Bluey Progress (pics added 28/1/07)

Post by **bigginger** » Tue Oct 31, 2006 8:24 pm

Which one? Oh, all of them, OK...

Post by **JimK** » Tue Oct 31, 2006 8:30 pm

What is a flitch? Isn't it the little golden thing in they chase in Quidditch?

(It took me a while to work out what a trunnion was...)

Post by **bigginger** » Tue Oct 31, 2006 8:46 pm

The upright panels either side of the engine bay - or a slab of wood, or a side of bacon

Post by **BigMark** » Wed Nov 01, 2006 1:02 pm

All three of these can be found around the engine bay of most bodged Minors

Post by **Kevin** » Wed Nov 01, 2006 3:19 pm

Nice dashpot though

Post by **BigMark** » Wed Nov 01, 2006 3:44 pm

ok, lost me now....dashpot? is that to do with smoking in a hurry?

Post by **JimK** » Wed Nov 01, 2006 3:53 pm

BigMark wrote:ok, lost me now....dashpot? is that to do with smoking in a hurry?

Almost certainly not, when you think about it...

It's actually a thingy, you know, on a whatsit...

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Erm...

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Oh look, a squirrel! Anybody got a Mars bar?

Post by **Onne** » Thu Nov 02, 2006 9:25 pm

The dashpot is the top bit of the collaburator... I mean carburattor

Post by **BigMark** » Fri Nov 03, 2006 6:05 am

Ah the silver bell bit with the slidy up and down bit inside....I think thats the technical term for it

Post by **Onne** » Sat Nov 04, 2006 6:34 pm

It is indeed

Post by **Kevin** » Sun Nov 05, 2006 9:00 am

Ah the silver bell bit with the slidy up and down bit inside....I think thats the technical term for it

I like your description but I wonder what you or Jim thought it was called

Post by **BigMark** » Mon Jan 08, 2007 8:22 am

Had a lot going on at home but back on with bluey now
Got the other wing off to reveal errr a damb big hole aaarrgghh

Engine and gearbox to come out this weekend then some time wth the rotary wire brush to see what needs cutting out at the front.

Post by **chickenjohn** » Mon Jan 08, 2007 9:10 am

Thats normal when you take the wing of a Minor- still needs to be repaired but a lot of cars are out there running around with inner wings in a simmilar state.

All repairable, all panels available- keep up the good work!

Post by **BigMark** » Mon Jan 08, 2007 9:17 am

Cheers John,
After spending some time with the car this weekend and looking around on here I'm 100% happy that most things are doable with a bit of time and patience.
Thanks so much for your encouragement

Post by **BigMark** » Sun Jan 28, 2007 5:39 pm

Hi all,
Well had a good 4 hours with him today and I think something is missing

As an aside can anyone tell me if the Blue in the last (interior) picture is origional and what the name of it is??
Cheers
Mark

Post by **Gareth** » Sun Jan 28, 2007 7:54 pm

Looks very much like Henley Blue, as used by Austin-Rover in the late 80's, early 90's...

A similar colour used on the Minor was Clipper Blue, but I think the shade on Bluey is a bit too bright to be that.