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[Quinlan minor]

Fitted a couple of gel pads in the driver's seat squab to add a bit of comfort.

https://www.ebay.co....ar=443894959493

 

Big improvement.

[Retro_10s]

Fitted a couple of gel pads in the driver's seat squab to add a bit of comfort.
https://www.ebay.co....ar=443894959493
 
Big improvement.

Now that's a useful tip, I have been thinking of re-foaming my seats,.. maybe these pads are a good idea too... Did you slide it into/under the seat cover?

[IronmanG]

Gave it a good polish and went to Torque Moto for a mini day

[Mini Waco]

Fitted a couple of gel pads in the driver's seat squab to add a bit of comfort.
https://www.ebay.co....ar=443894959493
 
Big improvement.

Awesome…. Great idea

[Quinlan minor]

 

Fitted a couple of gel pads in the driver's seat squab to add a bit of comfort.
https://www.ebay.co....ar=443894959493
 
Big improvement.

Now that's a useful tip, I have been thinking of re-foaming my seats,.. maybe these pads are a good idea too... Did you slide it into/under the seat cover?

 

My seats have the seat cover wired into the foam, so I had to fit it under the foam.

[Lplus]

Changed the cylinder head on the 1293 saloon.  Now the previous head can be given the once over, new guides etc.

[Verderad]

Refurbished the door lock mechanism. Sand, prime, paint.
Cleaned the garage, put tools away and looked at the box of miispares bits and bobs before next order.

[petey81]

Fitted a new gear linkage seal kit and checked no bolts were seized before fitting a new steering rack on Thursday

[57gow]

Moring All.

Yesterday fitted windscreen went in like a dream not a nightmare sealed all round and chrome strip fitted, today fitting newly painted wheel spats.

[P1GLT]

Finally managed to get piglet out of the shed and removed the head to confirm another blown gasket. Sent the head off to the doctor for a checkup.

[Cooperman]

I drove my 1990 Cooper road-rally car for the first time since 2005, having bought it back in 2020 and completed a full resto.
It passed the MoT with no advisories. Just got to set the mixture which was leaned off to pass emissions test 😉. Then just got to run in the new rings and bearings and off we go

[Clip]

Checked my rear wheel camber and left wheel was spot on at -0.5 degrees, but right rear wheel had a positive camber of just over +1.5 degrees. So bought a camber adjustment bracket (the screw type not the ridged plate type). What a bloody pain. Firstly the two self tappers in the little side cover plate on the mini were seized and I had to grind and drill them out. Then when fitting the new bracket only two of the bolt holes lined up so that all could be fitted, including the radius arm bolt that was too big for the hole in the bracket. Had to open that up slightly, but more so on a couple of the other bolt holes. Not hard to do, but what should have been a quick job just turned into a swearing, frustrating session. 

Edited by Clip, 23 October 2022 - 07:52 AM.

[Icey]

Not strictly for our Mini, but a pal (I know you lurk here sometimes, Mark!) asked for some replacement knobs (stop that sniggering) so I made some...

(excuse the chatter, my tiny lathe doesn't like radius cuts)

 

 

And with the original stickers on...

 

 

 

 

 

[Tones61]

made up a nice big alloy heat shield between exh mani and 45 weber long inlet,

cant uploads pics as it keeps saying they're too large

[johnR]

Took out the petrol tanks to access the wiring loom which is coming out for replacement - a right fiddle!