63 replies to this topic

[MiniMadRacer]

Looks really nice, I do like the colour

[fiestaharry]

Thanks, the more time i spend with it the more i like it !

[Maccmike8]

Great work, one of my favourite minis this.

[fiestaharry]

Thanks, means alot!

[Sprinkler23]

Beautiful car!

[fiestaharry]

Thanks!

[fiestaharry]

Small update for today, no skin left in knuckles, fingers and hands bleeding. Can anyone guess what i have been doing?

 

 

 

 

Still got to change to a mini style thermostat housing instead of metro which is on its way. Not a job i want to do again in a rush thats for sure.

[Maccmike8]

Whos washer bottle and bracket is that?

[steeley]

Radiator bottom hose I’d guess

[fiestaharry]

Correct steeley, along with fan and brackets!

 

Maccmike: Was from minispares, i need to add a spring clip on the bottom though.

[fiestaharry]

Sprayed the pedal covers last night and fitted a bit of grip tape to them:

 

 

Interior getting there now, wired up my used RPM gauge and offered it upto the 80mm pod and it doesnt fit so will have to have a look around my spares for something different  :oops:  Or could buy a smiths one when i get the car up and running:

 

 

Bit the bullet and drilled and fitted the mirror brackets and mirrors, not the most useful of things looking out of them but they do look good:

 

 

 

Started messing around getting the clutch bled will need a bit more but holding fluid:

 

 

Waiting on a chrome order to come in and one from Rallynuts with my fuel pumping system so hopefully that comes in next week.

[fiestaharry]

Got a few bits done this week.

 

Fitted the facet, regulator and filter onto the motamec alloy mounting plate via some rubber studs, pretty happy with it after spending a while deciding were i wanted everything mounted. Once everything was fitted filled the tank and tested in just by filling a jerry can up front. All looking good.

 

 

Ordered a gearbox steady along with all my chrome bits and only the strut came, so they sent out the mounting plate. Then i find that the strut must have been the other side as i couldnt get it to fit in any direction. Simply cut and rewelded at the right angle i wanted, then sprayed and fitted. Think i may fit one to the other side as well when i am putting another order in with one of the suppliers.

 

 

Cleaned up a speedo i had in, corrected the mileage and refitted it.

 

 

Fitted the moustache and wiskers, i used Marks advice i saw in one of his builds and turned some m5 allen cap screws on the lathe so they slid in the wiskers nicely and fitted it all up. Worked really well. Thanks Mk1.

 

 

Did a bleed on the brake and clutch systems, brakes are nearly there i just keep going back to them every now and again, and getting some more air out. But the pedal feels pretty good. I had to remove the clutch slave and use some ptfe sealant and new copper washer and retighten as i couldnt get a pedal feel. So will bleed that up this week. 

 

Got the motamec catch can and lines all fitted up, just got to order some p clips to fit the hose to the head bolts.

 

Also filled the engine with oil and primed the filter, shat myself when the oil overflowed out of the rocker cover, must of been that cold it couldnt flow down into the sump, but got that all cleaned up  :oops:  :oops:  :oops:  :shock: 

 

 

[I hate Brian]

Just read this build excellent metal fabrication work 

[fiestaharry]

Thanks

[fiestaharry]

Engine bay coming along now 

 

 

A little worried now as i have a kent 310 cam in it and hoping it is going to be useable on the road, what do you think?