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[Vinay-RS]

Glad you're getting everything sorted on this   Nice Landy too.

 

Thanks Jared. Yeah and it has made a nice difference to the feel of the car when driving too. 

[Danny24]

Great project mate, great minds think alike it seems with the twin carbs recently.. coming together nicely 

[Vinay-RS]

Great project mate, great minds think alike it seems with the twin carbs recently.. coming together nicely 

 

Thanks man :) Yeah, now to get them to look as good as your carbs.

[Danny24]

What size are they 1.25 or 1.5? Your get them looking good soon mate I'm sure 

[Vinay-RS]

What size are they 1.25 or 1.5? Your get them looking good soon mate I'm sure 

1.25. Thanks, I'll try my best :) 

[Vinay-RS]

So I've been feeling a little down when looking at the mini everyday because it was really dirty, the paint was flat and it just made me feel really sad. So I decided to give it a wash and detail and it definitely made me happy to see a shiny mini :) 

 

Anyway, I realised that If you ever lose your love for your classic car, give it a good clean and polish. It just lifts your mood and spirit about it.

 

 

 

Edited by Vinay-RS, 14 July 2017 - 01:44 PM.

[JamesC]

So I've been feeling a little down when looking at the mini everyday because it was really dirty, the paint was flat and it just made me feel really sad. So I decided to give it a wash and detail and it definitely made me happy to see a shiny mini :) 
 
Anyway, I realised that If you ever lose your love for your classic car, give it a good clean and polish. It just lifts your mood and spirit about it.
 

 

 

Wow, the red with black highlights looks so good!

[Vinay-RS]

Thanks James :) 

[Vinay-RS]

So I decided to use CAD to make drawings of the parts I was hoping to manufacture. The first was the booster bracket.

 

These are the original parts:

 

And these are the CAD models of the two brackets:

 

 

Then I decided to mock up the wheel centre cap, since the cap got hit and broken:

 

I'll try and get this 3D printed if I can.

 

Finally I decided to get a proper locking petrol cap that seals properly and hopefully doesn't leak.

 

 

Edited by Vinay-RS, 14 July 2017 - 01:49 PM.

[Vinay-RS]

Not really much of an update. I was able to get one of these lovely books: 

 

 

The carbs have been stripped down, now to get them ultrasonically cleaned as that is the recommended way to get them nice and shiny. Plus I was able to get a rebuild kit, which will be used once that process is done. Also need to look into the costs of electroplating the linkages. 

 

 

 

Finally a big thanks to Ed for sending this clay bar kit to me. Should be a good thing for the paint to get a little attention and hopefully once I get some Meguiar's Polish I will be able to remove the water spots from the roof. 

 

 

 

Edited by Vinay-RS, 14 July 2017 - 01:54 PM.

[Jared Mk3]

That manual looks to be in good condition.

[Vinay-RS]

That manual looks to be in good condition.

Yeah! It is in amazing shape and a really good deal from eBay with surprisingly quick shipping :) 

[timmy850]

I've got a little ultrasonic cleaner now in the garage, I've yet to use it on some carbs yet. I'm keen to see how yours turn out

[Danny24]

Looking good mate, keep up the good work 

[Vinay-RS]

So turns out the water marks might be something worse, like acid damage (guessing from acid rain) :\

 

I washed and dried the car (inside a garage). Then I clayed the whole car for the first time, which made the paint feel amazing to the touch. Then based on the suggestions I tried using Meguiar's Ultimate Compound by hand, because I don't have an orbital/DA polisher. It didn't make any difference to the state of the paint. 

 

Here is a picture of the roof, which is the only panel that has these marks on it. I found it difficult to capture the defects with a camera, although you can clearly see a faded spot on the lower middle part of the picture. 

 

 

After this I felt really bummed out, so used Meguiar's Ultimate Polish on the car (which I must say is amazing!) and then Carnauba Wax, so that the paint was at least shiny, even if it had these defects.

 

Next plan is to get a machine polisher and see if it can work to remove the water spots. 

Edited by Vinay-RS, 14 July 2017 - 01:53 PM.