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jet washed the engine today, it isnt amazing but certainly better than it was.

gonna start building it up ready to go on the car, should be driveable soon.

still waiting for seats

[$way]

started building up the engine to go back in today. it had a broken manifold stud tried for ages with mole grips filing flats in it heat and penetrating fluid. nothing worked. then i had a brain wave, ive got a mains powered drill so plenty of torque. i tightened the chuck up on the stud as much as i could, braced the drill against my leg and it undid a treat. has anyone else done this or have i discoverd a new technique lol.

[MINIMON]

^^ lol sorry to say thins but i did it yesterday beofre i read this sorry no new technique lol any news on the seats or any update its looking good so far!

[$way]

seats mounts and harnesses delivered in the week. im at uni now so don't have time to do much.

went home today, seat mounts are too high and too short, will be making my own from alloy angle.

pictures soon(ish)

[$way]

right i've finished uni for christmas now, so ive got over a month off. hopefully i can get the damn mini finished!

its been a while since ive done anything on it. its going to be very very cold in the garage but ill battle though.

first thing to do is make a list of what needs to be done. ill post again in a few days once ive finished the list!

ciao

[Teapot]

Just been checking out your photos -- nice job. Good luck & happy Christmas!

[clubby]

hye mate...

wa wa waaaaaa... keep it up bro

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the list is ever growing. here it is at the moment, theres more to do i just havent thought of yet.

• Install fuel lines
• Connect rear lights to loom
• Connect rear loom to main loom
• Fuel tank
• Battery/battery box/battery cable
• Seat mounts
• Harness mounts
• Fit front screen
• Fit rear screen
• Put winders on doors
• Put door furniture on
• Door glass
• Quarter light glass
• Shake proof washers for front brake hoses
• Bleed brakes
• Wiper set up
• Sort rubber for flip front
• Headlight rims
• Indicators
• Grill?
• Bonnet fixings
• New plates
• Fit boot and hinges
• Fit exhaust


i think ill wait to buy bits i need till after christmas. try and blag some sale bargains.

does anyone know of any other wiper motor set up that people have used? as i have a modified bulkhead the standard set up is pretty awkward to get in, it involves lots of swearing.

any ideas for digital dials too? im up for a diy jobbie just not really sure where to start?

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i think i have found the perfect dash for my project.



its from custom minis, i think its pimp. it should cover the modified bulkhead perfectly.

i have to find out if they do them without speaker pods though.

if not, does anyone know of any other dashes similar to this one? im sure ive seen some but not sure on brands etc.

sound

[$way]

no progress on the dash side of things, but ive sorted out doorcards so slowly the interior is being dealt with.

stripped, cleaned and rebuilt my second hand hif44, courtesy of adautobits on here. the plastic float was all smashed to bits, no idea how it would have happened but i had an old carb for spares handy.

i got some corrigated plastic tube free from an electrician mate that ive used to tidy up the wiring loom.

need to make a blanking plate for the passenger side bulkhead still. must steal some ali sheet from somewhere.

slow progress as ever...

[Bungle]

most projects are slow

dam work gets in the way

[$way]

this is the most recent picture i have. was taken a while ago when the weather was good.

[Bungle]

that must of been a long time ago

[$way]

lol it was.

the weather is awful at the moment

[$way]

started building the doors up yesterday.

i need another regulator not sure which side i have yet, ill check and post a wanted ad.

i need some new glass runners too, old ones are all rusty. im waiting for interior handles and doorcards in the post. then the doors are done.

i dont know which ill put on first yet though. the doors or the front end... i think the a panels may interfere with the doors, which will be a b***h but ill cross that bridge when i get to it.

i will look into getting some new plates made up this week too, im just going to go for brand new plastic ones, i dont really like the pressed metal ones anyway.

i need to phone my old college and get my fuel tank that i made as well......

i just keep telling myself slow progress is still progress!