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It's a shame the grill has been cut out.
A new replacment wont be hard to find at least.

blueminivan wrote:

It's a shame the grill has been cut out.
A new replacment wont be hard to find at least.

Any suggestion where we can get one from in Aust, or will we have to get one from the UK??

i have no idea if it's rare or not, but I think the toe in on the rear wheels has shredded your tyres!!

I dont understand why people cut the grills out of them, there not that hard to work on.

850man wrote:

I dont understand why people cut the grills out of them, there not that hard to work on.

It would be stupid if someone cut a grill out these days just for better excess. (Outside the UK that is)
Mind you, it is a pain in the ring to work on, the spi gear and air con in my van doesn't really help the situation either. :roll:

Im going to guess that thats an NZ built van (CKD) - does it have a rear seat made of ply, and a spare tyre well in the back, also with a ply cover?

Author:	flapper [ Sun Mar 20, 2011 8:47 pm ]
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We have just picked this Car Up (yes we know it will need a lot of work) it has 63 on the wiper motor. It also has the English type slot drain holes. Is this car rare or unusual? Would like to know what anyone thinks??

Author:	simon k [ Sun Mar 20, 2011 8:57 pm ]
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I reckon both rare AND unusual... unusual that it's in Australia, and rare, because if it was in UK, it'd have rusted into dust by now

Author:	superSeven [ Sun Mar 20, 2011 8:57 pm ]
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i have no idea if it's rare or not, but I think the toe in on the rear wheels has shredded your tyres!!

Author:	blueminivan [ Sun Mar 20, 2011 9:06 pm ]
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It's a shame the grill has been cut out. A new replacment wont be hard to find at least.

Author:	flapper [ Sun Mar 20, 2011 9:15 pm ]
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blueminivan wrote: It's a shame the grill has been cut out. A new replacment wont be hard to find at least. Any suggestion where we can get one from in Aust, or will we have to get one from the UK??

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Author:	scotta_74 [ Sun Mar 20, 2011 9:34 pm ]
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I managed to get a fiberglass "Commercial" style grill from Mini Imports some time ago. Maybee they can help you if you have no luck.

Author:	blueminivan [ Sun Mar 20, 2011 11:21 pm ]
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flapper wrote: blueminivan wrote: It's a shame the grill has been cut out. A new replacment wont be hard to find at least. Any suggestion where we can get one from in Aust, or will we have to get one from the UK?? There was a front panel hanging up at Northern Mini Parts in Melbourne but it's been 3 or 4 years since I've been there. I also spotted one of those fibreglass grills at The Mini King in Sydney a couple of weeks ago but it may belong to one of Johns little projects. If you need any photos of the integrated style grill let me know. And if anyone else knows of another English van around with it's grill intact please let me know.

Author:	flapper [ Mon Mar 21, 2011 7:02 pm ]
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superSeven wrote: i have no idea if it's rare or not, but I think the toe in on the rear wheels has shredded your tyres!! Thanks for your comment, lol Thought I would just let you know that the rear sub frame has been fixed, so no more toe on the rear wheel!!

Author:	MrFail [ Mon Mar 21, 2011 7:10 pm ]
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those twin little rear side windows look cool

Author:	blueminivan [ Mon Mar 21, 2011 7:55 pm ]
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850man wrote: I dont understand why people cut the grills out of them, there not that hard to work on. It would be stupid if someone cut a grill out these days just for better excess. (Outside the UK that is) Mind you, it is a pain in the ring to work on, the spi gear and air con in my van doesn't really help the situation either.

Author:	850man [ Mon Mar 21, 2011 9:29 pm ]
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blueminivan wrote: 850man wrote: I dont understand why people cut the grills out of them, there not that hard to work on. It would be stupid if someone cut a grill out these days just for better excess. (Outside the UK that is) Mind you, it is a pain in the ring to work on, the spi gear and air con in my van doesn't really help the situation either. Yes well all that SPI gear would make it a pain, thats why ill stick with the 850!

Author:	jbeenz [ Tue Mar 22, 2011 1:15 pm ]
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Im going to guess that thats an NZ built van (CKD) - does it have a rear seat made of ply, and a spare tyre well in the back, also with a ply cover? I have a van with the same windows, and have seen a few in NZ, I blieve it was some sort of estate conversion. have a look at the wiring loom, somtimes they have a sticker that identifies the loom as NZ made. good luck - looks like a solid start oh, and i believe haradan?? panels in the UK stocks the steel grille, They are definatly available new. Jed

Author:	Lillee [ Tue Mar 22, 2011 1:39 pm ]
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I love roundnose vans!! Sorry back to your regular, non-thread-hijack programming

Author:	Timbo [ Tue Mar 22, 2011 2:04 pm ]
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jbeenz wrote: Im going to guess that thats an NZ built van (CKD) - does it have a rear seat made of ply, and a spare tyre well in the back, also with a ply cover? That would be a "wooden load floor van" a kind of hybrid between a van and an estate, built for some export markets to get around purchase taxes. They are pretty unusual, even the poms don't seem to know about them. I've only ever seen one - in NZ. I didn't know they were built there. Tim

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