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Author:  sweep77 [ Thu Mar 09, 2006 6:06 am ]
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whats the thickness of steel on mini bodies?
Author:  Siclad [ Thu Mar 09, 2006 7:46 am ]
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1.6mm
Author:  feralsprint [ Thu Mar 09, 2006 9:33 am ]
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The very early ones were built of a lighter gauge,only the early 850 that why the race boys loved them so much they were about 50-60 kilo lighter than later 850 but dont think you would find one now :D
Author:  Fat Boy Dave [ Thu Mar 09, 2006 12:25 pm ]
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Is that what they refer to as lightweights?
Author:  feralsprint [ Thu Mar 09, 2006 12:34 pm ]
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Yeah these are the light weights all the savings are in the body

Jon
Author:  The Scotsman [ Thu Mar 09, 2006 12:43 pm ]
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If really desperate you can acid bath the shell, this thin's the steel making it lighter, was a trick some of the hilllclimb boys used, but not that convinced just how good it was to the poor shell.
Author:  fuzzy-hair-man [ Thu Mar 09, 2006 12:48 pm ]
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The Scotsman wrote:
If really desperate you can acid bath the shell, this thin's the steel making it lighter, was a trick some of the hilllclimb boys used, but not that convinced just how good it was to the poor shell.


Or let it rust for a bit :lol: :P
Author:  The Scotsman [ Thu Mar 09, 2006 12:52 pm ]
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yep, Scotland is full of lightweight shells...
Author:  Minimic [ Thu Mar 09, 2006 5:11 pm ]
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The very early ones were built of a lighter gauge,only the early 850

What year/ body number did they change to the thicker guage?
Author:  Angusdog [ Thu Mar 09, 2006 6:52 pm ]
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Is it really 1.6mm? That's pretty thick. I know from my Clubman that the floor plan is thicker, but the sides are more like 0.8mm. In fact there's no way the side panels on any of my 3 minis are anything like 1.6mm.
Author:  sports850 [ Thu Mar 09, 2006 7:00 pm ]
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Minimic wrote:
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The very early ones were built of a lighter gauge,only the early 850

What year/ body number did they change to the thicker guage?

Not sure , mine is late 62 and is the thinner body , easiest way to see is they often had cracks in the B pillar near the door striker plate as the metal wasn't up to the slamming of the doors over time . Check the wreckers etc and you'll see what I mean if you find one , mine's been repaired now so can't show you photo's .
Author:  drmini in aust [ Thu Mar 09, 2006 8:47 pm ]
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Body shell panels are nowhere near 1.6mm but the floor is. I measured the `64 850's when I put the 2 new front pans in it.
BTW, the new UK pans were only 1.0mm... :cry:
Author:  Mike [ Fri Mar 10, 2006 8:47 am ]
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Fat Boy Dave wrote:
Is that what they refer to as lightweights?


If you mean like the Bob Holden "lightweight" then not really. His car and other lightened race minis of the time had panels removed, replaced with thin alloy or plastic\glass or perforated, subframes perforated etc. I think the Bob Holden one that Biante Models now run was down to approx 460kg in weight. Right?
Author:  sports850 [ Fri Mar 10, 2006 8:51 am ]
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Mike wrote:
I think the Bob Holden one that Biante Models now run was down to approx 460kg in weight. Right?


Sorry , slight hijack , when did Biante releasse this , what scale is it in ?
EDIT , just found it on their website , doesn't say released yet so will have to have a chase around and see when it's on sale , looks good though - Image
Author:  Mike [ Fri Mar 10, 2006 9:57 am ]
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Biante sponsor the actual original car which has been restored and runs in historics with the Biante livery.
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