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Post by OldEnglish on Oct 16, 2011 19:28:37 GMT
Ok here we go had this mini since 1984 but has been off road now for six years had sil to do but bit lazy as other minis took up my time but got a rollover spit form handling soluions last week which has made it possilbe to get on with so got on with stripping down the car forgot how much time it takes to get 40 year old nuts and bolts off but it is know on rollover will upload some pics soon
ian
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Post by Miniböttcher on Oct 16, 2011 21:38:38 GMT
about bloody time you started posting ha ha.
it will be good watching this car being rebuilt, so post loads of photos, there be great to see
dean
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Post by Stephen on Oct 17, 2011 10:30:19 GMT
Have you got a link for the spit?
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Post by MiniGT5 on Oct 17, 2011 15:17:02 GMT
Well done on your first post... as Dean says about bloody time! Also I think you need to ad some photos of the car and details about the mods you have done to it in the past  Neil. |
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Post by biggelmo on Oct 17, 2011 16:30:53 GMT
2 Years on the forum and 1 post,but it was worth waiting for.
Crack on Ian we need more roarty Minis on the road.
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Post by OldEnglish on Oct 17, 2011 20:33:04 GMT
This is the mini in 89 when i last rebuilt it  this was saturday after removing engine subframes ect ect  |
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Post by OldEnglish on Oct 17, 2011 20:37:45 GMT
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Post by Miniböttcher on Oct 17, 2011 21:08:39 GMT
brings back memorys.  |
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Post by biggelmo on Oct 18, 2011 5:52:14 GMT
Glad to see you remembered how to post pictures Ian. |
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Post by OldEnglish on Oct 18, 2011 14:28:37 GMT
Hope you have some screw a mesh and concrete left dean yer cheers for that grant update on what happens when you chase rust with big tools   and leave some bracing then get your m machine panel book out! |
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Post by MiniGT5 on Oct 18, 2011 15:21:58 GMT
Did you do that with a plasma cutter as it looks very neat.
N.
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Post by monkeyjim on Oct 18, 2011 21:15:25 GMT
At 20 years I thought I had owned mine for a long time .
ooooohh thats rusty . Reminds me of my pick up .
Glad your getting it back on the road . How old is the shell ?
Like my mk1 shell which is 1960 I can see there is no recess round the rear screen . I assume its similar age to mine 60,61 .
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Post by paul1275s on Oct 19, 2011 14:08:58 GMT
Mk1 sills, 50 years of rusting and bodging!!  |
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Post by OldEnglish on Oct 24, 2011 18:56:28 GMT
A grinder with 1mm cutting wheel / wire cup /air chisel/Acid #8 will get rid of rusty metal! fat rubber on rear window! well most of week getting undersil and paint off gutty job but getting there so no pics yet ! But have found spec of engine built by me in 1990 to go in car  Block over bored +60 3 ring slipper pistons lightened s rods EN40 crank cross drilled lightened & balanced 649 cam running belt drive kit lightened flywheel/steel backplate/AP paddle clutch longman head 37x31 polished &ported 1.5 Keith DOD Rockers Weber 45 DCOE /long early FJ alloy intake matched maniflow Cooper s box SC/CR 4 SYNCHRO 3.4 diff Gerrard Dale rollers Power:121 BHP@7050RPM AT Wheels:101 BHP Torque:98lb FT@5481 RPM Tested:98MPH 3rd Gear castrol Racing oil keeps it smelling nice ! done 16000 miles on this engine so just need a clean up !!! |
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Post by Stephen on Oct 28, 2011 13:05:51 GMT
A little birdie called Sean tells me that there's another Mk1 entering your collection. Pics!!
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