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A Mid-Week Mazda Update
A quick midweek update on the Mazda. The parts we have been waiting for finally turned up so the missing bushing is now in and the drive...
hev
Aug 21, 20201 min read
Rad
I had been looking forward to a whole week off work with the intention of getting the Mazda finished and maybe even putting the rad in...
hev
Aug 17, 20201 min read
Shocking News...
This weekend I have been mainly working on the Mini suspension. I ordered a pack from Mini Sports with a new set of shock absorbers and...
hev
Aug 4, 20201 min read
Parts and more parts
The Mazda has come to a bit of a stop as we are still waiting for some bushing that were missing from the pack so back to the Mini. Some...
hev
Jul 20, 20201 min read
Woosh
I am trying to write more regular updates... Some work has been done on both cars this week. I shall start with the Mini - with some...
hev
Jun 8, 20201 min read
Piles
Well wonders will never cease, I got to do some work on the Mini! Not a lot mind you. I was looking at the radiator I have got and trying...
hev
Jun 1, 20201 min read
Huff'n'Puff
The Mini parts have arrived and been unpacked. With a quick look under the bonnet I decided that the radiator will never fit as it is now...
hev
May 25, 20201 min read
Lockdown Life
I thought it was about time I updated what I have been up to whilst we have been in lockdown due to the Covid-19 pandemic... I have been...
hev
Apr 27, 20201 min read
Slaving Away
For the first time in a while we have had a dry weekend, so I managed to get on with stuff on both the Mini and Mazda. I managed to get...
hev
Mar 2, 20201 min read
Mazda Takeover
It has been quite a while since I posted anything here. This is because I have a son with a Mazda MX-5 that has failed its MOT. Some big...
hev
Jan 20, 20201 min read
Update and Intake
It has been a long time again since I have updated this so I have a lot of catching up to do... I have finished the back of the mini and...
hev
Sep 2, 20191 min read
An Italian Job
It has been quite a while since I have done an update...I have been doing some work on the car. I have been working on the back end of...
hev
Jul 29, 20191 min read
All Geared Up
I think that I have crossed a mile-stone this weekend and, with only a few shouts, I have managed to get some gears. I can now sit in the...
hev
Jun 24, 20191 min read
Sunshine and Showers
This weekend has been quite up and down weather wise so I wasn't too keen to get out the extension lead so lots of walking back and...
hev
Jun 10, 20191 min read
Ebay
It has been a hot weekend and as the Mini is sitting on the drive in the sun all day it can get very hot inside the car and as I need to...
hev
Jun 4, 20191 min read
Things I'm missing...
It's been a few weeks since I have put some words down but I have not done a lot of work on the car so I don't have a lot to say. I have...
hev
Jun 3, 20191 min read
Moving on...
A normal weekend but with great weather so I was able to get some stuff done. Out came the the grinder again but this also meant that I...
hev
May 15, 20191 min read
Bank Holiday #2
Another bank holiday weekend and still not a lot of work on the car. Some stuff, but with 3 days off I am sure that I could have done...
hev
May 7, 20191 min read
Bank Holiday Scorcher
I have had a slow couple of weeks work on Dot...I seem to have come to a road block both mentally and physically. We have had very good...
hev
Apr 30, 20191 min read
Nuts!
I know I have said this before, but I think I have finally finished welding! Although I am sure that there will still be more to do that...
hev
Apr 23, 20191 min read
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