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[Steve220]

Well a productive day! My magnecors finally arrived! Put the coil pack mount back on the car and connected all up - I now have a sweet running engine, took for the car for a little drive and couldn't get the smile off my face again

 

With it up to temperature I drained the coolant - or brown water as I like to call it, flushed it through, replaced the blower unit (it was leaking slightly and stage one of the speed didn't work) and filled it with fresh coolant :) Also replaced the thermostat and gaskets as the old ones were some universal rubbish and full of silicone sealant Reason i replaced the thermostat was because the car never got up to full temperature when i picked it up and thought the stat maybe stuck open. I was right.

 

 

 

Car runs very sweet and hopefully I'll be taking it to work tomorrow, on my return will be replacing the oil :)

Edited by Steve220, 27 January 2015 - 10:06 PM.

[Ben_O]

Nice one mate.

 

Enjoy!

[Steve220]

Drove to work in her today, great fun! Although the windscreen wipers are near on useless! Car got to temperature in good time and so did oil. Really pleased :)

Edited by Steve220, 28 January 2015 - 11:28 AM.

[Ben_O]

throw them crappy chrome wipers away and get some proper OEM ones.

 

You will soon see the difference (literally)

 

Ben

[jamesquintin]

throw them crappy chrome wipers away and get some proper OEM ones.

 

You will soon see the difference (literally)

 

Ben

I second that, mine came with thin chrome ones, terrible. Swapped for OEM hook ones :)
 

[Steve220]

Might have to just bite the bullet and get a set. I do see people getting landrover ones?

[Ben_O]

yep, the landrover ones fit, they just need a slight bend tweaking into the arm so that they fit the screen.

[Midas Mk1]

South lakes minis have the wiper arms at reasonable cost, bought a set at bingley, seeing as I lost one in heavy rain last year haha

[Steve220]

You got a link?

[FlyingScot]

Here's a comparison of landrover ones at £8-47 inc postage and OEM from Southlakesminis minis at £28 inc postage.
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You can see the Landrover one is much bigger and with different angles
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Clearer in this picture and the potential to scrape paint off you bonnet edge when opening, stronger spring means higher glass pressure though
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Sorry for the random upside down pic, not sure why this has happened and I can't see it in my edit
FS

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Edited by FlyingScot, 29 January 2015 - 11:39 AM.

[FlyingScot]

You got a link?

Mini from Southlakesminis http://www.ebay.co.u...-/151429810759?

Landrover http://www.ebay.co.u...m/331128179162? These are Bearmach branded and seem good quality.

FS

Edited by FlyingScot, 29 January 2015 - 11:38 AM.

[Steve220]

Hi all,

 

Well a productive day today. Wanted to change the engine mounts and found out why people usually say leave a day to do them. The driver's side is a nightmare to get your hands into!

 

The old ones were knackered

 

 

 

Comparison old and new

 

 

 

New ones fitted :)

 

 

The dash was also looking a bit tired and the dial surround had split. This is going to need stripping and respraying. There was also some glue around the clock which is gently removed.

 

 

 

Turns out the surround is actually wood underneath. Would explain the splitting and peeling.

 

 

left over sticker gunk removed!

 

 

 

Glue before and after :)

 

 

 

Annoyingly whilst under the car I noticed the tiebar bushes were shot so those will need replacing soon.

[jamesmpi]

Good work so far. Love those brushed steel dashes. Prefer them to the standard wooden one.

No surprise that it's a wooden core with metal sheet bonded over the top. Probably same as the walnut ones, wooden core with walnut veneer stuck over the top

[Steve220]

Its Austin/Rover, it was bound to be the cheapest way of manufacturing.

[Smuffy]

Fair play Steve you don't hang about.