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Nov 24, 2017 19:15:44 GMT
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Is that NOS harness smoke? Would be a waste, as I'm fairly sure the wire will not hold any smoke anymore... Another very little afterwork-friday-early-night job; replaced the brake light switch (had to wait for a UNF nut to arrive) - brake lights work. Another thing to cross of the list. And I replaced the blink window winders with original ones: ^I think those speaker pods are fairly rare? Might come in handy should I decide to install a stereo That's all... Seriously. That's all I got done this week I'm fully booked with a sh!tload of other projects... Cheers, Jan
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jamesd1972
Club Retro Rides Member
Posts: 2,834
Club RR Member Number: 40
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Nov 25, 2017 20:45:22 GMT
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Do the back wheels rub ? Mine did when I had 12” at the back. Got disk brake set up off a mini 25 but the scrappy wanted stupid money for the wheels as they were special editions - yeah right. Used to buy brand new wheels and tyres from mini spares for £25 that had been removed when the ERA turbos were made. That’s how long ago it was...
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Do the back wheels rub ? Mine did when I had 12” at the back. No. Some random italian put on spacered drums front & rear. So wheels wise, I'm facing disc-brake choices. But I can always reduce my trac width... Speaking of wheels; I'm waiting a set of 1275GT steels. Should arrive soon. and again I have to apologise for super-cräppy pictures, but I worked the odd after-work hour and only had my "vintage" phone with me. So I sorted the wiring, lights all work. However, when I had put everything bacl together - no more indicators - which had worked before. I'm slowly loosing my will to fix those blöödy Lucas electrics... And I removed the super-dodgy seat braket extension... With the seat bolted to the rear holes 6 all the way back, I'm comfortable in a Mini. Luckily. So it should be ready for TÜV - only it isn't... Because indicator no worky-worky. Bastärd. I'm buying electronic relais, maybe that's a fix. Cheers, Jan
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Crappy earths in bulb holders...... Electronic relays might help as they are less fussy. Actually, Lucas isn't really any worse than the others - just seems like it 'cause there's alot of it on the old stuff!
Nick
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1967 Triumph Vitesse convertible (old friend) 1996 Audi A6 2.5 TDI Avant (still durability testing) 1972 GT6 Mk3 (Restored after loong rest & getting the hang of being a car again)
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My thoughts on the speaker pod door bin is they may have come from a Metro
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Dec 16, 2017 17:36:01 GMT
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Deep in the outback of my brain I vaguely remembered something like this... Thanks for the clarification! ------ And - we have an update! More electrickery. Everything working, except the hazards. After much measuring and doing more or less purposefull testing, I determined that the hazard switch is a dud. New one should have arrived many days ago - guess noone in the logistics business could forsee that chrismas would come THIS early this year... At least on this side of the Channel. Since Royal Post only took a couple of days to deliver a set of new Lucas L734 side markers. i think they'r meant for Jaguars. Bepi Koelliker imported this car to Italy. They were one of the major importers of Leyland cars, so it seem logical they would install these (as they were mandatory for Italy). ^the old ones had seen better days... I also bought a set of GT wheels. From germany, so delivery took over a week. And I guess they will go right back, since upon inspection... Well, I've not seen a wheel with an actual rust hole in it. Two have holes and one is so badly corroded that I don't feel safe using it on public roads. Only one that would be OK to use, but far from perfect. In other words; I've ditched the idea of using 40 year old steel wheels. And last but not least; I've polished the outer edge of the grille & headlight surrounds. I think it brightens the front end up a bit and makes it less dull. I like it! So - still waiting for that blöödy switch - and then - maybe I can finally take it for a TÜV inspection to make it road legal in germany. Cheers, Jan
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Dec 17, 2017 10:17:16 GMT
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Pity about the wheels.
Maybe someone in the U.K. Still has some stored away in a shed.
You never know.
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Dec 17, 2017 10:41:29 GMT
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Pity about the wheels. Maybe someone in the U.K. Still has some stored away in a shed. You never know. Trouble is grizz that someone will add "barn find tax" to them... It's shocking that someone would actually think of selling wheels in that state and expect someone to actually try to use. Someone else (possibly a young Mini enthusiast) might have saved long and hard for a set of those. There are some unscrupulous people about. Hope you get all your money back!
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Dec 17, 2017 11:09:38 GMT
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Pity about the wheels. Maybe someone in the U.K. Still has some stored away in a shed. You never know. Trouble is grizz that someone will add "barn find tax" to them... It's shocking that someone would actually think of selling wheels in that state and expect someone to actually try to use. Someone else (possibly a young Mini enthusiast) might have saved long and hard for a set of those. There are some unscrupulous people about. Hope you get all your money back! Agreed. However, there has to be another like me out there who would give them away for collection or postage. Again, you never know.
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Dec 17, 2017 11:16:01 GMT
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Trouble is grizz that someone will add "barn find tax" to them... It's shocking that someone would actually think of selling wheels in that state and expect someone to actually try to use. Someone else (possibly a young Mini enthusiast) might have saved long and hard for a set of those. There are some unscrupulous people about. Hope you get all your money back! Agreed. However, there has to be another like me out there who would give them away for collection or postage. Again, you never know. Ironically I gave a set of these away in about 1997 so you're probably right. Trouble is, those on the Mini scene see them as "interesting and old, therefore valuable" now, so a half decent sent will push £150+. Here's hoping someone's got a set in their garage they didn't know about. Haven't been made since 1974 though.
