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[minilee94]

Jonny f this is a strict forum no porn aloud please there are 16 year olds about

[Louis98Rose]

about 90% done on my restoration for my 1985 mini mayfair and my engine needs some attention because its not appealing to look at do you have any advice or methods of making it look better without taking the engine out 

 

Edited by Louis98Rose, 19 January 2016 - 03:06 PM.

[Javiagus]

Partial re-styling

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[86mayfair]

about 90% done on my restoration for my 1985 mini mayfair and my engine needs some attention because its not appealing to look at do you have any advice or methods of making it look better without taking the engine out 

 

I think getting rid of the foam sound deadening and cleaning the bulkhead would be a good start. You can always replace it with new if you want to. I don't like the foam because it holds water and causes rot, plus it can look scruffy.

 

If you reach up under the scuttle you should find a few small metal tabs which should be used to secure the sound deadening and hold the loom and washer tubes up out of sight.

 

Giving the rocker cover a clean up with something like WD or brake cleaner then a polish or even a blow over with some paint might cheer it up a bit too.

 

Just having a general clean of the engine bay and everything you can reach in it will probably make a big difference

 

Hope that's helpful!

[Louis98Rose]

 

about 90% done on my restoration for my 1985 mini mayfair and my engine needs some attention because its not appealing to look at do you have any advice or methods of making it look better without taking the engine out 

 

I think getting rid of the foam sound deadening and cleaning the bulkhead would be a good start. You can always replace it with new if you want to. I don't like the foam because it holds water and causes rot, plus it can look scruffy.

 

If you reach up under the scuttle you should find a few small metal tabs which should be used to secure the sound deadening and hold the loom and washer tubes up out of sight.

 

Giving the rocker cover a clean up with something like WD or brake cleaner then a polish or even a blow over with some paint might cheer it up a bit too.

 

Just having a general clean of the engine bay and everything you can reach in it will probably make a big difference

 

Hope that's helpful!

 

 

thanks as soon as we have a dry day i might make a start but may have to wait until spring to get it all done 

 

its also just developed steering wheel shake and a slight drop in performance so she's living up to her name 

[86mayfair]

The car does look great though! And the bonnet shut is really nice!

[Louis98Rose]

The car does look great though! And the bonnet shut is really nice!

it took a lot of work because we soon found out that it had some damage to the front end at some point in its life and it took a while to get all the panel gaps flush 

[kb101]

Hi, 

 

i have just purchased my mini! :) 

 

could i ask how roughly how much engine bay styling cost ?

[bangermadness08]

Depends how far u want to go couple of quid for new hoses rocker cover or 1000's for painted engine, component's bulkhead etc but make sure u inow what u want and dont change youre mind half way through i learnt that the hard way

[Javiagus]

Here's my '89 City bay
JohnR

 

Hi John, where did you take the chrome ring in the air intake? Regards!

[DannyTip]

I think they come from smiffys bits - http://www.ebay.co.uk/usr/minismiffy

[alex-95]

 

Here's my '89 City bay
JohnR

 

Hi John, where did you take the chrome ring in the air intake? Regards!

 

 

 

I think they come from smiffys bits - http://www.ebay.co.uk/usr/minismiffy

 

Dan classics

http://www.dsnclassi...if-carb-airbox/

Edited by alex-95, 28 January 2016 - 07:40 PM.

[johnR]

Sorry it's taken me a while to get back to you - yes it was DSN Classics who supplied the airbox stub finisher @ £13.50 posted. Its a lovely thing,beautifully made and push-fits perfectly.%5BIMG%5Dhttp://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j32/johnR21/001_zpsfmkvxhsi.jpg

Edited by johnR, 28 January 2016 - 11:26 PM.

[59 Speed]

just breather hoses to sort

Very nice!

If you don't mind me asking, where did you get your HT leads from? Are they custom?

I've got a first gen coil pack with the leads from a zetec I think, they are too long and have straight ends at the spark plugs.

Cheers,
Ian

[Gr4h4m]

How are you going to shut the bonnet?