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PostPosted: Sat Feb 04, 2006 11:57 am 
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Hey guys I finally got a mini, after all the posts asking where to get one, i found one close by for $780, Im guna post picks along the whole journey of the resto, Ive already started sanding back. It came with EVERYTHING... motor, doors, bonnet, boot, brand new windows, front and back, brand new seals - all.. seats, dash, instrument facia (broken). so here are some pics..

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tell me what you think, im guna do white.cream interior, with black carpet, and a pastel yellow on the outside, keep the motor the same and i have an original steering wheel to put on it. and can someone tell me what those wheels are??

thanks guys :) Rach


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PostPosted: Sat Feb 04, 2006 12:28 pm 
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Congrats Rach! Looks like you have a bit of work ahead of you ... ENJOY? Do you plan to do any or all of the work yourself?

If you're looking for some hints on paintstripping check this out:
http://www.ausmini.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=13620

It might save you some time :wink:

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PostPosted: Sat Feb 04, 2006 12:48 pm 
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Awesome, great to see another clubby being brought back to life! Have fun 8)

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Looks like alot of work... but it will be worth it when finished....
keep up the progress photos.....

Cheers Monster Mini :D :) :D

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Looks ok from the pics with a bit of hard work it should come up pretty shmick. Hope the dollars are plentiful. restoring a car can be expensive :roll:


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Yeah im doin it all myself, im not guna strip the paint, cuz its pretty smooth, and looks alright, Ive sanded the whole roof and sprayed it with undercoat, and then wet and dry sanded it all. so now thats reayd for top coat, no dints and no rust which is cool, on the outside guards, roof, bonnet boot etc.

Im pretty prepared to do it all i made this already last year,

from this....


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to this....

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to this...

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to finished

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PostPosted: Sat Feb 04, 2006 1:44 pm 
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How old are you?..pity it was a ford!.. :roll::lol: nice job though 8)..i get it now..falcon princess :)

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Im 19, lol yeah i was guna do one out of a mini but not as much as a challenge at all. It only took me about 4 months once or twice a week. thanks :)


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Mini Mad wrote:
pity it was a ford!.. :roll::lol:

Grrrrrrrrrr... :evil:
at least a Falcon has a proper well balanced, in line 6 in it, not that badly balanced 3/4 of a pushrod Buick V8 in yer V6 Commonwhore... :lol: 8)

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Haha...well i'll admit at least i could own one of those old falcons..or a 68 Mustang Fastback...or a GT40...or a GTHO Shaker..now they were some cool cars..

None of this AU Falcon, Fiesta, Laser, Taurus (cockroach car!) etc crap..

At least she cut up a ford :mrgreen:

Holden isn't impressing me much either at the moment ;) Still a GM guy though :P

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i have an original steering wheel to put on it


off ebay by and chance?|


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LOL, ok then. Yeah i did get the steering wheel off ebay.. why do you ask? did you sell it to me. lol i got wipers for it off the same guy too.


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It might have been off the car he ran into the creek :lol:

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LOL, ok then. Yeah i did get the steering wheel off ebay.. why do you ask? did you sell it to me. lol i got wipers for it off the same guy too.


yea you bought them both off me :D not off the car that went swimming dont worry :lol:


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OH cool, i think everyone whos anyone is on the mimi forums, can i see some pics of your mini (if you have one) that'd be cool...

Huh, now you got me confused what car went swimming. LOL, didn't hear anything about that..


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