Back of the garage

:):):)
excellent stuff, hello Harvey[8D]

Am intrigued by your instrument layout - yours are set in along the dash by the looks of things[8)]

Bessie - four star commerdation
 
He's got the usual 'pod' with ammeter and water temp - someone has added an oil pressure gauge, volt meter and vacuum gauge along with a rather fetching Murphy radio cassette :I.

'Harvey the RV'
 
good old Murphy, rapidly becoming a part of motoring heritage in themselves.

Wonder if anyone has ever fitted a rain gauge? have similar problems with ply on back cupboards - would be a good place to collect water samples for met office:I

Bessie - four star commerdation
 
nice one Panky! ready for spring? Are you going to get him on the road then finish off later or do a full restro?

Like those headrests - where did you get them from?




www.littleyellowcar.co.uk
 
I'm aiming for a rough and ready winter brush-up, you know the thing - engine swap, fit O/D box, weld up leaky gutters and peak (I looked up[xx(]) fit new braking system, repair interior dissolved by water ingress and paint the outside with a roller(better than my attempts at spraying) - simple :) But I plan to be on the road by the spring/summer next year [8D]

Just the one headrest bought from a car boot years ago. The seat is an old Herald one just placed in position.
'Harvey the RV'
 
yowch... not much to do then!

is all the underneath ok then? There are a few people (myself included) fitting overdrives this winter - we should have a CVF Online Overdrive workshop. Maybe we can get a bulk discount for propshaft shortening?!


Rupert



www.littleyellowcar.co.uk
 
Sorted out the nether regions a while ago and all looks pretty good still, just one jacking point to do. The rest is out side - gutters, door steps and front valance, the peak is the worst bit [V]

I'll have a go at the prop my self, big lathe in work so I can turn prop after welding to get the best balance.

'Harvey the RV'
 
Started the dirty work today :D
Fist rip out some of the furniture and curtain pelmet so the roof lining can be peeled back for roof repairs.






If the little corner cupboard on your Autosleeper is suffering from water damage this could be the reason [xx(]




Above back doors


After a bit of a clean up



The first cut [:0]



Welding starts tomorrow, plenty more of those little patches to cut out and repair. It's strange - the gutters are sound but it is the roof edge itself that has rotted through [V]



'Harvey the RV'
 
that area you,ve cut out is about all thats holding the slyders roof on [:0]
glad to see the bonnet strap [^];)

"you were only supposed to blow the bloody SLIDING doors off no.3"
 
I'm wondering how many little patches I'll need :I One step at a time - not aiming for a roof chop[:0]

I like the strap[^] I did buy two with the intention of putting them at the bonnet corners but there wasn't enough room by the headlights to fit them in [V] I'll just have to buy another Mini so the other strap doesn't go to waste [^] unless I use it on Harvey somewhere, any suggestions.

'Harvey the RV'
 
sounds like a classic case of "i need to buy another mini" syndrome ;)

"you were only supposed to blow the bloody SLIDING doors off no.3"
 
Well I don't want to go too far with mods on this one, I want to retain something of the original car - but the next one - that will be different [}:)] need more than a bonnet strap to keep the beast within tamed [}:)][}:)][}:)]

'Harvey the RV'
 
Well done Panky I am glad you have made a start. If you need some more encouragement I will fetch Dora over for you to have a drive in. But I am sure that you will have Harvey up and runing for the spring
 
Thanks Jimmy I'd love to[8D] I'll take you for a blast in the Mini at the same time [}:)]

'Harvey the RV'
 
Had a few problems with the neighbours when I started repairs on Harveys roof, they were complaing about the noise and sparks when I was using the angle grinder - it was the Saturday after November 5th so you can imagine it wasn't just me making noise and sparks[V]. I decided to move Harvey from his temporary shelter into the garage where I could do what I wanted (and so could the neighbours). I re-commissioned the doors that had been sealed up when I built 'The back of the garage' and started the task of moving the rusting hulk. There was no point in trying to start the engine as the clutch has siezed solid so he definately wont move under his own steam just yet so it took me four hours with slings and a pull-lift to move him four feet - I guess after ten years in the same spot the brakes had decided they were quite happy where they were - and moving him back again looked like it would prove to be something of a problem, so todays task was to remove all drums and free off the brakes. Starting with the drivers side front the jack was slotted into the tube and winding commenced, all going well until a gentle crunching sound followed by a light shower of rust from what was a jacking point had me reverse winding pretty damn quick - I forgot that one needed sorting [V]. Out with the trolley jack and the wheel was off the floor in no time, even the wheel nuts came off easily. The drum was a bit more stubborn and took a bit of persuading with a 2 lb hammer and a crow bar to shift it, but when it finally came off I was amazed how clean it was with no sign of any surface rust even the brake shoes are like new. Not all good news though - found a good bit of play in the kingpin bushes [xx(]. I backed off the adjuster completely and put the drum back on, spinning nice and freely now [^]. The cylinders are probably siezed, I didn't check, but the pedal is solid and I've got a full set of spares to put on when the time comes. The other three wheels were even easier and didn't have the crunchy jacking point issue but I'm a bit wary of the rear nearside one - the jack seemed to be pushing up against the bottom of the fluted panel a bit to firmly so I'll probably do that one as well.
Harvey moves nice and easily on his wheels now so I'll be able to haul him in and out of the garage and still be able to keep the Mini under cover for the winter. Me new mig arives next week so repairs can commence in anger and hopefully the welds will be that good I wont have to much use for the angle ginder and keep the neighbours happy (yeh right[}:)])


Crunchy jacking point



How good is that [^]






'Harvey the RV'
 
four feet in four hours sounds like normal commer pace to me ;)
i never trust the jacking points too much so use a trolley jack. or use two original jacks if possible, its alot of weight on a small area so the slightest weakness is easily found [xx(]
whats the new mig then panky [?]

"you were only supposed to blow the bloody SLIDING doors off no.3"
 
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