The rebuild of Jemima Puddleduck

[jimmyjamjar]

I decided to fit a remote bonnet release mechanism as I have never liked the ease with which anyone can open the bonnet. I looked at the ones sold by Mini Spares etc. but they are very expensive so I made my own by reversing the unit and bending the existing catch lever and cutting the lever shorter. Then I made up two brackets with home made Bowden cable terminators . I used a bicycle brake cable and epoxied  a plastic knob onto the one end. The cable is routed through the firewall just below the windscreen wiper motor round the left side of the engine bay. It work very smoothly the only disadvantage being the pull knob inside the car is on the passenger side but that is not such a mission in a Mini to reach over and pull. I am please with the result and will feel a lot safer knowing access to the engine bay is restricted