Minis

[algtj]

And when you have finished cutting the rot out, I'll have the engine for my camper! <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :lol --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/laugh.gif ALT=":lol"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END-->

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[george]

and i'll have the fuch's

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[dollyboy]

i have a buddy ('barge eddy') who's into his VW buses, his dad is the ex canley guy who sold me my 1st SE.<br>
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anyway, barge eddy imports the bloody things and is just in the process of doing a porsche transplant in his...<br>
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hmmm.<br>
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I'd rather have a caterham or ariel atom personally, but i'm sticking in dolo-world for now. next project when dolo-world is complete will be the purchase of a 4berth motorhome i reckon...<br>
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project black - coming on, could be sold...<br>
project white - pimp my tolly, next year!</p><i></i>

[1300dolly]

whats a fuch???<br>
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Justyn

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[Jod Clark]

Fuchs are them lovely 911 5-spoke wheels. Yummy.

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[algtj]

EMPI is the only way to go! <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :D --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/happy.gif ALT=":D"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END-->

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[davepoth]

Back to the minis, in any case...<br>
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Down the pub this evening with my mate, he mentioned that when he tries to get a gear at the moment it gets a lot of grinding. This set off a little bell in my head, so I asked if it had got progressively harder to do things like engage reverse, or shift quickly from 2nd to 3rd. He said it had.<br>
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So my question is, what is the correct amount of travel for the rod on a mini clutch slave cylinder? I'm going to go and check it this weekend, I'm hoping that this will be all it needs to get moving again.

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[SprintV8]

There was a simple mod on the earlier Mini's that had the long clutch arm.<br>
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Warm gently (Just above the adjusting nut) and bend toward's the flywheel cover.<br>
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Mini's still love em.<br>
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Jonner's said,<br>
is to weigh the whole thing in and use the 60 odd quid for the purchase of a dolly 1300. Then you will remove another death trap from the roads and end up with a nice car....<br>
Minis....almost as crap as VW beetles...<br>
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Suppose most Mini owners say the same about Dolomite's

<p>1980 Dolomite SprintV8 (360bhp of TVR AJP V8 Pumping Alloy Coming soon !)<br>
2002 Citroen Xsara 2.0 HDi Estate.... Part's delivery Vehicle.<br>
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</p><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://p206.ezboard.com/bthetriumphdolo ... printV8</A> at: 12/7/06 12:56 am<br></i>

[george]

rather than bend the arm use a female brake pipe end over the rod (cant remember if it needs a slight grind on the edges of the flats)

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[Chris Field]

On the subject of Minis... we got a nice '89 G mini 30 (99<!--EZCODE EMOTICON START 8) --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/glasses.gif ALT="8)"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> for youngest son six months ago 'cos we couldn't find his first choice of a decent Dolly 1300. <br>
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Anyway.... Gearbox is now sounding a bit like a straight cut but more painful! <br>
So now of course he wants to find a 1275 engine and box to put in, but I am reluctant to go the ebay route because you never know what youve bought 'til it's in and running so I am recommending we just take it out and fix whichever 'cog' has got a lump out of it? That way it stays original as well (which was one of the reasons we got this one in the first place - no boy racer mods and a wad of service history)<br>
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So, just checking whether anybody has anything lying about at the back of the garage that is worth considering before I make a start?<br>
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[george]

sure it's not in the transfer gears ? as these make a terible whine when stuffed

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[Chris Field]

Thanks George but no... only present in 1st 2nd & 3rd - also its more clattery than anything. Probably a chipped gear on the 1st motion / layshaft methinks.

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