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[carboy001]

Looking good, the carbs look tasty

The grey colour on the engine is obviously a sign that you are meant to have a grey mini!

[AndrewJ530]

Looking good, the carbs look tasty

The grey colour on the engine is obviously a sign that you are meant to have a grey mini!

Seconded!

Lol .

[Down&Out]

BROWN!

[liirge]

Wow, nice work! Where did you pick up those Ram Stacks from?

[Matt.P]

Blimey, the thread has grown quite a bit since I was last on it, and the bean has changed once again!
Unfortunately, didn't manage to see the car at bingley, searched high and low, but alas, couldn't find it

I'm wondering what this new colour will be... *wink wink,smoke grey nudge nudge*
Are you keeping the rally stuff, if not, i'll buy it

Keep going with it, looks ace, i'm gonna have to see this once mine's finished
Pics, more pics!

[tedmcedd]

thanks for the comments guys!

the ram pipes came on the carbs when i got them, tasty i know!

yeah just the colour will change, nothing else! lol not much to report other than im getting annoyed the engine is taking so long... tisk... i just want to drive him!!!

not much point in me taking pics as its all still in bits!!

i need to get him back on the road so i can start on the mk2!!! grrr!!

[tedmcedd]

righty...

cracked on installing the centre oil pickup... got the laygears out and found some more bearing shrapnal *spelling!!???*



poured in some de-greaser and swilled the worst out, then som parafin to get it all nice and fresh. i used the magnet on the sump plug and a small paintbrush to get out all the bits of chewed up beearing... lovely!



then i installed the pickup



got my silicone bypass hose so i got my head on:



then i re-painted my rocker cover in crackle black:

stripped


painted and heat gunned


the crackle finish


im not entirely happy with it as its a bit patchy, might give it another go... (its better than in the pic!!)

im gonna sand off the top so its shiny on the raised bits....

should look sminty!

anyhoo, got my gasket sealer tonight (my dad picked it up) so ill beable to put it all back together tomorrow!! woop!!

Ed

[Down&Out]

What improvement does a center oil pickup make?

[AndrewJ530]

Stop oil starvation when cornering hard.

[tedmcedd]

yep! lol

i woke up at 6 this morning with a horrible thought...

i havent tightened the bolts that hold the plate to keep my laygears in place, nor have i tapped the lock tabs back onto them... guess who got the engine in yesterday and has to take it out again?

least i remembered eh?

[stardude]

yep! lol

i woke up at 6 this morning with a horrible thought...

i havent tightened the bolts that hold the plate to keep my laygears in place, nor have i tapped the lock tabs back onto them... guess who got the engine in yesterday and has to take it out again?

least i remembered eh?

thats a bugger! at least you remembered, could have been nasty

(ive been having a secret little race with you, ive been overhauling my engine at the same time as you and was wondering who would finsih first, but it seems i have luck on my side just a clutch left to change and then in it goes woop woop)

[bert998]

This is one of the few cars that I think genuinely looks good with a rough paint job, its got a serious street racer patina, I love it. I'll be really gutted if and when you do paint it.

[liirge]

Oh no mate, at least you remembered could of been interesting if you had started driving and the Gearbox just destroys itself

[tedmcedd]

well!

yep! lol

i woke up at 6 this morning with a horrible thought...

i havent tightened the bolts that hold the plate to keep my laygears in place, nor have i tapped the lock tabs back onto them... guess who got the engine in yesterday and has to take it out again?

least i remembered eh?

thats a bugger! at least you remembered, could have been nasty

(ive been having a secret little race with you, ive been overhauling my engine at the same time as you and was wondering who would finsih first, but it seems i have luck on my side just a clutch left to change and then in it goes woop woop)

ahhh well i got mine out and in today! lol

This is one of the few cars that I think genuinely looks good with a rough paint job, its got a serious street racer patina, I love it. I'll be really gutted if and when you do paint it.

why thankyou! not sure when i'll paint it... can't afford atthe mo! lol i admit he does look good dirty... however he is two shades of grey... lol couls do with being all one colour! hahaa!


Back to todays work!

i was in york this morning when i pposted at my girlfriends house, so on the way back i stopped off at minispares and got a new gasket.

out it came again....



luckily i only had to take off the side part... tightened the three offending bolts and bent over the lock tabs:



new gasket, and it was ready to go back in!





got the manifold, tappet covers and carbs on:



then i set up the carbs, sorted the heater hoses, fitted the clutch slave cylendar *spelling!!??* re fitted my hubs ad drive shafts, attatched the choke, heater and accelorator cables and sorted the wiring, then fitted new plugs, leads, and dizzy cap.

so, tomorrow im off to collect a mini that my mate has bought, so no work, monday should see the rad and alternator on the hopefully he will start!!

Ed

[Down&Out]

brilliant work . dont you dare paint it