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[RooBoonix]

Finished cleaning up the chambers in my cylinder head and washed it out. Pulled in 1 cam bearing, second one I wasn't paying attention and I made it a bit less round than it should be, 3rd I didn't bother as I am going to turn up some proper tools to pull them in with.

[panky]

Torqued the head up, set valve clearances fitted the side engine stabilisers. fitted manifolds and lost the bolts for the clutch housing breather

[Readers14]

Put the battery on trickle charge after winter hibernation. Let's see if see fires up later today!

[Eds.mini.lulu]

Passed mot, taxed and went for a spin

[panky]

Passed mot, taxed and went for a spin

Excellent

 

Found that the clutch cover bolts are the same thread as the breather can ones so cut a couple of spare ones down and fitted. Gear change rods fitted, thermostat housing cleaned up but found the thermostat was slow to open and barely came off it's seat - new one ordered. Brake calipers and drums painted with green engine enamel,  cant find the bottom near side engine steady - I'll probably trip over it tomorrow

The heater off-take stub had corroded so I searched around and found a couple of bits to make one. The flange came off the heater connection on my Minor when I fitted a 12G940 head and the brass stub is part of a heater off-take from a Commer engine, it fitted into the hole in the flange perfectly

 

Haven't done any solver soldering for years but I managed ti stick the two bits together

 

 

Saved a few pennies

[Greenwise]

New core plug fitted and new poly bushes in the engine steady. No more weeping plug and engine is steady 😁

[Chris.Williams]

Fit 2 underbody engine stays, painted my exhaust manifold, test fit my carbs....which fit nicely.
Decided to tighten my sump bolt only to find its torn the thread from my gearbox.... bums!

[minifreek1]

Fitted adjustable camber brackets on rear...

 

Fitted lockable bonnet pins (Iv had for ages just never fitted them... not 100% if I like them, so ordered some normal bonnet pins just in case...

[59 Speed]

new sump plug.

 

And presumably more oil 

[ukcooper]

spent more money and the mini's disappeared ? should be back Thursday I hope

 

 

 

mini spares no longer available

 

 

and a treat

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[Chris.Williams]

Had more parts arrive, can now fit carbs and exhaust. Same place that sent the parts can install a helicoil to fix my sump issue.
Just to trailer it over. Will get my screen rubbers done to, front one leaks.

[SuperDeLuxeNick]

Actually drove to MiniSpares as i wanted bits today!

 

Fitted Fog lamps and wired in to new toggle switch under dash rail

Fitted new fuel pipes and filter to bulkhead

Made new wash jet lines and fitted

Wired in a Voltmeter and fitted under dash rail

Fixed my fuel cap and fitted an Aston one

Test fitted new dash cards etc

[Chris.Williams]

Fitted carbs and exhaust manifold, ran the tube for the vacuum gauge.
Also fitted new headlight bowls and headlights.
Test fit my grill
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[panky]

Fitted new inner CV joint to the near side (couldn't get the old one off the knackered gearbox  ) Then buttoned up both hubs, greased it up and had a bit of a tidy round. Only missing three sockets

[greenmini1275]

Accidentally put diesel in it. Ouch.