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[Wise Old Elf]

No worries. He just popped up on Ebay recently; I have saw him at the Colchester Mini show last year. He seems to have a lot of used parts.

[mini.rich]

just had my boot and fuel tank sprayed

 

 

much better than before, all i need now is another minilife wheel in there and a nice battery cover and strap

 

Looks good, and a bit like my boot  I don't suppose you have a set of those cooper rims do you??

[blacktulip]

 

just had my boot and fuel tank sprayed

 

 

much better than before, all i need now is another minilife wheel in there and a nice battery cover and strap

 

Looks good, and a bit like my boot  I don't suppose you have a set of those cooper rims do you??

 

its my only one im afraid rich.

[domdee]

What a beautiful car! lovely colour! Love it

Mk3 minis are by far the best!

[blacktulip]

I noticed i had oil mixing in with my water. So i decided to change the head gasket. Also so i could have a peek inside the bores etc being nosey. I bought a BK450 kit, new silicone bypass hose and a 15lb rad cap.

 

I got it all stripped down, everything ready to lift the head off and it took lots of budging to get the damn thing off lol. the front centre head stud seemed to be stuck on the head. so lots of rubber mallet and swearing it eventually came off. It was evident that the gasket wasnt sealing properly so i cleaned the block face meticulously and made sure the head face didnt have any dirt on it. Whilst the head was off i took the valves out one by one and inspected the seats which all looked really good, the stem seals looked fairly new too but i still changed them. The guides seem in good condition too as i did the popping technique.

 

So i put it all back together and all seems good. Now i need to flush the whole system out so i will do that tomorrow.

 

Also i noticed the pistons had a 21253 +0.30 on so i think its actually a 1301cc, i thought it went well for a 1275cc.

 

Another job i did this weekend was change my old rubber gear housing gaitor for a new one as the old one was ripped. Now the gear lever doesnt flop around so much. I changed the chrome gear knob back to the original one too.

[blacktulip]

just bought a full geranium interior   just got to go and get it now...

[Juju]

just bought a full geranium interior   just got to go and get it now...

 

What is this? Explain, plizz?

 

(Still love your car completely, by the way.   )

[blacktulip]

 

just bought a full geranium interior   just got to go and get it now...

 

What is this? Explain, plizz?

 

(Still love your car completely, by the way.   )

 

its a colour of interior that leyland used on original mk3's. its a dark orangy red colour, just what mine would have rolled out of the factory with. once i have cleaned and fitted it i will post up some pictures

[blacktulip]

i have put the seats and door cards in i really like them. i think it makes the interior more cheery looking. there is one rip on the passenger side seat about 4" long so i am going to get it repaired and also i will get the whole lot cleaned properly too. im very happy with them. they also came with original bin liners in the same colour

 

 

[Burt]

Looks much better than the black in my black tulip

[mini.rich]

Good to see you have found an interior for it! Looks alot better than black Where did you find it?

[blacktulip]

Good to see you have found an interior for it! Looks alot better than black Where did you find it?

ebay was searching for classic mini seats but nothing, then tried classic mini interior and it came up listed as "1971 mk3 mini interior red". was a fair drive but well worth it.

[Jared Mk3]

That does look nice.

[Juju]

I really like that. Looks so much better.

 

The seats'll come up smashing with loads of leather cream & elbow grease.   

[malcs_miniturbo]

Very nice mate