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[sweetser]

great project

Thanks. Ran out of attachment space so wont be adding any more pix.

why dont you get a photobucket account???

nice mini by the way

[Wickett McGibson]

great project

Thanks. Ran out of attachment space so wont be adding any more pix.

why dont you get a photobucket account???

nice mini by the way

1 word - "effort"

[sweetser]

great project

Thanks. Ran out of attachment space so wont be adding any more pix.

why dont you get a photobucket account???

nice mini by the way

1 word - "effort"

fair doo's lol

[Wickett McGibson]

OK so iv set up a photobucket acc now. Here are some more pix:

The interior:





Taking the head back off again:



The leak came from the area ringed in white:


Fully built up engine - was so please with myself when it got to this stage:


As you can see, its not happy:

[Wickett McGibson]

Will be looking to take the engine back out again in the next week or so. Need to have the block looked at. Can anyone advise what I will need to have looked at and replaced? I am told the Piston Rings will be a good start...

Help would be muchly appreciated

Thanks

J

[Down&Out]

cool sticker!

[Wickett McGibson]

cool sticker!

I thort so - I had TMF's own "RacingGreen" knock that one up for me!

[Wickett McGibson]

Just started taking the engine back out again. Going so well and then my Jack snapped!!!!! at full reach with the car in the air! Pants!

Think i need to rename this project "project nothing goes to plan"

Also now considering re-painting the block black and the cylinder head purple - thorts ne1? mite have it photoshopped to see what it looks like

[In-a-mini]

car looks great shame about l2b. can see from your pics the smoke looks to white to be oil does it smell like oil or really horrible (burning anti freeze) those brass plugs can be a bugger.

[Wickett McGibson]

car looks great shame about l2b. can see from your pics the smoke looks to white to be oil does it smell like oil or really horrible (burning anti freeze) those brass plugs can be a bugger.

Couldnt say to be honest. All I know is the only part of the engine not new now is whats in the block.

[Wickett McGibson]

New Jack purchased - Full day Satdee penciled into the diary for operation "get that feking block out again"...

Just hope nothing else goes wrong. In an ideal world, I want the block out Satdee and off to my engine man by the end of next week. Should go back together fairly smoothly after that (i hope)....

Bell ringers X'd

[Wickett McGibson]

Sweet! Engine came out no probs and is with Halesowen Engines now for testing and repair.

Decided to change the engine colour too now and guna go with a black block and BRG cylinder head. Pix will follow shortly...

[Wickett McGibson]

Got the call from my engine man today...

His words: "I dont know how it was even running"

The pistons are totally shot and a few other bit need replacing. He's guna bore it out to about 1350!! Nice!!

[Retro_10s]

halesowen engines are great, great lot of old boys who know what they're doing and don't charge what they don't need to.

[Wickett McGibson]

halesowen engines are great, great lot of old boys who know what they're doing and don't charge what they don't need to.

Id totally agree there mate. They've knocked about £70 off the price for me and threw in a few bits on the side free of charge!! If the engine comes back as described, I will be chuffd to pieces