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Author:  ashep22 [ Sun May 17, 2009 10:36 am ]
Post subject:  Internal door hinge
Hi, was wondering if anyone had any ideas on making internal door hinges? or if there a kits already out there, i have search but could find anything, I found this on youtube from a mini hayabusa and am interested in making the smooth look. any help would be great.
Thanks, Ash.

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Author:  micowen [ Sun May 17, 2009 10:51 am ]
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depends on what look you are going for. You could always try "lamborghini hinges". Dont know much about them except that they are a universal fit, and it makes your doors open up, not out.
Author:  Asphalt [ Sun May 17, 2009 11:05 am ]
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Did australian Minis never have them? :) European Minis got them with the MkIII :)

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Or am I missunderstanding something? :)

Cheers,
Jan
Author:  Tadhg [ Sun May 17, 2009 11:24 am ]
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Jan's got it - British built Minis got internal door hinges on Mk III, whereas Australian Minis - despite the change to 'burstproof' door latches - retained external door hinges. :)

The easiest way to get internal door hinges in a Mini is to buy a Rover. :lol: The picture you've posted, Ash, is an English car. You can tell not just by the lack of external hinges, but also by the glass - those are single piece windows - wind up, with no quarterlight. Quarterlights were an Australian feature, too. :)

If you want to convert your existing Mini, all the best... I have no idea how you'd go about that, unless you decided to cut panels and weld in the Rover system... :?
Author:  Harley [ Sun May 17, 2009 12:25 pm ]
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The door profile and A panel are different in section. An internal hinge conversion wouldn't be easy.
Author:  drmini in aust [ Sun May 17, 2009 12:46 pm ]
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Out here, internal hinges and square cornered doors look so WRONG!! :lol:
Author:  mattsmadmini [ Sun May 17, 2009 4:26 pm ]
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why would you want internal Ash? Unless you were wanting to give the clubby a shaved and smooth look....

Changing the external ones to internal requires a bit of work and a lot of patience... if its the gaskets your worried about you can get them from any mini supplier... or give me a bell and ill make you some rubber ones.... :wink:
Author:  Kennomini [ Sun May 17, 2009 7:17 pm ]
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Ok, it is possible as I had it done to my panelvan but it's rather tricky and expensive.
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Basically I supplied the panel beater with a Rover front cut and a pair of rover doors. He then cut the body section of the A pillar out and welded in the same section from the Rover mini.
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Then he cut the front couple of inches off each door and replaced them with the same section of Rover door.
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This gave me Mk III door hinges ans hinge panel with Ozy burst proof handles and Ozy Mk II windows so I still have the quarter lights.
Author:  Harley [ Sun May 17, 2009 7:42 pm ]
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Wow! 8)
Certainly not a conversion for a painted car!

I'm surprised you didn't go the whole hog and modify the doors for single piece glass.
Author:  Kennomini [ Sun May 17, 2009 9:50 pm ]
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Thought abut it but we weren't sure if it would work as the hoops are slightly different and we didn't have the B pillar to fit the complete Rover doors :roll: . It still may be possible to modify the door to take a one piece window :? .
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