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Post by Stephen on May 7, 2007 21:19:07 GMT
Went for a drive today, actually left the garage! went ok, bit smokey at first but I'm sure it will be ok. cruises nicely at 65 so should be good for longer trips   |
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Post by oldgit on May 7, 2007 21:29:49 GMT
Does that mean you might take it out of sussex then steve  |
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Post by Stephen on May 7, 2007 23:28:13 GMT
its a possibility |
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Post by Stephen on May 15, 2007 10:39:05 GMT
bad news on the new engine.... got home last night to find a pool of oil under the car after creating what can only be descrbed as a monster cloud of smoke from the exhaust at stone cross. I gave it some beef off a roundabout and i couldnt see anything but smoke in my mirrors!!!
I hate a series engines.
Will try and get to London on Sunday but who knows...
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Post by oldgit on May 15, 2007 12:48:41 GMT
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Post by Stephen on May 15, 2007 14:03:48 GMT
just had another look, good news is that the rocker cover gasket isnt sealing and so this is probably where most of the oil has come from  |
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Post by MiniGT5 on May 16, 2007 5:58:51 GMT
Shame it seemed to be going really well when you took me out in it. N |
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Post by monkeyjim on May 17, 2007 19:39:38 GMT
Lets hope you have it sorted with the rocker cover and you take it to L2B.
Mine leaked water out of the core plugs despite applying hylomar sealer to them . Done core plugs before and use hylomar for all gaskets at work, so no idea why they leaked .
My brother is a Toyota mechanic , he gave me some black Toyota sealer that costs over £20 a tube , I removed the leaky plugs cleaned them up and applied the sealer .
No more leaks.
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Post by Stephen on May 17, 2007 19:59:48 GMT
i been using hylomar but i think its something to do with the rocker cover and inlet manifold as they are very close at the back.. git day off on saturday to get it done so fingers crossed i'll make it there and back
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Post by MiniGT5 on May 21, 2007 11:18:05 GMT
Stephen, What arches you running  N |
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Post by Stephen on May 21, 2007 13:47:09 GMT
they are group 5 extra wide, about £50 from minisport and no, they wouldnt look good on the pickup  |
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Post by MiniGT5 on May 21, 2007 16:56:17 GMT
No not really bothered about putting them on me pickup, there not wide enough to house the 15x20" rear wheels i'll have once its space framed  Just thought they looked like a nice alternatice to sport packs and probably easier to flare as they dont go below the bumper. look v.nice though N |
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Post by Deleted on May 22, 2007 22:05:40 GMT
where did you get the door pods from
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Post by Stephen on Jun 18, 2007 22:04:05 GMT
Ive driven the car about 30 miles since L2B! Got myself a new mountain bike to ride to work on and get fit so the mini has been left in the garage feeling sorry for itself. Still... its in good condition for the shows hehe
Should really get out driving it again but theres a few things to do: new slave cylinder, replace the battery cable and sort out a couple of rust spots, subframe looks a bit frail too....
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Post by Stephen on Jul 3, 2007 21:27:24 GMT
excellent news, passed MOT yesterday with no advisories! Only problem was getting it on the ramp and the brake test rollers without bottoming out haha
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