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[Tomf]

ooo thats quite a good idea, i might have to get myself a little 12v fan, becasue if were traveling up there in the weather that we have had recently ill lose about 1 stone through sweating lol

[Jammy]

MLM isn't a rolling road, but Andy should be able to do the needles quite close, and if we can catch AC Dodd there, then it'll be as good as a rolling road! lol

Don't really need to run the engine in too much, as its only had new thrusts, haven't touched the pistons, rings, main bearings, etc.

The only other places to go round here to tune the carbs are BD Engineering (more a Weber specialist), or Bill Richards (he's ok at tuning carbs by ear).

[Tomf]

Ok mate, well iv got to sort a linkage then ill be ready to put them on and get the engien tuned up, also i set the timing to 5* and iv since been told that it should be set to nearer 10* so ill get that done at the same time?

Also where is MLM? and when are you planning to go down there, as im going down to newquay on the 2nd till the 9th, so iv got to either try and get the mini sorted before the 2nd and get it tuned up then or get everything near enough done and then get it tuned up one either the 10th, 11th or 12th lol.

Ill give the mini a good long run to try and get the miles up as iv still got to do about 150 before i reach 500 lol, but ill do most of that in a day or 2

[Jammy]

Well I'm hoping to get the engine back in this weekend. I'm not sure whether I can get any time off work in the next week or two, so I was thinking about popping down on the 9th. I know I definitely can't get the 11th or the 12th off as I wanted them off anyway and couldn't, saying that, I might be able to wangle an afternoon, but its leaving it quite late...

[Tomf]

Ok mate no worrys, ill pop up there on my own when iv got them on, but as said i wont be back from holiday till the 9th, so ill probably be trying to book the mini in for then...

[Pie]

Well I'm hoping to get the engine back in this weekend. I'm not sure whether I can get any time off work in the next week or two, so I was thinking about popping down on the 9th. I know I definitely can't get the 11th or the 12th off as I wanted them off anyway and couldn't, saying that, I might be able to wangle an afternoon, but its leaving it quite late...

Jammy, you never learn do you?! lol
Always leave it till the last minute.

[Jammy]

Have you even driven the car your taking to the 'Ring yet Pie?

[Pie]

erm not this one lol

Ok so i too am leaving it late, but only this year. the past two years ive been ive had the car, AND been driving it, for months.
I do hope you get it sorted. Otherwise your going to have to paint Raz's monty, do a quick roof chop and swap some bits over and claim its your minus

[*Raz*]

[ChristianRCC]

I still don't have any brakes or an MOT... | but I do have adjustable AVO suspension



Priorities you see...

Edited by Retro Car Club, 01 August 2008 - 01:47 PM.

[Jammy]

I have fantastic brakes, and top notch suspension, just no engine!

[mighty_mini]

I'm having issues and such, so far...


my exhaust has dropped off.

Clutch pedal broke off

Split pin in the brake pedal went walkabouts and so did my brakes.

It cains the fuel like nobody's business

it does 70mph @ 4000rpm in 5th

It leaks in the windows and floor is wet

cant see shiz out the wingmirrors





not bad for a week on the road. Mini's suck i should just bring the nissan

[Barnett]

again???

[Purple Tom]

Sounds like the usual conversion problems Dave, although the clutch pedal is a bit scary!

Over this last week I've:

Replaced both outer CV joints
Changed the gearbox oil to something resembling actual oil
Changed the brake fluid from 25 year old Silicone *rubbish* to proper Dot 5.1 fluid
Stripped the front suspension on both sides, cleaned and greased everything, checked the ball joints etc
Stripped the rear brakes to check the cylinders, linings and wheel bearings
Fitted a fuel pump inertia switch (something I should have done years ago!)
And most importantly - fitted the wire that lets me listen to my iPod in the Mini

Just got to get it MOT'd next monday when I'm back from America then its job done

[Pie]

today, started stripping car. Engine out of mine and fitted into someone elses mini.

Plans for weekend;

Saturday;

• Go view, possibly buy new car
• drive home, strip more bits off mini

Sunday;

• Strip mini right back to bare shell
• list bits on ebay