Bits, Bobs and Purple

Had a nice big post typed up and then the internet died and I lost it.

SO basically, been a week of doing lots of bits and bobs. Got the engine in easily. Nearly amputated my hand using a headlamp trim and a polishing wheel. Dipped the old steels in a bath of pH13++++ Caustic Soda = good bye old paint :). Filler primer struggling to stick to red oxide on the wheels for some bizzare reason = :(. Currently rocking ridiculous 5 1/2inch race tyres and rims awaiting proper wheels and tyres.

Hopefully be heading to ignition and MOT early next week as going away for a few days.

Piccys:

Headlamp trim (thankfully spare) having gone round my hand at high speed a few times.... not so round

Hand Day 2

 Caustic Soda for cleaning wheels

Clean Wheels

Goodridge brake hoses

 Clean gearbox containing gears of a ratio somewhere between normal and close ratio....

Borg and Beck 9 spring competition clutch

Gear Lever

Mini's are meant to appear in the garden right?

Engine in the mini!

Engine out the Mini (having a nackered hand saves you from getting hernias!)

Lots of new fasteners 

"Don't fall off this time!" (The Mini engine went for a tumble few years back...)

Easy does it

The List

Cooper S cylinder head (probably need to skim it a bit to get the compression down, that or change the cam from the 649 race cam currently in it...)

Ancient yellow, sorry Colemans mustard, paint

Starting to look more car like

New facet electronic fuel pump, to replace nackered mechanical one on the engine (one of last A-series engines to have mechanical pumps)

Cooper S/Formula Junior 23D4 Distributor rebuilt with parts from Distributor Doctor (including a pucker famous Red Rotor arm)

As she stands currently today