A really crap day working on my car :( RANT
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i took my car for minor tuning yesterday after i got a new mot, it was a free tune-up so thort i'd take advantage of proper equipment, the guy noticed my engine is setup well although the point tips seem to be a little burnt hmmmm!

i also noticed that after fitting uprated poly bushes the engine was held in place far better but yesterday i noticed a knocking, anyhow i decided to investigate today, its only the pissing the bolt that go's in the block has only gone & broke :( F&$&ker

i dont know how to sort this as i cant get a drill in to drill it out,

so decided to fit an ultimate engine steady from a previous car on the opposite side to keep me going for now :( still not that happy though

also decided to dust over my rims with fresh paint, that went cack too, i have a run on one wheel

also got what i thought was a bargain timing light off egay, not a bargain, its really really shit!!! the strobe is about as bright as a candle, its an old 70's type that only connects to plug number1 & its lead :(

defo one of those really crap days for sure, i feel cold & still aching from the gym the other day too so not in billy-brightside mood :(

i'm meant to be going on a fairly long journey in it monday too! you watch, it'll be the weather that stops play tomorrow & if that happens i'm gonna stay in bed monday rant over with a sort of smirk-ish

SKYLINES ARE LIKE CLITS, EVERY FLANGE SEEMS TO HAVE ONE: see this sticker on my silvia

the Search-section on this forum is blummin superb & simple to use, unlike some other forums, without the search-section & the help of this bunch of chaps on here i'll never be able to !!!Start the day with a 998cc turbo!!! :) i'm getting closer though!

Tom Fenton says: I have it all, make me an offer

Must be my fault, as I've had a good day.

Built the 4-pin diff, put it on the box, set the preload, prepared the box to have the engine fitted tomorrow.

Set the idler end float, using a brand new idler gear.

Took all the pistons out of the engine to check the circlips. Only because I had a nightmare the other night and one of the circlips was not seated correctly and destroyed the engine. They were OK though but I had to check.

Only down side was that I went to my favourite scrap yard at Kettering, by the A14, to find it has been cleared out for "development" - shit, got to find another one now.

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Hi,
There are repair kits for the steady bar on Minispares site....
Cheers,
Gavin :)

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sorry to hear about your not so good day.. thats all part of owning a mini

Edited by MarkGTT on 27th Jan, 2007.

yer its all about owning a mini alright!
the bad days are rely bad and the good days are rely good! lol

hope you get it sorted out mate!

cheers
josh

My build thread..

http://www.turbominis.co.uk/forums/index.php?p=vt&tid=542985

Ive got a repair bracket for the engine steady, you can have it for free. PM me your address and i'll post it to you.
Thank Joeybaby for it, He helped me and said pass the favour on.
Regards
Dave

danboy really that would be top! the only way i can think off to drill whats left of the bolt out of the block is to cut a hole in the inner wing & use a long drill-bit to drill it out from under the wheel-arche, its sheared completely flush too! otherwise i'd have attaced it with one of those stud extracting sockets, i think the bolt must have had fatigue!

lessen learnt from this, new bolts to be used on stressed fixtures!!!

SKYLINES ARE LIKE CLITS, EVERY FLANGE SEEMS TO HAVE ONE: see this sticker on my silvia

the Search-section on this forum is blummin superb & simple to use, unlike some other forums, without the search-section & the help of this bunch of chaps on here i'll never be able to !!!Start the day with a 998cc turbo!!! :) i'm getting closer though!

Tom Fenton says: I have it all, make me an offer

borrow a 90 degree drill would work too.

did a manifold stud with manifolds etc in situ like this!!!

oh yeah, i 4got about those, i'll be putting the word out with a few ppl around my way, or i may buy an air fed one for my compressor iain,

do you think the untimate engine steady on the thermostat side will do the job for the time being???

SKYLINES ARE LIKE CLITS, EVERY FLANGE SEEMS TO HAVE ONE: see this sticker on my silvia

the Search-section on this forum is blummin superb & simple to use, unlike some other forums, without the search-section & the help of this bunch of chaps on here i'll never be able to !!!Start the day with a 998cc turbo!!! :) i'm getting closer though!

Tom Fenton says: I have it all, make me an offer

Been there, it's a royal pain in the arse!

Get the fix plate as mentioned above, it's actually better than the original design IMHO. If your really stuck I could get one from Bingley and drop it in to you as I'm got to go to Cov anyway next week. Might be worth holding out for a free one though.

The ultimate will be fine on it's own so long as you don't drive the car hard till you've got it fixed properly.

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