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Dec 17, 2017 11:31:02 GMT
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Yeah, that's probably one of the biggest changes in the 5 years I was "out" the Mini scene... Now they start restoring cars to perfect factory-spec concours condition, right down to the correct 1961 pop-rivet and factory tire air. And boy are they expensive now! I guess the times when these cars were plenty & cheap to toy with are over. My other Mini - I guess nowadays I'd have to pay 5-6x the price. I'm trying to make a deal on some road legal alloys (it's Joymoney) right now, they too should fit without arch extensions. Cheers, Jan
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Dec 17, 2017 18:10:42 GMT
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But you got those super cool GTs with the fancy door handles... I'm thinking of importing a set of those Leyland flares. Allready got a set for my round-nose. I think they'r simply the nicest stock flares ever made! For those who don't know what the F I'm on about... Downunder, they used to make 'em like this: Quarter lights, Mk1 hinges and super-nice door handles & flares. Amongst many other little cool details. And of course fancy racing stripes! Australia only as far as I know. We in New Zealand got normal UK spec ones.
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Dec 17, 2017 18:21:46 GMT
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Also the 1275GTs we got here wasn't full on Cooper S spec. They had only a single carb for a start instead of twins and I'm fairly sure there were other mechanical differences. I had one for a few years after having a Clubman 1100 and I the thought the 1100 powered one was all around a better car.
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Phil H
Posted a lot
Posts: 1,448
Club RR Member Number: 133
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Dec 18, 2017 10:57:21 GMT
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Dec 18, 2017 17:54:37 GMT
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i had that on my land rover (actually quite common on tubed steel rims) i just used a hole saw and made a new valve hole 90 degrees round, then let a patch into damaged area
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Dec 18, 2017 20:05:25 GMT
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I thought about this, yeah. But it's not just that area that's significantly weakened It's just the first place the rust broke through. I'm not comfortable using those wheels - so I'm not going to. ------- Had another after-work session today. Hazards still not working... So I checked every wire for passage, checked all the fuses and aux fuse holders. And - ha! So I replaced it with a brand-spanking new fuse holder. Checked the new fuse holder for passage even (you never know), installed a brand new switch (after testing if). And - for FÜCKS sake!! Still no hazards... Despite passage in every direction, to every bulb, a working switch and 12V at the relay.... So - turns out it was the other aux fuse: I had checked it with the voltmeter. All seemed fine. So I fitted a new fuse with some electrical grease and left it alone. Assuming it's fine. Now the thing is; if something tests OK, it may still be faulty. In a last-ditch effort, I turned on the hazards to see if there might be another harness smoke leak... Touched the wires to check if they get hot. And when I bumped my fingers against the fuse holder - the relay did a wee little "click". Just the faintest of faint "click". *Click*, *click*, *click*, every time I touched the fuse holder. So I grabbed it with my whole hand - et voilá - hazards working like a charm So whenever I probed it, I held it with my hand - contacting the broken wire. And when left alone - it had no passage... For crying out loud!! I hate wiring... Cheers, Jan
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Dec 22, 2017 19:25:23 GMT
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Sooo - the car has temporarily been moved to another location, as we need the space at work during the "holidays" (when noone works, but everyone actually works ). I've done a deal on some aluminium - er sorry, aloominum wheels. They are rare, apparently they just about fit without arch extensions - and they are certified for TÜV and 100% road legal and come with all the required paperwork. And you all will probably know them. And whilst I soon have legal wheels, those illegal suspension parts wait to be fitted I need a smidgen more camber to fit the massive chunky 165 tyres I want to fit. Cheers, Jan
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I said you all are going to know those wheels... So - how's that for wheels? 10" Ronal Kleeblatt. Come with a certificate für TÜV, should be no hassle to get them approved. But of course they need a bit of work (blast & paint). And I need to find a set of the special sleeve-type wheel nuts. And that's all for now. Cheers, Jan
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Hey! Thought I'd stop by and say a little "hello". Early this year, the Clubman went for a TÜV test - and failed on a couple of small and big things. Mainly some neatly hidden holes in the floor. Seeing that my time these days is limited, I actually gave this away. Second time ever I did this. I took a long time, but still quicker than if I had done it myself. And from what I can tell they didn't do a worse job than I would have done (in a hurry). Not brilliant, but it'll do just fine. Next up is me replacing the steering rack & ball joints. Steering rack has a worn inner joint & torn gaiter. Looking at tge price for new racks - why bother with the old one... And last but not least, Mr. TÜV was not keen on the Magnaflow exhaust. Ordered a stock exhaust, cheap as chips, much to my surprise. 65€ delivered. Sooo... I still own this, it's still not on the road - but step by step I'm getting there. It's been almost a year already, as I have just realised. Maybe next year... Maybe this year - who knows... Just to let you know there's still stuff hapening at TDW Works. Even though I've taken on another time & money intensive hobby and "car" is getting more of a 2nd or 3rd degree hobby... Cheers, Jan
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