tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57711584429855243332024-02-19T18:35:00.827-08:00Rust Heap MiniRichard Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02757076662483541244noreply@blogger.comBlogger93125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5771158442985524333.post-89418018366649682942018-06-10T14:24:00.000-07:002018-06-10T14:24:22.261-07:00Hitting The Road!<div style="background-color: white; color: #282828; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; padding: 0px;">
Spent the past few weeks ticking off all of the jobs the MOT threw up:</div>
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Speedo cable replaced (nice awkward job needed to be done from under the car!)</div>
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Brake fluid leak fix by replacing old copper washers.</div>
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Instrument bulbs replaced.</div>
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All grease nipples thoroughly pumped with grease.</div>
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Oil leak *touch wood* seems to be gone after tightening some things up down the front of the block.</div>
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Firewall thoroughly grommeted up.</div>
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Also relocated fuel reg/filter and put washer bottle back in correct place.</div>
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Also had assembled one rear brake a bit wrong which became very obvious, loud and hot when out driving. Fixed that too.</div>
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Now for some photos out and about. With all that done, I'm spending every free minute I get driving the car. Its awesome!</div>
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The only big issue I've got now is a rubbing noise coming from the back end when cornering sharply and sometimes under braking. I think its both sides, but definitely worse when turning right. Have checked brakes - seem fine, and had one hub to pieces - also seemed fine. My best guess is tires catching dampers as there is not loads of clearance. Does that sound likely? I'm going to test it next time out by marking the damper and seeing if it rubs off.</div>
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In other news, really pleased to have picked up a bargain 3 clock instrument set (albeit the 90mph version) and it is pretty worse for wear. Hopefully I can clean it up and bring it back to life because I'd really like to have a tacho in the car.<br /><br /><span rel="lightbox"><img alt="41820191945_0842172088_b.jpg" class="bbc_img" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1742/41820191945_0842172088_b.jpg" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" /></span><br /><br /><span rel="lightbox"><img alt="40909647750_a312a99ec3_b.jpg" class="bbc_img" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1739/40909647750_a312a99ec3_b.jpg" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" /></span></div>
Richard Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02757076662483541244noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5771158442985524333.post-8948551371261789612018-06-10T14:23:00.002-07:002018-06-10T14:23:06.087-07:00Success!<div style="background-color: white; color: #282828; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; padding: 0px;">
MOT PASSED!!!!</div>
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Just a few small issues to deal with:</div>
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Speedo doesn't work (drive cable was not in great shape when I put it back in. Suspect its that) </div>
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Left indicator tell-tale on dash not working</div>
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Rear brake imbalance.</div>
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Play in front hub - need to look at ball joints.</div>
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A general lack of grease in the suspension. Oops!</div>
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Minor brake fluid leak from one hose - might have already fixed this.</div>
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Minor oil leak - might have just been from pressure sensor not screwed in tightly enough.</div>
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Need to get some more grommets for the firewall as the cabin was getting a bit fumey.</div>
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Clutch overthrow managed to loosen itself on the way back from the test center so engine was bogging down with clutch in. Need to set and tighten properly.</div>
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(Yes - come hell or high water I will be at next years L2B) </div>
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So I didn`t quite make it to L2B this year (ended up selling my ticket) but my Dad and I finally managed to get the car running properly(ish) today! THANKS DAD!<br />
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The mixture was a bit rich at this point, and we managed to improve it quite a bit once we realised I`d got the jet adjustment assembled a bit wrong. I also now have a Filter King pressure regulator/filter to solve an excess fuel pressure issue I was having earlier in the week which meant fuel was flooding out of float chamber overflow. This could also have been down to the float needle not seating correctly (adjusted this again today by adding a washer), but anyway; now I have a an extra filter in the line which is nice.</div>
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Next stop: MOT test!</div>
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Hi all!</div>
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Well I seem to have cured the nasty ignition light being on all the time...</div>
