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[1984mini25]

Well if jean decides to brake yet another gearbox, I have one spare I’m getting fed up of looking at sitting in the garage that won’t sell.

Although its days are numbered along with the rest of the stuff destined for the tip.

[England_expects]

Knackered!!! Blisters!!! cor soft southerners!!!!!!!! try doing a days work HahaHaha

[England_expects]

GOD I LOVE LIVING DANGEROUSLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Bean]

OI!! I ain't soft!!

I worked through the pain of punching myself in the nose today, I'll have you know!!


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Miiike - Fankoo for breaking down the gearbox!! Glad it all looks good!! Will wait to hear the final verdict from tomorrow!!

Should be getting the gearbox shipped down on Wednesday, so you should get it Thursday?




Today - I worked on Reggie some more!!

Engine's ready to come out!

Aside from the exhaust manifold, gear-linkage & the brake line, we're good to go and unbolt the lower subby mounts!! I've kinda persuaded K to help me tomorrow - so all being well, we should be able to split them apart tomorrow evening!!

(It needs to come out sooner rather than later, as I'm running out of tools that I can drop down the back of the subframe!! )




Got a couple of snaps of the rusty bits -







And Reggie's now made himself at home and put a poster on the wall!!

[ScottyBoi]

Looking good

[Bean]

Thanks!!

[retroracer1275]

wow! you really wouldnt think he looked like that under there

feel in love with the colour when i first saw this mini at a classic car show in malvern

[Bean]

Aw - Fanks!! I do love the colour of him - It will be staying!!

No - It's amazing what filler and several layers of paint can hide, lol


He'll be at Malvern show again soon, I promise!!


(*not the next one - that would be mentally ambitious, lol )

[Bean]

[pikey7]

No excuses not to do that welding now then

Finished at the end of october?

Might have a bit of bad news on that box.... 2nd synchro doesn't look *that* good. I'll talk to you later though

[Bean]

Well, other than K reckons the welder has a gas leak somewhere!

Need to start to clean everything up, just to see what I've got. Will probably be back on it on Thursday - I've gotta work tomorrow night.

Aaah, dammit. That doesn't sound good. I'll be around tomorrow - chat to you then, or gizza ring - either way.

Would talk to you tonight, but I can't stay awake any longer ...

[1984mini25]

*Chough* I’ve got a gearbox going spare *Chough*

[Bean]

Cheers Karl - I will definitely bear that in mind - I still owe you for the back panel and the scuttle closing panels!

Depends what Mike comes back with and what he can make of the other one that should be arriving at his on Thursday.

[ScottyBoi]

Cor you dont hang around do you

[Bean]

Lol, try not to!