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[Ben_O]

Everything done this morning was done in the lead up to this moment

 

 

 

So that was

Fill with Oil

Fill with coolant

Finish fuel lines and overflow

make up and fit clutch master to slave pipe

Add petrol

 

Then this afternoon was spent finishing building up the n/s hub

 

 

 

And then i adjusted the rear suspension and ten greased the ball joints, radius arm pins and top arm pins.

 

Wheels going on tomorrow after the brakes are bled and then it can go outside for a piccy.

 

Cheers

 

Ben

Edited by Ben_O, 17 October 2016 - 06:02 PM.

[JDImini]

Hi Ben well done for getting the mini running, it sounds interesting

 

Looking forward to seeing it outside

 

just checked the weather tomorrow

 weather.jpg   85.98K   2 downloads

and thankfully it looks ok 

[Ben_O]

Hi Ben well done for getting the mini running, it sounds interesting

 

Looking forward to seeing it outside

 

just checked the weather tomorrow

weather.jpg

and thankfully it looks ok 

It needs setting up a bit but for a first start, i'm pleased with it.

 

Hopefully it will go outside under it's own steam. If not, ill push it

[Ben_O]

This morning, i bled the brakes and clutch.

 

 

And when that was done, i adjusted the handbrake and refitted the wheels and now the Mini is finally off of the axle stands

 

 

 

 

So the Mini now starts, drives and stops.

 

I couldn't get it outside at this point as Colin was working on a Range Rover in the doorway so i helped him get that done in the hope that it would be out of the way so i could get the Mini outside for some pictures.

 

Well that didn't happen so i decided now would be a good time to get the paintwork flatted in preparation for polishing

 

 

The whole car is now flatted ready for machine polishing tomorrow morning.

 

And a random shot of the engine bay

 

 

Cheers

 

Ben

[Carlos W]

Superb work Ben.

 

Any handbrake turns?

[Mini Manannán]

Get us an out-in-daylight shot Ben instead of those flouros!

[Ben_O]

Superb work Ben.

 

Any handbrake turns?

Cheers Carlos.

 

No handbrake turns here although that may have been the way to get it out past the Range Rover 

[Ben_O]

Get us an out-in-daylight shot Ben instead of those flouros!

Tomorrow, i will most certainly get it out. Once i have polished it.

 

Weather dependent of course

 

Cheers

 

Ben

[nicnoo]

Excellent  build, just finished reading. you've also made up my mind about tweed or Yukon grey. looks stunning 

[JDImini]

GREAT!

[carthorse]

Love the 'to do list' taped to the back window. It's so easy to forget vital stuff like torquing up the hub nuts when you come to the end of something like this, and the consequences of forgetting could be very expensive !

[JDImini]

weather looks good for tomorrow. Make sure Colin shifts the other cars out of the way so the mini can see the light of day

[Ben_O]

Love the 'to do list' taped to the back window. It's so easy to forget vital stuff like torquing up the hub nuts when you come to the end of something like this, and the consequences of forgetting could be very expensive !

I have gone round torquing up everything else but my big torque wrench which goes high enough for the hub nuts was at home so i needed to remember they still need doing tomorrow.

I think there was only 2 things on the list, everything else is done!

 

Just the door trims, harnesses and speedo to fit now.

 

Oh and one more thing.... oh yes.. the bonnet

 

Cheers

 

Ben

[Ben_O]

And the sump guard

[Ben_O]