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Far left vacuum take off



Not so easy to see but I’ve circled the two T pieces behind which there is a short piece of vacuum pipe that goes to the take offs and then there’s a fourth at the far end. Oversized pipe arrowed is the servo line.

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Fitted a much wider rear view mirror. After the show I realised just how poor my rearward visibility is to the point where changing lanes was a bit of a gamble at times.



The door mirrors are next up for replacement. I’m older now and being able to see all around is more important so something a little larger in a similar style would be ideally

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Always felt there was a little play in the steering column and after a recent drive it had become really loose. The shear bolts were barely finger tight so sought the opportunity to upgrade from the basic drop bracket and purchase one of these which does away with two separate brackets and combines them as one smart looking billet item




It’s made a real nice solid feel to the steering now. No more play or wobble.

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Over winter I would like to fit a second radiator across the front to help with cooling. I know they run hot in general but I don’t want to be worrying about overheating all the same. Seen a few guys on a Facebook page have had them nicely installed across the front and I think it would be a useful addition.
If anyone has any recommendations I would appreciate some info.

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Always felt there was a little play in the steering column and after a recent drive it had become really loose. The shear bolts were barely finger tight so sought the opportunity to upgrade from the basic drop bracket and purchase one of these which does away with two separate brackets and combines them as one smart looking billet item




It’s made a real nice solid feel to the steering now. No more play or wobble.

That looks decent.  I don't like my cheapo bracket.  Where does one pick up that?  Google not telling me....

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Over winter I would like to fit a second radiator across the front to help with cooling. I know they run hot in general but I don’t want to be worrying about overheating all the same. Seen a few guys on a Facebook page have had them nicely installed across the front and I think it would be a useful addition.
If anyone has any recommendations I would appreciate some info.

I think I started the trend for this duel rad mod. It really helped with cooling. I was just a 2 core rad (water in, along length, around 180, back along length, back out) with the inlet & outlet on the same side plumbed into the water circuit. Just had it sat on the R1 cradle frame directly in the airflow. I might have some pics on a thread somewhere on here or instagram 'duds100' might have some. Or failing that drop me a message and I will try and dig some pics out for you. 

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Column bracket is from here
https://s-can.co.uk/...ustable-height/

It’s not cheap…

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Thanks for the info re the second radiator. That sounds similar to images I’ve seen. I found a post on Facebook where someone had helpfully put up the dimensions for the rad they had made up. Something for the new year now.

I know they run hot but I just feel I don’t have much room to play with in terms of temperature. The extra cooling would give me peace of mind. It’s the open arches that compound the problem as I know at speed it disrupts the airflow out from the radiator. In traffic it’s actually better as the fan can do its job properly

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Some weeks back I did in fact order a front mount radiator. Been road testing it when I can just to see how the system behaves with the additional volume and cooling.
It seems to work well so far. Before the temperature would just continue to go up until I put the fan on but now I haven’t needed to use it. The engine doesn’t get as hot as quickly and with bit of clear air the temperature instantly starts to decrease.
I’m pleased, it’s what I was looking for a lot more control over the temperature without the need to run the fan constantly.



This was the initial mock up.



Hopefully be at Brooklands in a couple of weeks.

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Mini has been out and about a bit recently but I’ve begun to notice how bad the brakes had become. Pads on the front are pretty new so I know they weren’t at fault.
I’ve not changed the brake fluid in years and it’s been sat around for long periods so a flush and refresh was needed.

This wasn’t the first lot either it was very pale and cloudy.
It took a lot of brake pedal pumping to push this through there was so much resistance. Eventually the pedal action became smoother as the new stuff found its way through. Been through 1 litre just on the rears.

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..that's nasty; the cloudiness suggest it's absorbed a lot of moisture over the years which won't do the (typically soft iron) brake cylinders any good at all

 

might be worth pulling at least one out and inspecting it...

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Yeh it’s bad isn’t it. I can’t remember when I last changed the fluid. Originally I used silicone fluid but it was so expensive when first setting up the brakes that I reverted back to dot 4 when I last did it.
I will check over those rear brakes too
Going to do the fronts today if I get chance

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Front callipers done. I was just pumping out clear fluid to begin with and the separation between the fluids was noticeable in the waste bottle.
Should have done this a lot time ago before it got too bad but sporadic use meant it was forgiven or overlooked each time