okay so my thread was lost due to the Great Aus Mini Crash.

I basically explained how i bought another mini etc...

I picked it up on staurday, but wasnt able to post more info about it for obvious reasons.

Heres some more pictures.































The hatch seems to work quite well, but is mainly fabricated from fibre-glass and needs alot of work.

Dad was surprised to see that, upon pulling out the dipstick, the engine oil was like new, and there was also clean oil in both of the carbs.

looks like a fun lil project, that boot lid looks interesting!

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Charlieeeeeeeee Come to Candy Mountain!

With a rear opening like that -it would have to be a Club wo man

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I would suggest that before you get too involved in the restoration, that you consult an engineer to see that you will actually be able to register it when it's finished.

I wont be using "the hatch" mini... I simply bought it for parts etc.. .

I wonder what they were thinking?? Hearse project maybe??

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Mini Less at the moment Broken Again

Hmmm - wonder if it ever was registered like that once a upon a time?, some creative bean must have thought it was cool

Like I said in the other thread, the car is a very early Mini Clubman. Does it have a Compliance plate?

It looks like they got half way through the hatch conversion and gave up.

Love the exhaust complete with dunny roll silencer

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Respect mine and I'll respect yours.

looks as if its been modified at some point looks cool i reckon

I spotted a registered mini in bris last week with hatch mod. Its boot went all the way to the bottom of the original boot. Decent job too, it looked really good.

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Dog Food! Most kids like it more than Broccoli.

Steve Winters had a full length hatch mini years ago but sold it to 2 brothers who lived at the gold coast,, it had the first twin cam KAD cyl head to land in Aust on it,,, trying to remember their names tho??? nice kids really,,, er,,, um,,, they came out to a Willowbank Autocross once upon a time,,, ar,,,sh!t i`m terrible with names , now i feel all useless

I`m getting too old
anyways, maybe that was the one you saw???

edit-->AHHHH "Anthony" was one of the brothers

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No offence intended here but--> anyone writing a book about minis 30 years ago may not have experienced such worn or stuffed-with components as we are finding these days.

You should put your heart & soul into everything you do.