Prepped and primered the roof for the last time. Sat in the shed with the radio on sucking back a coldy wishing I lived on a big property so I could keep working into the night.... damn neighbors with their new born. ...

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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

Bled my clutch & put shiny new stickers on the doors so it goes faster. Stickers are from 'I Say Ding Dong'. Looks like a rally car now!
After the hassles with the clutch master cylinder not priming, I'm not looking forward to bleeding the brakes.
Continued working on the aero blanking plate under the engine bay & measured the ground clearance of the air-dam so I can adjust it to match the ground clearance of the sub-frame. Measured & marked the rear wing end-plates for trimming to ensure the're road legal. Sat on my huge veranda overlooking my big property & enjoyed the birdsong. Wished the mozzies would go away though. >:S

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1.8L Sunshine - Legal, legit & lovinit

replaced bottom of steering rack bolt thingy as the last one had sheared after over tightening... (or it were a crappy bolt...) then tightened up the U bolts amazing how direct the steering feels once more

I too have an annoying oil leak... i suspect tappet cover as well... hmmmm

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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

Burnt out 1x headlight switch, 1x hi low beam dimmer and half the wiring to the headlights... time to uogsde the electrical system me thinks. Should have really done it when I upgraded to halogen lights.

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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

What a bugger

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Your imagination is only limited by the size of your wallet
"61 850 original and crusty (Mavis)
"64 Smooth Roof Van (Colin)
"67 Deluxe resto project (Monty)

Finished making my `bush version' of the outrigger bearing ring removal tool. It works too.
Pics and details tomorrow...

[edit] Pics and details are now up, see separate thread.

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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 was at a local bearing and seal shop and found some seals similar to the banjo seals in the SU electric fuel pump so I brought them to give them a try, replaced the seals plumbed it up outside the vehicle and powered it up... hhhmmm no luck they are still leaking I think I'll have to wait for karcraft to get them back in stock in 6 weeks as other local shops that have them are charging silly prices for postage for 3 little seals that fit in a standard envelope.

On the plus side it gave me an excuse to start it again, my wife thinks the engine sounds to big for a mini, my exhaust finishes at the extractors.

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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

After two years of sitting looking at my 76 Clubbie sat under a tarp on my driveway I finally got it uncovered and mounted on a rotisserie, ready to start attacking the rust.

Wish me luck...

No such thing as luck, all the best

No such thing as luck, all the best

Try mg spares at smithfield nsw or http://www.sumidel.com/contact_us.html also in nsw

sand blasted the inside of the tail gate and sanded the out side after discovering a large amount of body filler. anyway stuck with the sanding and was pleasantly surprised to find no rust, just a bad filler job to cover an dent. happy with that.

Thanks I'll check them out.

Phoned them they had some, so I brought them, postage still cost more then the bits though.......

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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

dropped it off at the painters to get some love...

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I dont like oil leaks

Received a package from karcraft, gotta love new bits!

Gave my clutch master the once over and replaced the slave with a new one, bleed and flushed the system, I now have a moving clutch. My pedal is heavy though, I think the hose might failed internally, might be time to replace the hose.

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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