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... by buying a new alternator. Also decided to go for a new coil at the same time to rule out any weirdness in that department. Old on the right, new on the left.</div>
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So here is everything installed. Battery was charged, so I turned the key and it started first time! Ran it for a couple of seconds then turned it off. It sounded basically good but definitely needs some setting up!</div>
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HOWEVER, when I had a quick look at the engine afterwards, I found fuel had been gushing out of the float chamber. :(</div>
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At first I assumed it was the pipe union, but after taking it all apart I was surprised to find there is an overflow hole and it was coming out of there. The pin actuated by the float and the part it is supposed to seal to are new but they could have been sticking. More likely is the facet fuel pump is generating more pressure (4-5psi) than the carb wants (apparently 3psi). So I've ordered a Filter King regulator and filter which should reduce the pressure and stop fuel escaping.</div>
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I hope!</div>
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Have been working away on the car for the past few weeks - brakes sorted, clutch sorted, electrics sorted (so I thought), static timing sorted, coolant in, fuel in etc. Had everything ready to try to start the car today, and had also made the booking for an MOT, but sadly had to cancel as there were a few last minute problems. </div>
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First of all the ignition light comes on as soon as the battery is connected - even when the keys are not in. I'm puzzled by this. Bad alternator? Bad wiring? Bad ignition switch? I've asked for help in the questions section because I'm not sure what to do about it: <a class="bbc_url" href="http://www.theminiforum.co.uk/forums/topic/335016-ignition-light-on-when-car-switched-off/" style="color: #0f72da;" title="">http://www.theminifo...r-switched-off/</a></div>
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Apart from that, there were a few minor fuel leaks to take care of, but with those fixed we ultimately could not get it to fire. Fuel is getting to the spark plugs, but we suspected weak spark because we had been cranking it over quite a lot by this point and the battery was getting low. Battery is now on charge and we will try again another day.</div>
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For now, here is another photo of the car sitting in the garage going nowhere fast.</div>
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Long time no post! I've been a bit busy lately moving house, so not exactly loads of mini progress to report, but here are some pics of the car in its new garage.</div>
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(Not nearly as spacious as my previous garage/workshop which I'm sure I will sorely miss, but at least this one is built of brick with a proper roof!)</div>
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I had a day last weekend working on the electrics with my Dad (who is an electrician), and managed to turn the engine over a little on the starter motor. All good so far. No more engine progress on the engine as I'm waiting for an oil pressure meter to arrive so I can make sure I'm getting oil pressure.</div>
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Have been reading all I can about first start procedures, but honestly finding the whole thing mind boggling since there are so many opposing expert views on the subject. :S</div>
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As far as electrics are concerned, the situation is as follows:</div>
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Headlights main beam: working</div>
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Sidelights: working</div>
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Indicators: lamps working but missing flasher unit (on order)</div>
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Rear lights: working</div>
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Brake lights: working</div>
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Have also tried filling the clutch reservoir up and bleeding, but hey ho the only old union left in the circuit leaked, so now waiting for a new pipe to come. Not holding out much hope for the brakes because I have reused most of the old pipework. Have a feeling I may end up replacing some/all of it!</div>
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-2° outside and snow still on the ground, but what the hell. Lets put the engine in!</div>
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Not a lot to write about this other than that it was bloody hard work! Here are some pics!</div>
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Haven't posted an update in a while because I've been spending every spare moment working on the car. Quite a bit of progress has been made, so here goes.</div>
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First of all, here is a bunch of parts I bought! New rad, hoses, carb rebuild kit, diff parts, seals, gaskets. Also bought but not in this pic is a RC40 exhaust. :)</div>
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While the engine was away at Stanwood Engineering, I worked on the gearbox myself. Everything stripped down, cleaned and inspected.</div>
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Thankfully, no major badness was found, so all of this lot went back in again.</div>
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Here is the cleaned out casing after much scrubbing!</div>
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New baulk rings went in, and the old oil pick up replaced with a centre oil pick up pipe.</div>
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Also took the diff to bits to replace the pin, washers, and planet gears.</div>
