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[analogue_radio]

Yeah feel free to pop across! I'll have my girlfriend over but I don't think we are going anywhere for the day, you've gotta take her for a spin and scare the *melon* out of her

So.. my latest £20 order got me these disappointing boring looking items, I suppose I could have saved them for the next time I was placing a huge order to save postage.. but.. I'm fed up of not having my rear subframe finished! I've popped home again from Uni, so I've got all of today and Sunday to work on her.



This weekends objectives.

+ Finish the rear subframe, totally.
+ Cut A-panels & door bolts off, to remove both doors.
+ Start getting the engine back together.

[camp freddy]

Yeah feel free to pop across! I'll have my girlfriend over but I don't think we are going anywhere for the day, you've gotta take her for a spin and scare the *melon* out of her

So.. my latest £20 order got me these disappointing boring looking items, I suppose I could have saved them for the next time I was placing a huge order to save postage.. but.. I'm fed up of not having my rear subframe finished! I've popped home again from Uni, so I've got all of today and Sunday to work on her.



This weekends objectives.

+ Finish the rear subframe, totally.
+ Cut A-panels & door bolts off, to remove both doors.
+ Start getting the engine back together.

I'll try and pop over, mrs permitting

[analogue_radio]

You got mine or my Dads number? probably worth dropping one of us a text to make sure I am around

[camp freddy]

You got mine or my Dads number? probably worth dropping one of us a text to make sure I am around

yeh got your mobile

[analogue_radio]

Today was rad



First off was the A-panels and doors.



Drivers side it obviously dead, passengers can be saved though.





Just needs some patching at the bottom! The rest is okay, which is pleasing.



So there you go pretty much done.. I still need to finish the handbrake cable (got all the bits) and the brake lines (think I've got all the bits) & I couldn't get the sodding dust caps on the hubs, I might try buying another pair from elsewhere and seeing if they fit any better, only a few quid each. Oh and I ideally want to take it apart again and copper grease all the bolts and screws.



Looks really nice, can't wait to get the wheels rapped in Yokos.



& whilst I was at it, I tidied the whole garage, binned a fair bit of stuff too. Those bits on the table I'm keeping and need refurbing, can't make them out from the photo.. but there is the two front hubs, wiper motor and rack & the gearstick and rods.

So yeah, pretty good

[camp freddy]

You got mine or my Dads number? probably worth dropping one of us a text to make sure I am around

yeh got your mobile

oops not got it

[carboy001]

Looking good Luke.

I love the picture of the GB with the nuts. That right tyre looks a bit bald

How hard do you think it would be to build the subframe up whilst on the mini? As im really tempted to leave mine on and just attach the radius arms etc whilst its on axles.

Anymore news on the brakes?

[analogue_radio]

Yeah don't worry, the tyres will all be replaced I'll keep one though for the spare.

It wouldn't be hard at all, it is much easier though when you get work all around it.. wouldn't take much to put your shell up on axles and drop the subframe off and out.

[analogue_radio]

Didn't get much done today, 'cause the girlfriend was round, she did keep me company whilst I lifted the engine up onto the table though!

Camp Freddy popped over with Ratty, & bloody hell. I had jelly legs after he'd put his foot down, fast! He even let me sit in the drivers seat had a smile on my face the whole time.

I will be home again next weekend and sorting my engine out, will need to place another order for all the bolts, gaskets.. might buy a duplex timing chain, but I don't think it's that necessary at the moment, won't benefit at all with a standard 998. Probably something I'll do when I find a 1275 at a later date.

Figured the only way I'm going to make progress is to go home every weekend or every other weekend, money won't be an issue at the moment 'cause I'm biting into my overdraft. I just need this thing on the road! I miss it!

[camp freddy]

Didn't get much done today, 'cause the girlfriend was round, she did keep me company whilst I lifted the engine up onto the table though!

Camp Freddy popped over with Ratty, & bloody hell. I had jelly legs after he'd put his foot down, fast! He even let me sit in the drivers seat had a smile on my face the whole time.

I will be home again next weekend and sorting my engine out, will need to place another order for all the bolts, gaskets.. might buy a duplex timing chain, but I don't think it's that necessary at the moment, won't benefit at all with a standard 998. Probably something I'll do when I find a 1275 at a later date.

Figured the only way I'm going to make progress is to go home every weekend or every other weekend, money won't be an issue at the moment 'cause I'm biting into my overdraft. I just need this thing on the road! I miss it!

nice to put a face to the name LOL... hope you found the trip out
relaxing........

i'd think about replacing the whole floor as it would be less work in the
long run... and may cost the same in respect of panels...

[analogue_radio]

Yeah was good to meet you mate! Haha it was a charm, first mini I've been in since I last sat in mine!

Yeah I'll definitely take that on board, some good advice.

[analogue_radio]

£78 just spent on nuts, bolts and gaskets from Moss.. and they charge £10 for postage?!

Oh and it's March now.. around this time last year I failed my MOT, so it's been a year

Funds are running low.. at a wild estimate at roughly adding things up in my head, I need another £1,000 - £1,500.

[analogue_radio]

Came back again this weekend from Uni, which now stands at 4 weekends in a row! I won't be back again now till Easter, in which I hope to get started on the boot.



Earlier this week I placed an order from MOSS, which had all the bits I needed to mate the gearbox with the block, get the timing chain cover, clutch housing etc.. all on. I thought I had a part at home, so I didn't bother ordering it.. well yeah, turns out I didn't have it and couldn't find it anywhere! It was the crescent shaped rubber seal that sits on the gearbox, towards the clutch side. So of course I couldn't do what I wanted to do.





Engine and gearbox are ready to mate, will order that part for the Easter holidays.

And so instead I found some other bits and bobs that needed doing..



When I took all my parts to be blasted and sprayed, they said they couldn't do this bit because of the rubber seal.. which I told them to remove, they apparently couldn't get it out.. so I just told them to leave it and said I'd do it in my own time. So popped it out and Ku-rusted..



Ku-rusted.



Etch primed.



Stone chip sprayed.



Dry (obviously the other side was done too)



Then I set about cleaning up the gear stick housing.



Taken apart.



Cleaned the parts up as best I could and found a jar of malt vinegar in the pantry, will leave them submerged until I come home at Easter.



Etched.



Sprayed and dried (sorry for blurred photo)

So a good day, even though I didn't get what I wanted to get done. Still made some progress and did a good job of it. Patio heater is amazing for spraying things under, works a treat.

[AndrewJ530]

It's all in the right direction though bud .

[minivanman]

Dude - I hate to say this but you may want to lay off the stonechip a bit! I'd strip it off the inside of the chain cover anyway - that'll come back to haunt you if you don't! The oil and heat will proabably break it down and it'll start peeling off - and you REALLY dont want that going round the inside of your engine I've used plastikote projekt paint on my engine bits - it comes up a real nice finish, and a can goes a long way as well. Keep it up man.