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[Mini Mad Drakeley]

nice looking wee mini, does your mini have the split braking system as fitted to minis in 1978? I have it in mine and I hate it

[TehMarchant]

nice looking wee mini, does your mini have the split braking system as fitted to minis in 1978? I have it in mine and I hate it

Cheers, I do have the split on mine mate I haven't really done much with the brakes apart from adjust and renew the fluid. Just had a look at your project, that is one beautiful build mate.

[Mini Mad Drakeley]

cheers mate theres still a few things im not too happy with about it but time will fix those and if you ever get the chance I would recommend changing to the single line system, the rear brake cylinders are prone to seizing due to being a much smaller bore and may seize slightly at any point, theres been a few moments coming up to the lights, pressed the brake and its just wanted to pull quite violently to one side or the other, usually a few hard stops is required to free it up after

[TehMarchant]

Engine update time. So imageshack have started charging, so Imgur it is from now on.

 

 

So I got the gearbox off and looked well.

 

 

 

Then I was told about looking a little deeper and saw this.

 

 

After some stripping we got the bearing out just to find to find out the spare we had was for the wrong shaft

But this is what it looked like

 

 

Also some general pics of the engine for you.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Also had my first of my goodies arrived,

 

 

 

a 12g202 head. Not really packaged very well if I am honest

 

Edited by TehMarchant, 24 February 2014 - 03:02 PM.

[danie garry]

never seen a 'stat housing like that before!

[TehMarchant]

never seen a 'stat housing like that before!

Are the pictures working okay for you, they're all messed up for me, also the thermostat housing was from a 1100 engine, it was also seizes on and took a good beating to get it off haha.

[Domneon]

Pictures aren't working for me

[danie garry]

 

never seen a 'stat housing like that before!

Are the pictures working okay for you, they're all messed up for me, also the thermostat housing was from a 1100 engine, it was also seizes on and took a good beating to get it off haha.

 

yeah, no problems with the pics, crushed box and a head!!

[Domneon]

So is that head from a Midget or similar inline A series? judging by the thermostat housing

[TehMarchant]

So is that head from a Midget or similar inline A series? judging by the thermostat housing

To be honest I am not sure what it is off :/

 

Imgur really doesn't like me all the pictures have messed up again. I am going to start uploading with my phone for hopefully better results.

 

Anyway guess what is in the package. (If it works)

 

[Domneon]

Camshaft?

[TehMarchant]

Yep :) A pretty good MG metro camshaft.

 

 

 

 

Minispares order going in tomorrow.

Edited by TehMarchant, 26 February 2014 - 07:56 PM.

[TehMarchant]

Most of the bits needed so far.

 

[Seba5tian]

Looks like yours is coming along lovely while mine is rotting away

[TehMarchant]

Looks like yours is coming along lovely while mine is rotting away

Midge is still rotting away, I just hope the engine will be a little better now :)