Thanks Bill. Deliberated for a while about whether to switch out the original wheel. No regrets as the new wheel looks great and makes for a much nicer drive

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1970 Cooper S SPO41

this was last week...

but went and visited him and Wayne at MWA!

Might or might not make Rylstone... but have a back up rally car anyways!

On another note, how does one put a woodruff key back into a crank?

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Here am I sitting in my tin can far above the Moon
Planet Earth is blue and there's nothing I can do...



“A turbo: exhaust gasses go into the turbocharger and spin it, witchcraft happens and you go faster.” - Jeremy Clarkson

Are they Holden belts?

The buckles look the same as the ones fitted to early HQ but they had the Holden emblem, these would probably be generic accessory belts sold by parts stores.

I remember when the most common use for these belts was using the tongue as a bottle opener.

Bought them on eBay. Came from back seat of a Holden, EH from memory with Britax, not Holden stickers. So, assume it was an after market fitting that could conceivably be fitted to a Mini of 1970 vintage such as mine. Denis Williams suggested it was correct for that time period. Webbing was picked to match those on the front belts.

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1970 Cooper S SPO41

Made brackets to bolt the radiator to the body, and installed thermo fan.











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Nice fabrications for sure. Have you left the standard fan in place, or removed it?

It will only have the thermo fan. The shroud can still be fitted if needed, but I will leave it off and see how it goes.


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Said I’d never do it again, but I went and brought another supercharger setup.
I must be sick in the head

Suggest you get it crack tested

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"Show me the Mini!"

Rebuilt the wiper motor and made a washer bottle bracket

Just a quick oil change, filter and a bit of cleanup of the engine bay.

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Got the rebuilt engine in and running. Immediately spewed oil out the transfer case, so gotta go back and do the primary gear seal.

A bit deflating after so much work, but whaddaya do. Bastard cars!

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Cheap, Fast, Reliable. Choose two.

Finally dropped the front subframe and engine out and removed the steering rack. Just a bare shell now. Rotisserie build next.


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1963 Morris Mini 850 - Blue
1963 Morris Mini 850 - bare shell
1975 MGB Roadster - undergoing 3.9ltr V8 conversion
1998 Ducati M900 Monster