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[keefr22]

Much as I like the white one, I'd rather your Clubby any day....!! 

 

Can I ask what you did to sort the clutch out? We've been having similar problems with ours.

[72clubman]

Much as I like the white one, I'd rather your Clubby any day....!! 

 

Can I ask what you did to sort the clutch out? We've been having similar problems with ours.

 

My dad certainly won't like that! 

 

I have to admit I've completely fallen for the Cooper, it's a stunning car to look at and to drive. 

 

Thankyou for all your kind words, I have fallen for mine a little again. After sorting the niggles at the weekend it drives really nicely again. Better than before! 

 

Well it turns out it was all in the throwout stop nut. (the big one on the end of the clutch plunger) 

I set it as instructed in my manual, to the face of the clutch housing then another flat in and it crunched like a bugger. So I slackened it off away from the housing a flat or two, and it slipped into gear beautifully. It would seem I needed the extra throw, so I went with that and locked it with the locking nut. I figured it was better than lunching my gearbox! Hope this helps. 

 

 

Joe

Edited by 72clubman, 09 July 2014 - 12:17 PM.

[Ben_O]

Lunching my gearbox...

 

Love that saying.

[keefr22]

Thanks Joe, that does help a lot, trying to get any & all ideas on clutch problems for when we get to investigate ours over the winter - we'd only do the same as you did first, i.e. set it up as per the manual, but it's little things like your experience with that nut that we need to know about for when it then doesn't work like the manual says & we get stuck...!!

 

And I hope your dad isn't too upset, his Cooper is indeed beautiful - but I'd be too scared to take something that good out onto the road... & I certainly wouldn't be hillclimbing it!! 

Edited by keefr22, 09 July 2014 - 09:04 AM.

[72clubman]

Thanks Joe, that does help a lot, trying to get any & all ideas on clutch problems for when we get to investigate ours over the winter - we'd only do the same as you did first, i.e. set it up as per the manual, but it's little things like your experience with that nut that we need to know about for when it then doesn't work like the manual says & we get stuck...!!

 

And I hope your dad isn't too upset, his Cooper is indeed beautiful - but I'd be too scared to take something that good out onto the road... & I certainly wouldn't be hillclimbing it!! 

 

It is unnerving driving it but once you forget about that it really likes to be driven, and has some real poke to it, it is still a mini after all!

I don't think it'd suit hill climbs though.

 

It's certainly all in the details.

 

You do need to be very careful when adjusting the throw-out nut though, as too much throw will put a force on the crank thrust washers and a slight crunch into gear is better than a ruined crank!

 

Joe

[surfblue63]

I spotted you at Gaydon. I like the in progress look.

 

The Mk3S looked a peach too.

 

 

[72clubman]

Thankyou Surfblue63! :)

I like the contrast of them together, opposite ends of the 70s.

Joe

[72clubman]

So not much to report recently. 

 

Fixed a few niggles.

 

Sorted a notchy feeling throttle, turns out it was caused by a cable tie I'd put under the bonnet to stop the cable touching the exhaust! I rerouted so it didn't go taught and it's lovely and smooth again! 

 

The ridiculously annoying rattling heater! 

This I was quite pleased with. I stuck a few strips of sticky back foam on the heater selector blade, and it's now rattle free! 

 

 

Haven't had the time or access to equipment to sort the bodywork so it's still running the rat look. 

 

I'm putting some serious miles on her though! 32 miles a day! She's holding up well though.

 

I'm not looking forward to the MOT though, the exhaust definitely needs replacing and it needs the entire thing as I can't physically separate it from the manifold!

 

Suggestions please!

 

I'm thinking Maniflow freeflow manifold with a single box centre exit.

 

That and 2 new front hubs are going to kill my wallet! (when I replaced the wheel bearings the passenger one just slid in so I'm assuming an overly worn hub.) That and the noise it's currently making! 

 

It's also filthy as I haven't washed it in weeks! 

 

Might treat her before popping to the IMM on sunday! 

 

Joe

 

[72clubman]

So the GT's reign of reliability has come to an end. 

 

 

There's definitely something missing here...

 

 

 

Nothing major mind, one shredded fan belt. Not what you want on your morning.commute. Oh she then puked her radiator when I pulled over. 

This is where working for a mini suppliers has its advantages. A new fan belt was dropped off to me, and as I carry a socket set, and a supply of water with me it was promptly back on the road. 

 

 

 

 

 

Old cars eh! 

 

Joe

[Ben_O]

Gotta love em!

 

And he looks so innocent, sitting there at the side of the road.

 

Ben

[domdee]

the thing i love about this build is the running repairs you do. all the rust and touch up paint work looks great even though its just a temporary do.

[72clubman]

Gotta love em!

 

And he looks so innocent, sitting there at the side of the road.

 

Ben

 

Butter wouldn't melt! Looks completely blame free!

 

the thing i love about this build is the running repairs you do. all the rust and touch up paint work looks great even though its just a temporary do.

 

It really is the definition of running repairs! 

 

There's a lot of touch up paint but actually very little rust for a mini! 

 

I was trying to work out how old my fan belt was. Turns out it was off my other project so would have been at least 23 years old! whoops! 

 

Ahh well it only cost me some time and the grand total of £2 for a replacement! I also got a spare just in case.

 

Joe

[72clubman]

So of the 31.9 million cars on Britain's roads there are approximately 118 Austin Morris Mini 1275 GT's on the road. 

 

While I was driving back from work today I found another! 

I definitely recognise it from here, but can't remember from where! 

 

 

 

I'm far to easily amused. 

 

Joe

[keefr22]

118? Really that few? Suppose we'd best get ours running again & make it 119 then....!!

[72clubman]

Well if you add up all the different models, Austin, Morris, Leyland, and Austin Morris, there's approxiamtely 313 1275 GT's on the road (taken from https://www.howmanyl...tf8=✓&q=1275 GT)

 

Total number of GT's left including sorns is a paltry 1039! 

 

No idea how accurate their data is, but thats a hell of a lot lost and scrapped cars! 

 

 

Joe