Throttle Spring Addition

The throttle and accelerator pedal of my car is rather light.

The issue isn't a major concern but i would like it to be a bit stiffer. I had been brain storming ideas for ages about what i could do, originally i tried attaching a spring to the foot pedal itself from a bracket inside the car and then later decided on a spring mounted to the inlet manifold and throttle bracket.

I've seen similar designs used for carburetors so it was simply finding a spring that would suit and making up a bracket. I came up with this.

I can say that there is definitely a noticeable difference and i am quite pleased with the final outcome!!

Boot Trim

I finally got around to making up my boot trim. 

First i made up some templates with cardboard. Then these were then transferred onto MDF and cut up. Next was to mock fit them to make sure everything fit okay. I made sure i left a small gap to access to my battery isolator too.

Once i was happy i covered the MDF pieces in black carpet. The boot trim were then fixed with small metal brackets that were painted black, along with the screws used for mounting.

All complete. Looks nice and clean.

Here's my battery isolator tucked under the carpet.

So i took my Mini over to Wilkinsons Suspension in Bayswater to have her height adjusted and suspension setup properly. They found that it was essential to use my adjustable suspension components to get all caster, camber and toe correct for the front and rear. I am now currently using adjustable rear brackets, adjustable lower control arms and adjustable tie rod bars. These will need to be added to the engineers report in order for them to be completely legal.

Wilkos had the car for a few days as they were quite busy but once i got the call to come pick it up I purchased a temporary movement permit and drove it back to the workshop. Fun fun fun. I checked the odometer with a GPS and surprisingly it was spot on. I was worried that i would need to get it calibrated or have a special gear wheel box made up like I've read on other build threads on the forums. The DPI states that my odometer must be within 10% of actual speed.

So with the car back at the workshop i decided to take a few snap shots out in the open.

Some vintage workshop love is always a keeper too.

Various Bits

A little update with various bits here and there.

To keep the doors from opening too far I used some old seat belts and made up some door stays. Simple and effective.

My final door trim finished.

The new gear shift lever bracket was always an eye sore so I made up a metal frame and then sewed up a vinyl cover to hide it. I left the cabling though.

The floor mats i used are some cheapies i purchased from Super Cheap Auto and trimmed to fit around the wheel well. I then used the scrap and sew the edge with left over trimming.