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[Jase]

You can buy stainless steel versions of these:

 

 

[Chris1275gt]

It’s dense with underlay. Will get the name tomorrow. How much do you need?

Just thinking ahead next year to improve what I have. I remembered it looks similar to what was in my new 80 gt it would go on my 75 gt bulkhead.

[Verderad]

Wow its been a long time.  I have been in the garage a couple of times to fit front subframe.

 

Where are the bolts?  Mess around looking from them, buy new ones……

 

Paint tear drops again, thing time trip back to bare metal 

 

Forgot about the front sub, started on cleaning up door catches

 

pondered about drilling out the rivet, decided putting in a new one would be more of a ball ache than masking up 

 

 

Finished off fitting front sub, made spacers for sub to front panel 

Thats about it

 

Now need to decided on fitting out doors and windows or wait until after paint issues rectified

[Verderad]

Before the wheels go on want to finish brake system 

bought a clutch and brake master on eBay about 2 years ago.

 

 Will clean up the newer and originals go with the best. 
clutch

might clean up 

Its a bit thin, went through when cleaning 

This will clean up 

stripped down both, wish I had ordered the service kit first, I would have left the temp sensor in place!

 

Through the clean, etch, scotch brite, degrease, prime paint cycle 

will finish off when the spares get here 

 

 

Almost ready to start this 

It’s been sat quietly in the corner of the garage for 4 years. Other than unleaded conversion not sure of any other work 

Started with this 

Strip and clean

 

 

Bit of etch, metal was cold so popped it in the oven for a bit

paint kept in house, into pan of hot water when in garage.  
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[Jase]

Good progress, the gear stick housing is one of my jobs to do next. How long before you get the car back on the road?

[Verderad]

Been away from garage for a bit, some aspects of the car not making me happy. 

Having built the brake master, I had a nagging doubt that the top piston and spring may have separated when I assembled.

how to get it apart? 

Spent time finding old fitting to block holes, then applied pressure with a foot pump.  Shot out, used some brake fluid to put it back together

 

 

Onto to the clutch master

 

Oh no, where is the bag with the new rubbers???  Grrr. Tear garage apart, swear.  Move onto next item ….

 

put the gear change back together 

 

Pleased with that, will get some heat shrink for the reverse switech.

 

Installation time

 

 

 

 

Not sure what to do with brake switch thing, they don’t make them any more. 
I have the top and parts from the original, might see if I can turn one down.  The bolt kind of fits, not sure what the thread is. 

 

Next week will be start of engine strip, might just end up being a clean and install. 

Time to get driving 

[Viktor]

Isn't it lovely when you put shiny parts in a nice painted shell?  Looking good!

[Tomm]

Just read through your whole thread here. I remember when you started this and it was just a few pages long. Won’t be too much longer now!

[Verderad]

Tom I said the same thing this time last year when I dropped it off for paint. Trying not to think about all the little jobs.

Just read through your whole thread here. I remember when you started this and it was just a few pages long. Won’t be too much longer now!

[Verderad]

Started This. Not going to do anything other than clean it, replace a few seals and gaskets.

 

Striped off all the ancillaries, all need a good clean or replacement 

Big Minispares order in for bits and pieces, gaskets, seals, water pump, hoses etc.   

 

Clutch housing and wok has gone for soda blasting along with radiator cowl, brackets, pulley, anything else that needs cleaning.  

 

Degreased and covered with paint stripper, looks like the engine was originally gold.  Replacement engine?  Is it the right spec for a GT?   It’s a 1275 but how do you tell if its correct for a 76 GT? 

 

Hoped that jet wash would remove all the paint.   Oh the disappointment.  

 

 Out with the wire wheel. Most used item on this project

 

 

Then up onto the bench, can’t be sat on the floor.

 

 

Then attacked with small wire brush in the drill before sand paper and lots more degreaser 

Gave the bottom a good clean whilst in my head “no one will see it” 

 

 

more degreasing with panel wipe and lots of rags.  

 

Etch primer on 

 

Satisfying afternoon and evenings work 

Edited by Verderad, 26 March 2023 - 09:48 PM.

[Viktor]

Lovely!

[Verderad]

Parts back from the blasters.  
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not sure how to finish the wok to stop it going dull. Clear furniture wax or clear lacquer?

 

rubbed over the etch primer on the block with green pad. Then lots of panel wipe for all the parts to be painted. 
on with the etch 

 More primer on the parts tonight 

 

block into black satin. 
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thought I would get the bottom pulley off.  
used little chain wrench to hold it, nice fit I’m pulley groove. 
oh no, broken it…. £120.  
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will wait until starter ring is back on to undo that nut.  

[sonscar]

Use a fan belt and vice grips to hold the pulley in future.Steve..

[Verderad]

I really should update this more often.
I think I started the engine section with “Not going to do anything other than clean it, replace a few seals and gaskets”

Well…. I’ve been pretty good with that.
Not removed the head or gearbox.

Everything else has been stripped cleaned painted, or replaced.

Lots of small very time consuming jobs taken care of.

Will spend an hour or two next week with updates

[Verderad]

Finish rebuild of Clutch Cylinder

Little bit of wear

 

 

Spare retrieved from the might need this box…

 

Service kit fitted then installed 

 

Probably the best part of an afternoon lost on that little job. 

 

Stripped of the lower pulley, 2 man job to hold crank still, engine steady on bench.   Once the nut was undone the pulley came off with ease.   I did think the pulley movement was excessive end float it moved so easily.  

My friend Tim went home to find me a lower pulley, returned with a box of them….  Mini ownership is really about collecting parts you might need.

 

Looks tidy 

 

Then strip, clean, paint

 

 

I then decided that it would be best to run some cleaner through the block, it was pretty grim in there.
Put the old water pump back on, fitted hoses, filled the system through heater valve then ran water pump with a drill with a bucket replacing the pipes.     Didn’t get the flow I was expecting? 
Then just filled and emptied the system a couple of times.  
finally ran out clean.   Another 3 or 4 hours of time lost in the garage .