As winter has arrived in the area.
I put our 1960 Austin 850 (Mini) sideways ( on dollies ) and pulled our 2013 VW Tiguan (Вадим) into the same half of the garage.
Tag: Recreation
June 18-22: An uplifting end!
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!
2 June 2013: Yes we Did!
Today, we finished the painting portion of the engine compartment appearance upgrade project, and we can put it in the dictionary next to the term:
SCOPE CREEP!
Master painter and I-CAR maven Ed Mayer came over, shall we say, primed to go!
(Ed had painted the motor):
We pushed the car into the spray booth.
Mixing paint.
Applying primer.
Safety first.
Second coat.
Applying the yellow.
Unmask and unveil.
Done at last!
Back inside the garage.
We celebrated with a pair of grogs.
Hard work? Yes, but then anything really worth having is.
Next? Reassemble!
What did I do? Besides make the coffee, fetch the tools, and pour the beer, I was in charge of organization and documentation.
I left the skill work to Ed and Brad, did most of the heavy lifting on the prep, and I am always ready to fetch what is needed.
After the (painting) party was over…
Sept-Dec 2011
stayed off the road
replaced water pump, but problem may be timing chain.
set for winter: new trans; new timing gear/chain; new struts; new dampers; new spring cones
Mini 