Picked up some Original Clubman GT Basket Weave Trim while on Holiday in Aussie.
Thank you very much.

Took the battery out of my other mini and put in the 850 project. Tried to test the wiring but the battery has shat itself. Attached a charger to test circuits and indicators were the only thing I could get to work. Then I washed the car and the boot got water in it. Every time I try to work on the car something breaks or doesn't fit.

If you'd dropped by my place today at 5pm you could have bought the lot for 10 gorillas. I really had the sh1ts.

I did drop round at 4:45, all I saw was spanners and stuff flying out the shed, thought it wasn't safe so I left.

Update on the 850 - Busy last 2 weekends

New master cyclinders
Brake booster
New gauges (oil pressure, volt metre and water temp)
Re-built handbrake
New speedo cable (old one indicated i was doing 35 mph in reverse down a short driveway)
New choke cable

Beer time..... If the wife lets me.

Changed the oil in my rover and adjusted the rear drums, changed the oil in my matic, bled and adjusted all the brakes and then took it for a spin until I got too hot. And bribed my 2 young nephews into washing one of the minis with Lemonade and lollies. Once suitably on their sugar highs, sent them home to their mothers

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88 Rover 1.3i "Reggie"
99 Rover 1.3i “Grover”
12 Mini Cooper S "The shitter"
17 Mini Clubman JCW “Noddy”

Thats gonna be one hell of a sticky mini

And i knew what you ment

I was waiting for it .

Spent some time trying to work out why the speedo has stopped working despite new cable and drive being fitted only 2 drives ago!!! Jacked up the car and ran it in gear to see if cable was turning and alas nothing. Turns out inner cable has snapped somewhere near the gear box !!! Looks like I'll be on the phone tomorrow to see if I can get it replaced.

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1972 Leyland Mini Clubman
2000 Honda CBR929RR

Shhh! No one tell Brenton!

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SooperDooperMiniCooperExpertEngineering

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

Went to the sydney super swap and picked up a mini workshop manual like one in a red folder

But this is in a blue folder and has waggott engineering bmc experimental dept in hand writing with 3 peoples names and phone numbers on the back of the first page which says special tuning , parts list and data tuning sheets pub c/hyl7001 dated dec 68 and sectioned
Morris mini,cooper,morris cooper s,mg midget mk3,mgb,austin healey,austin 1800

And the workshop manual part has added yellow pages for 4934a and has australian production mini tp759a on each yellow page of each section

I think ive seen tp759a on the hand book that has the owners name and rego number you got with a new mini

Cost me $60 but ive never seen one before so didnt mind paying it

Next time i go out to see john smidt ill show him it

Test fitted my new mambas and group 5 abs Motorsport flares.
The flares are the perfect width for the midland wheels 10x6 mambas!
Couldn't have asked for any better.
Not sure if I like how the rear flares sit. They are meant to stop at the bumper seam line. Which it does so in the pic. Might have to have a fiddle with that!
Now to paint them and fit them up properly.

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2000 Holden Rodeo TD - The Daily
1998 JDM Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution V -The Weekender
1977 Leyland Mini 998cc, 1293cc in the works - The project
1977 Leyland Mini Van - Sold
1966 Morris Mini Deluxe - Sold
2004 MINI Cooper S Chilli - Sold

Picked up some goodies for the smooth roof van.


Only missing the exterior trim and screw caps. Slowly collecting the bits and pieces needed for it.

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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

Hey speedwell why do your rear wheels appear to sit so far back in the arch. Is it just the way the flares are sitting?

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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

I installed a new side mirror

No holes need to be drilled in the door which is nice! I'll trim the bolt down a little to neaten it up inside

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Fitted the brake calipers and plumbing. My bench is slowly clearing out