The adventures of our 1960 Mini, and our new MINI
I did some detail painting under the body, cleaned and vacuumed the interior, and did some preparation and organization.
When Brad came over on Sunday, we
o refitted the heater valve with a new gasket and sealer
o reassembled above
o put the new valve cover in place
o fabricated the new choke bracket
I vacuumed the interior, and cleaned in the shop and the garage.
Then I finished cleaning the brake drums, and touched up a few places where the paint was wrong.
Finally, I painted under the rear wheel wells with POR 15, and redid the rear trailing arms in the same yellow as the exterior.
I had been cleaning the exterior brake drums and the wheels, and then neighbor Ed Mayer arrived, and we:
o rebuilt the brake and clutch masters
o installed them (his turn with the clevis pins)
o installed the first lines from the masters, and all of the clutch plumbing
o finished mounting the dampers
A good day!
On the 25th, I connected the dampers.
On the 26th, the plated masters came back from the Elyria Plating Co.
I worked on some of the components soon to be installed, including:
The grille surround, which I cleaned and polished.
The grille, which I cleaned, touch up painted, and clear coated.
The carbs, which I cleaned and polished (exteriors!)
The air cleaners (sans K&N filters) which I also cleaned and polished.
And the front carpet, which I cleaned.
N.B.: Local company Manco (in neighboring Avon, Ohio) made the racey duct tape. http://duckbrand.com/
My friends? Brad had a good day with their boat, and Ed, Chuck, and Allen spent time with family, so it was a good day for this.
I took care of a few details: ground wire for flasher; mounted horn; and painted the painted pushrods on cyclinders.
Ed Mayer and Nathan came over (in MG Midget and new go cart): (Nathan is about 10).
We installed the four body-front subframe bolts, and then jacked up the car
That enabled us to secure the rear trans mount, then we rebuilt the dog bone engine stabilizer mount, and installed it.
We tightened every thing, including the bracket on the offside where the hoses go.
Home stretch!
I mounted the voltage regulator on sunday, and then on monday, I took the master cylinders to be plated.
I also mounted the fuse box, the clutch slave, and the flasher.
N.B.: The wiring will be beautified soon.
On June 14, I painted part of the wiper mechanism motor housing and the horn semi-gloss black.
June 15, I did some reorganization, cleaned and painted the 3 way brake connector clear coat, and cleaned up some threads.
I had ordered a GRK3007 CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER UPGRADE KIT EARLY MINI & COOPER, and a
8G8446 CLUTCH SLAVE CYLINDER KIT – SPRITE, MIDGET, MINI, PRE-VERTO
I was able to rebuild the slave, but the diagram that came with the clutch master upgrade was vague. I went over this with the supplier on the phone, and then this evening, Ed Mayer came over, and we got it complete.
Next: body bolts and some wiring.
Tuesday was a day of rest and some organization.
On wednesday, the rebuild kits for the clutch master and slave cylinders arrived.
I finished the slave, but the master is an upgrade, and the diagram was not clear – will go to Mini Mania on Thursday.
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