Left it in the garage and drove a 997 gt3 cup car instead

Righto thanks, hope to do it this weekend.

While i have most of the front end in pieces i want to clean up everything (such as the rod arms, drive shafts etc..). Shall i just go nuts with degreaser on all metal bits and replace any rubber/bushes? any other suggestions while i have in bits?

Welded a new bit of tube to the centre branch of my Maniflow LCB (where I had to cut the rusted **%^^%* to get it out last time).
Then I wire brushed the whole thing bare and gave it a coat of VHT silver. It looks like a bought one.
Good for another 10 years when the 1360 goes back in.

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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.

started him up... went for a blast to shops and back... decided that i need to split the PCV into both ports... now need to find another little brass thingo to go in top of port

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“A turbo: exhaust gasses go into the turbocharger and spin it, witchcraft happens and you go faster.” - Jeremy Clarkson

Should be no need, I did 4myego's 1360 S like that and it's fine...
Maybe your Weber needs a tune.. the 34 chokes are a bit big for an 1152.

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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.

ill bring it around sometime...

need to give you some beers anywho!

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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

bit more wiring - worked out colour codes and wire placement are correct for pre 1964 ENGLISH car not AUSSIE Parcel shelf lights have been left out of loom completely and had to cannibalise some from the old loom. Pulled the centre out of the speedo cable to grease it (brand new and dry) and it won't go all the way back - more fiddle tomorrow.

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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!

replaced the GoGo pedal cable with with a New Teflon Bike brake Cable, Huge difference now. Changed the oil in the dash pot and put a new Dizzy cap and button on the pulsar dizzy. Tried to pick up a HIf44 but no 1 home so I stopped off for a coffee with an old friend and helped him with his Alternator

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

Oil n filter for the Van. Adj rockers , made up proper length choke cable to reach the dellortos at the front! Washed n ready. Set spax on softer for the road : sooo much nicer, bloody council!

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Now with 2 extra ports!

Got my retro sound front end last week so today it was Speaker time...

Looking forward to almost hearing some tunes over the engine noise...

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1970 Cooper'd K
by "Cooper Works"

removed the govenor control set up from my minimatic, turned it all 180 degrees and refitted it. Amazing how the performance is so much better with kick down! welll as much performance as a 998cc auto offers of course what a biatch of a job.

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88 Rover 1.3i "Reggie"
99 Rover 1.3i “Grover”
12 Mini Cooper S "The shitter"
17 Mini Clubman JCW “Noddy”

did some more interior work on the van, son had a drive around the paddock, found that the cooper s rims wont fit over the vans ground down 8.4 brakes not wide enough.

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Dog Food! Most kids like it more than Broccoli.

Removed the rust primed and painted the demister Y pieces. Started to rewire the headlight relay sockets with the 'correct' coloured wire. Dug out the new gauges - water temp,oil pressure,volts and mounted them in a pod - now where to mount then

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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!

Changed the oil and filter on Mo. Turns out it's not so difficult.

Changed out the oil pressure spring on the 997. I had really poor oil pressure regulation: 100 cold, 20 hot
Changed it out with a new one and the problem has disappeared. Turns out the old one was around 10 mm shorter than the replacement (old one=56mm)


Also rolled out the new side mouldings for the Cooper S. I did such a crap job of the first set I've decided to do them again.
Used plastic spring clips to hold them onto the roller door until they decide they want to be straight in a few months or so. At 40 bucks per side locally, you would think they would be of better quality than this...

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