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Author:  sociallydisabled [ Thu Aug 03, 2006 8:26 pm ]
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Long time sine i posted but anyway..

i may be getting a new mini with roof damage for a parts car. but since my current mini is nearing completion i am looking for something new to work on. and i thought why waste a mini shell :) so i am researching a possible roadster, roofless mini, i remember seeing pictures of someones conversion that had colour coded peices in steps. does anyone know where to find that and anymore useful information?

failing that i am planning to make a trailer if the body is beyond repair. so wish me luck :) and any help is appreciated
Author:  awdmoke [ Thu Aug 03, 2006 8:55 pm ]
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Your description sounds like a Mini Pimlico or similar kit from the UK
(Google Domino Cars)

This one belongs to Steve over here in WA



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Author:  sociallydisabled [ Thu Aug 03, 2006 9:04 pm ]
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awesome. thats cool. do you know if there is any dramas with rego?
Author:  sports850 [ Thu Aug 03, 2006 10:05 pm ]
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That one is a Domino Pimlico as Mike said , it's a fiberglass body that was made in England to fit all the mini mechanicals from rusted out mini's (from them putting salt on the roads in winter) . It's a completely different kettle of fish to cutting an Aussie steel mini body into a convertible as these were purpose built semi convertibles . Find a good engineer and talk to them about what you want to do and they'll tell you how to go about it , it won't be cheap though but it can be done .
Author:  Bromley [ Thu Aug 03, 2006 10:11 pm ]
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Flash, but not for me.
Author:  supercharged 850 [ Fri Aug 04, 2006 1:15 am ]
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It appears you were searching for this thread:

http://www.ausmini.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=990&highlight=roadster
Author:  sports850 [ Fri Aug 04, 2006 7:04 am ]
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Or you could go this option ....
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Just talk it through with your engineer before you start cutting and have a really good bank account behind you for the testing and inspections . It is possible , this one is fully engineered in NSW but it isn't easy when you do something this radical .
Author:  Mokesta [ Fri Aug 04, 2006 7:57 am ]
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That car looked like this when finished and at the 05 MOCQ muster:

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Author:  Braveheartspunky [ Fri Aug 04, 2006 8:22 am ]
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I don't mind that at all. 8) The only thing I'm not fussed about is the front spoiler.
Author:  Braveheartspunky [ Fri Aug 04, 2006 8:25 am ]
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But then again, would you go to that much trouble or just buy a Healy or an MG ? I suppose it's a one off that no one else has. :D
Author:  sports850 [ Fri Aug 04, 2006 8:45 am ]
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Braveheartspunky wrote:
But then again, would you go to that much trouble or just buy a Healy or an MG ? I suppose it's a one off that no one else has. :D


And as well as that , Zac's been playing with Mini's since they were launched . He did his apprenticeship at P and R Williams in Sydney (one of his first jobs was converting 850's into sports850's) and was also a mechanic with Brian Foley so mini's are somewhat ingrained . His former mini (QIK850) was a red 850 that was turbo'd , then supercharged and later a bigger turbo before being wiped out in a crash , so this was just a progression from there . The body is actually a 997 cooper that I bought partially restored in Goulburn in the early 90's , I had too many projects and Zac was looking for a good body as a base ....
Author:  Braveheartspunky [ Fri Aug 04, 2006 9:37 am ]
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I do like it and I can appreciate the amount of work that went into it. Always room for the Hot Rod. :D
Author:  sports850 [ Fri Aug 04, 2006 10:35 am ]
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It's more a sculpture than a car but it sure looks good on the road , especially up Dorrigo mountain ....
Author:  Braveheartspunky [ Fri Aug 04, 2006 12:19 pm ]
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It could do with some black racing stripes. :D
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