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[minimuk]

Progress, today I got an engine crane, and put finally the lump in position,bolted in, put weber on, defo need to cut the bulkhead, easy done this week,make a box and set it back a bit, apart from that great to get passed this mile stone

 

engine in the air, first time it leaves the trolley

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nerve reckin

 

settled and bolted down

 

put his hat on

 

Weber side shot,...bulkhead needs defo cutting

 

good feeling this is and more space in the garage

 

Going to put my Hif44 in instead of the Weber, I am not cutting t5he bulkhead.....so I

will be selling the Weber with all the extra's as this will be surpluss...

Edited by minimuk, 28 November 2013 - 01:25 PM.

[alex-95]

Very nice

[minimuk]

although it looks like a stand-still,.....there is progress!!!!

rod-gear linkage cleaned, re-greased and put in position, gears are engaging, although a little stiff, that will just do me. Bled the clutch slave cylinder and master cylinder, all good no leaks. Further today used 'Track-ace' for wheel alignment on MUK and  the Golf Mk1, that took a bit of time but all done. 

Tomorrow HUYe will get some attention,... I will put the re-con drive shafts in and will do the alignment on him, might even do the exhaust....

Piccies soon

[Shifty]

its not a bad tool is it?

[minimuk]

its not a bad tool is it?

Excellent tool you lend me,....getting the hang of it after 2 cars.......will check the camber again tmz................

[minimuk]

drive shafts done, front suspension lowered and wheel alignment done, tmz weber 45 and exhaust.......getting somewhere.....

[minimuk]

few jobs done today, front engine steady is in, and put the LCB in,  unfortunately the weber ain't fitting wiv filter on either unless I make a bulkhead cut and don't like to do that..... so Hif44 it is...for now....... played wiv some cabling nd left it at that.....waiting for a Starter motor.......

 

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more soon.....

[minimuk]

Few jobs on Huye done today, aint looking it but, pain in the back jobs.....heater cooling hoses in siteue, chasing wires, what goes were, put heater in, and bineacle with 14000 ish miles on the clock!!!!???? Looking at the pictures, I need to do some polishing soon,....I do need a 'brake light switch bracket', I do need one, so if you have a spare one, give it a new home!!!Much appreciated  

 

Heater hoses through the L/H/D master cylinder holes

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pain in the back job in a mini

 

all wired up 2Clock  bineacle

 

waiting for a few hose joiners, and bits and a Ramair filter plate for the Hif44.

 

Might start on the exhaust tmz.........more pain!!!

 

[minimuk]

yesterday I wired all up, connected cooling hoses, and fired him up on choke, a few turns and feck me, Huye is alive.......still need to do the down pipe and back box, but he is close now....

only 1 problem...the heater matrix leaks.....dripdrip....never the less.....he is alive!!!!!

 

 

Today I took the heater apart, from 1988 is the heater, looks like new on the outside, checked the matrix and is all good however the rubber O rings between the mating surfaces of the inlet and outlet pipes were perished.......stood still to long.....I put new O rings in and used a good sealant, tighten all the 4 small bolts and squeezed the excess sealant out, now we are waiting for it to dry. test it tmz on day after,if good exhaust will be next.......

[Nossedout]

great progress on huy'e...  looks stunning!!

[Nossedout]

by the way: goodluck with the build!!

[minimuk]

by the way: goodluck with the build!!

 

Cheers, getting there.......I take it you have a clubby?

[minimuk]

after hard labor over the last few days(at work), I manged a few hours this afternoon, connected the matrix on it's own on the flow and return hoses, after a few minutes fetling with the pressure King and the carb set-up, started the engine and let him run for a few minutes to get all hot etc, no leaks........whehey, heater back on tmz and the exhaust.......

[minimuk]

heater in,...no leaks,... crankcase breather painted and in position,...cooling topped up and ready to roll tmz,....that's after the exhaust fitting of course.....  

 

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till next time....

[alex-95]

Good work mate