The Moo

Drove home from welders garage with new sills in place ? car seemed happy about it and whizzed along (as well as an 850 can) - full on day tomorrow rustproofing, paint, refit interior and try on some gp 5 arches which I paid the princely sum of £6 for on the bay of e.

Must pop another video on YouTube, think I'll do a feature comparing the family cars Moo / Eunos / Muttley the mk2 mr2 all under the banner of cheap classic sports cars

whaddya think ??

Quick update - being brave or stupid I've decided to run Moo as a daily for the next four months or so to prove reliability (or otherwise)

That said I've just checked the oil and have some mayo inside the filler cap. No water in oil but time will tell.. PLEASE not yet another head gasket change, even after fitting replacement head !?



I'm also doing a measured noise / vibration reduction experiment which sprang from a discussion elsewhere on TMF, link to this below

https://www.theminif...s/?fromsearch=1


Work has been held up due to our house being partially flooded by a leaky central heating installation. Oh well got new carpets paid for by the installers 🙂

Hope you are all well and looking forward to Xmas and a brighter 2021

Moo sends love. Happy 2021 guys

https://www.instagra...id=3h58dhbhkxk1

Lockdown has seen Moo cosy in the garage.

The 850 has thick mayo inside the rocker cover after 3000 miles..tired of constant head gasket changes.

I unearthed a cheap Maestro unit on ebay. Plans for this discussed on TMF

https://www.theminif...t/#entry3681245

So mulling over the prospect of a 1275 with a 3.7 fd nipping around our local A and mountain B roads. I very much doubt it will be anywhere near as smooth as the 850 though.


Apart from that the suspension needs to be dialed in and paint refresh in the spring retaining the existing patina

Photos will be up after enough changes have been made

Hope your own projects are going well in lockdown?

Edited by ads7, 24 January 2021 - 09:54 AM.

Mayo inside the rocker cover can be just the cold weather - I changed a head gasket in a panic after I found it in mine - but there didn't seem to be anything wrong with the original gasket when I took it off. As long as the oil is OK and coolant not going down you may find it goes in warmer weather.

Mayo inside the rocker cover can be just the cold weather - I changed a head gasket in a panic after I found it in mine - but there didn't seem to be anything wrong with the original gasket when I took it off. As long as the oil is OK and coolant not going down you may find it goes in warmer weather.

The coolant is going down but very slowly, fingers crossed that this engine will last a little longer

Goodies arrived 😃 1 min YouTube video

https://youtu.be/iTU4DmXp4TQ

Soo.. planned to sell her.. flew the MOT no advisories a few days ago then I stuck on a for sale sign and Jen and I took her out for a ride.

Sun shining, oil pressure and temperature perfect. Park her up to grab a coffee and loads of people are gawking at the car. Jen then starts crying into her drink and says she can't sell the Mini.

Knew this would happen 🙄

So she's staying with us for the foreseeable future. Plans :

Paint tidy up
Finish engine bay off
Fit carbon rear valance
Musical air horns
Lower rear rude height
Enjoy!

So she's staying with us for the foreseeable future. Plans :

Paint tidy up
Finish engine bay off
Fit carbon rear valance
Musical air horns
Lower rear rude height
Enjoy!

Hope it's not too rude!

Any chance of some pictures (not links)?

So she's staying with us for the foreseeable future. Plans :

Paint tidy up
Finish engine bay off
Fit carbon rear valance
Musical air horns
Lower rear rude height
Enjoy!

Hope it's not too rude!

😊 Oh dear typo ! I'll get photos up once she's spruced up, thanks for asking 👍

So you never know how things work out .. I've been prepping moos bodywork for paint refresh and got a shock when I was quoted £1k for both sides and the front panel. So I think I'll sell her to someone who's handy with a spray gun at a reduced price. I'm thinking £3.5k is fair.

She ran like a dream going to see the paint guys, the 850 is great fun and she sounds just right.

In other news I ended up trading my MR2 for an mgb GT in black with wire wheels, probably a rash decision as initially there's an overheating problem with the b. At least the dealer I bought it from is footing the cost of any repairs to make sure she's good. Suits my current old git style of driving naaargghh!

Enjoy the MGB,as a long time owner of two of them(a GT and a roadster)overheating is not usually a problem.Rust,if you think Minis rust and are expensive to repair then think seriously about treatment for your new toy.After 37 years I still love mine,Steve..

Enjoy the MGB,as a long time owner of two of them(a GT and a roadster)overheating is not usually a problem.Rust,if you think Minis rust and are expensive to repair then think seriously about treatment for your new toy.After 37 years I still love mine,Steve..

Thanks Steve I've certainly enjoyed the driving experience apart from the severe overheating, bought from a guy who had it sitting in dry storage for six months and I believe it had very little use in the few years prior.

When he delivered it temp was on the three quarter mark then on my first fifteen mile trip it suddenly got really hot and by the time I pulled in it was firmly in the red.

Bottom rad hose absolutely chock full of sludge so flushed the system through which improved things but still getting bubbling at the end of even a short run. Compression test have readings of between 160 and 125 so I reckon the head gasket has blown.

Anyway the seller has agreed to foot the repair bill.

As far as rust goes she'll be straight up in the air and I'll be checking absolutely everywhere then treating with bilt hamber products.

Really hope it turns out to be a good car otherwise I'll be asking to reverse the deal. The MR2 I part exchanged was so reliable

Edited by ads7, 20 June 2021 - 09:36 PM.