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Get a battery and you can hold the plugs while i turn it over. Pretty sure that jump pack is no good for starting this with no battery

I doff my hat to you This is the thing of dreams

I think in order to pull this off you are going to need two things Bigger and More

oh, like this then

carb now has new gaskets, got it nice and hot with no leaks Numberplate tightened Dont think the cork i got is large enough for the tappet cover on a cold start, from a dry carb with a few cranks, i lose maybe 5ml, cant wait to see what the guy in the pit thinks when it drives over Took the door apart, think i need to take the window runner out to remove the bits i want. It can just wait for now i think

had these kicking around, makes it look even slower. May adjust them to look angry Latest issues horrible noise coming from the fan belt. Fanbelt is new, found it to be a wee water leak dripping onto the pulley, tightened the hose clamp and gave the waterpump gland nut a quarter turn. Carb is still dribbling, needs a going over. Found a new one/fully rebuilt one in the UK for about $180nz. Considering taking the hit on that just to have a known good spare, although just about anything could be made to fit. Pancake airfilter is a terrible fit, i would like an oilbath filter to go back on. have a spare from my minor that would fit, but would like something a bit closer List of stuff to do Make new tappet cover cork gasket Make new carb gaskets Replace clutch oiler flex line - may as well do the inch of fuel line while im there. Have old grey and black flecked stuff to go in. Adjust or repair passengers door so it locks (i feel its a case of something not being put back the right way, probably upside down. There is broken glass in the bottom of the door, so it probably happened when that was replaced) Make a better drivers floor - The floor is wood, i think i can do a better job than what is there and use less pieces Find something to act as a catch can for the intake petrol overflow (manifold has a drain at the lowest point, prevents flooding caused by excess pressure i guess). From factory it has a copper line draining down next to the passenger side wheel. I would rather catch this, if only to see if any is being spat out Eliminate some rattles. The front numberplate is louder than the engine. Which is a pretty good rattle to care about as far as concerning rattles in old cars go Nothing major really, i should really pop the sump off and change the oil, would be nice to add an external oil filter - i am pretty sure there are some points on the engine where the lines would just bolt in //oldschool.co.nz/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=28405

What is stance and how does a roof box relate to it? serious question btw

make a new one, which you wouldnt notice unless you knew what you were looking for

after watching and comparing that video with the one of my minor, you can really appreciate how slow this is Love it

Pretty much right there, moving 3 cars around with parking for 1 is a bit of a drag

Short drive today

updated

all sorted Mini is currently sitting at my brothers and the reality of buying an old car is setting in more and more as i poke holes in it

Running again radiator is water tight wasnt charging fan belt ended up growing too long, so picked up a Mitsubishi one which should do the job. Dulux Ivy green paint is no longer made, not keen on having to mix anything to match. So will try some Deep Brunswick green killrust, Its pretty spot on (although there are several greens on the truck, and some is showing the lighter green underneath, truck was 2 tone for a while) So will probably end up giving everything another coat and dealing to any areas which need some further love. Bodywork can stay how it is, the dents are far too valuable to take out. Picked up a huge tool box last night, Galvanised 1700 long x 400wide x 400deep. Its huge, would like it on the tray behind the cab, so may need to change where the spare wheel sits - im sure there is an original mount under the tray for it

Everything is built with the idea that some poor sod is going to have to repair this on a hillside somewhere with some wire, a pocket knife and whatever happens to be growing nearby Several drain points on the radiator and engine so your block wont freeze overnight Crank start because of prince of darkness electrics radiator hoses are straight No oil filter - remove the sump and hose out the mesh Nothing not absolutely necessary for the vehicle to do its job, i dont even have a cigar lighter or interior light blow a fuse? no spare? just use the one good one left inbetween the two terminals added in over the years Passenger door catch is a door hook stops passengers from falling out quite well

Wanting to get this mini from one side of hamilton to the other this weekend Brother will happily swap beer or whatever for a couple of hours use

Epoxied, crimped, and re-epoxied the damaged tubes. have it sitting full of water right now, so will check in the morning for any dampness. Will also take my extremely good condition spare to the radiator man for testing (im told theres a pin hole somewhere in it, which is why it wasnt used when the fan hit last time). So that way - in 5 years when this fix fails i will only lose half a day swapping them over. Might go see the bolt man for some whitworth bolts for the radiator sides/grill sides. About half of them are there, with a couple of metric bolts thrown in for good measure. Also to install is a 2kg fire extinguisher, and i have a period correct tool roll, which will find a home on it somewhere

coil is so the tube has a bit of movement - wont workharden (as quickly) on soething that is going to see alot of vibrations probably why all the petrol lines, brake lines, oil lines on my morrie has them

i would chuck an electric fan on with overdrive switch (so you can flick it on in the cabin) Very rarely will it come on - and it wont fall off and go through your radiator

brit car / mini suppliers will have the exact match in a can for you

Today i broke my truck Would have driven it home, if only petrol stations sold anything even remotely useful. Fan pully fell off and went through the radiator (not the first time this has happened to me, or this truck) No big deal, it happened to the previous owner, he just bogged it up with kneed it (system is in no way pressurized) I would have done the same I would like to braize it up, but may just kneed it up again - the only part redammaged is the bodge repair anyways Will need to have a look at the grub screw which holds the fan/waterpump pully on edit: Inspection shows both the grub screws retaining the pully have worked loose. They dont seem so show any signs of thread lock, so i imagine that was the problem. Tasks for today - Plug up the hole -Clean up all related parts - Top up water pump greaser while im there -Repaint pully and fan - Reinstall all parts - with a good deal of threadlock this time - Antifreeze and refill coolant - provide you with more boring updates/buy a notebook so i can continue with the detailed history of this truck for future owners

anyone in hamilton wanting to truck on over in the commer unfortunatly T.A is about a 3hr round trip in it

Throttle stuck open the other day. Pedal stuck to the floor. Wasn't really a problem however, due to a max speed of 80kph and having enough toe on my boot to flick it back up Inspection shows that the linkage mount (pretty interesting mess of springs and brass rod under there) had torn its welds from the firewall. 60 odd years of work hardening will do that. All my diagrams show it mounts up with two bolts. My one is missing the holes, i assume this is because the diagrams are referring to the heavier model, which may need extra beefing up due to the 4L flathead under there. Tacked a few welds back onto it after work today and have everything working better than when i got it. The previous owner mentioned that setting the idle was a bit of a chore (i.e. set it fast for around town and low for open road) This seems to have sorted that, as due to the split there was alot of flex in the linkage. I would also like to have a play with the carb. Its not quite as petrol tight as i would like (previous owner made some gaskets up for it, fixing the major leak. But i think i can do better). Also the bistarter control has been removed. Probably due to this idle problem. For those not in the know, The bistarter is as my owners manual states a carb within the carb. In the cab i have two pull out knobs, one for the choke and one to control the bistarter throttle. So i can control and set the mix and idle from inside. Not designed for use as cruise control, but probably useful when feeding out hay or what have you. Not to mention not having to have your foot slightly on the gas in the mornings

pretty sure it was in this thread red wrinkle paint is at repco, its about $7 more than black

from what i recall from beetles, was that the plates stick with the chassis, the body is just accessories in any case, the age of the car will probably work in your favour. the chassis code in my brothers landcrab was stamped by hand all out of kilter