on the front.

Jim :)

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Refitted the brake lines , installed the booster and plumbed it in. Discovered the glass in-line petrol filter won't fit -need a right angle one instead. Adjusted the clutch throw out setting. Gave it a good grease after changing the new (metric?) head for an old (imperial?) head - works good now.

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Now I have some more work to do.. :)

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I drove the moke back from a work break up 60k's away this morning and absolutely covered it in locusts.........so I refueled it and stuck it in the shed then fueled up the van.
So now then. Which to take to the GDO?

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ripped out old wire harness replaced with a good one i brought from a guy of ausmini now nothing works and my earth on my battery get real hot done something wrong lol work it out tomorrow i think
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I now have Tunes to listen to..and first CD..Led Zep no Quater 8)
anyone in Sydney have a pair of 6x9 speaker boxs

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geez, you lot make my latest effort look pretty poor :lol: !!!!

Pushed her outta the shed and washed her :roll: !

My Dad passed away suddenly a few weeks back, so the Kimini took a back seat for a bit. Was beginning to feel like i was never gunna get back into getting her finished :shock: !

BUT I'SA GOT MY 'MOJO' BACK!! and ready to hook into it! The wash was for the sh!tload of dust she accumulated in 6 weeks :lol: :lol: !

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Sorry to hear about your dad Kim, but keep your spirits up with your mini mate it's a nice
looking car from what you have shown us in your posts.
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Sorry to hear about your dad Kim, but keep your spirits up with your mini mate it's a nice
looking car from what you have shown us in your posts.


Thanks Goodie, was definatley a shock to the system that was---- my Dad was only 52 :shock: !
But things ar getting back to normal (ish!) now so full steam ahead! Dad had not long finished fixing my fuel tank for me, so that will be one of the first things i get stuck into!

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Sorry to hear that Kimini. I also lost my old man recently so I know where you are comming from.
He would have wanted you to get into it and finish what he was helping you with.
I wish I had more pics of my old mans mini Vans

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Thankyou Gaf, and sorry for your loss too. Its a cruel world this one sometimes!

I will be having a little 'repaired by Ron' plaque made to stick on the fuel tank, when its painted, in honour of Dad :lol: !

It was Dad that 'approved' and inspected my mini, when i bought it at 17. So he will be my main reason now for finishing her! Like you say, just what he would have wanted :D .

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17 Years :shock: Supervised by and still by Ron" which is scary as that was my Dads name also :shock:

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Sorry to hear Kimini, hoping you and your family are coping ok.

Today i did some welding, grinding, welding, welding & some grinding...

Did I mention welding and grinding :( Getting closer now though!

Pics hear if your interested.
http://www.ausmini.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=779570#779570

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