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[Jammy]

Have you still got the LED rear lights? Can't see them very well in those photos.

[1976 clubamn]

yah still got them, the fact that you cant easily see them was kind of the point of doing it, so you only see them when they are on, or you are pretty close up

[1976 clubamn]

Another example of one step forward and two steps back.............

I got the engine back together and got to the point ofsetting up the timing gears, and found that the crank was stuck solid. So i had to strip it back down to find the cause, after much head scratching i found that the new crank did not mate with the new bearings so there was no running clearance. Proper nightmare...

So now because of the time leading up to the showdown this weekend, i am going to have to send it to a local engineering shop to get the engine built back up, hoping that this will be done befor friday so i will have time to put the engine back in the car and set everything back up.

I think i will be cutting it very close, i just hope that all goes to plan now and i am able to make it.

So now i have to

[Mincento]

feature car hey? sounds good

got any day time shots of the rear lights working? im not sure on there viewability in the daylight but am always wiling to be proved wrong

wayne

[1976 clubamn]

i can assure you they are good in the day, its difficult to photograph them though because my camera tendts to cancell it out a bit, the mini mag photographer tyed to put failed see them at avon (if i make it)

[1976 clubamn]

You will have probably now read the urgant plea for help thread i posted earlyer, but i thought i would just add it to my project thread anyway.

I sent the crank to my engineering shop to get sorted, And they did with about half an hours notice (awsome chaps)

I got the crank and new bearings back home to install. Once installed the same problem was happening, when torqued down the crank was completly solid. So with some great help from you guys i managed to find the problem. It was the rod end caps being the wrong way around, even though they went back on the same way as they came off (i know this because i took photos of the strip down)

So anyway I have now built the engine back up ready to go back in tomorrow.

Avon hear i come........

[Mincento]

would love to see it at avon but unfortunately its too far from me :'(

wayne

[1976 clubamn]

I made it to Avon, met up with some of you guys, great to see you again. Managed 16.70 down the strip, not to bad i suppose. Needs a good R/R session though.

[Jammy]

Saw your car parked at the side a few times, but wasn't sure who you were so didn't know who to talk to.. :s

The car looks dam cool in the flesh!!

[1976 clubamn]

Update


Here is a pic from Mini in the park. I was asked by Mini Mag if i would like to show my car on there stand this year, How could i say no. This stand was for past and present feature cars even though i still have not been in the mag.

i did see a couple of you guys there and there where some proper class cars on display

She is now in the other garage nice and warm for the winter. will be doing some work on her over this crapy time.

Edited by 1976 clubamn, 21 November 2006 - 01:11 AM.

[1976 clubamn]

ok so yesterday i said that i was still waiting for the car to be featured. What should land on my door step this morrning, The new issue of mini magazine.

Pretty happy with the results really, although i do look like a chump sitting on the step of the car. One thing thats not great is that they didnt amend the spec sheet, as you will read above a fair bit has gone on since the shoot. I did email them the new spec but clearly they didnt get it.

never mind, i managed to get it in the mag so im pretty happy.

She now has a name, in this thread i stated that she did not have a name due to the fact that i couldnt think of one that suited her, but now she will be known as Blue Thunder. Cheers mini mag.

[Jordie]

i love it.

[Bungle]

got the mag today and saw you in it

[Rodders]

Just started reading this tread from the start got to the first pic with the blue paint on and thought Ive seen that b4 and I have about 1/2 hour ago reading the mag. Looks fantastic well done.

[1976 clubamn]

cheers guys, glad you like.