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Post by katentel on Sept 29, 2009 21:39:41 GMT
will do dave
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Post by lisa on Sept 30, 2009 18:39:20 GMT
you know dave you can pop over when ever you like and you to tel. Can we come to ;D ;D he he he your see your not the only one with loads to do, better tidy the garage!!!!!!!! was out there like i said i would do, had a play with the welder, cut the passanger side door step off [/quote |
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Post by Miniböttcher on Sept 30, 2009 18:59:20 GMT
the more the merrier, as long as some of you dont mind standing outside as its not a huge garage
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Post by Miniböttcher on Oct 1, 2009 20:26:30 GMT
been out there every day after work, grinded down all my welds from were i welded in my inner and outer cills, looks much better and cleaner
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Post by Miniböttcher on Oct 2, 2009 18:56:50 GMT
well like most fridays i finish early so i had a play with my engine,
my sw5 camshaft was tight and stuck about 5mm before it was total in place, bit of playing with advice from the engine builder now it fits perfect and turns smoothly,
oil pump is on and also my swiftune vernier timing gear is on , shimmed the gears up and it all went on smoothly, thats the great thing about quality parts, they are made to fit.
just got to set the timing then start to bolt the head on,
been on mini spares website and bought a few things that i need, like mounts for the spare wheel, hoses etc etc
getting there!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! slowly, photos to follow
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Post by monkeyjim on Oct 3, 2009 16:30:14 GMT
Hope you primed the oil pump with something
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Post by Miniböttcher on Oct 3, 2009 20:49:29 GMT
yeap, i will back fill it and reverse the pump to suck the oil though so its primed, before and crank it over on the bench to test it for oil pressure
started to build up the front subframe in julie living room today while watch the f1 that i recorded earlier, hit a few problems due to a cheaply made part, so got to buy new decent parts, i should know by now, also sprayed up a few things,
fingers crossed i can get on with some welding tomorrow
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Post by monkeyjim on Oct 4, 2009 20:11:34 GMT
so the pump was not primed or lubed prior to fitting .
i used cam lube in mine to lube before fitting it . Ac , med or Calver recommended .
Cant remember who .
Also told to reverse prime with oil .
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Post by Miniböttcher on Oct 4, 2009 21:40:06 GMT
i will unbolt it and prime it up properly and then bolt it back on,it will only take 5 minutes.
not much done over the weekend as i have been busy
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Post by Miniböttcher on Oct 5, 2009 19:30:30 GMT
oil pump now primed and i have set the timing, checked it and it comes out the same, once moved aroun and back again, but i will triple check
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Post by Miniböttcher on Oct 7, 2009 22:08:28 GMT
been playing again, checked the timing again, and i am now happy with it, cam followers fitted ,new comp head studs fitted, head gasket fitted, cleaned the paint off the face of the head, blew it all out with a air line, then fitted the head, fitted the rocker studs to the head,
just got to clean the push rods and torque the head down, and fit and gap the rockers, then its time to rebuild the gearbox.flywheel and clutch were balanced with the crank and ready to be fitted once the gearbox is done
i have many photos but its just getting time to post them up.
also done a big order with mini spares for loads of bits and bobs, hoses, window catch gaskets and screws, gen bottom arm pin, etc ect, that should come tomorrow,
bought a refurbished smith 7000 rpm rev counter, (80mm) its very nice,
going to do some welding and fit the boot floor over the weekend.
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Post by katentel on Oct 8, 2009 14:44:29 GMT
glad to see your still at it
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Post by Miniböttcher on Oct 30, 2009 23:14:45 GMT
been doing little by little, i have stripped and rebuilt my steering column with new bushed and sprayed the shaft black, loos reaaly good with the les letson steering wheel. just need to mount the rev counter onto the cowling.
the boot floor will be fitted tomorrow, its been a long time coming but it all ready to be welded in,
then its the drivers inner and outer cill with the door step.
then its off for blasting, then find someone who can paint my car to the standard i want it to, its hard who to trust to do it right and not to do a crap job
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Post by Rachel on Oct 30, 2009 23:20:02 GMT
Well done Dean ;D
Seems like we have all been busy over the last few weeks ;D
Good luck with finding someone to do the spraying ;D
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Post by Miniböttcher on Oct 31, 2009 15:29:55 GMT
the boot floor is part the way through being spot weled in just waiting for the bloody welder to cool down as it get very hot after its done about 10 or so spot weld in a row.
oh and also tripping the electric in julies house,as its a bit juicey with the electric.
getting there
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