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As per Rich's post above about not having the software to resize pictures on the forum, I will no longer be updating this thread, due the pictures not really making sense as only part of them will show on the page.

I will continue to provide updates on the Retro Rides Forum as well as The Mini ...

Only partially successful....

Testing...

I've added a limit to height and width of images in posts, hopefully that will stop them going huge, it was set as unlimited which may have been the cause of the issue. Let me know if it looks any better at your end.

Hi Rich

Tried to do an update on the Midas rebuild and it now tells me that my ...

Hi Rich - yup I'm still at it! Bit annoying that the forum here doesn't re-size the images - only just noticed this.

I have finally got some time to get back into the garage and got back on to the door. I'd been putting it off for too long, just not having the impetus to get the door done. The ...

Doing my best to avoid putting the door back together, which I can assure you is a hateful task, I took care of a couple of minor jobs which Mr Tink suggested I deal with. Task one was to run an earth cable from the started solenoid - this was a very simple thing to do - a couple of rings on a bit ...

It looks like I have done nothing for the best part of a month - not so. I have been doing little bits here and there and have been saving up the photos for a bit of a decent sized update, so here we go.

I decided to try the glass in the window channels. On getting it out of its place of slumber, I ...

Just a very quick little update, and it's something I have been meaning to do for AGES. That little some was to sort an earthing point on the front subframe. So in I went with a drill and made a hole for an appropriate bolt. The more difficult thing was to get an tool in place to clean off the paint ...

Before I did a "dry" fit of the door and its associated hardware, I took a cutting disc to the sides of the molds I'd made for the homemade winder spacers. They cracked open beautifully and I am pretty pleased with what I have created. They're slightly different sizes, one being slightly thicker ...

More door stuff, then. I had an idea in my head of the order which everything needs to be done in when putting these doors back together, but thanks to my brain telling me not to rush things, there were a couple of bits I remembered that needed to be done first. Which, for some reason, took WAY ...