Charlie - Mini Mk3

[Vinay-RS]

Awesome. I think I'll chat to some of the guys about bulk ordering from eBay too. Since I doubt I'd need 250 m of loom tape.

[Jared Mk3]

A few small items from MS. Can finally finish off the braking system and bleed it.

[Vinay-RS]

Nice man What are we looking at?

[Jared Mk3]

Nice man What are we looking at?

New window scraper seals with new chrome trims, upper door window seals, crown wheel bolts and locktabs, adjustable oil pressure sender unit and black braided brake hoses

[Jared Mk3]

I haven't done too much to the car lately, especially with maintenance being carried out on the house. She does, however, now have a fresh garage. Nice and clean.



Also got a few extra stickers from StickyFingers :

[Vinay-RS]

That garage looks so good. It'll look even better with tools and some Mini related merch on the walls.

[Jared Mk3]

I haven't updated in a while. It hasn't been a good time with the Mini of late. I'm still waiting for the completion of the 1000S cylinder head. Also, the Force centres were sent in for a colour change, but returned looking like utter ****. The less said about this, the better. Hopefully they can rectify the problem.

I made a start with bleeding the brakes. Few leaks here and there, but I hope I've sorted them out. Still a bit of a spongy pedal, so need to do some more. The grille has also been sent in to be chromed, so should look a lot better soon. Lastly, I received a few parts for the gear selector.

I started with this (rubbish picture, but it was covered in oil) :



And after a bit of petrol, degreaser and some aluminum cleaner, I ended up with this :



I need to strip and repaint the gear lever and then reassemble with some fresh parts. One less item ticked off the list. I need to make a start on the diff and get it out the way.

[Vinay-RS]

Are there bushes available for the remote gear selector to eliminate any sloppiness in the selection mechanism?

[Jared Mk3]

Are there bushes available for the remote gear selector to eliminate any sloppiness in the selection mechanism?

There is. I bought a new nylon cup that fits on the gearlever, a nylon flange that sits around the gearlever and supports a spring, as well as a new detent spring. That should help resolve any sloppiness.

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I got the gearlever mechanism built up and completed today. Fitted new nylon bushes where needed and the detent spring. Feels really smooth now, even without being fitted to the car.



I also fitted the very first part I bought for the car (10 years ago already). Feeling rather nostalgic :

[Vinay-RS]

I do like the look of the completed gear selector. That gear knob is a nice finishing touch.