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[surfblue]

On Friday night, took my niece to her formal in it - first time its been out this year 

[Woody001]

Discovered more rust and removed the old airbox.

 

[RooBoonix]

Bought a pair of door seals for it, my passenger one does more worse than good and my drivers side one just looks old...

 

 

Cam.

[maieth]

Really did quite a lot for once.

 

Used the weekend to diagnose speedometer problems on the wife's mini, resulting in going as far as extracting the pinion and worm drives for replacement.  I found the problems, got to use several new tools and managed to do everything and get packed up before rain set in.

 

Before even starting all of that I taxed my own one, topped up everything that needed topping up, checked everything over and got it started. Started up without a single issue. Winter is now over. Woo!

[RooBoonix]

Jacked it up, stuck an axle stand under it and had plans on taking the rc40 off and sticking a standard exhaust back on (for insurance reasons), then found that someone has previously welded a rod from the catalytic converter on to the rc40. I'm assuming as an extra anti theft measure for the cat..

So I packed up and will jack it up higher tomorrow and get the grinder out :)

Cam.

[alex-95]

got the wheels tracked and washed it.

[maieth]

Finished up work on the wife's. Successfully got the new speedo worm and pinion drove installed and got the speedo all connected back up. Got the engine back on its mount, wrestled the radiator back in and booked everything back up.

Now I just need to wait for her to get back from the shops so I can jump start it, as the last thing she did before I started my investigations was to leave the lights on and flatten the battery *slow clap*

Theoretically, once we get her started back up again we'll not only have a working speedo, but, thanks to a change of worm drive, she should actually give an accurate speed!!!

[Anthony30]

Fitted the new 65 amp alternator and new HT leads, and dizzy cap, then checked, and adjusted, the timing/emissions. I fitted a new 065 battery, spark plugs, rotor arm, points and condenser yesterday.

[darkcat]

Finally got rid of one of them...

 

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[Mini Mega828]

electonic timing done and grill is back on but more parts are on their way

Edited by Mini Mega828, 13 March 2015 - 10:27 PM.

[darkcat]

electonic ignition and timing done and grill is back on but more parts are on their way

 Best thing you can do for reliability, I really don't know why some people insist on sticking with points "because its original" - its like saying Rickets is cool because its a retro disease...!

[Mini Mega828]

electonic ignition and timing done and grill is back on but more parts are on their way

 Best thing you can do for reliability, I really don't know why some people insist on sticking with points "because its original" - its like saying Rickets is cool because its a retro disease...!

well me and my dad were going to change it but we did it much sooner than planed..... because it broke aha

[RooBoonix]

Ordered a pair of rubber exhaust hangers for when I put my standard exhaust back on

[Tupers]

Not strictly Mini work but I painted the engine, gearbox and transfer casing for my Austin 1300 this afternoon. 

[Frank the Tank]

What did I do to my mini today?

Bought her.

Finally back after 3 years.

Edited by Frank the Tank, 10 March 2015 - 08:20 PM.