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- Thu Apr 25, 2024 7:02 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Engine Breather Mod
- Replies: 11
- Views: 370
Re: Engine Breather Mod
Dark night, dodgy area, faulty door locks officer
- Thu Apr 25, 2024 3:54 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Engine Breather Mod
- Replies: 11
- Views: 370
Re: Engine Breather Mod
I know, I'm embarrassed to admit it
One scrubber removed and it took all of five minutes - I had a tea break halfway through
One scrubber removed and it took all of five minutes - I had a tea break halfway through
- Thu Apr 25, 2024 12:49 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Engine Breather Mod
- Replies: 11
- Views: 370
Re: Engine Breather Mod
I'll pull one out, that makes a total spend of 50p for the packing material.I already had the clamp and paint
- Mon Apr 22, 2024 7:18 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Vacuum Advance.
- Replies: 17
- Views: 614
Re: Vacuum Advance.
Ditto. Here's one in the process of connecting a pressure gauge on my engine
- Mon Apr 22, 2024 6:59 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Engine Breather Mod
- Replies: 11
- Views: 370
Engine Breather Mod
I had a go at replacing the material in the crankcase 'chimney' I had a spare so it was dissected and the grotty mess scooped out. Although it was, mostly, intact it was solid with gunk https://i.imgur.com/1lyxYft.jpg After a clean and paint https://i.imgur.com/GqPpgUG.jpg £3 for six off Ebay, stain...
Re: rear seat
I believe the four door seats have rounded corners to allow easier passenger access but the two door seats are squared off to fit snug to the side of the car.
- Thu Apr 11, 2024 11:05 pm
- Forum: Electrical
- Topic: Improved rear lights
- Replies: 3
- Views: 178
Re: Improved rear lights
That looks great :tu1: I used a different approach and fitted LED units into the reflector holders, it meant drilling the pillars for the mounting stud and wiring though. That along with new conventional stop/tail bulbs, with the holders painted with a chrome spray, made quite a difference. https://...
- Wed Apr 10, 2024 1:57 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: What Might Have Been
- Replies: 5
- Views: 338
- Fri Mar 29, 2024 6:01 pm
- Forum: Other
- Topic: 2 door sills information needed
- Replies: 7
- Views: 411
Re: 2 door sills information needed
Does this help
- Mon Feb 26, 2024 10:51 am
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: Garage lights
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1308
Re: Garage lights
I fitted these Ebay panels a couple of years ago https://i.imgur.com/HKd0nNu.jpg And these strip LEDs to the workshop end https://i.imgur.com/G6BeajF.jpg So far no problems and they give off a nice even light. I'll be fitting a couple more of the panels on the other side when the Commer is finished ...
- Sat Feb 24, 2024 11:26 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Brakes
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1109
Re: Brakes
There are a couple of different ratio servos around, usually 1.7 and 1.9. It could be that the servo you have is too powerful for the weight of the car.
- Thu Feb 08, 2024 11:19 am
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: All accessories going smarter now
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1116
- Thu Jan 25, 2024 7:02 pm
- Forum: Do you know....?
- Topic: Engine rebuild
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1167
- Wed Jan 24, 2024 10:22 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: underated 1098?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 8936
Re: underated 1098?
I fitted a 12G940 head off a 1275 Mini to my standard 1098 block. There can be exhaust valve to block face clearance issues which can be sorted in a few ways:- recessing the valves, pocketing the block or, as in my case, skimming the valve faces ( I was lucky as the head hadn't been slimmed so very ...
- Mon Jan 08, 2024 11:35 am
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: Manifold flange thickness
- Replies: 7
- Views: 40119
Re: Manifold flange thickness
I've done the same on my traveller and the recently departed Mini and both worked fine with no issues since.
- Sat Dec 23, 2023 11:17 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Annual Insurance Fun.
- Replies: 14
- Views: 73944
Re: Annual Insurance Fun.
The knew how to make 'em back then
- Thu Dec 21, 2023 5:48 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Annual Insurance Fun.
- Replies: 14
- Views: 73944
Re: Annual Insurance Fun.
I recently insured a 1885 Citroen BX 19 GT, it was cheaper to insure than the 1991 Mini Cooper it replaced
- Sat Dec 16, 2023 5:42 pm
- Forum: Electrical
- Topic: Virtually all electrical system gone.....!
- Replies: 16
- Views: 136343
Re: Virtually all electrical system gone.....!
It's a bit late to help you but I had the same issue when I lost all power in my Commer camper on a petrol station forecourt :-( I couldn't work it out but a temporary wire from the battery to the fusebox got me home. Took me ages to work out what the problem was as the ammeter simply failed without...
- Thu Dec 14, 2023 7:07 pm
- Forum: Other
- Topic: Merry Christmas
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4062
- Thu Nov 30, 2023 4:26 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Progress
- Replies: 17
- Views: 35456
Re: Progress
I had a GTi many years ago and can confirm on the performance The GT is carbed so about 20HP less than the injected model, still no slouch though as this comparison featuring my car shows.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icXxDe9gk8Y&t=904s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icXxDe9gk8Y&t=904s