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[gronkjor]

Changed oil, oil filter, air filter, spark plugs. Tomorrow i am gonna give him a good little wash

[Bluecray]

Changed my cracked head for a 12g295. Awesome difference. If only I could change the cam without taking the engine out.

Your the opposite to me !!!! I've installed a Kent 276 cam and want a 12G295 head now!!!! (and I did the cam change without removing engine )

[Bluecray]

stood and looked at it and thought should i have a go at doing the head gasket myself if i dont get anybody off here to HELP ME!

Its not that hard to do the head gasket, really.......just a matter of undoing things.

[andydclements]

Yesterday I refitted the rear subframe in the rain, today was the continuation but with better weather.
The rear trailing arms are on and that was a pig of a job due to having to use adjustable brackets (second hand subframe didn't come with any and the old ones of mine were just a pile of rust. The brake pipes to each side on (feed from front to do), handbrake cables on and adjusted. Rear springs (hydrolastic type) are on, ditto hydrolastic suspension parts, and it's partially pumped up (need it on the wheels to set correctly. Paint applied to new metal.

[Sleepy Stu]

I took the engine out completely as it was FUBAR'ed.

Edited by Sleepy Stu, 27 February 2011 - 11:24 PM.

[Bean]

wow this has got to be the longest thread!!

no where near close, but the infamous thread was before you time

It's still sitting in the admin area, all lonely ...

It was a thread of pure comic genius

[MIRVINE11]

Sat and Sun i did:

Changed gearbox seal (was leaking bad after respray)
Fixed big petrol leak
Re-fitted my dash
Re-fitted my interior (door cards, carpet, gaitors, seats, bootkit)
Pop riveted my gp2 arches on
Got my Hazards working (nightmare)
Got my horn working (less of a nightmare)
Tidied up engine bay &wiring.

Left to do:

Lower car on hilos,
MOT,
TAX,

Have Fun, getting it ready for L2B!

[Mini Mad Drakeley]

re-attached my front subframe which was abit of a ******* to do and fitted the wheels etc so i can mock up the new front end, weld it and then get started on the rest of the car

[Andywade]

put it onto axle stands ready to start the repair work, - removed bonnet and grille. poked a huge hole in the sill where previous owners had used oversills to fix/ruin it

[Jon Hunt]

New water pump!...which although in it's self is a straight forward job as there is no captive nut on the back of lower rad mount took a total of 3 hours. Fingers crossed the garage floor is dry in the morning...

and on reinstalling the fan added a small washer to each bolt so it now clears the timing chain cover breather.

[ClareST]

Fitted some harnesses on Sunday.

[new_zealand _minis]

put new bottom arms and tie rods . and went to the pub

[maggies_minder]

i plan on washing it in a minute, hasnt been done in about 3months not good for a white car.

[bcjames]

In an effort to confirm where oil is leaking from, I put it on axle stands, warmed it up and ran it for ten mins. Can't see any fresh oil and there are no drips on the floor

Its a mystery!

[Mini Cheddars]

Maybe it's dripped itself dry.