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Old diff pin vs new 'performance' diff pin which was cheaper than the standard one.</div>
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The finished article with new bits installed.</div>
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I also fully stripped the HS4 carb and cleaned everything out. Bought the full rebuild kit to renew all the worn parts.</div>
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Here it is all back together. No idea yet how to go about tuning this thing but I guess I will have to learn!</div>
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In other news, I needed to do something about the heater unit situation. I had somehow come to own 2 of these things, but neither of them were in decent condition. The idea was to recon the best one.</div>
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All this panels ready for rust repair.</div>
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Everything painted and going back together. One of the units was a later version with 2 holes in one side, so I used that one because a new later matrix is cheaper :)</div>
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Then the short motor build came back from Stanwood. Hooray! Very pleased with the work they have done - rebore block, new pistons, unleaded head recon.</div>
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Then it was up to me to do the rest of the build. First job was to install cam followers and confirm the cam timing was accurately set up. All good. </div>
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The gearbox went on and off a few times because I encountered a problem which stopped the engine turning over. (Didn't take any pics because I was too stressed!). It turned out to be a slightly raised locktab on a con rod fouling the oil pick up pipe. Solved it by hammering the offending article flat.</div>
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On with attaching new things - here is a new oil pump from Swiftune.<br /><br /><span rel="lightbox"><img alt="37656194904_b34f548481_o.jpg" class="bbc_img" src="https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4525/37656194904_b34f548481_o.jpg" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" /></span><br /> </div>
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The man at Stanwood Engineering said I needed to replace the old worn idler gear, so I had planned to buy a new one from minispares. Then I noticed a cool dude called Darren was selling a NOS one on this forum so I snapped it up. :)</div>
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This is how I left it today. Flywheel is on, which has its new ring gear installed, oil filter housing is on, timing cover and front pully are both on. Cleaned up distributor is also on, which was a scary experience because its very easy when trying to install the spindle to drop it down into the gearbox. Thankfully that didn't happen.</div>
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With most of the engine away with the experts, I am left with a pile of dirty rusty parts to clean up. Joys!</div>
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I am sticking with this rocker cover rather than buying a new one because I like the original and understated look of it. Moreover, this engine build is getting well dear, so I'm trying not to bankrupt myself by forking out for things which I can restore with a bit of elbow grease.</div>
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Everything went in this box for a fortnight with some nice Lidl vingar.</div>
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Then I hosed it all down and finished it off with a wire brush. The parts below are now getting painted in temperature resistance gloss black. (Not the clutch bits or the carb plate, actually)</div>
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Here is the cleaned up front pulley, clutch diaphragm (waiting to hear if this is usable) and the back plate thingy that goes behind the timing chain. I'll paint the exposed bits of that when its in situ, I think.</div>
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I also took a wire brush to the starter motor body. (I had already done this earlier in the project, but I didn't paint it at the time, so its rusted itself up again since.) *EYEROLL*</div>
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I also received a few of the bits I had ordered. I went for the duplex chain because they used one on the Ultimate 1380 build DVD so I thought it was an obvious choice. Plus, adjustable. Then I read in this months mini magazine that Keith Calver is not a fan at all, and says people fit them because of 'folklore'. *SIGH* Oh well.</div>
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As the car has been sitting in the garage for over a year since it was painted, it was starting to look a bit dusty so I pushed it out onto the driveway to give it a wash.</div>
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Can't wait to get the engine in just to weight the front end down a bit!</div>
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Richard Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02757076662483541244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5771158442985524333.post-55557328168269979962017-11-18T12:29:00.004-08:002017-11-18T12:29:40.765-08:00Right then! Engine strip-down!<div style="background-color: white; color: #282828; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; padding: 0px;">
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I picked up the awesome <a class="bbc_url" href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/ULTIMATE-MINI-BUILDER-DVD-1380/dp/B002HRYFSM" rel="nofollow external" style="color: #0f72da;" title="External link">Ultimate Mini Builder DVD</a> to help me with this. I'm not building a 1380 engine, but it really helped to see someone doing the strip-down process. </div>
