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[ScottyBoi]

Well I'm gonna need some autosol to clean the carbs up Make them all shiney I got 2 pancake mesh air filters for it, so they're really nice and shiney When I can afford some, I'll be buying a pair of K&N cones Maybe at Beaulieu next year, their prices were pretty good this year.

I'll be using Henny's rocker cover rather than the one that's already attached, so that'll need some Autosol too


Gotta have Henny's engine bay cleaned and sprayed black too

All sounds fab! How much are the K&N ones for your carbs?

I got a filter when i brought my webber but i am going to run it without it, I wish i went to Beaulieu now but i had to work >

Sounds like you can make 1 pefect mini out of the two then!

[Heather&Henrietta]

I need inch and a quarter for these carbs, and I'd be looking at maybe £25 for one cone filter, maybe more, well that's how much they were at Beaulieu!

You should have went Scott, Henny was on the special stand Was a cracking day to be honest, my first time at Beaulieu and my first mini show Was great

I dunno about that, Henny leaks badly in the wet, and she's in need of a lot of bodywork She'll cost a fair bit of money to do up

[ScottyBoi]

I need inch and a quarter for these carbs, and I'd be looking at maybe £25 for one cone filter, maybe more, well that's how much they were at Beaulieu!

You should have went Scott, Henny was on the special stand Was a cracking day to be honest, my first time at Beaulieu and my first mini show Was great

I dunno about that, Henny leaks badly in the wet, and she's in need of a lot of bodywork She'll cost a fair bit of money to do up

Have you had a look around on Ebay and other internet sites for the filters to see if they are any cheeper?

Yeh i wish i went too.... Its not that far from me actually but thats the downside of shift work i am affraid...

Ahh so when Dot is done Henny will be going?

[Heather&Henrietta]

I did look on fleabay at the time I bought these filters, and they were all expensive K&N COPIES!

Dotty is in a far worse condition than Henny Dotty will move house when I'm done with her

[Heather&Henrietta]

ENGINE IS OUT!!!!






Slid pallets under Dotty, loosened subframe etc, and lifted the shell....slide engine out attached to the front axel


Clean up process next

[sazal]

Hennys engine?!

As for cleaning (a tad bit late!) I use brake and clutch cleaner and Jizer!

[ScottyBoi]

ENGINE IS OUT!!!!






Slid pallets under Dotty, loosened subframe etc, and lifted the shell....slide engine out attached to the front axel


Clean up process next

Progressssssssssssssssssssssss?

[Heather&Henrietta]

Hennys engine?!

As for cleaning (a tad bit late!) I use brake and clutch cleaner and Jizer!

Dotty's engine Needs a clean as it's all oily and black Then it needs painting Then Henny's engine can come out

Progressssssssssssssssssssssss?

Nothing at present as my dad's going through a tribunal about redundancy, so I'm not going to hassle him about doing the cleaning the he promised to do for me

[ScottyBoi]

Nothing at present as my dad's going through a tribunal about redundancy, so I'm not going to hassle him about doing the cleaning the he promised to do for me

Ahh that's fair enough then... I hope it works out in his favour for the both of you

Erm... What's stopping you from going out and cleaning the engine? Taking bits off and getting them reaady for paint?

[Heather&Henrietta]

I bought Dorothy under my dad's persuation, and the agreement was, that if I bought her, he would take the engine out and clean it, as well as paint it...he's wanted a engine to mess about with, and now he's got one I'm holiding him up on his end of the bargain

It's just the engine block left now, head is off, along with all the hoses, all except the oil cooler

[ScottyBoi]

Ahhh i see!

Still you can help him by painting little bits! Then he can play with it when it's ready to be put back together!

[Heather&Henrietta]

Well we'll see, my relationship with my dad has very badly deteriorated since I bought Dorothy, so we'll see


I'm going to clean up Henny's engine bay when she's got her engine out

[ScottyBoi]

Well we'll see, my relationship with my dad has very badly deteriorated since I bought Dorothy, so we'll see


I'm going to clean up Henny's engine bay when she's got her engine out

Cool...

When is she having her engine out?

[Heather&Henrietta]

When Dotty's engine is finished...not going without her until it's ready

[Heather&Henrietta]

unfortunately I realise having read through my thread that I'd hoped to have Dotty's engine inside Henny's engine bay by now....My dad has had huge problems and almost been made redundant, so I've had to be patient, having escaped redundancy, it means he has to put in more effort at work and focus on staying the company's Union Representative....


So only a little update...

Managed to borrow an engine hoist, it which case, my dad hoisted the engine up onto one of the work benches, so at some point he can clean it then paint it, without it being in the way of all the other crud he keeps in the garage As well Fred and Dorothy


Will brings updates whenever anything might happen!