Thanks MF on the coil Eminiparts can do one for around $100 which is better than some Ebay specials. I didn't get any codes for the O2's but they might be worth swapping to. Yes it's the small stuff that's the most frustrating. Although I buggered up the ABS I still have codes not related to me..LOL maybe I need a fuel filter swap too? I'll keep plugging away.
Got the Eminiparts coil pack, another rim and some other stuff to take down to CR. Leaving at 2:45am with the hope that this will be the month to have the Mini on the road.
I got into Costa Rica a day early so I could have an extra day to work on the Mini. The good thing having the Suzuki rally car is I can recycle parts from it. I used the tank guard and mud flaps to make the rear under body protection. The rear damper mount is just waiting to be hit by a rock so I made a bracket to mount 1/8” mud flap material. Hopefully that should help save the delicate rear suspension.
This weekend I got the rear end finished! I wanted the battery in the rear to balance the car as I was concerned the rear would be too light after the entire interior had been removed. Also moving the battery to the rear frees up some space in the engine bay. The battery box also doubled up as a spare wheel holder! The spare wheel also serves as a holder for the tow rope, jump leads etc . Another issue I have is rust! Because it is near on impossible to spray paint all the cage there was areas exposed to rust. Brush painting did not work so I used a strip of sponge soaked in paint. I wrapped the sponge around the tube and pulled it along. Seemed to do the trick! Now I have the front and rear done with only the middle to finish. The ride height seems to be about right but note these are 60 series tyres so the wheel arch will fill out with the rally tyres. It looks like next weekend could be the finish! This will be too late for the June 30 rally but should give me plenty of seat time before Septembers rally.
The nice thing about Costa Rica is you can grow almost anything! I have grown a really nice Mini Copper spare parts tree....now I working on growing money which is not so easy.
I hope last weekend was the last of the long hours! I got the brakes bleed which was a big job as some joints leaked a little so I tightened one of them and striped the threads! Aaarrgghh so not wanting to be held up I had to fabricate a joint using what I had. So the brakes work now. I bleed the clutch, fitting all the ECU’s etc , Fitted the co-drivers foot rest and seat and tidied up that side. I was waiting for the decal guy to come for 3 months so I did some Youtube lessons and figured out how to apply my own decals! Now I need to fit the driver’s seat and tidy that side of the dash then the Mini should be ready for the technical test at the end of this week….fingers crossed. I’m hoping to get WRC 037 as the license plate.
Thanks Dave, I'll be posting some vids when I get on the stages...meanwhile....drum roll! the Mini is finished apart from a srtut brace and some minor stuff......only problem is I can't bleed the bleedin' clutch. I read all the how to's , compressed the slave cylinder which helped. I can hold it in gear with the clutch down if I stop the engine and select a gear. Reverse I can't get into gear. Reading again this morning it seems I need another person because I'm doing this job on my own. So I'll find someone tonight to do the on/off of the bleeder and see if I can get gears. Goning to book the tech test for Saturday.
any monkey will do! at least yesterday i moved the Mini 3' under its own power. Engine still kicks in the SES light at idle but at 3000+ rpm has a gorgeous sound with a slight crackle from the twin pipe . I think I need to put some miles on the engine for the codes to sort themselves out. I have the tech test for 11:45am on Saturday Finished interior.