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I locked the flywheel with an old piece of metal and removed the front pulley, then the timing cover and timing gears and chain. </div>
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Picked up the essential flywheel tool to remove the flywheel - pre-verto on my car.</div>
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No big bangs here, it just eventually gave way and eased off.</div>
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Behind that, things appeared to be in good order. :)</div>
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On to removing the rockers and push rods, keeping them in order.</div>
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Then off came the head. Looks manky in there, but given that there is no obvious damage, I am hoping this all looks OK to be reconditioned and rebuilt. The crank turned smoothly.</div>
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Gearbox. No missing teeth. Again everything appears to be able to turn smoothly.</div>
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Many dirty bits! Maybe I should invest in a parts washer.</div>
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And got that put back together. Really need to get hold of a decent gear knob at some point because the one I have is old and manky.<br /><br /><span rel="lightbox"><img alt="35911671993_c23038fa1e_o.jpg" class="bbc_img" src="https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4362/35911671993_c23038fa1e_o.jpg" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" /></span></div>
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Next on the list was to take a look at the hydraulics. I decided to try rebuilding the clutch slave cylinder with a minispares repair kit, since the bore seemed to be in OK condition.<br /><br /><span rel="lightbox"><img alt="36581988301_f5a7891e24_o.jpg" class="bbc_img" src="https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4348/36581988301_f5a7891e24_o.jpg" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" /></span></div>
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Here are all the bits cleaned up ready to go together.</div>
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Then onto the master cylinder. It started off in a very grotty state as you can see, but again, since the important bits seemed to be OK I got another repair kit.</div>
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I soaked the cylinder in malt vinegar for a week to get rid of as much corrosion as possible, then wire brushed, primed and painted. Here is the rebuilt cylinder.<br /><br /><span rel="lightbox"><img alt="36325545150_5245aa5657_o.jpg" class="bbc_img" src="https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4337/36325545150_5245aa5657_o.jpg" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" /></span><br /> </div>
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Needed a new hose, and the braided version was only a few quid more. So nice! I can see how buying performance parts gets addictive.</div>
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As for the brake master cylinder, I decided not to try to rebuild this thing in the end.</div>
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I took it all to pieces - unfortunately destroying the plastic pressure switch in the process, which is out of production. I thought about getting a rebuild kit and the newer cap with integrated warning switch, then just blanking the old hole with a bolt. After much umming and arring, and after reading some stuff which claimed the design of the cylinder wasn't too great in the first place, I decided to spend a few quid more and get a new GMC227 yellow tab version.</div>
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So this is the engine bay so far. Oh yes I also cleaned up and painted the wiper motor.<br /><br /><span rel="lightbox"><img alt="36582023001_1961102519_o.jpg" class="bbc_img" src="https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4334/36582023001_1961102519_o.jpg" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" /></span></div>
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...and here is the interior with gear stick in, handbrake connected up, pedal box and dials in place. I've also got the front and rear looms in and have begun connecting things up. :)<br /><br /><span rel="lightbox"><img alt="36325544060_8b79cec98f_o.jpg" class="bbc_img" src="https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4405/36325544060_8b79cec98f_o.jpg" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" /></span></div>
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Hi! Moving along slowly with cleaning manky stuff up and putting back on the car. Glad to finally be tackling these minging drive shafts which have been cluttering up the garage for literally years.</div>
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Degreased and hosed down, dried, new cv grease and new boots fitted, shafts painted. Photobomb by haynes manual which is my bible lately.</div>
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Unfortunately the plastic tie wraps supplied with the boots are No Bloody Good because they foul the hub. lolwut. Yes it is annoying how rusty that brake pipe thingy has gotten just sitting there in the garage <img alt=":(" class="bbc_emoticon" src="http://www.theminiforum.co.uk/forums/public/style_emoticons/default/sad.png" style="border: 0px; vertical-align: middle;" /></div>
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Ordered up some of these stainless jobbies, but still had to hammer the raised thingy flat for them to fit. </div>
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I also stripped down the gear linkage, pedals and pedal box, and some other bits. The steel bits are now soaking in a vinegar bath to remove rust, then I'll kurust and repaint.</div>
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Fitted up a few more bits to the back end of the car. Here is my new petrol cap picked up at Himley Hall the other week. :) Its just resting in place as the fuel tank still isn't fitted because I'm waiting for some new nuts for the rear dampers.</div>
