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[Mini Manannán]

Took it out for a burn again Filled up with fuel and discovered the neck of the fuel tank leaks    Drove back to the shed, drained the tank and affected a repair.  Try it again tomorrow.

[megamini_jb]

Dropped my spare set of ATS' off to my mate before work as he's refurbing them and going black/polished

Edited by megamini_jb, 29 April 2014 - 11:57 AM.

[RooBoonix]

Got my hazard light switch to illuminate/flash.

Checked and adjusted the valve clearances.

Fixed the vacuum pipes (hopefully)

 

Started her up, she ran sweet, went to turn her off and she was a bit too eager to stay running and had to be stalled or a wire taken off the ignition coil!

 

Woo, another thing to investigate hehe

 

The life of a Mini owner....

[megamini_jb]

Looking sorry for itself in the garage. Seem to have lost interest in it at the mo

[olly33]

Added red oxide primer to the body around the engine bay with brush,then flatted it all back.Took the rocker cover off to strip and repaint or polish,and noticed to my amazement the the 9/16 nuts on the rockers were a few threads up from being tight,loose as feck.

Surely they are not run loose after a engine rebuild,for a certain amount of time??,previous owner rebuild!!

[IainStallard]

Installed a minispares supercool 2 core rad to replace my dead old one, finally have a working car again

Edited by IainStallard, 30 April 2014 - 09:44 PM.

[silve1999]

Got minilites back on the front located a couple of the annoying rattles

[BronkoMini]

Did some more cutting on the arches need to paint them now, I thought he now looks meaner but the missus thinks he looks cuter, damn at least she likes it

[Mini Manannán]

I think getting the rubber gaiter round the neck of the fuel tank on an estate must be about the biggest ******* of a job on a mini!    2 hours faffing and it's 'nearly' on.

 

Got the camber and cater angles 'in the ballpark' until I get to my mate's lovely flat power-screeded garage floor to finalise

[Redjohnno]

Fitted sparkly new water pump, changed oil & filter, took out battered old radiator.

[Tupers]

I settled on how I'm going to route the belt on my supercharged engine. I need a 136CM long belt for it. 

 

[Mini Manannán]

Drove it to work! First time in 5 months  Handling much improved, steering lightened loads, lovely 'plush' ride, apart from a few teething niggles all is good

[surfblue]

Nothing - got man flu 

[59 Speed]

Finished off lacquering some alloy bonnet pin brackets that I made to look all brushed and then kinda wished I'd polished them

Edited by Smackfiend, 02 May 2014 - 07:35 PM.

[megamini_jb]

Went to start it as haven't used it for a while, battery dead though so left it lol