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#511 Vinay-RS

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Posted 25 November 2022 - 09:34 AM

What condition is the trim for the clocks in now?

I'll take a photo of them this evening. The silver/grey parts of the trim rings are faded and they're a bit dusty but it's the cleanest housing I've been able to find and almost all the plastic clips on the trim rings are still intact. 



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Posted 25 November 2022 - 10:02 AM

For restoring the silver on the front edge, I would get some foam type material, like a car wash sponge, soak it with silver spray then gently press the face of the ring onto it (once you have it cleaned up obviously) 



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Posted 25 November 2022 - 10:24 AM

For restoring the silver on the front edge, I would get some foam type material, like a car wash sponge, soak it with silver spray then gently press the face of the ring onto it (once you have it cleaned up obviously) 

Thank you! This sounds like such a cool idea! I'll give it a go on one of the spare trim rings that I have first. 



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Posted 25 November 2022 - 05:04 PM

Some pictures of the binnacle. 

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two holes that I filled with some plastiweld and should have been black (but looks greyish)

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I can't quite work out if this is paint spatter or something else? possibly worth just a clean up with some soap and water? 

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Posted 25 November 2022 - 08:03 PM

Those rings should pop out, then good soak and scrub in soapy water with a nail brush should get the majority of it off.

You could paint it with plastic compatible paint if it won't clean up..

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Posted 26 November 2022 - 06:36 AM

Those rings should pop out, then good soak and scrub in soapy water with a nail brush should get the majority of it off.

You could paint it with plastic compatible paint if it won't clean up..

Thanks, Colin. Will give them a clean up hopefully all those little paint(?) droplets lift off. 



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Posted 19 December 2022 - 08:49 AM

The weather has been a bit mixed this side. Rainy days and sunny days with a bit of cloud cover and wind. Saturday and Sunday were the latter, so a friend and I decided to take a drive out to Franschhoek and drive the pass up and down. 

 

This was good fun apart from the crazy pinging and (possibly related) overheating that my little Clubman was suffering when tackling the hills. This is obviously less fun on a mountain pass. We retarded the timing after the run and on the drive back home it seemed to play ball with little to no pinging. What's strange is I've never touched the timing and it was set last when the engine was out for the gearbox rebuild so it was odd that it had somehow advanced itself. (I've never messed with the timing on the car as I don't have a timing light nor the expertise to do the job). 

 

Worryingly, my friend spotted an oil leak (tiny drip) on the clutch side which is apparently likely the main seal. Also frustrating since the engine came out for the gearbox rebuild and that seal was replaced then. Perhaps a consequence of the car sitting for a year with not a lot of driving. There also seems to be a little bit of smoke but the car doesn't seem to be burning oil. We'll do a compression test to see if the rings are worn but my friend suggested it might be the stem seals in the head or the car is burning a bit of oil from the breathers. I'm still not sure about the overheating problems. I think I'll replace the top radiator hose as it had a small tear in it very close to the edge by the thermostat, and the expansion bottle hose seems a bit tired too. Hopefully that resolves that issue. 

 

Anyway, here are some cool photos from the drive to make the British envious of our glorious summers :) 

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Posted 23 December 2022 - 12:25 PM

Gave the Mini a wash and a polish and wax. Found all the little bubbles of rust under the rubber seals and trims and likely will need parts of the trim removed and a partial paint correction/respray. Will wait to find a new or straight and rust free bonnet locally before making any decisions on where to go to get the rust on the shell sorted and the paint done. Need to buy a new boot seal and new rear window seals too as the rubber seems to be quite soft and isn't sealing well anymore. 

 

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Posted 23 December 2022 - 12:54 PM

The car and the weather both look great!



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Posted 23 December 2022 - 12:57 PM

The car and the weather both look great!

The weather was perfect for washing the car. Warm with no wind. 






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