Amateur Restoration of a 1960 Morris Mini

[scalpel_ninja]

....or if it's reachable, drill the hole and use a nut and bolt, but to answer your question - I think you need both fasteners there, one is not sufficient. When it comes to brakes, I always err on the side of caution.

It would be a good idea to run a die or thread chaser over those threads too, they look a little corroded.

I agree. I did use a 5/16 NF24 die to clean up the threads on the three old studs.

It looks to me like the "ear" of the pedal box mount where the 4th stud should go is completely missing - like that corner got cut off at some point.

That may explain why there was previously a bolt holding the brake master to the bulkhead.

Yes, that part of the plate is missing. I did end up welding a replacement plate and then drilled and tapped for a new stud.

[scalpel_ninja]

Here's the result of the repair.

[scalpel_ninja]

Getting ready to order parts from Mini Spares but I've never ordered from them before. After they ship the package, will I be hit with an additional charge for tax before I can receive the package stateside?

[94touring]

Very rarely. If it's a huge order DHL emails you the bill. There aren't delays, unlike UPS who holds your stuff for a week or more.

[MiniDave]

Where are you located?

As Dan says, you may get hit with customs duty, but it's a relatively small amount and I usually only get charged with it on orders around $2K or more. They send you an email and you can pay it with a credit card and they'll release the shipment. They won't hold your shipment up unless you don't pay the customs fee.....and it usually only adds a day.

The only issue I ever had ordering from Spares was my own fault - my credit card (the one I use for car parts purchases)   has a daily limit and when I made an order larger than that limit they of course declined it. I got an immediate email from Spares, had to call my bank and OK the larger amount, then tell Spares to go ahead with it. From then on I called the bank ahead of time so that wouldn't happen. Later I just upped the daily limit.

Your bank will probably charge a currency conversion fee too, but again, it's minimal. The most I ever paid was about $10....usually it's a couple dollars.

DHL shipping is really fast, one shipment was on my doorstep 2 days after I made the order!

[scalpel_ninja]

Where are you located?

As Dan says, you may get hit with customs duty, but it's a relatively small amount and I usually only get charged with it on orders around $2K or more. They send you an email and you can pay it with a credit card and they'll release the shipment. They won't hold your shipment up unless you don't pay the customs fee.....and it usually only adds a day.

The only issue I ever had ordering from Spares was my own fault - my credit card (the one I use for car parts purchases)   has a daily limit and when I made an order larger than that limit they of course declined it. I got an immediate email from Spares, had to call my bank and OK the larger amount, then tell Spares to go ahead with it. From then on I called the bank ahead of time so that wouldn't happen. Later I just upped the daily limit.

Your bank will probably charge a currency conversion fee too, but again, it's minimal. The most I ever paid was about $10....usually it's a couple dollars.

DHL shipping is really fast, one shipment was on my doorstep 2 days after I made the order!

Thank you for the information. I'm located in Los Angeles. My order will be about $400 this time.

I'm also looking at which speedo cable I'm supposed to get. I recall it should be attached to the engine before it gets lifted into the bay? Not sure of which length should be purchased for a LHD.