Hill Climb Car - Converting Into - Tarmac Rally Car by warning634

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Some more work carries out on the mini today.

I decided just to go for it on that valve seat and I lapped the hell out of it, so I will just have to wait and see what the compression test says when I bolt it all back together. I also cleaned up the head ready for painting today, and here it is.





Once the paint had dried, I then fitted all my stainless steel goodies ;)

Mainifold studs & nuts


Thermostat studs & nuts

Water outlet bolts

But, not all good news today, I needed to replace one of the hardy spicer output shafts as it is missing a chunk! Once I had figured how to remove the darn thing (by removing the diff side cover and then the circlip) I then replaced the oil seal and inserted the new output shaft into the diff cover (all well so far) I then tried to slot the shaft back into the diff! And this is where I hit a snag! See if u can spot the difference (old one l/h new one r/h)



If you didnt notice the splines of the new output shaft are completely different to the old one.

Old one

New one

Any ideas of where I can get a replacement from? The one I tried to fit was from mini spares, I'm sure that there was only one option when I ordered it.

Help, help help