73 Mini Innocenti 1300 Export

Started by MiniDave, October 23, 2018, 01:33:44 PM

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Willie_B

It can leap over small lifts. Buildings are next...

BruceK

1988 Austin Mini
2002 MINI Cooper S
1992 Toyota LiteAce (JDM)
1997 Jeep Wrangler Sahara

94touring

We are taxed and titled as a 73 as of this morning.  Ended up being fairly painless aside from some penalties for expired registration and all the random fees associated with buying a new car.  We also have some proper vin plates coming to affix to the car, one to replace the atrocity that they did in England and one of the factory tags that would have gone under the passenger seat on the cross member.

MiniDave

I've got the backend all back together, I had to pull both gas tanks back out as the sleeves on the rear shocks had slipped down and they will only go on over the top, not up from the bottom. I used some clear silicone sealer to lock them onto the shocks and after letting them cure overnight that seems to have worked. While I was working in the back I found the right rear brake line disconnected, so I redid that too.

I went to bleed the clutch today and found fluid leaking at the fitting where the line joins the flex hose. Looks like I get to remake that line as even tho I can cut off the fitting and replace it, there isn't enough material left to remake the flare as these lines were made to fit.

Good news on the title work! Now we're not only legal, we're correct.
Complete failure at retirement

1989 Cooper Racing Green
2009 Clubman S
2014 Audi Allroad

MiniDave

#729
I've been gone a lot for the last few weeks so the poor Inno has been languishing in the shop, now I'm home for a bit so I can get back on it - but first I needed to spend some time cleaning and organizing the shop - I already have two engines booked in  to be built, one arrived last weekend and the other is due in a few days so I had to make room even tho I'm not starting on them right away. A third engine and a Sprite transmission are also waiting for me to tell them when to come over. Gonna be a busy winter!

Part of my organizing is also directed at cleaning out the basement, it would be easy to use the basement for engine building, but I have no idea how I would get them up and down the stairs, so for now it will just be for storage.
Complete failure at retirement

1989 Cooper Racing Green
2009 Clubman S
2014 Audi Allroad

gr8kornholio

Build a ramp that can lift sideways to be stored against the wall and use a winch or come along to get them up or down.  It's only a half staircase right?
I am the GR8KORNHOLIO! Are you threatening me?

Saussie Aussie 1965 Australian MK1 Mini.
"Beavis" - 07 MY/MY MCS, B/MY Konig Daylites, JCW sideskirts, TSW springs, TSW lower rear control arms -- Exploring the country with new friends since 11/09.

MiniDave

7 steps, but pretty steep, and narrow....
Complete failure at retirement

1989 Cooper Racing Green
2009 Clubman S
2014 Audi Allroad

MPlayle

Stair lift chair?

Slightly modified to be more like for a wheel chair - just a cargo platform instead of a seat.


94touring

Fiddling with the inno for a bit today.  Carpet in.  Have to cut a slice for the belts before I toss the seats back in.

MiniDave

Complete failure at retirement

1989 Cooper Racing Green
2009 Clubman S
2014 Audi Allroad

94touring

Inno carpet set is nicer than normal too!  Has built in leather flaps along the edges that make it all come together nicer.

MiniDave

Once it comes back I'll be excited to get it on the road for the first time! We've had it for over a year and the closest thing we've had to driving it was putting it on the trailer to go back down to Dan's shop!
Complete failure at retirement

1989 Cooper Racing Green
2009 Clubman S
2014 Audi Allroad

MiniDave

Quote from: 94touring on December 16, 2019, 12:32:18 PM
Inno carpet set is nicer than normal too!  Has built in leather flaps along the edges that make it all come together nicer.

Did you use the underlayment too?
Complete failure at retirement

1989 Cooper Racing Green
2009 Clubman S
2014 Audi Allroad

94touring

Of course not lol, but now that I know that stuff is for floors I'll toss it in.

MiniDave

Complete failure at retirement

1989 Cooper Racing Green
2009 Clubman S
2014 Audi Allroad

Jimini II

Quote from: 94touring on December 16, 2019, 12:10:03 PM
Fiddling with the inno for a bit today.  Carpet in.  Have to cut a slice for the belts before I toss the seats back in.

That tan interior with red paint looks great and makes a nice change from the black interiors.

94touring

I got the brakes done up today.  Leak after leak addressed till my shop floors were flowing with brake fluid.  Had to redo a flare and really work on some fittings.  Nothing stripped so thats good.  Adjusted rear drums, got pads on the front.  Holds pressure and I'll give them a little more bleeding before I send it away. 

MiniDave

#742
Dan has been beavering away on the Inno and made real progress.....can't wait to get it back home on Wed so I can finish it up and drive it for the first time!

In the meantime he's gotten the interior pretty much done, door cards and all the hardware in ad looking great!
Complete failure at retirement

1989 Cooper Racing Green
2009 Clubman S
2014 Audi Allroad

94touring

Seats are comfy and snug too.  Kind of wish I'd done the conversion to my mini. 

Jimini II

Quote from: 94touring on December 29, 2019, 03:39:18 PM
Seats are comfy and snug too.  Kind of wish I'd done the conversion to my mini.

Looks great. What seats are those?

MiniDave

Complete failure at retirement

1989 Cooper Racing Green
2009 Clubman S
2014 Audi Allroad

MiniDave

Complete failure at retirement

1989 Cooper Racing Green
2009 Clubman S
2014 Audi Allroad

MiniGene

So when does this bad boy hit the auction block??

MiniDave

I'm afraid - like Dan - I've been consumed by other things since the car came back. I'm hopeful that I can get back on it in the next few weeks.....if the damn weather would just warm up a bit and stay there.
Complete failure at retirement

1989 Cooper Racing Green
2009 Clubman S
2014 Audi Allroad

MiniDave

Well, between health issues and other drama the poor Inno has been severely neglected....today I managed to get a few things sorted, the front T/S lenses installed and all the lights working correctly.

I had only put a couple of gallons of fuel in the left tank so today I hooked a spare battery to the fuel pump and pumped out the remains as it was over a year old gas and put a couple of fresh gallons in it.

Tonight I'm charging the battery up again and tomorrow I'll see if the engine will make some good noises.

I need to reinstall the rest of the dash and get it screwed in place, then we'll see where I'm at. Dan is coming up Friday to deliver a couple of engines and the 67 S to its new owner, and he'll take the Innocenti back to Tulsa and do some carb tuning.

Friday morning I'll need to pull the 1098 out of the engine stand as it's going with the 67 S to its new home in Bethany, Mo.

While it's gone I'll get the suspension parts ordered for the white Japanese spec car and get Willie B's motor put back together....assuming I'm able to anyway. It's been a rough summer and fall.....I'm afraid my July 1st adventure really took it out of me.

Then starting Jan 5th I'll be out of commission for 6 weeks or so after getting my knee replaced, and hopefully things will be back to normal come springtime.
Complete failure at retirement

1989 Cooper Racing Green
2009 Clubman S
2014 Audi Allroad