Spent the last couple of days picking up and sorting out my two new vans.

66 850 van shell

And my 65 smooth roof van.
Now I have to clean the shed up a bit and finish the body work of the clubby van. Its gotta go to make room for these.

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1963 Morris 850 Smoke Grey
1963 Morris 850 Shadow Blue
1965 Morris Mini Smooth Van
1966 Morris Mini Van
1969 Morris Mini Deluxe Resto
5/72 Clubman Gt

Fired up the 1377 stroker for the 1st time in Laingy's van, a couple of years since the motor was built & dynoed.
It sounds real sweet.

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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.

Got a babysitter and went for a cruise in the mini with the misses. First mini date and first drive of the mini for the misses. Only one thing to say ....quality

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1972 Leyland Mini Clubman
2000 Honda CBR929RR

..and fumes and noise and rattles...


Pulled the garage to pieces, much stuff being turfed out to make some room in there for mini work. Its been cheek by jowl for months!

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SooperDooperMiniCooperExpertEngineering

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

Hey that green one looks like it's had a "Holden conversion" on the windows, before the Oz wind ups were introduced there was a kit (or a mob doing it, not 100% sure) going around to put Holden quarter vents on a mini, looks like one of those, nice period mod score!

cheers,

Jacob

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'72 Clubman Van - 1022cc, 295 head, 731 cam - Daily Driver
'69 Morris 1100 S - Dinged by a bus, in shed under repair
'64 Morris 1100 - Early 1100, long term project

Are you sure? Looks like sliding windows to me with the rear window slid all the way forward and the draught seal is making it look like it has a quarter window. However I would like to see this holden quarter window mod if anyone has a pic

Motodevo, you are correct. Sliding windows with the rear one all the way forward. That much grime and silt it isnt going to move in a hurry either.

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1963 Morris 850 Smoke Grey
1963 Morris 850 Shadow Blue
1965 Morris Mini Smooth Van
1966 Morris Mini Van
1969 Morris Mini Deluxe Resto
5/72 Clubman Gt

Put my project back on the rotisserie.

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Lindsay Palmer
06 Mazda SP23
80 Alfa GTV (weekend toy)
86 626 Turbo (daily drive, now stolen)
71 cooper s replica
69 cooper replica
76 clubman
62 english 850
68 Mini Auto

There is a WHOLE lot of stuff in that shed!
I've decided that I dont need to clean my shed anymore.

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1963 Morris 850 Smoke Grey
1963 Morris 850 Shadow Blue
1965 Morris Mini Smooth Van
1966 Morris Mini Van
1969 Morris Mini Deluxe Resto
5/72 Clubman Gt

Lol Mick were you in the back seat !!

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1972 Leyland Mini Clubman
2000 Honda CBR929RR

Pulled the dials out of the dash to replace a globe for the indicator light in the dash. Replaced the bulb but still didn't work!! Other dash lights work fine just the but now both indicator dash lights not working!!! Back to the drawing board, think it might be a bad connection from the circuit to the globe holder looks like I'll have to pull it out properly for a better look

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1972 Leyland Mini Clubman
2000 Honda CBR929RR

Fired it up for a mate, ah it sounds good cant wait a have it on the road. He was also trying to convict me to give it a respray while he has a booth i can use...

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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

Fitted the headers and mini spares inlet manifold. What a pita to fit surley it would have only taken a few minutes to modify the moulds so you can get a small socket on the 3rd stud from the left. I adjusted it with a die grinder.

Socket is tight and just comes off. I will buy a cheap one and turn it down in the lathe to make it fit nicely.

This should be filed under "What did you do TO your Mini today" but..


I dropped a grease gun while restructuring the workshop, and put a 1 inch scratch down the front guard
Click the link to find a family friendly version my reaction.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qS7nqwGt4-I

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SooperDooperMiniCooperExpertEngineering

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

Is that all? I had one where the studs were 3mm> with respect to the ports. We had to TIG weld one end of the flanges to build them up, then mill all the flange ends and slots again.
WHY cannot people machine new things properly....

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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.