Actually have something to report for the first time since this thread started (apart from driving it or glancing at the car as i walked to/from the station)

Today I started to try to fix my wipers, which have never really worked properly since I've had the car. My first attempt last year got as far as replacing the motor but although it helped a little, it didn't solve the problem.

Got started late (mid-arvo) and then inbetween bouts of gastro/running to the toilet and taking care of our 10 month-old munchkin, removed the bonnet, got the wiper motor & cable-thingy out, degreased and cleaned up the thingy, stuck pipe cleaners into the channel to see how mucky it was (not bad) and considered removing the wheelboxes.

Then realised that I didn't know where i'd put the new wheelboxes that I got ages ago, so decided not to go any further until they had been found. Hopefully fine them tomorrow and do the wheelbxes -

I hate how the f-ing Haynes manual says, (along the lines of 'simply remove the two bolts.... blah blah blah' then has this diagram of the wheelboxes right underneath the window, innaccessible to all but the most dextrous and/or small fingers...there's never a trained monkey or 8-year-old slave child on hand when you need one, is there??

I removed my fingerprints by sanding the paint on the roof, now i need more 1200 paper to carry on tomorrow.

My clubby now has more room in the shed due to me throwing out old paint tins and collections of unused stuff.

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Dean Hutton's first car was a Mini.

[quote=TOMBO]I removed my fingerprints by sanding the paint on the roof, now i need more 1200 paper to carry on tomorrow.

My clubby now has more room in the shed due to me throwing out old paint tins and collections of unused stuff.[/quote]

Sorry

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Dean Hutton's first car was a Mini.

going to RACV Classic display Flemington

Repinned and rebushed 4 door hinges for Brad (13secmini).
Geez I hate people who drill out door hinges and fit dodgy homemade oversize `bit of a bolt' bushes..... lucky only 1 was like this.

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DrMini- 1970 wasaMatic 1360, Mk1S crank, 86.6HP (ATW) =~125 @ crank, 45 Dellorto (38 chokes), RE282 sprint cam, 1.5 rockers, 11.0:1 C/R.

fitted my pretty coloured engine today, extractors were a pain in the ass to fit but all done

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busier than a 0ne legged man in a butt kicking competion

"cained" it all the way to the RACV classic, waited all day, then "cained" it all the way home

nudda

Installed the steering rack - what a PITA that is. Easy getting it out - lot harder getting it back. Now what have I done with the chome bolt that holds the column to the dash bracket

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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!

Took the rear windscreen out - Keys were at house 1, car was at house 2 and i needed the glue, and screwdriver in the rear seat!

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speed costs....how fast do you want to go...

well he is pretty slight

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the world is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page
66 Mini Minor sponsored by http://www.lifeonthehedge.com.au/ The Dog Harness Specialists
It was a pleasure ausmini. I'll miss all you misfits and reprobates

ReFitted Morris Rear arch's and also re hooked up the heater.

Morris well here's what I'v ben up to
http://www.ausmini.com/forums/viewtopic ... 113#636113

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Stop Licking the Dog...I Don't Care Who Started It

removed the engine

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1969 Cooper "S"
1967 Mini Deluxe
1973 Clubman Van (the fleet spare)
1978 ex 1275 LS ("Wizard" Eaton Supercharged)
2015 HSV GenF GTS(occasional drive & tow car)
2019 MINI F55 Cooper S

took the donk out of my grunt (after making a goose out of myself asking about block removal while still in the car )
Then went for a drive and picked up another donk to eventually drop in from a top bloke!

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Chuck Norris is the only person alive who can kick you in the back of the face!!
mooo, I'm a pig!

did the reverse of yesterday - put the harmonic balancer and trigger wheel on, made a nice bracket for the VR sensor and put the radiator etc. all back together so I can drive to work tomorrow!

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did I tell you that I won a trophy?