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[Gaffer]

Helped put an engine in a mates mini

[me madjoe 90]

Broke it!

Hit pot hole broke n/s ball joint and tie rod

[GTIAlex06]

Drove it with lots of luggage in the back...wheel arch scraping all the way back.


Stiffened the dampers

[samperks]

threw rust at it.

my theory was fight fire with fire
so fight rust with rust?!


anyhow not brilliant results

[Lloydie Boy]

rang bodyshop and asked how far they got with the work. and they said....


you got to wait a little longer. which means not this month

[Midas Mk1]

painted the bulkhead and innerwings, aswell the other anicliaires, in preperation for dropping my 1275 in....

[Big_Adam]

I made a tiny bit of metal that seems to stop my car flooding.

Silly air vent on the bulkhead,

[johnnyspencer]

got it running for the first time, nice i feel a lot better now i know it actually runs lol

[MiniSal]

My 1969 Cooper this morning - I took the cover off, put the roof aerial back on, fired up the beast and drove down to Dorset to visit my dear old Dad !!!!

My 1968 MK2 850- I took off the cover, got in, changed the cassette to the theme track of The Graduate and went off to the local bowling alley )

[Ipod]

Drove mine..heard a squeeking noise, opened bonnet..looked, and shut it again, then turned music up n drove off

[Wright&Wright]

Flatted it down.
Fitted the new arches and wheels.
Booked it in for a respray.

[Cerberus]

Was looking for this thread on saturday.

I fitted some mud flaps.

[(philip)]

After it being sat outside, looking very sorry, and not starting. A mate came round and with his impressive mechanical know-how diagnosed......

It needs petrol.


So now its running and we went for a bit of a run followed by a bath..

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[olds_kool_lews]

fitted a 12" to 10" brake conversion kit, fitted my wellers, arches, sill trims, new heater, checked all lights etc in prep for mot hopefully sometime this week!

[minimaff]

Nothing......... lol