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[Stevie W]

Why thank you Chris.

 

She ran really well on the test drive so was well pleased!

 

Cheers, Steve.

[Chris.Williams]

Fitted the motor today, just making sure it all fits as it should...... bonnet won’t close, fouls on carb.
No biggie, started mocking up where my hoses for the front mount radiator will run and need to make brackets, cable ties and a cardboard box just won’t do haha
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[Readers14]

Nice sunny day, and I was on dad duty - driving kids to swimming lessons & then to a birthday party.
My youngest one asked if we were taking the Mini! Be rude not to!

Tested out the new Protech shocks whilst we were out for a drive. Much quieter than the previous Spax shocks which were definitely on the way out.
Need to check the offside drum, as it getting rather hot & dragging a tad initially. Seemed to get better though.

[Dandyer1995]

Fixed my headlight issue. Turns out it was just an old spotlight wire that was going to nothing which meant the circuit wasn’t completed. Thank god for multimeters ? while the front end was apart I polished and sealed all the chrome bits so they’re actually chrome again ?

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[poohbah]

Apart from taking it for a nice drive and a wash and wax, I changed the two-clock instrument set for a triple.  It's nice now to have a rev counter.

[Steve220]

Nothing with mine, but helped a few guys out from the RAF mini club at RIAT!

[HUBBA.HUBBA]

Fitted the motor today, just making sure it all fits as it should...... bonnet won’t close, fouls on carb.
No biggie, started mocking up where my hoses for the front mount radiator will run and need to make brackets, cable ties and a cardboard box just won’t do haha
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Thought Stuart normally skims a bit off the top and replaces the wing nut for clearance. I asked him to leave mine alone as i extended the top of the bonnet a tad.

[Midas Mk1]

Saturday not today, but needed some air.. 

 

[Chris.Williams]

Fitted the motor today, just making sure it all fits as it should...... bonnet won’t close, fouls on carb.
No biggie, started mocking up where my hoses for the front mount radiator will run and need to make brackets, cable ties and a cardboard box just won’t do haha
CE779E06-E1A0-4D84-98C9-D7107F807952.jpeg
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D22DD4A0-28C2-4207-A539-F041D8563615.jpeg
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Thought Stuart normally skims a bit off the top and replaces the wing nut for clearance. I asked him to leave mine alone as i extended the top of the bonnet a tad.

To be fair, Stuart was lacking in a few areas, his 12 day payment to post time became almost 7 weeks, with quite a few parts not even sent.
When I contacted him about it, he told me that he would, and has sent them.... 6 weeks later and nothing.
Given up on him.

[HUBBA.HUBBA]

Fitted the motor today, just making sure it all fits as it should...... bonnet won’t close, fouls on carb.
No biggie, started mocking up where my hoses for the front mount radiator will run and need to make brackets, cable ties and a cardboard box just won’t do haha
CE779E06-E1A0-4D84-98C9-D7107F807952.jpeg
29D37360-3FBF-42DE-8555-DBC0CE4CD1D9.jpeg
D22DD4A0-28C2-4207-A539-F041D8563615.jpeg
5A6205EB-F0DF-41F5-BB22-8CB850175D9A.jpeg
603A2B47-1F6C-408A-87D9-C63D33D9CB2D.jpeg

Thought Stuart normally skims a bit off the top and replaces the wing nut for clearance. I asked him to leave mine alone as i extended the top of the bonnet a tad.

To be fair, Stuart was lacking in a few areas, his 12 day payment to post time became almost 7 weeks, with quite a few parts not even sent.
When I contacted him about it, he told me that he would, and has sent them.... 6 weeks later and nothing.
Given up on him.

I know what you mean. Can be a bit hit and miss at times.

[KTS]

..off on its holidays..

 

[vyruskiller]

I attempted a simple job of changing the rad and water pump - turned out anything other than simple with 1 of the bolts just spinning in the captive nut.

After a long fight I managed to relive the cowl and rad from each other but being an ‘oaf’ in my wife’s words - I managed to bugger up the cowl

New cowl ordered so a sit and wait job now ?

[panky]

Crawled into the drivers seat to start it for the first time in about three weeks. Tried to push the clutch in NOPE NOPE NOPE - bloody gout

[Carlos W]

..off on its holidays..
 

Where’s it off to?

[Cooperman]

Tomorrow I have to perform some 'keyhole surgery' on my Cooper 'S'. One of the trapped nuts in the heelboard has stripped and I don't want to disturb the sub-frame. I shall cut a small rectangular hole about 3" x 2" in the rear of the sill to gain access, then fit a longer 3/8" UNF bolt, screw a new nut onto the bolt, leaving the stripped trapped nut in place, weld the new nut onto the old nut then weld the piece I cut out back in. I'll linish it smooth, prime it and paint it. Then blow a load of Waxoyl into the end of the sill to protect it.