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[BMC Paul]

woop woop! it runs!!! ( noticed one thing only small, the bracket on the gearbox bellhousing that you have fitted in line across with the main nit for oil filter pipe needs to go in the thread lower down across from the oil relief valve, also its for the battery lead to go through and should have a grommet in it to stop chafing) you understand that? lol, hard to explain.. if not i will take a photo for you mate. Will really start coming together and you can use all the parts you collected and get the parts back on the car, isnt it amazing how many parts you have to go back on!!! Keep up the good work!!!

[emalee]

woop woop! it runs!!! ( noticed one thing only small, the bracket on the gearbox bellhousing that you have fitted in line across with the main nit for oil filter pipe needs to go in the thread lower down across from the oil relief valve, also its for the battery lead to go through and should have a grommet in it to stop chafing) you understand that? lol, hard to explain.. if not i will take a photo for you mate. Will really start coming together and you can use all the parts you collected and get the parts back on the car, isnt it amazing how many parts you have to go back on!!! Keep up the good work!!!

yeah i am confused!!!!! LOL, the grommet is probably still on the battery cable, is the petrol over flow on the right way, it took me about 2 hours to figure it out!!!

sooooo many bits, i'm so gonna lose all of them!!!!, like the soundeadening which has disappeared!!!!

[BMC Paul]

hope this explains it, just wants lowering down






And yes the petrol over flow pipe is right Emma!

Edited by BMC Paul, 09 April 2009 - 12:56 PM.

[Saxo-Fiesta-Mini]

yyyyayayayaya getting there at last

[emalee]

thanks paul, the second hole hadn't been used before, so i put it back in the top one, i;ll see when i get the battery cable on!!

so yesterday it took me a whole day to fit the handbrake cable, and changed the front wheel bearing in one hub and do the ball joints in one hub (which i will have to redo!!)

today was a lot better, finished the other hub


then mr skimmed came to get a inlet manifold, and i some how ended up welding his doors.....

so then i made the brake lines for the front sub and bolted the flexis on



after cleaning all the dust off!!!



DOH!!!

also sorted the top arms with good dust seals, then painted the hubs and arms

the copper brake line is not sealing properly with the flexi hose on the passenger side tho, so i'll have to sort that tomorrow, and hopefully get dad to help me put the cones/top arms in, and put the cv joints back together!!

[BMC Paul]

loook at the dust on that subby!!!!

[emalee]

loook at the dust on that subby!!!!

bloody quad bikes!!!!

[emalee]

right, well today went better than expected!!!!

dad re did the copper brake line on the front subby with a longer connector, and i put new boots on the rack and track rod ends.

the dad started to put the cones, trumpets, bump stops, top and bottom arms, as well as the tie bars on the subframe, and i fitted the brake pressure value thing, and new copper brake and petrol lines







so then dad took a pic of me in the engine bay LOL (mad hair because i had been crawling under the car!!!



then we put the engine in the subframe....



lifted the mini up



with no jacks!!! whoop whoop!!!

then pushed the subframe and engine in, and lowered the shell back down





the plan was to fit the subs on monday, so we are doing alright!!!

we'll lower the shell another 4 or so inches, then get the engine crane and pull the engine and sub up to the body and bolt in, simple!!!

[Saxo-Fiesta-Mini]

koolio good work what engine were u look like u were pretending to be a 850

[CMC]

The brake pressure regulator should be mounted the other way round (horizontally). I don't know if this makes any difference, but turning it around is not too complicated at this point. You've connected the brake lines leading to the front and rear brakes in the right place though
Very nice project by the way and at this speed you'll have it ready in no time

[emalee]

The brake pressure regulator should be mounted the other way round (horizontally). I don't know if this makes any difference, but turning it around is not too complicated at this point. You've connected the brake lines leading to the front and rear brakes in the right place though
Very nice project by the way and at this speed you'll have it ready in no time

cheers, i was looking at it for ages thinking which way it went!!! doh!!, i left the stupid curly pipe on as i really didn't want to make it again!!!, so thats why they are on the right way!!!,

[emalee]

ok so over the weekend, we've fully fitted the front subby and engine- and reattached the carb and rad



then fitted the rear



then i waxoiled the trailer





and my green mini!!!



then today i've been fitting the pedal box, servo and clutch master and slave cylinder, after dad rebuilt them yesterday







and fitted a shiney stainless blanking plate



the plan for tomorrow, is the holders for the dash, sounddeadening, steering column with new bushes fitted, servo hoses, gas pedal and cable and probably the front loom....

[BMC Paul]

woop woop!!!!! coming on Emma! Also the green trailer with the mini and your mini 50 grille look superb!!!!! jealous!!!!!!

[emalee]

so yesterday i put in the steering column



the cleaned and retaped the loom



then today i repaired the damaged bits (mainly caused when we stripped it out!!! LOL)

and refitted it




and fitted the new starter relay and dip/dim relay



and the horn!!



then my dad arrived with my exhuast on the roof of the metro!!





so then i fitted the engine steadies



and servo hoses



whoop whoop, its all going quite well, i might try and start on the grey trim bits at the weekend!!!

[dezshearer]

O0o0o, braided! nice!