Had another go at getting the van to run properly over about 3000 rpm... without success

Although I can at least hit 110km/h now, I just can't hold it up any sort of hill. I'm beginning to think some clown has had some fun with a can of expanding foam... I can only get 13L into the 27L fuel tank, and it won't rev..

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Simon

The adventures of an owner builder in the Tallarook Ranges

pulled my speedos out of both minis as both have recently decided to stop working!!
GRRR And pack them off to Otto Instruments in Brisbane

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My matic at Hay? I doubt she'd go fast enough to use the handbrake... No, ready for minishow....

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88 Rover 1.3i "Reggie"
99 Rover 1.3i “Grover”
12 Mini Cooper S "The shitter"
17 Mini Clubman JCW “Noddy”

I didn't take any of my own pictures. He still has some assembly of final bits. But here is a link to his build.
http://www.16vminiclub.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=14507

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http://s28.photobucket.com/albums/c207/TurboOrangie/

67 Traveller - Needs restoration
www.victoria-chiropractors.ca

walked past it and thought, naa, tommorow I will do somthing

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Worked on seat mounts for passenger seat in Travelle"R".

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http://s28.photobucket.com/albums/c207/TurboOrangie/

67 Traveller - Needs restoration
www.victoria-chiropractors.ca

contemplated bathing it tomorrow but decided against it. Will be packing up mini parts to take to new place. Have lots of little side mirrors and such that are no good to me

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I have heard that about your driving

Welded the exhaust pipe halves back together (MiniSport suggested cutting in half - reduced freight from $64 to $18 for shorter parcel)
DIY'd a heater pipe baulkhead plate by drilling two 1" holes in the original flat plate ( the hole saw just made it before dieing )
Cannibalised two starter motors to make one good one and blinged it up with a coat of black paint and now I'll play around with electro zinc plating the cover band on the end.
Worked out where the springs go on the twin carby setup.
Found out Mini engines are born with oil leaks My helicoiled sump plug hole is leaking

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David L


My greatest fear in life is that when I die my wife will sell my Mini and tools for the price I told her I paid for them!

Washed my Mini for the first time since I bought it. That's a little over two years. It got wet about a year ago, and has been dusty since. Now it gleams again. And I can see all the chips and nicks in the paint. 7 month old sat in the passenger seat (inside a booster seat, with the belt on) while I pushed it from where I washed it to where it's garaged.

Dragging my mini into the 20th century with accurate and readable gauges..

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SooperDooperMiniCooperExpertEngineering

All garage work involves equal measures of enthusiasm, ingenuity and a fair degree of irresponsibility.

Had another go at getting the van to rev, and slowly slowly, I think we're making progress

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Simon

The adventures of an owner builder in the Tallarook Ranges

Hhhmmm,,,, didn`t work on it today either,,, took a couple of people for a spin in it tho

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No offence intended here but--> anyone writing a book about minis 30 years ago may not have experienced such worn or stuffed-with components as we are finding these days.

You should put your heart & soul into everything you do.

Geez, you're a lazy bugger..

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Simon

The adventures of an owner builder in the Tallarook Ranges

Yet another day full of mini tasks... had to show dude at panel shop how to put the door bits back on priscilla lol


But I got to drive priscilla today!!!! oh... I missed that sooo much

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Size DOES Matter!!!