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 Posted: Aug 12, 2013 01:47PM
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 Posted: Jul 26, 2013 10:12AM
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 Posted: Jul 26, 2013 06:53AM
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I guess that is because you gas welded it. I have seen pick up owners that have covered that area with dynamat and thin carpet.

If in doubt, flat out. Colin Mc Rae MBE 1968-2007.

Give a car more power and it goes faster on the straights,
make a car lighter and it's faster everywhere. Colin Chapman.

 Posted: Jul 26, 2013 06:43AM
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The left side is straight, from the door to the back, but the right side, where you can see the spots from the torch, had bulged outward a bit. It would seem strange to come uneven.

 

 Posted: Jul 26, 2013 06:24AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by THE MINI MOVER

As far as the "bulge" goes, l believe it was always behind the drivers seat on the RH side and never behind the LH side as the factory made no allowance on what country the pick up was going to-

Hard to be believe that 2 inch set back on the panel behind the driver at the rear of the cab would disappear, even with a lot of welding (heat) ???

BIG AL

I guess it depends which side you are looking from, looking at the picture Al i see the drivers side as having a cut out more than a bulge but aggree with you it would need a lot of heat to distort any of that area, maybe we are not referring to the correct area.

If in doubt, flat out. Colin Mc Rae MBE 1968-2007.

Give a car more power and it goes faster on the straights,
make a car lighter and it's faster everywhere. Colin Chapman.

 Posted: Jul 26, 2013 05:41AM
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As far as the "bulge" goes, l believe it was always behind the drivers seat on the RH side and never behind the LH side as the factory made no allowance on what country the pick up was going to-

Hard to be believe that 2 inch set back on the panel behind the driver at the rear of the cab would disappear, even with a lot of welding (heat) ???

BIG AL

new e-mail address-
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Please update your records-

 Posted: Jul 26, 2013 05:39AM
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The bulge behind the passenger seat (RHD) is factory.

If in doubt, flat out. Colin Mc Rae MBE 1968-2007.

Give a car more power and it goes faster on the straights,
make a car lighter and it's faster everywhere. Colin Chapman.

 Posted: Jul 26, 2013 03:56AM
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I'm still glad I'm doing it, but for those tempted, it is not an easy job to put saloon doors and front clip on a pickup. Here you can see some of the modifications to make the door edge fit. The complete sill from the clip back and around to the top has to be modified, as even the sill is different. I don't remember of the bulge in the rear part of the cabin was there before, but after all the welding it had to be shrunk back to straight.

 Posted: Jul 17, 2013 12:55PM
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 Posted: Jul 14, 2013 03:07PM
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 Posted: Jul 5, 2013 12:45PM
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Jim, did you get my email address from my response? (it's also on my website as contact).

 

My goal is engine assembly on July 15th.

 Posted: Jul 2, 2013 06:38PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Richard1

Can you point me to procedures for adjusting them?

Try Todd on the ADO 16 forum. They are quite simple once you have bent and ground the wrench to fit, just undo the lock nut then tighten the adjuster up to a few thousands clearance (not sure on the amount) then lock down the nut and repeat the procees for the others. It is a little more technical than that but that is a general idea, easier to do with the engine / box out of the car.

If in doubt, flat out. Colin Mc Rae MBE 1968-2007.

Give a car more power and it goes faster on the straights,
make a car lighter and it's faster everywhere. Colin Chapman.

 Posted: Jul 2, 2013 03:58PM
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 Posted: Jun 7, 2013 07:47AM
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 Posted: Jun 7, 2013 05:43AM
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Great progress...........

With regards to the transmission Richard you can remove the front cover (a lot easier to do with the engine/box out of the car) and adjust the bands as they are usually "slack" on the Jap spec cars.

If in doubt, flat out. Colin Mc Rae MBE 1968-2007.

Give a car more power and it goes faster on the straights,
make a car lighter and it's faster everywhere. Colin Chapman.

 Posted: Jun 7, 2013 03:10AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Spitz

I just noticed it's an automatic....any info on if the transmission is ok?

No information. and I haven't found any check procedures. There is no obvious damage, so I plan on assembling everything with new rings and bearings. Then if I discover a problem I'll look for the parts.

Most of the cars or engines that come from Japan (like this one) are decommisioned there when they no longer meet the environmental tests, and this was probably the case, since the compression was 50 to 70 psi. Granted it should have been hot to run that, but the condition of the bearings matches

 Posted: Jun 6, 2013 08:05PM
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I just noticed it's an automatic....any info on if the transmission is ok?

 

"Everybody should own a MINI at some point, or you are incomplete as a human being" - James May

"WET COOPER", Partsguy1 (Terry Snell of Penticton BC ) - Could you send the money for the unpaid parts and court fees.
Ordered so by a Judge

 

 

 

 Posted: Jun 6, 2013 03:12PM
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This is our answer to the wider saloon doors with the different curve at the top. A little welding was in order to adjust the corners and widen the opening.

 

 

 Posted: Jun 5, 2013 03:34PM
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All disassembled and measured. I'll be replacing the timing chain with a double one and tensioner, plus a complete set of rings and bearings.

 





The body shop has the windshield posts welded and is welding the floor. He is having fun with making the pieces fit together.




 Posted: May 25, 2013 03:46PM
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Finally got back to Tarija for a few days to start on the engine. Need to figure out what to order to rebuild in next month. Parts need to go from the UK to the US for me to bring to Bolivia when I go.

After soaking everything with diesel, I pressure washed the engine, then started stripping it and cleaning up the parts. When I get back I can paint and assemble.




Manifolds before and after



Someone did not believe in using coolant



This is the hard part. So far I'm bending extractors trying to get the converter off the crandshaft


Since the new front has adjusta rides, I bought some for the back and put them on


Removal of the exterior corrosion on the aluminum thermostat housing, filter housing, etc.




Top half of the injector body cleaned up. Need to rig a soda blaster for the lower part.

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