"Grindintosecond" (Grindintosecond)
01/22/2018 at 00:33 • Filed to: None
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"Grindintosecond" (Grindintosecond)
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Its the one on the right... I forgot how teeny it is while it sat giftwrapped under a bungeed tarp in the corner of a lot. I thought it would be outside there only a few weeks while i moved but that became 3 months or so.
So i finally had the garage all organized enough to go get it. I unwrapped the ‘78 Leyland built 1000 to good news; no rabbit family inside. I was worried, well, just look at the floor against a snowy ground...and see the rabbit family invite.
It took a hell of a jump start. After about 5 minutes of off and on cranking, the oil circulated letting the engine spin faster in the 47 degree day, and with just the right choke position, it fired up. A few more minutes and i didnt need the choke. A good 10 minutes later it didnt stumble or mind revving a bit. Just a bit. Im no fan of cold weather 50s tech motoring with a worn out HS4 carb. I drove it the mile point five to its new home with 1.5 brakes that took three pumps before every stop and on collapsed rubber cone suspension. It was still fun even while dilapated.
The rear seat is full of spares used and new. I’m finally going to take it apart and do the body this summer. The time + space + money equation is finally complete. Im looking at probably half a bodyectomy, but the goal is paint heading into fall and mechanicals through winter. Needs lots of love. Itll be worth it.
AestheticsInMotion
> Grindintosecond
01/22/2018 at 01:22 |
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Looks like a wonderful project. What’s the goal, classic restoration or...? Also I hope you keep it Orange
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Grindintosecond
> AestheticsInMotion
01/22/2018 at 09:45 |
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I like orange but its a really bad cheap orange over the bondo and previous rust fixes. orig. It was vermillion Red. I kinda want to do a warmed up driver. Everyone with one out here in CO has stripes and flag roofs and overchromed bits. Only the S had a white roof. I think ill do all one color Orange like it is now, pair of fogs, and weld in some rear seat belts cause they still didnt have them in 78!
TheTurbochargedSquirrel
> Grindintosecond
01/22/2018 at 10:28 |
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Are you going to be restoring the cone suspension or going to a coil setup?
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Grindintosecond
> TheTurbochargedSquirrel
01/22/2018 at 11:55 |
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I want the coil setup because it’s about the same price and i could corner weight the car, but part of me wants the cone type because i keep hearing it rides better, however, they’d need to be replaced every 10 years or so - coil overs, one time done.
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TheTurbochargedSquirrel
> Grindintosecond
01/22/2018 at 12:18 |
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While most of the coils are going to be on the performance side of things I’m sure there’s something out there oriented towards more comfort. Not that classic Minis are super comfortable to begin with.
Dasupersprint - base trim is enough
> Grindintosecond
01/22/2018 at 12:37 |
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Wonderful!
But but, have you done a resto before? In my case I don’t set ‘’goals’’ anymore, the Mini is entering it’s 10th year of restoration...
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Grindintosecond
> TheTurbochargedSquirrel
01/28/2018 at 13:44 |
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3 levels of coil exist so far. standard replacement, performance, and race. I’ll probably do standard with somewhat adjustable shocks to tune the bounce/rebound out a bit.
Elizabeth Sedell
> Grindintosecond
01/31/2018 at 17:30 |
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Excited to see someone else on here with a project Mini! I haven’t posted anything about mine yet, but I will soon and I will look forward to seeing your progress.