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I've also started thinking about the electrics. I cleaned up the loom which thankfully seems to be mostly intact, although I haven't tested it yet. I put a new Lucas fuse box in place and soldered bullet connectors to the head lamps as they had a much later unknown plug on them.</div>
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Started looking at smartening up the fuel tank. I've been storing this in the loft waiting to get the chance to repaint it. It definitely needs a bit of surface rust removal first.<br /><br /><span rel="lightbox"><img alt="33095934104_bb0f91aa6f_o.jpg" class="bbc_img" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2820/33095934104_bb0f91aa6f_o.jpg" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" /></span></div>
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Aaaarrrgh! Scrubbed around the filler neck with the wire wheel and found it had rusted through. Not good.</div>
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Didn't want to scrap it as it seems to be OK everywhere else and new fuel tanks seem to be eye-wateringly expensive. Thought I'd attempt a repair. First thing, cut out the offending area.</div>
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The end piece (nozzle?) was actually OK, so I cut this off the old one and welded it on top of my homemade version.</div>
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Then welded my little creation back onto the fuel tank. Now I can rub the rest of the tank down and paint it. Hopefully thats a few quid saved.<br /> </div>
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The top rail was well crusty, so I made up a new one.</div>
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And then after much sanding, polishing, masking and painting, I ended up with a slightly more presentable grille.</div>
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It would definitely have been much easier to just spray the whole thing black as I have seen a few people do, but I really wanted to keep the original look, so I think the extra effort was worth it. The black on the central leyland badge is quite faded and can't very easily be painted, so I've left that alone, but hey - patina!</div>
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So this is where I am now. Hi-Los are on, and the back is much lower. The front is turned right down, but still quite high - almost like it needs and engine to weigh it down a bit :)</div>
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Bumpers and lights are also on now, but everything needs tweaking a bit to get the correct alignment and close up some gaps. Quite happy with the progress on the front end though!</div>
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Also got some bits fitted on the boot - including bargain chrome handle with key from bingley autojumble for 2 quid!</div>
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I struggled to find any info online about fitting the seal. Eventually worked it out, so if anyone is about to do this job, it goes on like this:<br /><br /><img data-cke-saved-src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/599/33372192395_0dae860e37_c.jpg" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/599/33372192395_0dae860e37_c.jpg" style="cursor: default; vertical-align: middle;" /></div>
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Also glued a thin layer of foam around the back bar of the seat subframes so that the metal doesn't damage the paint on the floor. </div>
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Finally finished fitting up the doors. Phew! Taped up the extra holes on the door chassis. Also fitted the check straps and new rubbers.</div>
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Had a super lucky bargain find on ebay this week - a pair of nearly new cobra classic buckets with double locking subframes. I had put the money aside to buy this exact set up new, so I'm really happy to have a couple of nice seats for cheap, and some left over cash to help towards the engine. </div>
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The seats are not fitted yet as I need to order some longer brackets, and maybe chop a bit off the front legs of the subframes. I'm 6' 4", so longer brackets are a must. Will set the steering column angle at the same time to get a nice driving position.<br /><br /><span rel="lightbox"><img alt="32314577393_b7dc610424_o.jpg" class="bbc_img" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/755/32314577393_b7dc610424_o.jpg" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" /></span></div>
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The car is still sitting offensively high!<br /><br /><span rel="lightbox"><img alt="32314576863_79cd808467_o.jpg" class="bbc_img" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/588/32314576863_79cd808467_o.jpg" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" /></span></div>
Richard Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02757076662483541244noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5771158442985524333.post-87107261006805861722017-02-26T08:57:00.000-08:002017-02-26T08:57:26.415-08:00Windows Done<div style="background-color: white; color: #282828; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; padding: 0px;">
All of the glass is in! Also got new weather strips and wing mirrors on. :)</div>
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I also had a go at recolouring the brown door cards to black. Left is before, right is after. Quite pleased with the result after one coat. </div>
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This has to been one of the toughest jobs I have done on the car (except for getting the doors to fit).<br /><br />Tried many times to fit the windscreen glass but no joy. The aperture was just too small to get the glass in the seal. Finally bit the bullet and used a carbide burr to enlarge the aperture to a consistent height of 414mm along the screen. Then after repainting the bare metal, I had another go...</div>
