how would you clean up these wheels?
what would you do?



cheers leighton

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1975 Leyland Mini: 1060cc - resto/ ex-hsc project.

what would I do??

I'd go and look at 1018cc's "how to" on polishing alloy wheels....

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did I tell you that I won a trophy?

ahh nice just had a look very well done. they'll need a lick of paint.

cheers leighton

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1975 Leyland Mini: 1060cc - resto/ ex-hsc project.

i just did mine after reading about Gerg doing his...

i just rubbed the painted section back with 320 grit wet n dry, then did the shiny bits with 600 then 1200 w&d... then washed them down... wax and grease remover.. mask off all the bits i want unpainted, etch primer x 3 coats, top coat x 3 coats, and clear x 2 coats.. clear coat not necesary if not doing metallic colour.

then get some alushine, autosol or some other metal polish and go crazy on the alloy bits you want shiny.

i will post some pics of mine tomorrow.. they came up alright for a few hours work!

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tim
68 Deluxe 1293, HIF44, megajolt/EDIS4, daihatsu alternator..

'a mini is for life, not just for christmas!'

let us know how you go, and get some finished product pics up

I have the big lathe set up with a Mini drive flange at work- I would just face a few thou off to get rid of the gutter rash, also the same off that flat face with the wheelweight marks, if those don't polish out..

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DrMini- 1970 wasaMatic 1360, Mk1S crank, 86.6HP (ATW) =~125 @ crank, 45 Dellorto (38 chokes), RE282 sprint cam, 1.5 rockers, 11.0:1 C/R.

They'll come up brilliant mate. Check out the pics of my 'Tasman' wheels (almost the same wheel except Tasman's are a poorer quality casing i.e. porous!) that I had on my car at this year's mini muster

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"In two years time your car will be like a lady's clothes, out of date, my car will still be in fashion when I am dead" - Sir Alec speaking to Pininfarina

yer im thinking of buying them off a bloke in the uk.. good price too.

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1975 Leyland Mini: 1060cc - resto/ ex-hsc project.

well if you figure a cheap way to get them here.... let me know im trying to bring 5 10x6' mambas...

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Here am I sitting in my tin can far above the Moon
Planet Earth is blue and there's nothing I can do...



“A turbo: exhaust gasses go into the turbocharger and spin it, witchcraft happens and you go faster.” - Jeremy Clarkson

they guy thats selling them said 25p by royal mail. but im not 100% sure that royal mail would send them?

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1975 Leyland Mini: 1060cc - resto/ ex-hsc project.

25 pound!!!! for 4 wheels!

tell him he's dreaming....

its gonna be at least 125 pounds if going through royal mail!

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Here am I sitting in my tin can far above the Moon
Planet Earth is blue and there's nothing I can do...



“A turbo: exhaust gasses go into the turbocharger and spin it, witchcraft happens and you go faster.” - Jeremy Clarkson

Leighton, you can pick up wheels like that in australia very cheeply. Buying from UK could be a very long and expensive process.

Ryan

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Ryan Filippi
Minis In The Gong
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www.minisinthegong.com.au

you can basically bet your left testicle that whatever the wheels cost you in english pounds then it will be about 3 to 4 times that in Aust dollars once they`re landed here with everything paid for

i have some wheels look just like that for sale right here right now in my for sale thread & make me an offer



& mattsmadmini--- i still have those Mambas here too

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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.

"What do you call this, love?" "Meatloaf, darl"

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well if you'd knock the price to 500 (what its costing me...)

then yeh, id definately get them off ya!

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Here am I sitting in my tin can far above the Moon
Planet Earth is blue and there's nothing I can do...



“A turbo: exhaust gasses go into the turbocharger and spin it, witchcraft happens and you go faster.” - Jeremy Clarkson