My Mini Resto by minimk1

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Engine is in today !!!

had a big spend up at minispares on saturday. lots of bits including my lowered height gaz shocks which i love !

also cleaned and painted the engine yesterday, fitted; mg metro cam, new cam followers, duplex timing gear, new clutch, new gaskets.

got the engine together and then in the car however one of the captive nuts decided it was no longer held on and span round, was not happy about this, but i will weld it on so no worries there.

still have lots of things to do before i can think about starting the engine, things left are:

1. finish mounting engine
2. handbrake cable 
3. connect pedels to master cylinders
4. connect gear linkage
5. brake lines
6. rebuild callipers 
7. paint driveshafts+ fit them with new boots etc 
8. fit wiring harness
9. water pump+ rad with hoses etc
10. clean up exhaust, paint + mount it properly 
11. sort out the facet fuel pump, mount it and wire it up 
12. fit fuel tank+ fuel lines
13. rebuild carbs + fit them
14. fit; dizzy, starter motor etc
15. fire that bad boy up hahah

thats all for now i shall be doing small updates in the week of little things i will be doing in the evenings, but all i need to do it keep chipping away at things each night and before i know it i will be pulling it out of the garage not pushing it.