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[*Raz*]

Gorgeous Evelyn and her name really suits

LOVE the wheels, and lovely colour!!

Really annoyed I didnt see you or her at Bingley but I can see from the pics she is a beaut!

Good luck with the project

x

[yorkshirechris]

Today I replaced a couple of crimp connectors, for the temp sender unit and the wires going to the coil. Also re-crimped he hazard flasher unit feed wires to no avail then it got very windy and started getting dark so I retired back inside for some tea and a dose of TMF


I have bought the following things I just have to fit them now:

Timing Chain Cover Gasket
Crank Pulley Seal
Head Gasket Kit inc. valve stem oil seals
Engine Steady bushes - for both the lower and top ultimate one
Radiator top bracket to replace the home-made effort
Centre Console- will wire in the stereo before this though
New Windscreen Washer Jets - standard black bolt-on type
MK2 rear lights
TMF stickers for the rear windows
Blue number 10 pool ball gear stick
I need some hammerite Kurust, after sanding down the floors and treating the handful of surface rust patches I will daub that on followed by Special Metals Primer and the 1 Pack Poly Paint which I got today - which is slightly darker than body colour (but it was free so I can't complain )

Oh I'm going to take those ridiculous Mini Cooper badges off too and try find some original badges which were fitted to the Mini's of this year.. anyone know which ones they are?

[yorkshirechris]

Today I fitted a new "10" pool ball gear knob which is blue to match the car

The (block paved) drive is absolutely covered in oil, wich I'd have stuck an oven tray or something similar underneath where it's leaking from...

[sazal]

Pic?! Ive got an 8 ball...

[Bean]

Oh I'm going to take those ridiculous Mini Cooper badges off too and try find some original badges which were fitted to the Mini's of this year.. anyone know which ones they are?

i think they were the shield shape ones...

[minili]

Not 100% but I think it might have been this one originally on the front:


I have one, it currently decorates my living room window sill, lol

On the back I'm completely guessing at... (not sure about the Leyland logo? - but if it is right the front one should possibly be Leyland shield too)


Might be a good one to put on, will confuse other drivers when you leave them at the lights hehe

[yorkshirechris]

just for you...

[yorkshirechris]

Wow they're the exact ones I think, pretty sure it's a Leyland as it's a 1979?

Have you got both of those Lisa or just the top one?

[Bean]

yep its a leyland. my charlie was the same year.

and yeah, he had mini 1000 badge on the boot

dad's is a '74 leyland one and it's got the blue shield on the front

[yorkshirechris]

Ahh coolio, the only problem then is fitting them without making a mess of the boot/bonnet the current ones are stuck on but I haven't had a look to see if there's holes..

[Ethel]

There was also a shield for the front with the "flying arsehole" roundel. I had a 74 saloon with the same badge as Lisa's.

If I ever find that paint you can have it, it was Superfleet, good for brushing, I'll let you know

[yorkshirechris]

Nice one ethel I can pay you in beer or crimp connectors, whichever takes your fancy

[sazal]

Looks good! Matches her!!

My boyfriends van is a '79 and its got this badge, but is that cause its a van? (sorry, dont want to confuse matters!)

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[yorkshirechris]

I prefer the one Minili posted up because it's got a blue bit to match Evey's colour

Think I will stick an 850 badge on the boot

[MiNi FiZ]

the ones minili posted are the right badges