What is the problem with GTX and what is the costly mistake?

Using friction modified oil is no good for bedding in brand new piston rings.
I am instructed to use ordinary cheap engine oil or running in oil.
The costly mistake is having to re-hone the bores & fit new piston rings. Fortunately my own labour charge-out rate is $0 per hour!

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1967 Cooper S - new front bearings to do.
1965 Cooper S shell - Slow progress. No time or money!
1966 Deluxe- next rustoration!
Mk 2 & XJ6 Jags. Less said the better.

So how much did you end up going through to get the job done? Looks nice and tidy.

I have used a bulk pack of dynamat xtreme, (36 square feet) and have ordered more. I haven't done the bulkhead or the doors yet.
Roof - i used 6mm Dynaliner (1/4 inch) 81x137cm roll, and used just under 2 of those. There is also dynamat behind the dynaliner.

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You can't drive your shares on the weekend...

Nice, I have a couple of bulk packs of dynamat xtreme on hand though I am thinking I will give the dynaliner a miss for the roof. Haven't convinced myself i will drive it enough to warrant adding it as well. Think I will use the hoodliner though, it should come up looking pretty good.

Not my mini but Ruby, the daughters Mini got a set of 7-1/2" discs fitted.
Next weekend will be the rear cylinder replacement and then all done

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Find a job you love and you will never have to go to work !

Took the old girl for a blast today. It hasn't had a run in a long while, so it was good to clear the throats.
I put a new battery in a few months ago, and it still surprises me just how little she minds that she sits so long. It just fires straight up each time.

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

this thread fell back a few pages!

I took the motor out and gave it a wash... very very grubby, I've been battling timing cover oil leaks for a few years now, I swear I'm going to get it this time

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I put a new Century battery in 2 weeks ago, the old Lion one had a dead cell or something. It was 6 years old...

This week, I swapped the 11A0825 fan belt for an 11A0815. Because the 16ACR alternator was touching the oil cooler's 45° hose fitting.
Belt fits, but I had to take both top alternator bolts out first.

A new Gates (Japanese) timing belt arrived from MED. I used to buy these from Mini Mania in USA, but MED are cheaper. Couldn't buy from Gates here, they had no listing.
The Gates belts fit tight, like original Pirelli/Dayco ones did.
Unlike some cheap alternatives...

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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.

Since I bought my little 1989 Mini Mayfair earlier this year I have been sorting the little things...
The latest was installing an overide switch on the auxilliary radiator fan, to allow me to run it whilst standing in Melbourne traffic. Hopefully this will assist in keepinsg her cooler in traffic, time will tell.

I have also made an overflow bottle for the radiator to prevent losing expanding/overflow coolant onto the road. Apparently the overflow hose onto the road was standard fair, but I found I had to regularly top up the coolant as she left little puppy puddles after a heated/extended drive. Hopefully this home made setup works, if it does I will neaten it up. There wasn't much room for a regular size bottle so I got a mower? vessel to do the job, it only holds about 2-300 ml. Again time and observation will tell.

I want to thank my mate Deese who connected up the switch and sorted other little wiring issues and the bloke at Day's Motorcycle and Power Equipment for helping out with my peculiar bottle request..

Happy New Year, and Happy Mini Travels all...


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Actually a very productive day with Dorian. Started off with getting the drivers side hydro pumped up again (thanks Chong) Added some more sound deadening in and around, painted under the grill, cleaned up said grill, made some new dash shelves out of 4.8mm Masonite, started to start adding marine carpet to the dash area.

Was just about to start the adding of front shocks mod, but the sun was setting and my beers were crying for attention...



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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

Started to fit my water/meth injection kit.
Looks very straight forward.

My mini was cranky with me, the club permit log book says he hadn't been driven since 17th November so maybe not surprising

Finished putting him all back together today - I thought I'd drive him to work this week while I make a fully sick exhaust for my Polo - but the mini had other ideas... I took him for a drive around the block, all good, so started jacking up the Polo, glanced at the mini and a big oil puddle underneath. What are you up to there naughty mini? the oil filter head to block gasket had popped - then the bonnet catch fell off! the spot welds ripped off! Maybe he popped the gasket so I'd open the bonnet and find the bonnet catch before the bonnet had a chance to fly open at speed

I fixed that and wife and I took him to the supermarket and he was happy...

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did I tell you that I won a trophy?

My 1969 Mini, purchased in 1978, came with a Lockheed brake booster. I thought it was an incorrect model. I replaced it in 1982 with a VH44. The Lockheed booster has been sitting on a shelf since then. Years later, I now know that early Mk2 models came with a Lockheed booster. I dismantled it and will try to refurbish it. Wasn't too difficult to dismantle, I think easier than a VH44. The only problem was a stuck control valve piston. Compressed air didn't work, grease under pressure from a grease gun worked. Local brake specialist can supply parts. Hope I can get it to work.

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Clive G
1969 Mk II Cooper S
1970 MK II Cooper S
1963 Triumph Spitfire
1982 RX-7 Series 2

Keep us updated....have the same booster in same condition.....

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Cooper S Mk2
Cooper S Mk1
ex Cooper S Mk2, various Morris 1100s, 1300s, 1500s, Leyland Sherpa!