Caspers Journey

[Ridhwaan1275E]

Part 2 !

So after settling in with Casper and learning more about the engine and so on , i was quick to find out that it was rebored to 1380 and using Mazda pistons

also found out more about the twin su carbs , and that mine were in very good nick and running very well (Words from Doug)

motivated me more to learn about them so ended up getting myself a digital copy on how to tune SU Carbs for mini book on my laptop and i am still studying it ( for those who want it can contact me i will email it to them)

and whilst doing that i managed to download the original Mini Workshop Manual , not the Heynes one , the original manual

also if anyone is interested in it you can contact me and i will email a copy to you



Before my engine clean,

after my engine clean we found the block to be blue and silver

At this point in time i was starting to feel the pinch in terms of budget and my big plans for an amazing hood lining got put on hold , instead i got on the phone with Doug we managed to find a very very neat second hand one at his place , yet again Doug to the rescue.

Got home and gave it a proper scrub , yes a little rough around the edges , the odd stain here and there but at this point some hood lining is better than nothing , got myself some glue , recruited a guy from work for a day and we got to it!





Again many hours later and quite high on glue , we were done

up till today not a saggy corner nor a loose side has come about.

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Then i got a big edgy about the boot! For some reason the standard two piece board was just not working for me , so before i recovered them i decided to try something very different

Part of our business is making Poly-carbonate Awnings , so with the use of my awnings materials and tools to cut i hatched a plan to custom make myself a boot board!





So first i had to make myself a template



Then trace it out onto the Poly Carb sheet and cut it to shape



After having cut the sheet i placed it in the boot and made some finer trimmings so it fitted snug



At this point it would have been complete but being a bit of a perfectionist i could not leave it like that , so i added a lip at the bottom and rubberized the whole thing. Added a piece of rubber over it to protect it from scratches





And then i was finally happy with my boot board! For those who are interested in doing something like this , you can contact me