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[GraemeC]

Looks great, don't you have the switch panel upside down?

not sure it would be the same the other way round? Cheers Tom

No - the holes for heater & choke cables are angled compared to the main panel. If you fit it the other way up they will come out nearer level rather than pointing up.

[ToM 2012]

Ahhh I see what you mean cheers for that ile change it round tomorrow 😀

[Pauly]

Looking good.
Your top radiator bracket is upside down. Should bolt on the rear and right hand stud.

ahh that's why cheers Pauly

No problem!

[jpw1275]

Jeez tom looks like a car now compared to the last time I dropped by...... Well done mate.... Need to crack on with mine really but hopefully we are moving to a bigger house so I may need to keep it on the back burner for now

Cheers j

[ToM 2012]

Hello jay haven't spoke for ages thanks mate it's looking a lot better lol have you done anything to it since? Bigger house bigger garage for more minis😀

[Daz1968]

I would think as long as you route wire away from exhaust it doesn't matter where you take it through, I also notice your choke is on left whereas mine in on right nearest driver, it also doesn't go through bulkhead above cross member but underneath, the bracket on carb is different to enable this, but my car has no heater valve just a brass tap on the head which has to be operated under the bonnet. But I have found loads of things changed on early minis and it's difficult to know what's right or wrong. My fuel gauge didn't work and have traced to a stuck sender unit but pre 64 are different to later as no voltage regulator on speedo and gauge is different. Managed to free it so saves the hassle of trying to find one.
I would also advise you clean all terminals on electrical connections and check for brittle insulation as they only cause problems later.
You are on what I think the hardest part of restoration so good luck and take your time.
I am now on the frustrating bit of ironing out minor problems on a car that hadn't been used for 30 years, then have a little bodywork touching up to do where I had a couple of little accidents but in no rush.
If you ever need any help or info let me know.

In fact thinking about it that large hole in bulkhead behind heater is where my choke cable goes,
I also think two spare wires where they are maybe the horn but easy to test as one will be permanent live and other earth when horn push pressed in

Edited by Daz1968, 02 August 2015 - 12:55 PM.

[ToM 2012]

Cheers daz yeah I think I'm going to get a battery and test everything before I do the total fit. On your horn is it screwed in on the inner flinch panel on the left? As that's where mine was originally and as it screws in to the flinch this acts as an earth? Also the lower front indicators have two wires going to them I assumed the black ones was earth and the green and yellow was the main one to wire to the light my new indicator connections only had one wire coming from them no earth cable.. Cheers Tom

[Daz1968]

My horn was fastened to front panel on some short studs on drivers side. With my replacement front panel holes were present but no studs so I used short bolts.

You can see my choke cable on this pic

Edited by Daz1968, 02 August 2015 - 06:39 PM.

[ToM 2012]

i probz have it in the wrong place then unless one of previous owners moved it with in its years. Are you sure the cable will reach the carb from there? Mine come out the top two little holes ever side of centre clock. Like you said before they kept changing things..

[Daz1968]

My mk2 has both cables coming out of small holes and choke cable connects to top of carb, on my mk1 my choke cable comes through bulkhead under the cross member and connects to underside of carb, the linkage and bracket are different
If you are on mk1 forum this link shows a bit of info on it

http://mk1-forum.net....php?f=3&t=7522

Don't think it matters a lot and needs to feed through correct hole to suit carb.

[jpw1275]

Hello jay haven't spoke for ages thanks mate it's looking a lot better lol have you done anything to it since? Bigger house bigger garage for more minis

Hi tom..... I havnt done anything since last year !!!!! But I do go in the garage to see him and pat the roof and say ' one day ' !!!

Cheers j

[ToM 2012]

Hi all I am fitting the front brake lines from master but there is a t piece one from master one to front one to back? Does anyone no on a 63 where it bolts to the body? As one 60 mini it is bolted to bottom section under throttle cable bulkhead. But I don't have a hole on the 63 for it to bolt there? Also on the handbrake cable is there a compesator that holds the cables together just in front of the rear subframe it connects onto cables? I do believe it doesn't have one on the early minis? Thankyou Tom

[ToM 2012]

Hello jay haven't spoke for ages thanks mate it's looking a lot better lol have you done anything to it since? Bigger house bigger garage for more minis

Hi tom..... I havnt done anything since last year !!!!! But I do go in the garage to see him and pat the roof and say ' one day ' !!!

Cheers j

haha I done that a few times pat the roof saying you will get there weird ay we lol

[ToM 2012]

My mk2 has both cables coming out of small holes and choke cable connects to top of carb, on my mk1 my choke cable comes through bulkhead under the cross member and connects to underside of carb, the linkage and bracket are different
If you are on mk1 forum this link shows a bit of info on it

http://mk1-forum.net....php?f=3&t=7522

Don't think it matters a lot and needs to feed through correct hole to suit carb.

cheers daz I think I will putine threw bottom hole to as it mAkes sense to cheers mate thankyou for your help.

Edited by ToM 2012, 05 August 2015 - 08:04 PM.

[ToM 2012]

A few pictures getting there slowly