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You can find the odd one-off part made by somebody, but the costs are pretty high. MiniSpares has done a fantastic job of keeping the Classic Mini...

Annnndddd.........this one's done! Shifts nicely and feels solid. Time to start the next one (of two) [ATTACH]

Mostly back together now.....I found a 1/2 shift fork in my spares that looked almost new so I was able to go ahead with the assembly.......

Moving along on this gearbox build, I was able to find in my box of old gearbox parts a 1st gear, and 3/4th shift hub and a 3/4 shift fork to...

Another Sprite race gearbox rebuild, and another third gear stripped - but this one is a straight cut gearset so I was surprised to see this. He...

I drained out the extra quart of oil and ran the engine today for the owner and it didn't leak a drop! He was pleased, paid me and hauled it off....

Got a little more bark with the straight pipe!

2nd test run today, after I retorqued the head and reset the valves.... VID 20210725 1544211 - YouTube

And it runs! I wasn't too sure how this one was going to turn out when I saw how terrible the head was, but it looks like it's going to live! In...

Made a lot of progress on this motor today, I got the rings on the pistons and the pistons in the bores, rods bolted up and torqued. These ARP...

Working on getting the rings installed this morning.....I thought I had these pistons all clean and ready but I noticed a LOT of very hard carbon...

Well, in the past I used a chain hoist to lift the engine, but I can't do that in this shop. But to answer your questions, yes - my back...

When we went to work on Don's Honda motor for his Pup last year we discovered there was no way to use the hoist to put the engine in my engine...

I had the rings sent that way last Thursday and they only showed up today! In the meantime I got a few things done in preparation - I made sure...

Replacement rings still haven't arrived from California. I guess "Priority Mail" doesn't mean the same thing to me and the post office. Sent last...

Inside of the block looks like new, doesn't it?

Well, DHL was as good as their word and delivered late this afternoon - BUT - unfortunately either I ordered the wrong rings or they sent the...

This one is more of a beginner's motor than an all out race motor, tho last time on the dyno it made 108 at the wheels. All out race motors are...

Since I completed this one he's run well at two different race weekends with no issues. Since I finished this one and the car seems to be running...

Ha! I dunno....seems like an irresistible force meeting unmovable object sorta deal.... Still waiting to hear back from Nick so I'm working on...