From john.bullas at gmail.com Mon May 11 03:49:46 2020 From: john.bullas at gmail.com (Dr John C Bullas) Date: Mon, 11 May 2020 10:49:46 +0100 Subject: [Mini] 40 years of the Metro - the car that shall NOT speak its name Message-ID: If you have been tinkering long enough, you have a few Metro bits on board (brakes, clutch even engine?), I found this on rinsed tees so though it might be worth sharing.... I wonder if I cut 1" off one sleeve, 1/2" off the bottom, turn it inside-out and wear it back-to-front it will fit me? https://rinsedtshirts.co.uk/products/metro-40?_pos=1&_sid=e15882b0e&_ss=r -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jfenwick1 at cogeco.ca Mon May 11 09:24:08 2020 From: jfenwick1 at cogeco.ca (Jeff Fenwick) Date: Mon, 11 May 2020 11:24:08 -0400 Subject: [Mini] 40 years of the Metro - the car that shall NOT speak its name In-Reply-To: <7A118C3906784AEFA392C101584B6101@JeffPC> References: <7A118C3906784AEFA392C101584B6101@JeffPC> Message-ID: When I bought my first Mini in 1998 the seller said ?brakes are fantastic ? came off a race car!? Yup, Metro turbo brakes with the calipers ground away to fit under 10 inch alloys, mounting bosses redrilled and partly ground off. Instead of the forked brake line, they had drilled from one chamber to the other, and put a plug in the second feed, and puddled some braze on it to hold in place. Lick of paint, and jobs a good?un! I didn?t really know what I was looking at, but fortunately one of the plugs developed a slight leak which alerted me to the serious bodge. Replaced with a set of alloy 4-pots and no further problems. Cheers, Jeff Dr.B wrote: If you have been tinkering long enough, you have a few Metro bits on board (brakes, clutch even engine?), I found this on rinsed tees so though it might be worth sharing.... I wonder if I cut 1" off one sleeve, 1/2" off the bottom, turn it inside-out and wear it back-to-front it will fit me? https://rinsedtshirts.co.uk/products/metro-40?_pos=1&_sid=e15882b0e&_ss=r __._,_.___ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Posted by: Dr John C Bullas -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Reply via web post ? Reply to sender ? Reply to group ? Start a New Topic ? 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Now the design I want to emulate is that of the KAD inboard kit Have any of you used a plasma cutter for light work (<5mm)? Cheers FB -- =========================== On Linked In: http://uk.linkedin.co m/in/drjohnbullas On Academia.edu: https://soton.academia.edu/JohnBullas On Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/johnbullas/ Latest Project(s): https://www.flickr.com/photos/johnbullas/albums/72157665153556498 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From fritss at ps.gen.nz Mon May 11 16:38:02 2020 From: fritss at ps.gen.nz (Frits Schouten) Date: Tue, 12 May 2020 10:38:02 +1200 Subject: [Mini] Experience of plasma cutters? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <92c4a9e8-6cda-9604-ac41-a7258f4f4315@ps.gen.nz> I have. Generally using a plasma cutter it's worth having a guide on the project to hold the cutter against. It's not that easy to cut nice straight lines. clamp a ruler or so to the project. I've, in the past, made templates for jobs that were repetitive like if you have multiple corners that are the same. The templates I used were most of the time made out of a bit of 7mm plywood. I hope this helps for a bit. Cheers, Frits. On 12/05/20 6:27 am, Dr John C Bullas wrote: > Hi Listers! > > I have some panels to cut out of plate steel to form the sides of a > support for a gear change mechanism (project inboard shifter!) > > Now the design I want to emulate is that of the KAD inboard kit > > Have any of you used a plasma cutter for light work (<5mm)? > > Cheers > > FB > > -- > > =========================== > On Linked In: http://uk.linkedin.co > m/in/drjohnbullas > > On Academia.edu: https://soton.academia.edu/JohnBullas > On Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/johnbullas/ > Latest Project(s): > https://www.flickr.com/photos/johnbullas/albums/72157665153556498 > > _______________________________________________ > Mini-list at autox.team.net > Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html > Suggested annual donation $12.75 > Archive: http://www.team.net/archive > Forums: http://www.team.net/forums > Unsubscribe/Manage: http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/mini-list/fritss at ps.gen.nz > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jlieberman37 at comcast.net Wed May 20 18:20:26 2020 From: jlieberman37 at comcast.net (John Lieberman) Date: Wed, 20 May 2020 19:20:26 -0500 Subject: [Mini] Brake bleeders Message-ID: <5795c611-c03f-2c0c-d267-4c09bd0e2435@comcast.net> Would anybody happen to know, off the top of your head, what the thread size is for the rear brake bleed screws?? Is it 1/4-28 (UNF) or 7mm X 1.0? I just replaced the rear brake assemblies on my '81 with complete assemblies from Mini Sport (MS2690MIN) and I'd like to put some Russell Speed Bleeders on them for faster one-man brake bleeding. John -- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From belvenfish at yahoo.co.uk Thu May 21 05:39:31 2020 From: belvenfish at yahoo.co.uk (G von Hoegen) Date: Thu, 21 May 2020 11:39:31 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Mini] Brake bleeders In-Reply-To: <5795c611-c03f-2c0c-d267-4c09bd0e2435@comcast.net> References: <5795c611-c03f-2c0c-d267-4c09bd0e2435@comcast.net> Message-ID: <211207384.2391545.1590061171962@mail.yahoo.com> Hi John, It's 1/4 UNF thread. Best... Dr. Gernot Vonhoegen ? BelvenServices Senior Translator?? Scientific / Technical ? Schulstr. 12 17373 Ueckerm?nde Germany ? Tel: 004939771816977 Am Donnerstag, 21. Mai 2020, 02:23:06 MESZ hat John Lieberman Folgendes geschrieben: Would anybody happen to know, off the top of your head, what the thread size is for the rear brake bleed screws?? Is it 1/4-28 (UNF) or 7mm X 1.0?? I just replaced the rear brake assemblies on my '81 with complete assemblies from Mini Sport (MS2690MIN) and I'd like to put some Russell Speed Bleeders on them for faster one-man brake bleeding. 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