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[liam_italian]

I had the issue with a very very tight sump plug, and filter, managed to bend a draper filter wrench :/

Funfunfun

Just to check I wasn't being stupid, what way was un-doing it? pulling towards you if at the front of the car? or pushing down to the ground towards the back...

Pull towards you

[MR J]

I had the issue with a very very tight sump plug, and filter, managed to bend a draper filter wrench :/

Funfunfun

Just to check I wasn't being stupid, what way was un-doing it? pulling towards you if at the front of the car? or pushing down to the ground towards the back...

Pull towards you

Just be careful you dont slip off the sump plug whilst pulling on it, the front valance is very sharp!! My wrist is still healing from changing the oil last week

[TfcIan]

Gave it some legs

What colour paint is that? Looks really nice

[yousmeg]

Gave it some legs

What colour paint is that? Looks really nice

Thanks, i love the colour, apparently its BL astral blue 140 (this is what i painted the engine bay, front valance and bottom of the wings with) but its not an exact match to the body... i think its a custom darker shade of BL's denim blue.

edit - if you look at the flat face on the front of the wings you can see the mismatch clearly :/

Edited by yousmeg, 16 June 2011 - 12:24 PM.

[stubbsy]

Reconditioned calipers, new brake disks and pads gone on thanks to mini.30 (Mark) i can now outbrake some cars.

Very happy stubbsy and Patch

[surfblue63]

Not today, but last week for Beaulieu, I put some white walls on my '63 Austin

Edited by surfblue63, 18 June 2011 - 08:07 PM.

[Danyul1275]

Today i popped my driveshaft out, changed the gaiters and started to fit some new discs, could be a while till i manage to get it all back together as i dont have a day off work untill friday now though :/

[minilee94]

stripped my new engine down to rebuild it just awaiting on pocketing

[Hughes]

Today I had to pull out the radiator out plus all the other bits round it. The reason? See below...



NEVER leave a roll of masking tape sat on top of your rocker cover, forget about it and then do 70 mph on a motorway....because this will happen! Yes a very dead fan and a very hot engine.

Took the opportunity to launch the cheap chinese rad and its ropey rad-cap. Have a nice new Mini Spares 4 Core rad with fan switch to put on tomorrow (once the laquer has hardened on all the bits I have to paint again!)

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[leadly]

Finished stripping the last bits out of my gearbox. Time to start cleaning!

[backstreetclassics]

today ive spent plenty of money at mini spares so i can rebuild my 1310

[sir Jake the brit]

i fitted ap metro turbo 4pots, grooved and vented disc's, braided hoses, started finishing the interior, put some of the glass back in, fiited the boot and bonnet, rolled him into the sunshine and took some pictures!!

[songshan]

Took the heater out, rounded off a couple of bulkhead blank plate screws, fekit. Looked at the stat bolts that still aren't budging, realised the bolt remover tool needed a larger socket set, which I didn't have on me. So took off alternator, water pump and heater switch thingy. To make myself happier spent a load of money at minispares and dsnclassics. Mmmm alloy billet stuff!!

[RossKnight]

Managed to get my sump nut off... I realised it had moved when my thumb smashed the front valance... and yes, I agree with the person who told me on here who said the valance is sharp

Changed the oil, seems happier

[DirtyFishFingers]

sprayed her greeeeennnnnn lol

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