Beiträge von Nicklouse

ok i think my thoughts on silencer size was a bit optimistic.

Lucking i no longer need to run a Kat so i can increase the silencer size.

all back together. just needs a clean and a polish

Popped over to Autohaus Wein ( you may know them from there race Minis) and we sorted out the front suspension angles.

as the T4 has gone the other car has taken up towing duties for now.

too hot to do anything else today.

ps you problem is you need shortened shocks for your desired ride height.

Why do people keep fitting coil springs to a suspension system that was not designed to work with them. As yet I have not seen any that are fit for purpose. They end up going coil bound under full bump as there is not sufficient space between the coils. When the suspension goes solid things break. Radius arm pins bend. HiLos fail. Subframes split and of cause the coils can explode. Sorry bin then and just fit new M Parts rubbers as these are the only ones made to the original specifications. As sold by MiniSpares.

If you want pictures of failed coil springs and suspension parts I can provide pictures.

sorry i cant find it. it must have been packed and seal in one of the moving boxes. if i do find it i will post here.

i should have one. will have to check where is is will post back tomorrow with pictures.

As some of you will know my time here in Germany is coming to an end. the company is closing the office and we can apply for new jobs in different parts of the company. I was planning on going back to the UK after 10 years but now it is after 8.5 years. i have also decided that it will be easier to go this year as Brexit has messed it up a bit for returning next year.

so first out with the scrap. unfortunately the old bus is to far gone to fix.

and lets get everything boxed up.

the car will be off to get the tracking sorted next week and then the front will be back on. and it should be at Marios event at the end of September before it heads back to the UK.

so today finished off fitting the windows, doors and a new windscreen. then ran the engine for about 15 Mins to bed it in.

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it is alive

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what type of wires on the left brakecaliper?

they are from KAD.

wiring done, oil pressure acquired brakes and clutch bleed. just needs some fuel adding to it.

tomorrow should be fire-up day.

new coil pack mount made. rad mounts adjusted with carriers for the wiring and sender pipes. just a little bit of wiring to sort and fit the rest of the exhaust.

and yes it does still all fit under the body.

then it will be time do add fluids.

would have been one of these.

most likely long gone. other things to look at for age is the dates on the wiper motor. the boot lock and also the glass. the date of manufacture is in the Dots over and above the makes name.

interesting. Feb 1963 registered car. down as 1275cc looks like it has tappet covers as there is a breather pipe by the extra steady. look like longman inlets for the split 45s but the Brake MC is not the Cooper S one.

very much a 70s build with the deseaming and the splits.

any VIN number i could look up.

Last issue of ownership paper was 2006

you may remember me mentioning about removing metal from the gearbox and remote housing.

we have clearance.

So on Saturday this happened

all the breather pipes fitted and there were no conflicts.

I had also previously changed out the reservoir connections to the master cylinders. works much better.

Today was spent attaching drive shafts (the short one was a real pain) and connecting the other water pipes and then looking to the electrics. some things have been moved (coil is where i planed the water pump and the water pump is where the coil was.) so will be making a new bracket.

so today's annoyance Head stud kits.

even when they are from the same maker you may not get what you think you are getting.

my ARP head stud kit cam with 4 rocker post studs that were the same length. did not think about if till i came to fit the DSN Oil filler cap

cap will not fit. standard black or red ones will fit.
so remove that stud and compare with a new Minispares one

not much in it but enough to allow the cap to fit.

it seems that the kit from MED has four studs the same length while the Minispares one has two long and two short ones.

should be going into the car tomorrow.

Ok an example for you. an old skool medium bore Manilfow LCB and an RC40 on my 1293 gave 125BHP which is about the limit. so i am now at 2" OD there is actually a calculation that give what is needed for what power, if and when i find it i will add it.

i suggest having a read through the info in this page exhaust info lower down.

https://www.calverst.com/technical-info/

cam timing done. just need to finish the valve clearances.

had an issue with the engine steady and the dry deck.

just needs a suitable washer now.