as you may have seen in another thread, my leylands suffered a bit of damage, and im at a stage now where i need to consider what i'm going to do with it...

Also while i've got the engine out, i've got a lot of options here too which i'll need to consider in regards to - either chucking something a bit quicker in.. or doing a bit of work on the current one.

here are the pics.





would love to hear your suggestions.

weelll, just before anyone else chimes in, and to get it out of the way....


"put a roundie front on it"


there you go everyone, sensible suggestions now, the roundie thing has been done

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did I tell you that I won a trophy?

But Simon, that was a sensible suggestion.
Round fronts are easier to get.

I reckon, tidy the front back to original. If you don't have them, halogen lights and a relay.

If you have some money to pump into it yeah, make it go harder better faster stronger. Put a smile on your dial

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Dean Hutton's first car was a Mini.

The other car appears to have tried that already.

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start pulling all the bits off and hitting it with a BFH.

see how straight you can get it, and how much damage there actually is.

then get a quote from a panel beater.

Youll be able to get new grill, new bonnet latch top, front looks repairable, maybe all youll need is a new front left panel.

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Aussie Leyland, Aussie Factory, Aussie Mini S.

How much money do you want to spend?

Will you still want it to be a daily driver? Idle good in traffic? Not get hot in summer?

There's plenty that can be done to the motor you have.
You don't necessarily have to go to a 1275 to have real good fun!

yea i want it to be reliable, but a bit more power and a few less rattles would be sweet. i'll possibly be moving up to qld next year and won't really be driving around heaps up there - but not getting hot would be quite important up there i think.

Exactly right.

With minor expense I managed to get a respectable 45 bhp out of my 1098 in my old purple clubbie. My 1275 hasnt come close yet.

Fix it! After saving a clubman last year that needed inner and outer R/H guards, front panel, grill ect, yours doesn't look too bad! Would post a photo if I could figure out how? [/img]

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How can it be rusty when it's covered in so much oil?

crush it and get something like a hyundai

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