It's been a long time coming but I have just brought my first LS 1275, a nugget gold one ,with the original engine ( 12H902UH000727), 9/78 build date and XNFAD18Y/10451, ID PLATE , the car is in good condition,with a couple of tears in drivers seat trim and recent paint job(allthough a bit of an amateurish job, which I hope to improve myself over the next few months). the car came from Launceston , about 250 km away ,so we had a big day today,driving up ,test driving ,and driving home , the car went very well coming home ,flying over all the hills(it has twin carbs and extractors, allthough it did pull to the right when braking, which we'll look at tomorrow)it should be a great daily driver ,the car cost $3200, which I thought was a fair price ?, I'd love to hear anyones comments Tony

great buy by the sounds of it i love the LS best leyland produced i think
i also think that in a few years tht car will be worth a lot more then 3G ENJOY IT

Well... finish the story... where did you BRING it to?

UT OH not this again Brought Bought wtfc

great stuff - I'd like a 1275 LS, $3200 is very cheap IMHO

Good find man! $3200 is a steal for what you've got, if the only thing wrong with it is the tears in the front seats!

Post some pix up.

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well done red. Sounds like a damn fine deal to me. Good find.

Would love to see some pics some time.

BC

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3200 you stole it
makka

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I agree. My mate (boss) paid 4,500 for his last Xmas, was out of rego too. And the motor on its last legs.

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DrMini- 1970 wasaMatic 1360, Mk1S crank, 86.6HP (ATW) =~125 @ crank, 45 Dellorto (38 chokes), RE282 sprint cam, 1.5 rockers, 11.0:1 C/R.

Thanks for the replies guys,I'd love to post some pictures but don't know how,the oil is very dirty,should I use the castrol R, or use the cheap valvoline SG oil first time and then change again in a month or so, thanks Tony

I have oil?

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I got nuthin......................

Yeah BLACK oil, like in the X-files....

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DrMini- 1970 wasaMatic 1360, Mk1S crank, 86.6HP (ATW) =~125 @ crank, 45 Dellorto (38 chokes), RE282 sprint cam, 1.5 rockers, 11.0:1 C/R.

If it's REALLY dirty... buy some cheap oil with SF rating... use that with a new oil filter for about 500km... then drain it and use the 25w50 Castrol Formula R with a new oil filter. Should clean it out a bit.

Don't think you'll have to worry about it though, so just go straight to the Castrol.

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Hello Tony-Welcome to the BEST mini every produced by Leyland.I also have a LS1275.Nugget Gold as well-It has had a ground -up rebuild,and when re-painted in the Gold,I have left the LS stripes off,which I think looks really fantastic.Im not sure how to put pic's on here,but if you want to have a look a this LS,plus a Hi-HO Silver LS,go to our Club Website at www.sdminiclub.org.au and into Gallery-Members cars.
Enjoy.Regards.
Allan.