My M50 Project :)

[m-dtech]

Finaly got the engine home after some buggering about with a 5 series and a sthil saw







Let the fun and games commence !!

[Turbo-Brown]

Awesome!

This the one getting the turbo?

[bimmaman]

Is that a 35 I see in the background??

[m-dtech]

yep gonna turbo it eventualy, but lets crawl before we sprint

yeah thats a 1958 massey ferguson FE 35. standard ricaro 4 cyl diesel.

[Brianmoooore]

yeah thats a 1958 massey ferguson FE 35. standard ricaro 4 cyl diesel.

Only one can of "Easystart" per cold start!
When we had one, we used to keep it at the top of a quarter mile one in four hill!

[m-dtech]

yeah thats a 1958 massey ferguson FE 35. standard ricaro 4 cyl diesel.

Only one can of "Easystart" per cold start!
When we had one, we used to keep it at the top of a quarter mile one in four hill!

nah thats just because people are too lazy to sort the heater plug when it burns out. never had any starting problems with her.

[Brianmoooore]

Heater plugs were fine - you had to use them as well as the 300 yrd downhill run.
Had a Mini with a towbar at the time. Used the front loader on this tractor to lift it dead upright on its nose every time I wanted to work on the underside.

[johnna]

safety first safety second! LOL!

I once dropped a mini on me ma...

we were bleeding the brakes after me da went out.

bleeding finished my not so dainty ma swung her legs out, my axle stands slipped and the mini sills smashed down over her calfs...

then I picked it up and she got up...

we had a cuppa then got the shakes!

The MINI was hammerited in silver... oh happy days!

[Brianmoooore]

Did get through a few gallons of Hammerite in those days!

[johnna]

ALL bodywork was hammerited though. We later rubbed it down and tried to spray it in celly- it just bubbled and went orange peel all over... so we rubbed... and painted... and rubbed... and painted... and...

in the end we just painted and painted and...

eventually it settled down. I was sure the Mini was a full inch taller and two inches wider!

[320Touring]

good work mikey cant wait to get that bandit running!

[m-dtech]

thought id post some pics of the actual car lol






my engine hoist

managed to pull some chicks....

[320Touring]

lol mike- car looks mint from 10 feet

not a bad wee shed for the transplant! as for the chooks, at least they dont drain the wallet...