My Historic replica

[mini_surfari]

I changed to the steel one once I had welded my breathers pipes on.

Worth a try! Something different isn’t it!

[AndyPen]

Small update for today, no skin left in knuckles, fingers and hands bleeding. Can anyone guess what i have been doing?






Still got to change to a mini style thermostat housing instead of metro which is on its way. Not a job i want to do again in a rush thats for sure.

Putting me to shame and moving ahead at a pace there Harry. Just recalling fitting my radiator to the 970, only having to pull it all out again when we discovered my new water pump casting had not had the water ways drilled out. ggggrrrrr.

[harrymini]

Yep, im dreading having to remove it for some reason or an other. Or having to change a belt

[roger mcnab]

hi
an electric fan can make fitting belts a lot simpler they come in push or pull types but then it is not original but helps solve a problem
cheers roger mc nab

[harrymini]

Wow wouldnt want to think about fitting another component in there as well! Nightmare.

Its full of coolant now and holding water (hopefully) so thats all that matters.

[MiNiKiN]

I spot with my little eye - -- - some very nice spark plug cables. Would you mind telling me where you found them?

[harrymini]

Thanks, got them from green spark plug company i think.

[MiNiKiN]

Thanks, got them from green spark plug company i think.

Thanks, I might have a set from them, in case my OE Champion cables fail to work.

[harrymini]

Got a few bits done this week.

Fitted the facet, regulator and filter onto the motamec alloy mounting plate via some rubber studs, pretty happy with it after spending a while deciding were i wanted everything mounted. Once everything was fitted filled the tank and tested in just by filling a jerry can up front. All looking good.




Ordered a gearbox steady along with all my chrome bits and only the strut came, so they sent out the mounting plate. Then i find that the strut must have been the other side as i couldnt get it to fit in any direction. Simply cut and rewelded at the right angle i wanted, then sprayed and fitted. Think i may fit one to the other side as well when i am putting another order in with one of the suppliers.




Cleaned up a speedo i had in, corrected the mileage and refitted it.



Fitted the moustache and wiskers, i used Marks advice i saw in one of his builds and turned some m5 allen cap screws on the lathe so they slid in the wiskers nicely and fitted it all up. Worked really well. Thanks Mk1.





Did a bleed on the brake and clutch systems, brakes are nearly there i just keep going back to them every now and again, and getting some more air out. But the pedal feels pretty good. I had to remove the clutch slave and use some ptfe sealant and new copper washer and retighten as i couldnt get a pedal feel. So will bleed that up this week.

Got the motamec catch can and lines all fitted up, just got to order some p clips to fit the hose to the head bolts.

Also filled the engine with oil and primed the filter, shat myself when the oil overflowed out of the rocker cover, must of been that cold it couldnt flow down into the sump, but got that all cleaned up

[Charlynsane]

Interesting tips for the whiskers

but you had to drill some big holes for M5, I would have use M2 or M3 diameter

Very nice build otherwise

[harrymini]

Engine bay coming along now



A little worried now as i have a kent 310 cam in it and hoping it is going to be useable on the road, what do you think?

[kevs 1961 mk1]

310 kent is a well known race cam mate ,not really for road use

[harrymini]

Thought so, if i dont like it i will have to send it off to get swapped out

[Mini Mad Swede]

Always interesting to see (hear) peoples opinions of what is undrivable and what isn't.
For some a 266 is nigh on impossible to live with and some happily drive around with a 286.
If they find a 266 undrivable on the road then maybe an e-bike with a topspeed of 15mph is better suitable?
"jumps off soapbox"

Like you I have a A032 tyres, including the spare wheel but what I did not know until last year is that the tyres are "directional" and should always be fitted to rotate in the direction of the arrow on the sidewall. An eagle eyed MOT tester spotted that I had replaced the rear wheels on the wrong sides!

Yikes! Does that mean one has to have two spare wheels?
(*tounge in cheek mode )

Ok I'll shutup now and keep admiring this nice build

[harrymini]

Re the tyres, i hope the garage did put them the right way round as they are the ones who will be putting it through the mot

[Hipwell]

Always interesting to see (hear) peoples opinions of what is undrivable and what isn't.
For some a 266 is nigh on impossible to live with and some happily drive around with a 286.
If they find a 266 undrivable on the road then maybe an e-bike with a topspeed of 15mph is better suitable?

Thats true but a 310 is a nothing below 5000 cam.

[harrymini]

Small update, the car is booked in to get Started up and tuned, set up on a rolling road and 4 wheel aligned in the next few weeks so i am trying to finish off as much as possible before that time.

Done the fiddly job of fitting the door drain tubes, fitted an AP clutch slave due to the other one not wanting to bleed up correctly.

Fitted a Racetech rpm gauge, with recall of max engine rpm:



Got to go round the whole car and check and paint pen bolt and fixing tightness and then i am getting pretty close to being ready for a drop off to the specialists.

[harrymini]

Firstly i would like to say thanks to anyone who has helped, supplied parts or advice on the build. Getting really close to completion now, the car has been at Jim @ Race motorsport, went in to him to get started up, 4 wheel aligned and a base sort of setting on the carbs before it goes to the rolling road.

While it was there we had a starter motor casing break, ended up both deciding the best thing would be to swap the aggressive 310 cam in it to a swiftune sw8 so the engine came out and he did all those bits too. Great guy really knowledgeable.

Have a few issues and jobs to sort on it but getting there.....









Got to sort out an agreed value insurance package, MOT and get it to a dyno to get a few niggly carb issues sorted next.

[AndyPen]

Have to say I do like the look of that

[wantafaster1]

Jim knows his stuff