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[Dom]

Mini is fixed and back on the road

[Dom]

For sometime now, I have pondering whether to go back to the original rear lens'.

The clear lens' suit the car due to the white roof and give it a sporty look.







Whereas the standard lens' give it the traditional look.

For now its back on the original lens'.

[Dom]

MOT time

[mini Ben]

MOT time

Good luck, hope the mini passes!

[Dom]

Failed but I knew it would but on a few things I didn't know about

Majors

• Nearside rear tyre has a lump, caused by seperation or partial failure of its structure
• Offside front upper suspension arm has exessive play in a ball joint.
• Nearside rear fuel system component leaking.
• Nearside front track rod end ball joint has excessive play.
• Nearside rear subframe mounting excessively corrodded.
• Offside rear subframe mounting excessively corrodded.
• Hand brake lever has no travel.

Minors

• Nearside front upper + lower suspension arm has exessive play in a ball joint.
• Front brake pads wearing thin
• Hand brake needs adjustment
• Corrosion offside outer sill

I am in URGENT need of a petrol tank. See here.

It's booked in to be fixed and MOT'd next week so I will need to have sourced one by then.

Additionally...

The poor old Mini was reversed into a couple of days ago by my Mum which has smashed one of my newish spotlights and futher dented the already damaged grille from when she broke the spotlights last time.

When I went to pick up the Mini from the garage it had again been rolled into and the other spotlight had been heavily pushed into the grille causing even more damage.

I've got the message. I will be removing my spotlights tomorrow and replacing the grille with my spare one!

[mini Ben]

Oh dear not good. If you need a hand with anything i still have another 2 weeks off work doing nothing much.

[Dom]

Thanks Ben

This is how the Mini looked on Monday when I returned from my weekend away.



This morning I removed the spotlights and grille.



And this is how it looks now, with my spare grille.

[Dom]

A big thank you to shiftyseamus for providing me with a fuel tank and to favminigirl and junglemini for meeting him at bingley to collect the tank and dropping it off at my house last night.

I drove/pushed the Mini to the garage this morning with the fuel tank so it is all ready to be fixed and fitted for the MOT retest.

[Pooky]

Dom! How's it going mate?

Good to see your mini's going strong!

Just thought I'd let you know I've got a good condition spare wide slat external release Cooper grille sat in my garage doing nothing. You're welcome to it if you want to come and get it

[Dom]

Hello Joe. Ok thanks mate, nice to hear from you

Cool, yeah it would be nice to have a drive down at somepoint to Sunny Sussex

[Dom]

Got the Mini back last night. All fixed and passed its MOT

[analogue_radio]

Well done bet that's a relief!

[Dom]

Thanks yeah its nice to have it back on the road

Thanks mini_Ben for getting me the rear left wheel arch at Bingley. I'll put that on at somepoint.

[Guess-Works.com]

Dom, it's still going.... that's good news.... did you ever get the top of the cross member on the bulkhead sorted ??

[Shifty]

A big thank you to shiftyseamus for providing me with a fuel tank and to favminigirl and junglemini for meeting him at bingley to collect the tank and dropping it off at my house last night.

I drove/pushed the Mini to the garage this morning with the fuel tank so it is all ready to be fixed and fitted for the MOT retest.

No problems mate, glad to help ya out!!