Yesterday I put all the pieces back together! Only need to bleed the brakes and torque up some bolts and it should be on the road again

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had the mini on the rotisserie for 4 days now and I must say whatever they use to seal the underside of the mini is a ning nong to remove lol that black tar is annoying to get out of tight spots even using paint stripper ....oh and its boring as crap stripping paint lol

I got my handbrake working and adjusted my back brake at the same time, even though I want to to replace the wheel cylinders but at least the adjusters are now moving freely. YAY no more wooden block holding it in place!

Started planning how I wanted to run the new wiring loom in the car, I'm trying to have it fairly hidden, I am aiming for good planning so I only have to run the wires once. I have divided the actual loom up to how I want it, now to get it in the car.

Also benched tested some electrical parts, heater fan, windscreen washer bottle, horn etc.

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I have an Addiction just not the time.......
1966 Morris Mini Deluxe http://www.ausmini.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=80459
1968 Morris 1100 viewtopic.php?f=3&t=101555

Drove through the national park in the mini matic

RH Blinkers works every now and then.
Windscreen wipers work for a about 2 minutes and then stop
You have to love them

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1967 Mini Deluxe 1275 heaps of modifications
1969 Mini Matic 1100

Flip! Stripped a thermo cover bolt today. Off to all the auto shops tomorrow to see if I can get hold of a 5/16 UNC helicoil set.

Still, owning a mini means I'll get to use the tool over and over...

And does anyone know what radiator cap I need. The one on there looks a bit dodgy and doesn't have any markings. Filler is 3/4" deep to the lip and it's an 850 with no overflow. 13lb?

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Behold! The mighty 850!

I've been meaning to take it off the road for a bit to rebuild the suspension and do some other little bits, but i'm just having too much fun driving it.
So i just drove it around today and enjoyed it, took some photos in an empty carpark, then had some fun in said carpark, which may have involved some handbrake-turn attempts

Hey jim that is one good looking mini

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The best part of fixing your mini is the test drive

Minis..

1976 van daily drive
1975 van
1968 deluxe in the shed
1967 deluxe high strung 1310
1959 austin healey sprite

Spent 90 mins loading the Not and my lil bro's formula vee on to my tilt last night, off to Rob Roy hillclimb and yes is 5:38 AM on Sunday

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120bhp with 450kg just fun waiting to happen

We were prob. drunk when we set it up last and thought this will be a good idea

Good grief! If you screw up a thread, drill it out and helicoil it. Do not use the-next-size-up metric!

So, after I've worked out why the original bolts won't go into my helicoils, I have to remove the lot four times:

• I bolt the thermostat cover down without fitting the thermo.
• Coolant leaking past one of the bolts.
• I bolt the thermostat cover down without fitting the thermo again.
• Coolant leaking past another one of the bolts.

Corrosion is bad around the thermostat seat and the bottoms of two mounting holes exit into the water jacket.

My day just gets better. I think I've stopped all the leaks but I'll have to run it and find out for sure.

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Behold! The mighty 850!

Yep, still leaking.

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Behold! The mighty 850!

went for a drive to SuperCheap Auto. Got some part numbers for an air filter and oil filter for the mini matic.

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1967 Mini Deluxe 1275 heaps of modifications
1969 Mini Matic 1100

You do realise Supercheap are NOT so cheap, any more? Check out Karcraft's prices, I bet they are cheaper filters and better quality too.

Wix filters (made in Poland)-
Air, $9.27
Oil, $10.47 (matic one)

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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.

I go to seven hills oil air and fuel filter $22 with new oil seals 2200 type

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/300906832596

I only go to supercrap autos to get 5 litres flash lube as its about the same price every where i have the flash lube bottle kit under the bonnet

Made a bush copy of service tool 18G581, for pulling idler bearing out.
No more MIG welding a bolt into them, yippee!!

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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.

Hi kev
do post a picture

Bernard