Little British Garage

MaleMan · Jun 23, 2013

Hi everybody this is my garage and a re-start of turning it into some functional and organised. as it stands now it is a small British Aladdin's cave of incomplete spanner and screwdriver sets and also consist's of an A+ series 998CC 1980,s Rover Mini engine and a 6 inch jaw'd vice both i plan to restore when the garage is complete. I will post pictures over the next few months and look forward to your comments and suggestions.
I hope one day to have a garage slimier in size to the ones i see across the pond in America-land keep it up guys love seeing your pictures and reading about your experiences.

hatdragracer · Jun 23, 2013

What are the garage dimensions?

MaleMan · Jun 23, 2013

I will get them for you tomorrow they will be added to my next installment

GBsnoopy · Jun 23, 2013

Looking forward to updates.

safexcrane · Jun 24, 2013

Waiting for new pics.

Filippimini · Jun 24, 2013

Do you have the mini to match the motor? Down here in Australia we don't see too many A+ motors, manly just the earlier A series.

MaleMan · Jun 24, 2013

more pics will be up tonight. and no unfortunately i don't have the mini just the engine I have dismantled it and its is awaiting a bit of TLC and restoration.
Thank you to everyone for there interest i hope to make this thread a long term thing so lots more updates to come. :thumbup:

wugamumtafish · Jun 24, 2013

Ahhh, another Brit on here. Glad there's a couple of us cos we are severly outnumbered :thumbup:

Be interesting to watch your updates as we go, cheers, Ed

MaleMan · Jun 24, 2013

Thank you Wugamumtafish always good to see some Brits on hear because we understand the small spaces we have to work with. Although i do love seeing the huge garages across the pond. Keep up the good work guys where ever you may live.

Anglia Guy · Jun 24, 2013

Wow!! That looks small. Maybe a good place for a mini Cooper? Hope you have enough room to get the doors open.

MaleMan · Jun 24, 2013

Hi again guys i can tell you the size of my small garage it is 9 foot wide and 15 foot long :lol:

i think this must be up there with the smallest here.

day two has seen a continued cleaning effort and i have some pictures of the A+ sump which was built with the gear box inside. ive also got some pics of my old old Black and Decker bench grinder. there are many many other old tools which i will picture along the way.
I have also included my day 2 pic i am slowly making progress :lol:

G20-Budo · Jun 25, 2013

Welcome MaleMan. I personally like the fact that your space is made of brick, adds some character to it. I look forward to seeing your updates in the future.

MaleMan · Jun 25, 2013

Thank you G20-Budo i also really like the look and feel it gives which is why i have never considered the thought of painting. I do like your Nissan hat I hoping to enter the world of straight 6 Skyline ownership one day :thumbup:

Filippimini · Jun 25, 2013

MaleMan said:
more pics will be up tonight. and no unfortunately i don't have the mini just the engine I have dismantled it and its is awaiting a bit of TLC and restoration.
Thank you to everyone for there interest i hope to make this thread a long term thing so lots more updates to come.

Do you have plans to put the motor in a car one day? Or is more for the sake of it?

Here is my 65 cooper s replica. It's an Australian built car with slightly worked 1330cc A series engine. As I said earlier, we didn't get the A+ here, but they are essentially the same thing.

Ryan

MaleMan · Jun 25, 2013

That engine looks great i plan to restore mine when the garage is complete i am going to get the block reconditioned resprayed and honed im thinking of keeping it a 998 tho so no boring. The cylinders are still in good condition and i think it was a low mileage engine. i don't know what to do with it when its complete i think i will cross that bridge when it comes to it. the whole reason i brought it was for my love of cars and engines and i cant bear to see something with such great history left out side to rust because as with all classic cars and parts when the original stuff is gone that's it ....... its gone. your mini and engine looks great let me know if you need any parts and i can see if i can find some over this part of the world at shows or anything.

abstamaria · Jun 25, 2013

Maleman, very interesting shop.

Here's a friend's garage and shop in the island with a few cars that should catch your eye.

One of them (I recall the one in the rafters) is an Australian model, and I was reminded of this when I read your thread. They are all 1971 or older.

Regards,

Andy

Higgins · Jun 25, 2013

Hey Guys, What is the difference between the A engine, and the A+??? As I never heard of the A+!

AL

Filippimini · Jun 25, 2013

Higgins said:
Hey Guys, What is the difference between the A engine, and the A+??? As I never heard of the A+!

AL

Without taking over this thread too much, this link has a very quick explaination http://www.moke.com.au/Forum/index.php?topic=4248.0

The A series was the older version

MaleMan · Jun 25, 2013

Thats a great link Filippimini and i hope it has answered a few questions im glad people are finding my thread so interesting and will be posting more pics up tonight.

Thanks for the pic abstamaria that's a work shop i can only dream of

. Im really looking forward to getting the garage up and functioning and start rebuilding that engine. Plus any suggestions you all have along the way are more then welcome.

MaleMan · Jun 25, 2013

Hay Guys another section of the evening in the garage. i hope to make some real progress this weekend when i can get to the dump to chuck some stuff out. unfortunately until then progress may seem slow

I will try my best to make it interesting till then :rocker:

Also in the engine department i have un-boxed 1 of my 3 SU carburetors (1 & 1/2 Inch) another one is mid re-build and the other in another box ....... somewhere

I also moved my 6 inch vice into the garage i have also got pics of that too

GBsnoopy · Jun 26, 2013

Nice garage but as a mini fan and an owner the other posts have also grabbed my attension.

MaleMan · Jun 26, 2013

Im Glad you like it and as soon as the garage is finished i will start rebuilding the engine and all suggestions will be more then welcome so i hope you will become a regular here the help will be much appreciated

MaleMan · Jun 26, 2013

Hi everyone its that time again day 4 and anouther whole 40mins :bounce:

spent in the garage.

Todays job Book shelf: it was out of some old flatpack furniture that could no longer be constructed

because the parts were made of MDF and about a year ago i returned half of the stuff needed back to the pulp of which it once came from................. i don't have the patience for IKEA so i made use of what was left tonight. It has turned out to be a perfect place for the collection of haines manuals the rest will be added tomorrow. :bounce:

all in all not much news in regards to mini engine and parts but each day is a step closer to the engine rebuild

Please bear in mind the book shelf isn't perfect but not to shabby for 20 mins work to put together

lmb · Jun 27, 2013

I'll be keeping an eye on this thread! Looking forward to seeing what you do with the space. I'm also in Essex and am currently the custodian of a '69 Cooper S estate hatchback, so we have a few things in common!

MaleMan · Jun 27, 2013

thanks for the post imb i have had a look at your build and it looks fantastic :bowdown:

its grate to see some one with such a great garage over here and is that a old MG metro or a Austin in one of the pics. have you got any pics of the mini

lmb · Jun 28, 2013

MaleMan said:
is that a old MG metro or a Austin in one of the pics. have you got any pics of the mini

No, no Austins/MGs other than the Mini. I think what you have seen in the pics is probably one of my Clios? I have taken some photos of the mini for you but rather than make a mess of your thread I have posted them on my build one if you want to take a look there!

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