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[DaveJH]

Nice progress recently. I'm popping home from uni this weekend to do some more work on mine :)

[bcjames]

Thanks Dave. All the best with yours, I hope you get a good weekend on it!

[bcjames]

The Mini is home from Guessworks via Bingley



Back home by bcjamesmini, on Flickr

The new gearbox is rather nice, butttttt........ the rattle is still there. It wasn't the gearbox. Investigating tomorrow what else it could be, but it might mean engine out again. Gutted about sums it up!

At Bingley I saw this rather shiny mpi engine. I normally prefer subtle to fully shiny'd, but this looked really smart. I forgot my camera batteries so it's an iPhone shot unfortunately.



Mpi shiny bits by bcjamesmini, on Flickr

Oh and I went to see Smiffy Bits! So my engine bay gets a bit shinier again!



Smiffy bits by bcjamesmini, on Flickr

[MaxAndPaddy]

Chuffed she went to Bingley...shame about the rattle though, any ideas what it is?

[bcjames]

Well if it's not the idler, which it isn't, since it has a new gearbox, then it could be the crank Which would mean the engine needs to come out again, and it will cost me loads of money again

[MaxAndPaddy]

Awwww hope not...... (nearly swore but didnt )

Florence seems very moody lately

[bcjames]

I'm very much in the phase of questioning ownership!

[MaxAndPaddy]

You should buy Gus...he looks like Florence but personality wise is like Donkey from Shrek...hes such fun and so keen, got to admit we're falling for him a bit

Want him to go to a nice home

Ooohhh maybe thats what Florence needs?...a Boyfriend?

[bcjames]

Hang on, who is Gus?

[MaxAndPaddy]

The new'ish one

Bought him to tidy up and sell on...get this...hes a Cooper Sport 500 with Works conversion (one of the 'final fifty')

James hes a laugh a minute to drive, and such a happy chap!! ...hes going into the bodyshop next week for a few bibbles and bobs, had a slight crunch in 2nd but thats sorted now. Want him to go to a nice home!!!!!!!

I sound certifiable

Ps) another in BRG lollllllllllllllllllllllll

Edited by MaxAndPaddy, 29 January 2012 - 09:44 PM.

[bcjames]

Oh I'd like him! I want a Mini thats a bit more special that a general production model. I have a JC 90bhp kit in the garage hidden away, but retrofitting it to my car just isn't the same!

But no. No! I'm trying to have less Mini issues, not more

[MaxAndPaddy]

Veryyyyyyyyyyy collectable!!!...and to you a good price!!!

The last decent one I saw for sale - 500 with s works - went for over £16k....

Come on you knowww you want him....mates rates



_{Oh shaggeralla I sound like a saleman ...ahhhhhhhhhh!!!!!}

[bcjames]

I'm leaving the thread now before I agree to buy a car I don't need

[bcjames]

Woo I fitted the Smiffy bits. That air intake finisher was a complete pain to get on! The engine has been quite dirty since it went away for the work to be done, so I think it could do with a clean again. And I'm sure John added a few extra pipes and cables under there I honestly don't know how people manage to keep their MPi engine bays looking so neat on a car that's actually driven!



Smiffy bits in place by bcjamesmini, on Flickr

I'm thinking I want some colour coded arches as well now Bit cold for painting anything right now though!

[liam_italian]

Is the knocking noise constant or only when you pull away?