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[Vicky1000]

Changed front brake cylinders and shoes, I now have brakes

[Tweakz]

I stripped all the interior out getting the project going gonna be slow but carnt wait till its on the road

[BronkoMini]

Moved him to his new place in the garage

[rodandtom]

finished fitting front filtch patches and finished shaping a strengthening piece to go in the footwell.

 

Rod

[rodandtom]

Gave the underside a wipe over and fitted an electric antenna

 

Hi,

 

Gotta ask about this red subframe. Where did you get it?

 

Rod

[alex-95]

Fitted another headlamp as it blew again

[surfblue]

Painted gearbox, head, rocker cover, clutch housing in lovely BMC Bronze Green.

Block previously done.

 

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[millermilla]

 

Gave the underside a wipe over and fitted an electric antenna

 

Hi,

 

Gotta ask about this red subframe. Where did you get it?

 

Rod

 

 

 

Hi mate, its an Allspeed subframe http://www.allspeedengineering.com/

[1984mini25]

Finally got round to replacing the grease nipple on the drivers side top balljoint that I snapped a few weeks back. Gave the worst dirty and mouldy bits a quick wash along with the wheels, witch I've now discovered that the lacquer has cracked/crazed on all 4 that I'd only repainted 6 months ago. Checked the oil and found it didn't need topping up and then did my back it trying to re-secure the speaker wires neatly to the underside of the parcel shelf in the boot.

[Coxie]

Just moved it slightly in the workshop. New sills should arrive today then work can begin.
To be fair they don't really need doing but as it's the only panel I can't see behind they are getting done for piece of mind.
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[IainStallard]

Fitted one hilo to the front, just in time too, the knuckles were very much at the end of their life and the cone was flat as a pancake! Otherside tomorrow :)

[1984mini25]

As I'd finished up replacing a fuel sender on an mgb (for the 3 time of trying) I had some 'spare' fuel left over, so decided to chuck it in the tank of the other mini that's 'finished' but hasn't seen the road yet. It pretty much hadn't been touched for the last 5 months, as the last time it did run it wasn't good, and being stuck in my damp garage with stuff piled up on top of it and all the dust tit could do with a wash. But with half a can of fresh fuel and 2 turns of the key (the tank, lines and carb were dry)it fired right up and ran with none of the problems I was having before I'd given upon it. plus I'd also forgotten just how good a lumpy cam (mg metro in a 998) and maiflow exhaust really sounded compared to the boring pea shooter on the daily and brought back happy memories of trashing an exs mini around with the same cam (abet in an actual 1275) and exhaust combo. It' s also brought back some of that lost enthusiasm to finish all the little jobs and lose ends and drive the thing for the first time in 6 years/since owning.

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[Black.Ghost]

I picked it up from Brighton and drove it to its new home in Bournemouth! I'll start looking at it properly over the weekend and start the little jobs!

[RedRuby]

Stripped the driveshafts out, fitted new pot joints and boots to the cv joints. New diff oil seals and gaskets and new anti leak rod change kit. Oil and filter change and fixed weep on thermostat housing. Only outstanding job to do (possibly tomorrow) renew fuel filter.

[minibuck]

Painted gearbox, head, rocker cover, clutch housing in lovely BMC Bronze Green.
Block previously done.
 
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Nice job. Where did you get the paint from?