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 497 Posts Member #: 7641 Senior Member Jersey, CI |
17th Mar, 2010 at 08:26:54pm
Where's that popcorn smiley when you need it...?!
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 1105 Posts Member #: 1504 Post Whore Westbury, Wiltshire |
18th Mar, 2010 at 11:55:33pm
Welcome Will.
Minivanless, but reluctantly happy living with the decision. There'll be another one day.
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 1170 Posts Member #: 8636 Post Whore Surrey |
15th Jan, 2013 at 12:10:50am
I'm Back! :o
Reading up on RTS Clutches On 21st Sep, 2006 Paul S said: Go on, be brave, put it in the car and tell us how it works. Pity your bollocks are in line with the flywheel! On 27th May, 2013 robert said:
putting my testicles on the line for turbo mini owners everywhere ,and they still work ! |
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 7765 Posts Member #: 74 I pick holes in everything.. Chief ancient post excavator |
15th Jan, 2013 at 08:24:00am
On 16th Mar, 2010 WRLondon said:
the pistons are +30 so thats 1301? which is abit of a pain as it makes pistons and rings abit harder to find Not really. http://minispares.com/product/Classic/Engi.../classic/piston rings.aspx|Back to search + http://www.muller.net/sonny/crx/rings/ring-tool.jpg Et voilá On 13th Jul, 2012 Ben H said:
Mine gets in the way a bit, but only when it is up. If it is down it does not cause a problem. |
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 6729 Posts Member #: 618 Post Whore Glasgow |
15th Jan, 2013 at 09:25:27am
welcome back! |
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1170 Posts Member #: 8636 Post Whore Surrey |
15th Jan, 2013 at 01:57:24pm
On 15th Jan, 2013 Vegard said:
On 16th Mar, 2010 WRLondon said:
the pistons are +30 so thats 1301? which is abit of a pain as it makes pistons and rings abit harder to find Not really. http://minispares.com/product/Classic/Engi.../classic/piston rings.aspx|Back to search + http://www.muller.net/sonny/crx/rings/ring-tool.jpg Et voilá thanks vegard, found rings for them about 3 years ago  lol
never bed in so the engine was replaced by a "rebuilt" 998 engine which ran like a bag of bolts then a 1275 cooper engine which is in it at the moment while i build up the 1293 ive got! Reading up on RTS Clutches On 21st Sep, 2006 Paul S said: Go on, be brave, put it in the car and tell us how it works. Pity your bollocks are in line with the flywheel! On 27th May, 2013 robert said:
putting my testicles on the line for turbo mini owners everywhere ,and they still work ! |
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 16540 Posts Member #: 4241 King Gaycharger, butt plug dealer, Sheldon Cooper and a BAC but generally a niceish fella if you dont mind a northerner Rotherham, South Yorkshire |
15th Jan, 2013 at 01:59:35pm
That datsun looks about the same colour I painted the bonnet on Bretts mini On 11th Feb, 2015 robert said:
i tried putting soap on it , and heating it to brown , then slathered my new lube on it 
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 9502 Posts Member #: 1023 Post Whore Doncaster, South Yorkshire |
15th Jan, 2013 at 02:55:54pm
On 15th Jan, 2013 apbellamy said:
That datsun looks about the same colour I painted the bonnet on Bretts mini  its not far off, i still have the rest of the can, looks like his datsun needs its bonnet finnishing
Yes i moved to the darkside |
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9502 Posts Member #: 1023 Post Whore Doncaster, South Yorkshire |
15th Jan, 2013 at 02:58:07pm
With the amount of money you spent on the R334 conversion you could have probably fuelled it for a year and kept it Yes i moved to the darkside |
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1170 Posts Member #: 8636 Post Whore Surrey |
15th Jan, 2013 at 10:29:18pm
yeah pretty much lol
Reading up on RTS Clutches On 21st Sep, 2006 Paul S said: Go on, be brave, put it in the car and tell us how it works. Pity your bollocks are in line with the flywheel! On 27th May, 2013 robert said:
putting my testicles on the line for turbo mini owners everywhere ,and they still work ! |
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9502 Posts Member #: 1023 Post Whore Doncaster, South Yorkshire |
15th Jan, 2013 at 11:22:16pm
even though i have rebuilt everything bar the rear subframe, i would do it again tomorrow, ive got an ecu coming for now, once thats up and running there is a dirty great turbo with my name on it Yes i moved to the darkside |
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1170 Posts Member #: 8636 Post Whore Surrey |
21st Apr, 2013 at 04:57:48pm
Been a while but stripped the cab back down to a bare shell
Edited by WRLondon on 21st Apr, 2013. Reading up on RTS Clutches On 21st Sep, 2006 Paul S said: Go on, be brave, put it in the car and tell us how it works. Pity your bollocks are in line with the flywheel! On 27th May, 2013 robert said:
putting my testicles on the line for turbo mini owners everywhere ,and they still work ! |
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