I Only Wanted The Wheels.... by 72clubman

3 minute(s) of a 153 minute read

I could only resist so long....

So a few nights ago I stumbled upon a veritable treasure trove of Mini challenge pictures. 

Being late I decided since I had the hardest part to source I may as well create a bit of a Challenge replica and  I went crazy on the internet.

This is the first of a lot I've ordered...

1-17-2014

Couldn't resist the tyre paint any longer...

2-9-2014

It's been quite a while since I've updated this, and it's mostly because the GT's been behaving herself.

Of course daily use always highlights any faults, some the car and some are vandalising f**kers who think it's funny to let all my tyres down.  

Anyway, the car, so the throttle cable started to become "sticky" the clutch still allows the gears to crunch in first and reverse despite all the work I've done, and the rear brakes needed winding on after they've bedded in properly. 

So the throttle was easy, the butterfly shaft just needed lubricating (removal of carb) the throttle return spring (HIF) needed cleaning and the throttle cable needed oiling, it's much smoother now and returns as it should.

The Clutch I rebled, but the problem still remained. My dad then pointed out the pedal wasn't returning properly. After contorting myself under the dash you could see the spring wasn't returning the pedal properly, meaning you didn't get the full travel of the pedal. 

So the pin had to come out. 

No wonder it didn't travel smoothly! 

As smooth as a babies bottom! 

I also finally got around to installing my window stickers, giving my car sporting credentials.

All are model related and the car did have GKN's from new which where only available through special tuning....