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Much pain later, (but easier than before) the glass is finally in the seal. Used lots of lightly diluted fairy liquid!</div>
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The flimsy tool I bought from minispares wasn't up to the job at all, and broke pretty quickly. Here is my home-bodged rebuilt version, welded back together and attached to an old screwdriver handle.<br /><br /><img data-cke-saved-src="https://c3.staticflickr.com/1/303/31180423914_67a061115f_o.jpg" src="https://c3.staticflickr.com/1/303/31180423914_67a061115f_o.jpg" style="cursor: default; vertical-align: middle;" /></div>
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Started adding the door fittings. We now have a door that opens from both handles closes and locks from the key and the interior lever :) </div>
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I've applied one sheet of 187mm x 265mm silent coat to the door skin. Not sure if this is enough to be effective as its smaller than the original stuff that was on there before. May look into this further.</div>
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<br /><br />I've been working on preparing the glass to go back in. Sourced a razor blade scraper tool which worked really well to clean the glass. The glass isn't in amazing condition anyway, but its much improved without a fine cloud of paint covering it. I also removed and rust-repaired one of the runners which has suffered from water ingress. Then I painted all of them (not including the surfaces in contact withe the regulator) to try to give them a bit more protection for the future.</div>
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I haven't fitted the rubber bump stops yet, and the suspension is holding the car up so high I can't attach the dampers. Will wait until the engine is in to compress the cones a little.</div>
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The screw threads on the track rods were corroded where they had been exposed (see pic below), so I ran a die through them to clean them up. This allowed the track rod ends to be screwed further in to straighten up the front wheels.</div>
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Current job is to work out how all of these door bits and pieces go back together. I've also been preparing the glass to go back in, and realised one front window is has got some fine paint spray all over it, so may have to source another.</div>
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Also, here are some 'before and after' pics I put together for fun to compare with the state it was in before. The top ones are from when I first got the car in 2010. </div>
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Thanks for looking!</div>
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Not a lot to report as progress has been delayed while I deal with the bent radius arm issue. The main problem is I'm too tight to fork out for the unplanned expense of a new one, so I've opted to recon an old one myself. Could well turn out to be false economy if this one is also bent in some way! Anyway, dropped it off at SurfBlue Mini Garage last night to have the bush reamed out. Time will tell.</div>
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In the meantime, I have started considering the delicate process of reintroducing the front subframe to the car...</div>
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I also put the doors, bootlid and bonnet back on. Was dreading this because I was certain there would be fitting issues, but all went on OK. Was too dark for a clear photo by the time I'd finished, but here is the shell looking sexy under the garage lights. :)<br /><br /><span rel="lightbox"><img alt="29995052202_905ac6ea6c_b.jpg" class="bbc_img" src="https://c3.staticflickr.com/6/5194/29995052202_905ac6ea6c_b.jpg" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; max-width: 100% !important; vertical-align: middle;" /></span></div>
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The original fuel pipe and battery cable turned out to be unusable so new ones were sourced and fitted. Salvaged the original brake pipe though! Then the rear subframe went on...</div>
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The recon radius arms I bought a couple of years ago were starting to show rust through the paint (AARRGH!) so I repainted them again just in hammerite straight-to-rust because its easy and basically OK in my opinion for bits like this.</div>
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Feels like progress! At this photo the top of the damper is nowhere near mounted in the rear arch because rubber cone is so stiff it win't reach any higher. I guess when the weight of the car is on it, it will compress down a bit more easily?</div>
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Drums painted, hub cap fitted, ready to actually put a wheel on my mini...</div>
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At the same time as sorting out the rear end, I have also been getting ready to mount the front subframe. The steering rack has been cleaned, repainted and refitted with new boots added. </div>
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I also tidied up the original steering column. Here it is after a rub down ready for repainting.</div>
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And here it is looking a bit nicer fitted in the car with the new steering wheel. I bought a minispares drop bracket, but my tiny mind cannot work out how to fit it. Suspect it may be for a later model...</div>
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<br />Really eager to get the front subframe on next because its taking up precious space in the garage! Also cannot wait to get the doors on, but I'm currently in-progress rebuilding the hinges for the bazillionth time because of stripped thread on the bolts. Baby steps!</div>
