Mini EFI Upgrade: Dumping the Coolant
As part of installing the EFI kit for Hugo I need to install a crank sensor wheel, to make this a bit easier I though I’d remove the radiator. The car has been stood for a long while anyhow so replacing the coolant and oil is a must before he’s back on the road. I […]
Project Hugo – The How
Wow, the last post for Project Hugo was two years ago! A lot of work has happened in the interim but not much actual progress. In part my anxiety diagnosis earlier this year, as discussed in my previous post, plays a part as I’ve been getting my head sorted before tackling the head gaskets but […]
Project Hugo – The What
In my previous post I covered why I want to modernise my Mini and in this post I want to cover some of the intended mods. Some are simple, some are sensible and some are downright bonkers and I intend to tackle them in that order! As I’m still driving my first car, second if you don’t […]
Project Hugo – The Why
I’ve been planning the restoration of my classic Mini, which goes by the name Hugo, for years now and he is finally road legal! The only issue is that a few days after this happened the wiring loom burned out… While waiting for the new loom to be delivered my friend Chris has been doing some work […]
CAN Bus Project
I mentioned Project Hugo in the site update a while back and an idea I’ve been toying with is implementing a CAN bus for my 22 year old car, a Mini Thirty. I say I’ve been toying with the idea, one of my friends at the pub starting talking about the advantages of CAN bus […]
