If any Ausmini members are restoring a subframe and wish to add the finishing touch of the "MOWOG" label I have available a plastic template for spraying the name.

Anyone interested just let me know your address and I will mail it out for your use. The only thing I ask in return is that you send it back ASAP after you have finished such that others may make use of it.

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John Sneddon
0408 431 807
1963 Morris Cooper
1965 Morris 850
1968 Morris Cooper S

Awesome idea! I wish I still had mine out! They had a star as well, right?

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SooperDooperMiniCooperExpertEngineering

All garage work involves equal measures of enthusiasm, ingenuity and a fair degree of irresponsibility.

I am doing mine just now and starting to reassemble. I didn't see it before I stripped it. Where does it go?

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67 Deluxe under going full resto

Ditto "mattywood": where does it go? I have never seen a stencilled Mowog on any front subframe.
There was a part number in yellow on the rear subframe but since it faced into to the floorpan step, it would never be seen.

That is very generous of you John, could you post some pics of where it goes and the finished result
Thanks

I think it may have only been early minis that had the white mowog painted on them (like 850 early) happy to be proven wrong

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This was my rear sub frame with the part number painted onit

This is off a round nose van


and the star


trying to make a stencil so I can recreate these on the now sandblasted and painted subframe

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Roundy Sedan project with/for daughter

It's a very specific font isn't it.

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SooperDooperMiniCooperExpertEngineering

All garage work involves equal measures of enthusiasm, ingenuity and a fair degree of irresponsibility.

Are you doing the front subframe 'mowog'?

I know that my '67 S had it upside down sprayed in white.

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The bitterness of poor quality (or Crappy Workmanship) remains LONG AFTER the Sweet Taste of Low Price is forgotten.

I have never seen a stenciled 'mowog' on a subframe. Its not on the 5 front ones I have.
Photo please someone.

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Roundy Sedan project with/for daughter

As far as I can determine the "MOWOG" was stenciled with white paint on the front vertical face of the front subframe, not sure of the rear though. Whether this stenciling is a later modification I am not sure but the subframe I am doing at present is from an August 1968 car.

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John Sneddon
0408 431 807
1963 Morris Cooper
1965 Morris 850
1968 Morris Cooper S

There's some good information and a photo on this forum:

http://mk1-forum.net/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=10835

http://mk1-forum.net/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=11217

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ex-NSW Police 1970 MK II Cooper S
VMCI #43

Also on the Mark 1 forum is a thread that suggests the stamped star might indicate what displacers are fitted to the subframe. Presumably the subframes were built up before fitting to the vehicle so that would make sense.

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ex-NSW Police 1970 MK II Cooper S
VMCI #43

Looked to me like the stencils were painted with a roller rather than sprayed on.

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