Well it gave you something to do over the school holidays....

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You're only supposed to blow the BLUDDY DOORS OFF!!

Yer it did but i could have gotten more work done, i am never doing it again, ever

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77 mini sunshine: the slow build continues
http://www.ausmini.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=70699

After 2 years without rego since buying her I have started to get her ready for a RWC.

Today, new washer bottle kit with motor and new front retractable seatbelts.

Also picked up some 12" minilite copies and tried a couple on.

After sitting for the better part of 12 or so years........................got to go for a run up the street in Kimini today !!!

We had only managed to get her firing in the last few weeks, and today the Husband sorted the Carb issue we were having. She started and idled beautifully!!! We let her run for a bit, then took her up the street, for the first drive in a bl00dy long time!

Going to replace rear brake hoses tomorrow, put all mirrors on (have searched ausmini extensively about these friggen bullett mirrors !), fix up a few little interior bits, put on new bumpers, and take her for another run i spose!! oh and sort out why the wipers no worky yet.

Very happy mini owner right here !!!

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Cheers, Kim
**purple '68 deluxe!**


***FINALLY wearing number plates----yeaaaaaah baby! ***

Fitted new accelerator cable, but the accelerator pedal stop meant the cable was too short, so had to remove it altogether.
Fitted choke cable.
She started and ran for 8 minutes before overheating again. Will need to drain radiator.
Oil pressure was 60psi.
The new battery from Kmart will not hold charge and won't charge up enough, so need to jump start it.
Saw an older 850 and showed him where the car number is. Nearer the speedo on the drivers side, his plate and Lancaster motors plate is on the other side, near where the bottle should be. A very early 850.

My brother has been having a bit of trouble with batteries from Kmart, he was on his third one (he kept exchanging the crap ones) and he gave up and went to an auto electrician who fitted a new battery.
The auto electrician pointed out that the 3 month old Kmart battery had a code stamped on it saying it was made 3 years ago!

So it pays to check that the Kmart battery is fresh.

Took the little bugger for a spin thru Warrandyte, Kangaroo Ground, Panton Hill, St Andrews then out to King Lake and back thru Yarra Glen.

These roads were made for minis!!

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1970 Cooper'd K
by "Cooper Works"

Paid the rego, so it's street legal for another year!!

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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.

picked him up from the painter yesterday... Ray is well on his way to being restored to his former glory!!

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"Buttercup" 1972 Mini Clubman (moved on)

"Ray" 1977 Mini Sunshine (moved on)

"Dr Martin" 1962 Morris Wannabe-Deluxe (moved on)

"Maybel" 1967 Morris 1100 - Making a Come Back

Finally got around to having a crack at fitting the brake booster that I bought from brett a while ago. All good until I got to trying to disconnect the brake line from the splitter so I can do the plumbing. Finally got the nut to break its seal in the splitter, but the hose is still fused to the nut so I can't unscrew it without twisting the pipe. Got a generous squirt of Penetrene soaking in, so hopefully that'll free it up soon & I can get it sorted.

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You're only supposed to blow the BLUDDY DOORS OFF!!

Morris thank you for that.
I put one in my Magnette and it is going ok, but the engine is old and easily started.
The 850 engine has been rebuilt and is tight and needs extra power to start, but I got it to start on its own choke and accelerator, no holding the jet or throttle butterfly.
I will look at the battery, perhaps both of them.

Stripped the paint of the fuel tanks, removed the rust and prepared for paint fitted the steering column bushes, modified the new clutch cover breather so it will fit, fitted the dash mount ans steering bracket

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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

We brought a "new" battery from Kmart on our way up to the Hay Mini Nationals this year and the thing was dead flat Wasnt happy, luckily Hay has a good little car care place in town. Beware of Kmart batteries

Steve,

Came to the realisation that i need to make some stubby rubber flares for the moke...

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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

You need to get yourself a big wheeler body mate

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WD40'll fix it!
If it don't, use a big hammer!