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Author:  Lindsay_Palmer [ Sun Sep 21, 2008 9:09 pm ]
Post subject:  While I have not been working on my car, this appeared.
Some AUSMINI people may have noticed that I haven't posted any progress on my cooper replica. The car below is what I have been up to, the car belongs to a customer and it has been fun (and frustrating) playing with someone elses money. I was introduced to the customer (Garry) by his brother in law (I put together a 2CV for him amoung other car jobs) and was shown a battered sorry 1978 clubman S at the back of Garry's transport business and told "I want it to have a body kit, chrome, and be yellow, and it will be used as a sunday fun car. Am I interested in working on it? Why not, I put a quote on the car in two halves, paint and pannel, and the rest. A week past and I thought nothing of it, Garry then rang "when can I drop off the car, a pannel beater will be doing the paint and pannel. You can do the rest". The project was on, but I was a bit nervous about my very broad brief (I've had some customers who are so particular they almost tell me the brand of tools they want used). The last thing I wanted to do is build the wrong thing, so after dozens of questions I had a clear idea of what it had to look like, I will make it usable for everyday. I stripped the car in a week down to a rolling shell and away to the pannel beater it went. For 9 months leaving my with a fridge box of parts plus a motor and gearbox filling space in my shed. In that time I found a motor and gearbox (built by my former boss pete), 1100 with sports cam designed for maximum torque, the seats and all the other bits.

The car eventually arrived from the pannel beater, wow was my first impression, followed by crap this is going to be a pain to work on as I will be very nervous about damaging the body. The car came together quickly due to the fact I pulled it apart (wiring labeled correctly and everything in labeled and boxed). There was problems however, new lower engine mounts that didn't fit, a fuel pump that failed once in the car (mechanical), a missing oil pressure valve, filled in holes for mounting the fuel tank, and a hole for a second fuel tank cut without a tank to fill it.

At this point I'll leave you with the photos, I think they speak for themself. Enjoy.

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The car still isn't finished it now must go to the trimmers for the door trims to be made and fitted (the trimmer wouldn't do them without the car), the exhaust fitter, front end alignment, and roadworthy. Then I get it back once registered for a final tune and once over.

The car once finished should be a comfortable, eye catching car that can be used everyday. Perfect, a great first mini.

The people responsible:

Paint and pannel: Micky D, Albert street Moolap

Windscreen and fitment: BR windscreens, Geelong

Trim: Westcoast trimmers, Ocean grove

Motor: Peter Parry

Camshaft: Clive Cams, Sydney

Gearbox: Frank, Geelong

Front seats: Motor shed, Newtown

Electrical components: Ashdown Ingram, Geelong

Brake components: Geelong clutch and brake, Geelong

Odds and ends: Repco, Geelong

The assembly and other parts: Lindsay Palmer (me), Portarlington

And of course Garry for paying all the bills.

The car will possibly be at mount cooper in november for its first outting.
Author:  ollie [ Sun Sep 21, 2008 9:16 pm ]
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very nice,i like it
Author:  chopchop [ Sun Sep 21, 2008 9:26 pm ]
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what a greta colour, top job you have done mate.
Love the boot 8)
Author:  gafmo [ Sun Sep 21, 2008 9:32 pm ]
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Paint and Body Work is Brillaint :shock:
Author:  Mokesta [ Sun Sep 21, 2008 9:57 pm ]
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Nice, but it's not roadworthy without a rear number plate light.
Author:  Harley [ Sun Sep 21, 2008 10:04 pm ]
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It's a really nice car except for two things.

1. The panel beater sprayed the car the wrong shade of yellow, IE it's purple.
2. The dash. I think it should be "yellow" as well.

:D
Author:  marcsvenson [ Sun Sep 21, 2008 10:04 pm ]
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great paint work, like the flares moulded like that to the body
Author:  henry the mini [ Sun Sep 21, 2008 10:09 pm ]
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Great work Lindsay. This car look better in real life.

Fantastic
Author:  blueminivan [ Sun Sep 21, 2008 10:20 pm ]
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The body work is impressive.
And as for the paint...mmmm purple I like!
Author:  Lindsay_Palmer [ Mon Sep 22, 2008 11:08 am ]
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great paint work, like the flares moulded like that to the body


The flares are actually part of the body, the guards were actually flared (beaten) out into shape to cover the body. So they are steel and will never crack.


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It's a really nice car except for two things.

1. The panel beater sprayed the car the wrong shade of yellow, IE it's purple.
2. The dash. I think it should be "yellow" as well.



Correct it is purple, the new holden purple. That was a last minute change (a week before paint was to hit the car), I've been calling it the grape. The colour shows the curves of the car very well. As for the dash, that was down to garry's choice as it is one traditional mini modification he wanted.

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Nice, but it's not roadworthy without a rear number plate light.


I know I used to work for a roadworthy examiner, the pannelbeater is going to fit number plate bolts at the rear that have small lights in them. The car also has no park lights at the front at the moment but the pannelbeater can sort that out as I told him to put park lights in for RWC.
Author:  Flute [ Mon Sep 22, 2008 11:23 am ]
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Great work, I hope its coming to Mt Cooper, Bundoora on the 23rd November for us all to see at TME Big day Out. No dust this time so it wont get grubby.
Author:  Lindsay_Palmer [ Mon Sep 22, 2008 12:30 pm ]
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Garry will be away for the grand day out but he has told me I can take it for the day if I wish. Possibly the longest ever road test.
Author:  simon k [ Mon Sep 22, 2008 1:18 pm ]
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Lindsay_Palmer wrote:
The car also has no park lights at the front at the moment but the pannelbeater can sort that out as I told him to put park lights in for RWC.


headlights with parker fittings would be the way to go...

how about bumpers?
Author:  Lindsay_Palmer [ Mon Sep 22, 2008 1:37 pm ]
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I am not sure what will happen with the park lights, hopefully the pannelbeater comes up with something. There will be no bumpers as we wanted the car to look smooth.
Author:  slinkey inc [ Mon Sep 22, 2008 2:03 pm ]
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Get some H4 halogen head lights from Minisport or similiar and not only are the bright but they have parkers inside them.

Or since it's a Leyland, you can get away with flat head lights from any wrecker and it won't be very noticeable. (The minisport H4s have curved glass on the front but 90% of others around are flat)
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