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Cool It has been a long time since I have done any performance work to an a-series. It's nice to see a quick mini that has one rather than a Honda or motorbike engine!
Understeer: when you hit the wall with the front of the car.
Oversteer: when you hit the wall with the back of the car.
Horsepower: how fast you hit the wall.
Torque: how far you take the wall with you.
She was trying to answer the question "If an unstoppable force meets an immovable object, what happens?"
Understeer: when you hit the wall with the front of the car.
Oversteer: when you hit the wall with the back of the car.
Horsepower: how fast you hit the wall.
Torque: how far you take the wall with you.
Got fuel all over the driveway removing the fuel filter a previous owner hid up under the petrol tank on my Beetle. It was well and truly clogged. I didn't know it was there, it had a filter in the engine bay when I bought it. Also did some welding on DAV the Rally Van.
Brett Nicholson
1965 Morris Mini Traveller - Trixie
1966 Austin Mini Super-Deluxe - Audrey
1969 Morris Mini Van - Desert Assault Van
1971 Morris Moke - Mopoke
1974 VW Super Beetle - Olive
2009 Nissan Pathfinder
A big moment has just happened today at midday the 1st Jan 2013.
I wired up a temporary ign switch on the bulkhead also an oil pressure light,turned it over till oil pressure was up.
Wired up the ign and checked for a spark on turnover.
As there is no radiator or exhaust,when it starts I wont run it for long.
Primed the fuel system,turned the tickover screws up a bit,wedged the choke 1/2 open,turned the ign on,pressed the starter switch and crossed my fingers. AND WAHAY!!!
Hope the links work!!
1st start. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVFAVfWzp4U
2nd go http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pId0A1qdsxk
3rd go http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnNKi7B7vMY
The next start up will be once the rad has been made and fitted,and my mates,mate has been round to build the s/s exhaust for it.
My current fleet! 1971 S2 Rover P6V8 auto,PAS,leather,webasto,14" rostyles,in White/huntsman.
My daily driver since 1999.
1970 Triumph TR6pi,original UK car in Damson.
1968 S1 Rover P6V8 auto,2 owner/43k miles,Arden with sandalwood leather.
Put the cams back in my elan now the new followers have turned up as the old ones were to thick, fitted radiator and filled it up as I have also changed the water pump. Started straight away an ran it up for 20 minutes, also adusted headlamps, only thing to do before next season now is sort out the rear brake judder.
Not today but recently - the brake fade persisted so I had to go a little deeper and found that one of the Master cylinders (rear brakes) was letting air pass the seal and it was getting into the fluid so that even on a small run the back brakes faded. One Tilton master cylinder later and setting of the balance bar and now I have a full set of brakes again. I feel a lot safer driving it around now.
It has been a long time since I have done any performance work to an a-series. It's nice to see a quick mini that has one rather than a Honda or motorbike engine!
