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[CharlieBrown]

looks brilliant, congratulations.

[Al*]

Wow! after just reading through all of Ade's and Petye's posts I feel like my car is peanuts.... Oh well my cars will keep getting more extreme.

I'm looking at another mini to buy right away here.... cut it up into a trailer to tow behind Rusty! :grin:

heres a couple pics of the hopefully future addition to the collection!

Al





It's a 1974 thats nearly complete so that means tonnes more spare parts!

[Boab]

Al, I'm coming across to Alberta (Medicine Hat area) at the beginning of August for 6 weeks, is there anything you would like me to bring across? (FOC)

Your mini is looking amazing.

[minipixie]

I feel like my car is peanuts....

:gasp: no mini could ever be peanuts!!! and besides urs look mega!!! far from peanuts if u ask me!

oooo like the idea of the trailor!! would it be the same colour?

[ed4ran]

You really do like them rusty dont you!! :saywhat:
or is that the only variety? HEHEHE

Personally im not a fan of cutting up minis for other things! We need to keep them on the roads (that doesnt include trailers, or other forms of cut up minis)
But your too far away for me to stop you :nugget:
Did anyone see that "Grand Designs" episode where they had a mini for a desk (if only i could find out where they live??) :fear: BOOOOOM

I guess if you were reshelling it you could use the old shell for something (because the car would still be on the road) but then that costs alot.


THIS IS JUST MY VIEW I DO NOT INTEND TO DO ANYTHING TO ANYONE!!

*real explosives were not used in this experiment*

[Al*]

Al, I'm coming across to Alberta (Medicine Hat area) at the beginning of August for 6 weeks, is there anything you would like me to bring across? (FOC)

Your mini is looking amazing.

sending you a PM now... :tongue:

Al

[cowboy]

AL*

mini is looking great mate, i like the engine cool choice of colours, absulutlly brilliant

how much longer now before she is finished can't be that long

:wales:

[Al*]

Hey Cowboy! Yeah I'm shooting to be dne in 1-1.5 months so not too long now. glad you like it!

today I hooked up the speedo cable, started recovering the lower dash rail padding with black vinyl, resprayed the fuel tank, hooked up handbrake and cables.....etc. tommorow I'm going to get the dash redone in a walnut vineer, hook up various cables (throttle, heater, choke.....) and other little bits and bobs. I'm waiting on a guy in town to finish my steel fuel line sections.... when he does I'll hook up the fuel lines, then I can put in the rad, twin carbs... etc.

Al

[millsminis]

Hey Al*

It must be really nice to be so close to finishing.....your mini is looking so good!!! I'm jealous, if only my mini was as good as yours i'll be a happy man!!!

[Mincento]

Well done al ive watched this project from the start and youve done a really good job just get it on the road now and it will be worth all the work

[Al*]

well progress has picked up again after a bit of a lull.... fuel lines are in, fuel tank is in, taillights, headlights, battery cable guages, carbs (twin 1 1/4" SU) radiator....... will be starting it up for the first time tomorrow! *fingers crossed.* will be extremely loud too cause it's only got headers right now :cheese:

Tried bleeding my brakes but ran into problems as soon as i started..... the master cylinder isn't bringing fluid up which means I'm not getting anything to the rear...... master is coming back off to be torn down again and remedy the problem.

in two weeks I'm taking the car into town to get the headliner and glass installed..... :fear: Not that i couldn't do it, but I'm lazy! :tongue:

<<<<TO DO LIST>>>>

- get brakes functioning
- re assemble doors and put them on
- test and trouble shoot electrics
- hook up stereo
- headliner and glass
- assemble interior
- ...........

If all goes well and I keep at it it'll be on the road for the first time in about 14 years by beginning of next month. :cool:

have more pics to put up but i'm going to sleep now...... take it easy

Al

[philster]

Al that is looking amazing, i don't think i'd have the patience to do that good a job so 'hats off to you'

Oh and don't you think it would have been easier and cheaper just to fit some new carpet lol.

[cowboy]

anymore pics of how the car is coming alomg AL*

we need an update dude, been a while now and plenty of good weather over there should have her nearly finished and ready for the road..

:wales:

[Al*]

sorry for the lull in photos and updates...... i got up yesterday (sunday the 5th) and went right out to the garage...... sorted out my brakes finally (master cylinder wasn't pumping fluid to the top line thus supplying no fluid to rear brakes..... :erm: ) I changed the master with the one from the other mini and then bled the brakes.... then bled and adjuste the clutch. adjusted the handbrake tension (set too tight at first as the left rear wheel dragged when i tried to drive.)

Then I took it for it's first drive ever!!! It was unbelievable! no glass, no doors, one seat and loads of torque! It's quite quick! :cool: I peeled around my street over and over and over....... :cheese:

anyways heres some pics to keep you all happy!

Al

*sat in the driveway about to be driven for the first time.*

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[Al*]

*random pic of me getting in.... wheel out to fit easier! *

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