Irish Mini Owners Club

got a lot of prep work done on mini for mtm, weather held out which was good as i work on the driveway.

1. changed oil and filter
2. checked all fluid levels (brake,clutch,radiator,windscreen washer)
3. greased upper and lower steering swivel hub, upper suspension arm inner pivot, rear radius arm
4. check battery connections and level
5. check tyre pressures and tyre tread (found a nail in drivers front and rear tyres, so off to tyre fitters tomorrow)
6. checked horn, indicators,wipers and all lights
7. checked front and rear brakes for wear
8. checked fanbelt for wear and cracking
9. checked wiper blades
10. repaired small hole in exhaust and checked mountings
11 checked spark plugs and ht leads

so all thats hopefully left to do before setting out is
1. wash and clean car
2. fill up with petrol (and fill jerry can)
3. check tyre pressures again while at garage
4. recheck oil level
5. recheck radiator level
6. pack car with tools and other equipment that may be needed. (mustnt forget change of clothes)
8. get money from bank - hopefully there will be money there
9. check drivers licence is in car

have many others made their final preps this weekend and i hope they went well.

(only had 1 mishap, when i went to move the pan i used to catch used oil in, i spilt some over driveway, just spent last hour trying to clean it up )

Fair dues to you Dean!

I'm still tryin to discover whats causing coolant to leak from my heater into the car.
I replaced the entire heater unit Saturday and all was fine for a while but the leak is back

I dismantled everything today and redid it all but to no avail....

Hopefully, Number 8 can help me discover what the problem is tomorrow.....

Failing all else, I think that a by pass job might suffice cos I aint leaving my Mini behind for MTM!!!


Tony

I only took the head off mine tonight and the new pump still hasnt arived!

I still don't know what I'm bringing.

I must take the MKII out from the garage where it has been hiding under blankets all Winter and give it the once over.

Billy wrote:I still don't know what I'm bringing.

Good and organised then yes Billy?

i havent got my mini back yet!

but i'm sure Mr Merlin will get him back to me very soon, i'll still be running him in on the way down to Cork

did all the above. fitted a tiny cb for good measure collected a few spares such as a few wheel bearings and fan belt ect ..... just in case.


all i gota do fit a new dash I hit barleycove

Iv got the camera perpared just in case ye pass trough roscommon

engine has to be fitted tonight... finish putting interior, and windows and bonnet on dads.... im wrecked....

still havnt looked at mine. just got spares and tools layed out in the garage. will get cracking tonite. sons mini has tobe got ready also and coono needs a hand with his. omg what have I been upto?????

Number 8

i've to start mine!! run intercooler pipes, check EVERYTHING, make and fit interior gonna be a hectic few final days!!!!!!!

curently doin da front suspension cones aswell as what dean has done..

big thanks ta dmgt who sorted me ou with da tools needed for da job

need ta wire in a fag liter for da cb 2..dno ow ta do dat tho

the rads are in and plumbed, the header tank is going in tomorrow.... i might skip doing the fan... oh & bert's gonna help me with the bearing. i'll slap a colourtune on it thursday, along with new plugs airfilter and fresh anti-freeze.

I've the crank fitted and gearbox ready so first job in morning is tourque up crank and mate engine with gearbox then flywheel and end cover ect then drop into car. Then hopefullly give a test spin to Wicklow revenue office on Thursday morning to import.

Had the car up in Bert's on Sunday and got two new CV joints and a couple of extra engine steadies fitted.
Have been using the car to travel to work in this week which is a 45 mile round trip each day. She is a bit heavier on the juice than my daily but the toll is free .
I'll higher and soften the rear suspension today to save my back and arches shattering to little pieces. And between today and tomorrow i'll be going through all the major nuts and bolts to make sure they're all good and tight. Then its just top up all the fluids, fit a new battery and pack.
I'll be starting my journey tomorrow evening so will get up early on Friday and do a few minor checks before setting off.

Are people using AM or FM cb's?

BERT wrote:Are people using AM or FM cb's?

not sure if its am or fm, but the cb i use is the one above

Mine is both so can't help you out there.

any one got a mini thats just simply ready for road and not in bits like mine ? lol

actually we do - sort of

Since she was just restored over the winter, all I had to do recently was new spark plugs and replacing a broken wheel stud that the painter overtightened...

the only thing left to do is to put in the seat extension brackets for my benefit as I am 6"4' (193cm)

and she'll get a check (pre-NCT test = thorough checkover for a good price) from a local garage tomorrow morning

Better to service the car tonight for mtm or wait til next week after mtm? Cars running fine as it is..

+1 for not repairing what's not broken / never touch a running system

Well 14 hours till we meant to leave and still not got engine in. Gonna be a late night. Can't wait for a cold beer in the barleycove. And it looks like mustard will be buying me it. Ha ha ha

marcexec wrote:+1 for not repairing what's not broken / never touch a running system

Yeah, thats what i ended up doing! ill give it a service next week when it deserves it!