Richard Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02757076662483541244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5771158442985524333.post-9555333558253873042016-07-03T13:52:00.003-07:002016-07-03T13:52:38.104-07:00Paint: Done<div style="background-color: white; color: #282828; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px; padding: 0px;">
The car came back from the painters! I'll let the pictures do the talking. :)</div>
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Richard Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02757076662483541244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5771158442985524333.post-23885024916824148022016-06-12T12:30:00.000-07:002016-06-12T12:30:59.592-07:00Garage Upgrade<div style="background-color: white; color: #282828; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px; padding: 0px;">
While the mini has been away I have been doing some work on the garage. Its pretty big for a single garage, so I decided to put up a wall to separate it into two spaces. That would give me a 'clean' space to store the freshly painted shell, and a separate workshop area to do the messy work without the risk of damaging the new paint.<br /><br />Something like this:<br /><br /><span rel="lightbox"><img alt="27624181165_050bc468c6_c.jpg" class="bbc_img" src="https://c6.staticflickr.com/8/7223/27624181165_050bc468c6_c.jpg" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" /></span></div>
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Then I made this video of myself building the wall :)</div>
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Repainted the walls, floor and ceiling and it now looks like this.</div>
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So clean!</div>
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All I need now is for my mini to come home!</div>
Richard Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02757076662483541244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5771158442985524333.post-87931599142917399082016-05-30T00:52:00.000-07:002016-05-30T00:52:41.779-07:00Paint Progress<span style="background-color: white; color: #282828; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">Got some exciting pics back from the painters! Things are moving forwards!</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #282828; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #282828; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;" /><span rel="lightbox" style="background-color: white; color: #282828; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;"><img alt="27311957156_ec61f15162_o.jpg" class="bbc_img" src="https://c5.staticflickr.com/8/7101/27311957156_ec61f15162_o.jpg" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" /></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #282828; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #282828; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;" /><span rel="lightbox" style="background-color: white; color: #282828; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;"><img alt="27311958356_342c539b00_o.jpg" class="bbc_img" src="https://c5.staticflickr.com/8/7337/27311958356_342c539b00_o.jpg" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" /></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #282828; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #282828; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;" /><span rel="lightbox" style="background-color: white; color: #282828; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;"><img alt="26738017244_bd0b93094a_o.jpg" class="bbc_img" src="https://c5.staticflickr.com/8/7326/26738017244_bd0b93094a_o.jpg" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" /></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #282828; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #282828; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;" /><span rel="lightbox" style="background-color: white; color: #282828; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;"><img alt="27274911671_24207eca50_o.jpg" class="bbc_img" src="https://c8.staticflickr.com/8/7310/27274911671_24207eca50_o.jpg" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" /></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #282828; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #282828; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;" /><span rel="lightbox" style="background-color: white; color: #282828; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;"><img alt="27311959216_bb12d9d736_o.jpg" class="bbc_img" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/8/7313/27311959216_bb12d9d736_o.jpg" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #282828; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;"> </span>Richard Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02757076662483541244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5771158442985524333.post-2640880088833376932016-05-08T13:36:00.001-07:002016-05-08T13:36:18.885-07:00Treat YoSelf!<div style="background-color: white; color: #282828; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px; padding: 0px;">
Went to Himley Hall today. What a scorcher!<br /> </div>
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Picked up a set of 6x10 revos with yoko A008s for the car. Booyah.</div>
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Also did a bit of shopping for some other bits and pieces I need...</div>
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Window seals and filler strips, wheel nuts and lock nuts, bonnet stops, some suspension rubber bits, stainless door shims, some door furniture, VGC 2nd hand gear stick gaiter, and the chrome handles were so cheap it was easier to buy them than worry about restoring my black ones. :)</div>
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