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[colinf1]

Swapped the longer studs from drum drive flange to disc one, then set about swapping CV joints. Opened the 1st one and found 2 plastic cable ties hidden inside, must have been in the ribs of the boot!



CV cleaned, greased and new clip to hold boot on.



Bearings put into disc hub, held in place with a cable tie for now.

[colinf1]

First one finished, yes, still need to paint the heads of the caliper bolts.



The trickiest parts to get in are the metal rings for the outer rubber seal on the calipers...very hard to get them to go in square...

Now to start on the opposite side...

[colinf1]

Other side finished up this evening, almost forgot the spacer between bearing and inner dust seal!



Tried some meguires plastic rx on the rear lenses, pretty impressed...



Still some scratches in it, but much shinier now. I know I could wet sand them, but it would be easy to accidentally damage the numbers or Leyland badge, so I'm happy enough to leave it as it is.

[colinf1]

A few minor jobs done today, exhaust hanger bracket put onto the side diff cover.



Then torqued down the new clutch slave cylinder and bracket...



And some bolts and bushes for the radiator cowl, just need to sort some bolts for the top radiator bracket



Also put a new gasket on the thermostat housing, had a leak from this area and think the gasket was installed in the wrong orientation plus didn't have any gasket sealant on it...

[colinf1]

Grille painted and trim clean and polished up. Bonnet strip still needs a bit more work to get it polish to a mirror finish..



Also got the headliner rods cleaned and painted with some gloss black. One end had broken, but managed to stick it back together with a small piece of wire epoxied into the centre of it.

[colinf1]

A few more small jobs done, finally got the radiator top mounting bolts and bushes..



Then a few shiny parts cleaned and polished...



Hopefully the reassembly begins soon...

[colinf1]

Been cleaning up a set of Austin 1300GT clocks with the idea of using them for the mini, all foam seals had perished and bulb holders were missing. Added some cob LED strip lights for illuminating the dial face, but there a tad bright so have to add a dimmer.

Fuel/Engine temp gauge with lights added and warning lights swapped over to LEDs also...

[Viktor]

Smart!

[colinf1]

Sandblasted and painted the bonnet badge a few weeks ago, then remade the emblem using self adhesive clear vinyl and some self adhesive 0.5mm brushed aluminium sheet. Not as glossy as I'd like it to be, so may try lacquering it.

[colinf1]

Actually had started this badge project thinking the Leyland Fan badge was the correct one for year, but looking at 1982/1983 brochures show the badge with the shield and mini word.

Looks nice though...

[colinf1]

Look who's home....



Now to get it reassembled...

[Viktor]

Oh my, my! What a lovely colour mate! Congratulations, you must be so excited for what is coming next!

 

May I ask which colour is that? Surf blue perhaps?

 

Victor.

[stuart bowes]

Tidy :) that looks very nice I bet you'll be very careful now during refitting, must be a pretty nerve-wracking stage of the build lol

Edited by stuart bowes, 08 April 2023 - 09:12 PM.

[colinf1]

Some good progress made today, not as much as I would have like due to not having certain parts cleaned and painted...

One rear lamp installed, just to see how it looks....



Then onto the anti-drum...



Also got the vent closing panels, rear seat plastic strip, rear bin chrome strips , steering rack, rear loom and fished out the interior light & rear screen demister wires, battery cable, fuel line and front to rear brake line and front demister vents.

Also ran 2 sets of speaker wires to the boot for speakers if I ever decide to put a radio in it. Some blanking grommets put in also...

Need to get pedal box painted as that's the next item to go in.

[colinf1]

Opposite rear light cleaned up as best I could, some minor pitting on the chrome plating that won't polish out. A bit of melting around the brake bulb, but not too bad. Lenses polished up nicely, but when tightened the 2 halves open up slightly so thinking of sticking them together with clear epoxy...