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drmini in aust

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Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2008 9:20 pm

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mattsmadmini wrote:

drmini in aust wrote:

mattsmadmini wrote:

drmini in aust wrote:

If they had moved the rotodip to Enfield, maybe the LS's wouldn't have dissolved so fast... :lol:

My boss/mate has 4x LS, all off the road... one (shell only, kept indoors) is almost rust free! :shock:

ha!

Hard to believe, but I have a 1978 Clubby S here with NO rust.. :shock:

It's slightly bent in front though, the `keep left' sign won. :lol:

hahaha.... you just couldnt take someone telling you how to drive could ya....

Was bent when bought, its nickname is Bently... :lol:

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LS1380

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Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2008 9:36 pm

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sports850 wrote:

drmini in aust wrote:

Hard to believe, but I have a 1978 Clubby S here with NO rust.. :shock:

It's depressing really , look how many '62/'63 850's are still around with little rust compared to late clubbies .

Common Ian...I thought you would back me up :roll:

I think I'm on a loosing battle here :wink:

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chopchop

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Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2008 9:39 pm

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Maybe the brochure should of read like this......

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sports850

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Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2008 9:42 pm

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LS1380 wrote:

sports850 wrote:

drmini in aust wrote:

Hard to believe, but I have a 1978 Clubby S here with NO rust.. :shock:

It's depressing really , look how many '62/'63 850's are still around with little rust compared to late clubbies .

Common Ian...I thought you would back me up :roll:

I think I'm on a loosing battle here :wink:

I would if I thought we could win with it Allan but there's no chance , some things you just can't hide from and rust is one of them :lol:

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Mick

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Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2008 9:57 pm

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Location: Under the bonnet son!

My (old) LS is pretty good all over, but I put it down to the previous owner having obviously stored it really well.

I don't know how kind the tropical Cairns weather will be to it however...

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niceboy1275

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Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2008 10:34 pm

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Its amazing really isn't it. We have a 64 model 850 with only the tiniest spot of rust just starting to bubble under the paint near the moustache. Yet our 1275LS nugget gold has more rust than all our minis. So what was the deal? Why is it that all our morris's have little rust, yet our leylands all have cancer? Even our 12 month old Navara STX has more rust in it already (nissan is coping a caning) than the 44 year old 850.

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drmini in aust

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Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2008 11:14 pm

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niceboy1275 wrote:

Up to 1974 all Minis got rotodipped in the Zetland plant- pre-treatment and primer got into all the nooks and crannies like A pillars, roof etc.
After 1974 they were built at Enfield without this facility.

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LS1380

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Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2008 11:35 pm

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chopchop wrote:

Maybe the brochure should of read like this......

I had to look twice at that!! Very good :lol:

I hope Watto doesn't see all this negativity about the LS.....

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henry the mini

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Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2008 11:36 pm

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LS1380 wrote:

chopchop wrote:

Maybe the brochure should of read like this......

I had to look twice at that!! Very good :lol:

I hope Watto doesn't see all this negativity about the LS.....

Watto has seen poeee car :shock:

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czerial

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Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 8:04 am

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just like everything that is so excellent, there must be a bad point about it. The 1275LS is excellent in everyway, so the one downfall is just a SLIGHT bit of rust everynow and again

The best mini ever (after the sunshine of course... and no I am not biased in any way)

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poeee

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Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 10:05 am

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czerial wrote:

SLIGHT bit of rust

Yer I lol'd. :lol:

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Spaceboy

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Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 1:24 pm

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LS1380 wrote:

Morris 1100 wrote:

Spaceboy wrote:

whats with u and rust? you holding a grudge?
:lol:

Yep.

LS Heaven!

one of these things is not like the other one, one of these things is not the same

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Panthersteve

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Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 2:02 pm

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[/quote]one of these things is not like the other one, one of these things is not the same[/quote]

I actually thought that "two of these things are not like the others"

Steve

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LS1380

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Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 5:59 pm

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Panthersteve wrote:

one of these things is not like the other one, one of these things is not the same[/quote]

I actually thought that "two of these things are not like the others"

Steve[/quote]
Yes you are very observant

Two of them don't have any rust!

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Morris 1100

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Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 6:20 pm

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One clue is the postition of the aerials.

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