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#7426 minifreek1

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Posted 02 June 2018 - 04:42 PM

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^That looks like it hurt more than a little bit LOL

 

 

 

 

Anyhoo, drove it to work and back.....

 

Will be repeated for the next few days....



#7427 panky

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Posted 02 June 2018 - 05:23 PM

Checked things over for the MOT and took it for a little spin :D  Need a couple of tyres for the front



#7428 minifreek1

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Posted 03 June 2018 - 04:48 AM

Hopefully will be at the meet tomorrow evening in my shitbox... ?

#7429 ukcooper

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Posted 03 June 2018 - 02:46 PM

who's a lucky mini , been washed twice in a week, going do the seats now with leather feed then that's it as me knackered

#7430 paul50

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Posted 03 June 2018 - 03:48 PM

Nothing could not be arsed

#7431 RooBoonix

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Posted 03 June 2018 - 05:09 PM

Over the past week the mini has been put in the garage up on axle stands and I have stripped the interior out, bumpers, grille and arches off, wheels off and taken the fuel tank out.

So far found a cracked floor pan, very holey rear valance/lower boot panel, holes in rear quarter. But the boot floor looks ok apart from a hole in the spare wheel well (should be easily repairable) and all the rear subframe bolts have loosened off without snapping!

#7432 davej

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Posted 03 June 2018 - 06:30 PM

I changed the front tie bar bushes, new reversing light switch and fitted a new rear window.

#7433 alex-95

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Posted 03 June 2018 - 07:01 PM

Mine got a little bit excited because it finally started again and made a mess >_<

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#7434 Minimonet

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Posted 03 June 2018 - 08:55 PM

Today I've spent two hours underneath the mini trying to remove the rod linkage, unsuccessfully....



#7435 cal844

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Posted 03 June 2018 - 09:41 PM

Today I've spent two hours underneath the mini trying to remove the rod linkage, unsuccessfully....


Two hours is nothing, it took us 4 hours to get the pin out ?

#7436 Wiggy

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Posted 03 June 2018 - 10:50 PM

Did some rust repairs. Luckily all of it is under trim, bumpers, arches etc.

Vactan rust converter seems like good stuff.

#7437 nicklouse

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Posted 03 June 2018 - 11:01 PM

amongst other things fitted some rear view mirrors
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#7438 panky

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Posted 04 June 2018 - 01:46 PM

New boots on the front, a tank full of super unleaded and the roof open in the sunshine - I'm in love again :wub:


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#7439 minitravellerman

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Posted 04 June 2018 - 02:30 PM

Not today, but Saturday. I had a very productive day working on the Mini in the equatorial heat we're having here in N Ireland.

 

Got the Traveller up on axle stands to start work on the brake upgrades. 

All 4 wheels (genuine Cooper S 3.5 steelies) rubbed down, tyres masked and repainted Old English White (fella I bought them off had them refurbished for his Mk2 Cooper S so were silver).

Sumpguard cleaned, degreased and repainted satin black for that extra stealthy look.

All the wood trim rubbed back silky smooth and then two coats of Danish Oil to bring them back up like new.

Got original twin air box rubbed back and repainted - even got NOS Coopers air filter decal applied for that factory look.

 

Maybe do a bit more this evening.



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Posted 05 June 2018 - 08:01 AM

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