It is empty

I keep looking at it, it waits patiently for me (been like 6 years since I got it). I tell it that it is okay, I haven't forgotten, and that I just need to get past my degree first, not long to go now.

Wingman

Hmmm, that must be it! The oil pressure gauge and dipstick are lying to me

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Drove the minivan into the city today.
Great fun playing in the puddles and had a laugh when the excel on cheap Korean tyres did a 180 spin behind me when he tried to keep up when turning right at a set of lights
Smile was wiped off my face when I went back to the car after 3 hours to find the battery flat....
Thanks to the NRMA for getting started again.

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1969 Cooper "S"
1967 Mini Deluxe
1973 Clubman Van (the fleet spare)
1978 ex 1275 LS ("Wizard" Eaton Supercharged)
2015 HSV GenF GTS(occasional drive & tow car)
2019 MINI F55 Cooper S

welded up an exhaust leak after dropping down a gutter onto the pipe and cracking it. all good now so went for a blat around the industrial area near my workshop. god i love these silly little cars! so fun to corner in!

Drove it to work. Needed a fix.

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Why don't people believe me when I say Arianca Tan will make a come back.

tried to start it this morning. no bueno

Like!




Negative like!

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SooperDooperMiniCooperExpertEngineering

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

Booked it in for a spontaneous rego check today...


Rather surprisingly we passed with no problems!

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Just finished doing my camber, castor and ride height with the homemade camber gauge. Took a lot of fiddling as everything on my car is adjustable. Ended up with -1.5 deg camber on both fronts and -1deg on the rears. Castor is 3.75 left side and 3.85 right side. Still need to play with the rear toe in as it is waaaay out. 4mm on the left and 1mm on the right. Now off to take some drugs and go to bed.

Pulled my starter out and oiled the end as the gears were not engaging.all ok for now



put my cheap horn button on. doesnt suit my boss and now my indicators have gone funny (see my build thread lol)



got some cleaning gloves and waterproofed my dizzy for now lol



and drove the old girl to work this morning

@garagedefend:
It's better to use powdered graphite on the starter bendix splines, using oil will pick up dust and make it stick again.

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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.

Can I get that from just supercheap or what not? I'm taking the motor out next month maybe when the other one is ready to go in

Yes Supercrap has it, in a small plastic bottle.
Also good for sticking door locks.

[edit] clean the splines with degreaser or paint thinners first.

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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.

Shall do. thank you!

I looked at the space in my backyard where my mini used to live

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1963 850 - laid up
1970 Morris mini K van - eating up the kms!