This is a sad day hope your going to replace her Greg. Of you want your old one back your welcome to it

Thought about all the stuff I have to do on it once I am back from house-sitting! Need to pick up some bits too!

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Basil - 1978 Leyland Mini, Brooklands Green, bit of a bitsa, and a park brick in the boot.

Finished off the interior (pretty much) including the dash, custom switch panel and heater controls. Started organising insurance as it goes for rego next week. Very excited! Just need to tidy up the last few bits and pieces and give it a clean.

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Cheers, Matt

Don't be fooled, Gruhms is not my real name.

I got my brakes back from the brake place,
$100 for 2x nipple threads re done and replaced with new nipples, sand blasted both calipers back to bare metal and damn do they look good!
Oh and helicoils installed on both threads where the brake hose connects to the caliper.

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Current: 1970 Mini K 2014 Focus ST
Past: 93 Rover, 64 850, 97 Rover, 66 Deluxe, 66 Moke
81 Austin Estate, 2006 R53MCS, 66 Deluxe, 1978 Clubbie
2014 Land Rover Defender 90

Did you change the caliper seals while you were at it?

No
The guy did a pressure test on both calipers and there were no leaks at the time of testing, He also said the seals/ pistons and caliper it self were in pretty good nick.

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http://www.flickr.com/by_dan
Current: 1970 Mini K 2014 Focus ST
Past: 93 Rover, 64 850, 97 Rover, 66 Deluxe, 66 Moke
81 Austin Estate, 2006 R53MCS, 66 Deluxe, 1978 Clubbie
2014 Land Rover Defender 90

Hey gruhms! Your car is looking great. Nice looking interior
Good luck with the rego

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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

Thanks mate. Fingers crossed.

I think I started a build thread on here about 3 trillion years ago. I might have to see if I can dig it out and update it when I get a spare moment.

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Cheers, Matt

Don't be fooled, Gruhms is not my real name.

Started the cleanup of the factory abit. Sold one car Stripping a 71 clubby and a 61 850 that i got awhile ago this weekend with 123 grosso. Making room for the new purchase to fit. More to come

Any one have a 1275 head that has been ported out abit and done up nicely? willing to pay obviously

put in some carpet.... Hetty is starting to feel a real car again. Also got some screws for the window winders.

Replaced the long clubman speedo cable PO fitted with a new correct short cable.

Super happy as the speedo needle is now super steady with absolutely no wobble.

I always assumed it was the speedo at fault as I could not see anything wrong with the long cable.

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68 Morris Cooper S Mk1 (*ex 78 1275 LS 4th last built, 70 Morris 1500 OHC & 70 MiniMatic)

Started it, drove it up the driveway, let him run for a bit, turned him off, tightened a crap load of things (engine steadys mostly) cotton reels etc, replaced my PCV rubber hose as the old one had split a tiny bit and was leaking causing a funny idle... nearly finished his new home, poly-sheets are ordered and will be going up next weekend huzzah!

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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

Went for a drive to Auto One, picked up some oil and then back home. Really enjoy driving this mini.

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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

More bodywork on the van! Trying to straighten out 40 years of country livin'.

Also been sorting out the wiring for the thermo fan on the wannabe S.

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Relocated my facet fuel pump on the Moke from the engine bay to the rear sub frame. Made up some hard lines to and from the tank location to the subframe. Managed to get them through existing grommets so I didn't have to drill holes.

Modified the fuel level sender so I can get the gauge working the full range in my custom tank. The tank is almost ready to install. Then it will be onto engine re-assembly.

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