Not got too much done lately but I took some holiday from work with the intention of getting cracking. I wanted my gas bottle to get on with the welding but I've still not got round to it
I've now sold the remaining bodywork of my old Mini, and with that gone (and all my spare bits on Ebay) I can move the Viva interior from my leaky shed to my Mum's garage
so I now have somewhere nice and dry for all my bits, and stuff that need painting I've kept here so I can get on with it. Makes life so much easier being organised.
I've further stripped the Viva, pedal box, brake servo and master cylinder are out, as is the hand brake. Old engine is further stripped ready for removal, need to find a hoist to borrow. I had planned to stick the Weber on so I knew how much room I had to play with to build a plenum/fit an air filter. Turns out, I don't
So I'm now on the look out for the rare and expensive Blydenstein inlet manifold/rocker cover.
Have also only got a few bits left to finish the wiring, one of which being the bigger bullet connectors for the top row of the bulkhead connector which is turning out to be elusive. Anyone know where to get one? One of the additions I've made is a live for a bulb for an illuminated heater control panel. I've bought a few of these panels over time and was sure one of them had the casing for the bulb on the back but I couldn't find it. In the clearouts I found a few and stuck the casing on a NOS panel so I'm happy. The sidelight bulb holder I'd put aside didn't fit, but a rummage in my magical bag of electrickery bits found me the correct loom. Luck!
With my remaining week off I shall be stripping and painting bits under the bonnet, brackets and the pedal box, hopefully get some gas for the sparkle stick and a big sheet of metal. Would like to get some black paint (for the bulkhead cover) to see how well the compressor I've been given. It's a tiny 20L, 0.75HP thing so I'm dubious but should be ok for the smaller jobs.