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Blunder

Post subject: Shell too rusty to save for the road... here is an option!

Posted: Sat Feb 08, 2014 10:14 pm

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Location: Perth

Ok, had a shell that was made of numerous layers of rivet floor, sills made of bog/paper and arches that were smoothed to the body as the edges of the body were so far gone... These were shaped using plastic bags as fill...

So it was wrecked!

Here is my piece of rustic charm.

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boomini

Post subject: Re: Shell too rusty to save for the road... here is an optio

Posted: Sat Feb 08, 2014 10:44 pm

1098cc

Joined: Wed Jun 26, 2013 10:05 pm
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Location: perth WA

Did you buy that of mitchell?

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Blunder

Post subject: Re: Shell too rusty to save for the road... here is an optio

Posted: Sat Feb 08, 2014 10:50 pm

1098cc

Joined: Tue Sep 18, 2007 5:21 pm
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Location: Perth

No... It's one(well wouldn't say a whole 1)that I had!

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boomini

Post subject: Re: Shell too rusty to save for the road... here is an optio

Posted: Sat Feb 08, 2014 10:52 pm

1098cc

Joined: Wed Jun 26, 2013 10:05 pm
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Location: perth WA

Ah ok cool. Good idea

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boomini

Post subject: Re: Shell too rusty to save for the road... here is an optio

Posted: Sat Feb 08, 2014 10:53 pm

1098cc

Joined: Wed Jun 26, 2013 10:05 pm
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Ah ok cool. Good idea

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1967 deluxe high strung 1310
1959 austin healey sprite

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Minimadmarty

Post subject: Re: Shell too rusty to save for the road... here is an optio

Posted: Sat Feb 08, 2014 11:43 pm

1098cc

Joined: Fri Dec 27, 2013 12:24 pm
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Location: Hobart, Tasmania

Ooo.... Do you wanna sell the rear seat belts?

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mad-mk1

Post subject: Re: Shell too rusty to save for the road... here is an optio

Posted: Sun Feb 09, 2014 12:51 am

THIS SPACE FOR RENT

Joined: Mon Aug 08, 2005 8:50 pm
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Location: barossa valley sa

Do you have any of the shell left? I need a certain roof part to fix my project!

Looks good though!

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Blunder

Post subject: Re: Shell too rusty to save for the road... here is an optio

Posted: Sun Feb 09, 2014 1:21 am

1098cc

Joined: Tue Sep 18, 2007 5:21 pm
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Location: Perth

Seatbelts are a possibility...... Roof was rusty but which bit u want?

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Ginge

Post subject: Re: Shell too rusty to save for the road... here is an optio

Posted: Sun Feb 09, 2014 6:10 am

848cc

Joined: Sun Jan 22, 2012 10:34 pm
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I want to do this to a couple of minis for my shed. Anyone else got rusty shells they don't want. Haha

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Minimadmarty

Post subject: Re: Shell too rusty to save for the road... here is an optio

Posted: Sun Feb 09, 2014 7:12 am

1098cc

Joined: Fri Dec 27, 2013 12:24 pm
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Location: Hobart, Tasmania

Blunder wrote:

Seatbelts are a possibility......

Cool, PM me with a price if you decide to sell them

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swish1

Post subject: Re: Shell too rusty to save for the road... here is an optio

Posted: Sun Feb 09, 2014 9:02 am

998cc

Joined: Wed Apr 03, 2013 6:57 am
Posts: 871
Location: Wangara West Aus

Might be a plan for my spare rusty shell .

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boomini

Post subject: Re: Shell too rusty to save for the road... here is an optio

Posted: Sun Feb 09, 2014 9:24 am

1098cc

Joined: Wed Jun 26, 2013 10:05 pm
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Location: perth WA

Which one craig????? Lol only joking

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1975 van
1968 deluxe in the shed
1967 deluxe high strung 1310
1959 austin healey sprite

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andrew9

Post subject: Re: Shell too rusty to save for the road... here is an optio

Posted: Sun Feb 09, 2014 12:29 pm

848cc

Joined: Mon Sep 23, 2013 8:54 pm
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Location: Adelaide

looks like the back of a rickshaw!
Do you have an old bike....?

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swish1

Post subject: Re: Shell too rusty to save for the road... here is an optio

Posted: Sun Feb 09, 2014 3:01 pm

998cc

Joined: Wed Apr 03, 2013 6:57 am
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Location: Wangara West Aus

All of them including the Mokes at the moment ,over the lot .

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boomini

Post subject: Re: Shell too rusty to save for the road... here is an optio

Posted: Sun Feb 09, 2014 3:08 pm

1098cc

Joined: Wed Jun 26, 2013 10:05 pm
Posts: 1500
Location: perth WA

Haha $100 for the lot.... lol

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Minis..

1976 van daily drive
1975 van
1968 deluxe in the shed
1967 deluxe high strung 1310
1959 austin healey sprite

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