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[Teapot]

High Level Brake light

Thanks, done & dusted

[emalee]

As if i wasnt jealous enough when reading the rest of the thread
In all seriousness though it does look AB FAB

Thanks!!!!!!

i'm gonna book the Mot tomorrow for next Thursday........

[emalee]

High Level Brake light

Thanks, done & dusted

Glad i can help

[emalee]

Day 60 - 8 days to the MOT..........

fitted the wiper motor braket inplace, then the aerial



its stupidly long.....



then the front brake fixing kit



then the handbrake cable



and fonzy fitted the gearlinkage and CV boot clips....



it went through all the gears fine..... so thats a good sign.....

then i stuck the rear wheels on to adjust up the brakes - they need a good clean!!!



and pecks fitted the over sized front screen rubber to the car rather than the glass and it was fine to i'll stick it back on the front screen tomorrow night - she also put the door rubbers on and the side window rubbers - i've dug out the skys old C piller trims for it as the ones in there have a fair bit of red paint on...... FAIL

then she put the dash all back together - i forgot to take a picture tho - and the stereo will go in for testing tomorrow....

i also replaced a dodgy inline fuse and now the fog light works


so all the electrics now work

and dug out the exhuast to go on it and a old one with some fitting on


the exhuast to go on it came free from our club members who helps as pick it up with the trailer - the exhuast is like new!!!

then once i have swapped the fitting over - the exhuast connected to the 2 back mounts and lined up at the front to fit on the manifold....


tomorrow night pecks is off on mother dutys.....

and hopefully i'll get it running - once the exhuast is on it should start fine........

it will be a massive step forward!!!!

we are lacking in a few finishing bits and bobs, spring for the bonnet catch - a floor grommet, screws for the arches + grille........ but hopefully we should have them alll by the weekend......

[ajperry]

been following this for a while now and i have to say you're getting on brilliantly! 8 days left is not long at all! I hope you make it!

[emalee]

been following this for a while now and i have to say you're getting on brilliantly! 8 days left is not long at all! I hope you make it!

Thanks

i've booked the mot for next thursday.... and stocked up on red bull - i think maybe by the skin of our teeths we can pull this off!!!

[the-green-monkey]

been following this for a while now and i have to say you're getting on brilliantly! 8 days left is not long at all! I hope you make it!

Thanks

i've booked the mot for next thursday.... and stocked up on red bull - i think maybe by the skin of our teeths we can pull this off!!!

EEK ill cross my fingers for you

[minimuk]

you done great, good luck on Thursday, I have watched the progress the last 60 days, an insperation indeed and I have learned a lot about the do and don't, thank you.

[emalee]

you done great, good luck on Thursday, I have watched the progress the last 60 days, an insperation indeed and I have learned a lot about the do and don't, thank you.

thanks - another one - don't fit the power cable before the handbrake cable!! !!! LOL

[emalee]

Day 61..... 7 days to the MOT

MOT is offically booked!!!!

went up tonight covered the rear parcel shelf in black vinyl and reglued put of the rear seat

then dad had taken the stereo to be checked and it was fine, so plugged it in and



it works whoop whoop

then i fitted the exhust to the manifold - i'm very well practiced at this after the sky went through a phrase of only lasting a few days before it started blowing again !!!

so with that fitted, we chucked some water and petrol in it, then after a minor water leak from the temp sender and a minor fuel leak from the pump to carb/fuel filter pipe:::



it runs

with a healthly spark - the tappets need reseting but apart from that its fine

we also tested the clutch, went through all the gears alright again, and we ran it in first and second - while sat on the floor LOL - almost went 30mph!! LOL

we have to 'alter' the water pump slightly too, we had this problem with the sky and is resulted in the fan belt snapping, then it overheating and eventually a new rad and head gasket.....



the waterpump is pushing the alternator out too far and its not inline with the other pulleys - so i'll have to take the alternator off and get a grinder in there......

also fitted the new parcel shelf and the bracket for the high level light - i'll finish putting it on when the rear screen is in..


and put the Skys old C pillar trims in to replace the red ones.....


and took the front rubber off the car and back on to the screen



god knows what pecks was doing with it!!! FAIL PECKS!!!

then fitted the stereo in the holder


it did decide not to work again then i re-earthed it from the heater screws to the door pin switch hole..... i'll drill i hole under the dash and earth it there.... the main thing is it works - i've just gotta fit the ipod adaptor for tanya now!!!


oh and Day 62... 6 days to the Mot.. is a Epic fail already - pecks is out on the town and i'm out on the leaving do for my old work after they made us all redundant - luckly i've been in my new job for 3 weeks now and really happy there

[emalee]

been following this for a while now and i have to say you're getting on brilliantly! 8 days left is not long at all! I hope you make it!

Thanks

i've booked the mot for next thursday.... and stocked up on red bull - i think maybe by the skin of our teeths we can pull this off!!!

EEK ill cross my fingers for you

Thanks - i can see a few really late nights tho!!!!! - make or break at the weekend....

[emalee]

day 63...... 5 days to the mot.....

right we've done LOADS today - probably missed half of what we have done off too

errr. fitted the bonnet - which needed a some extra welding on the hinges as it was flexing on them.... fonzy have to move the hinges when he lined up the front end as there wasn't enough adjustment on it




then tanya has been fitting the underlay and seatbelts







ben er played a lot then fell over and cut his knee



then the boot went on



then after a MAJOR struggle the front screen went in


it has got to be the worse screen we have ever fit.... the rubber was slightly too big and kept coming off the screen was we were trying to fit it!!! - my and tanners worth both hoding things in place as dad pulled the rop.... it really wasn't good!!!



then the back screen went in much better



high level brake light ohhhhhh

tanya doing something

oh yeah pecks put the wheel arches on and i put the seam strips on



and we had Tanyas ipod playing throught the stereo



then the back seats and doorcards went in




and tanya got very excited and felt the need to sit in her mini with her seatbelt on....



then the full carpet went in



and the doors and front wheels - after we tightened the hub nut earlier!!!



then we thought it would be a good time to waxoil the doors and rear subframe, so the doors are left open dripping of waxoil!!!



very productive day - and off for a test drive tomorrow - just a shame our garage is on a muddy farm - there will be a muddy mini tomorrow.....

[emalee]

oh yeah - both bumpers are on - just none gen ones are completely pants!!!!!

and the rear side windows are half in, then screws at the back aren't done yet as the skys old c piller trims dont have the holes for the opening rear windows and it was the last thing we did - so that will be done tomorrow...

[Teapot]

Blimey. Don't tell me you're turning up at DMC tomorrow in it? That would be a good test drive

[the-green-monkey]

i really really love that mini, the interior is lovely