Sunday 16 February 2020

More brakes

A little step closer yesterday with brakes, the front brake pipe was cut to length and shaped and new clips added to the sub frame to hold it ... when it's ready. My friend was busy fixing his exhaust so didn't have time to show me how to use his weird (with no instructions in the kit) flaring tool so just the ends to do. Also realised there is a captive nut in the bulk head to hold the brake bias valve/manifold and it is 1/4" unf 2" shanked bolt..... which I don't have! So can't measure out the short pipe to that from the passenger wheel yet. Hoping to get one monday locally and finish both bits Tuesday.
The last seat brackets went in successfully, so now looking forward to the fun of altering the carpet to allow for the new rear legs!


The new towing eye turned up but appears to be a permanent fixture and not keen on that so will try and get a longer bolt so it can take a nut and I can leave the eye in the boot. This is a later addition on mini's and as it needs towing back home soon I like the idea of body work not getting damaged, but really don't like the idea of it being a permanent feature.
So progress but didn't feal like much was achieved. Hoping to go through the 2 sets of glass today and leave what I need ontop of the pile as long as it is all up to a good standard and worth putting in. Been a very long time since I have been through it .... like 5 + years and I have a mix of plan and tinted, hoping I have a set of one type, the doors I stripped had one of each type.

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