Had just over an hours drive the other day to get the mini to Minisport to do a few things on the car whilst we are interstate. Got there ok and pulled the bonnet and found a trickle of green coolant coming out of the welsh plug on the clutch side of the motor. Another job to put on the list !
Just so glad it didn't blow on the highway or at Birdwood the week before, you just have to be lucky sometimes.

Squeezed my HRG rocker cover into place...

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....you just lost him his insurance bonus!

997

Finally got around to fitting the headlight relay.

*Yesterday* Registered again, new plates, all certified and documented. Won't do that again.

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Nick

http://www.ausmini.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=86675

Moke got new A008 shoes today... just as it started raining... they really are awesome in the wet!

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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

Cleaned up some old Contessa rims, degreased, water blast, resprayed and fitted new tyres and fitted to car.
Looking for some period contessa centre caps. If anyone has some please PM me. Willing to pay Thanks

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ex 1976 Mini 'S'
ex 70 Morris Cooper S Mk2 - ex Police
ex 68 Morris Cooper S Mk1
ex 70 Morris Cooper S Mk2
1970 Morris Cooper S Mk2 - '73 Bathurst replica
70 Morris Cooper S Mk2 - under resto

Yesterday: Tie bar bushes and finally fitted and wired the oldish-school VDO Tach.

Today: Fitted the column drop bracket, new clutch slave and hose, and made a new hard line for the clutch as well.

Then took it for a bit of a longer test drive than usual

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Don't listen to what I am saying... just understand what I mean.

Drove it over to Read Speed in the pissing down rain to pick up a spare throttle cable. Good to meet Matt and check out some of the projects in progress

Yesterday - changed out my clutch master cylinder. Yay I can drive again

Geeez you pair get about eh .

Sent the Mk2 engine to the local engine recon shop. Found out it,s a 1310. Might look for a set of 1 1/2" carbies.

Did an oil and filter change in the 850.
Dropped the bottom hose and did a cooling system flush, and replaced with new coolant (was mostly tap water previously, and very dirty at that!)
Replaced the engine side steady rubber.

Such a sweet little car to drive. Absolutely zero power, but so much enjoyment all the same!

Started building my rotisserie

Filled out my new RMS trial `logbook', then drove it down the road and filled up with BP's Ultimate goodness.
The old juice was getting a bit stale.

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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.

Went down rta got my rego papers Passed rego gotta wait a week till I can pay the greenslip cant pay it until its 42 days before the rego date for some reason even though I went with gio last year as well

Best thing is I don't have to go back to the rta after the green slips paid if i dont want to pension rego automatically gets done after the green slips done so they reckon but ill be going back to get the paper printed with a date I don't trust government computers

I had a nice shock about 3 months ago where centrefucked forgot to stop one of my payments 3 years ago and tried to get me to pay back the debt well they owed me after there 2 month investigation and I didn't owe them a cent