G'day madmorrie
good to hear rosco i reckon thats the plan.get the
morrie on the road by christmas, then you and i and James can go
4efte cruisin
I'm trying to have mine on the road by WATTO"S big day out

Good luck with it and keep plodding along every minute counts

Cheers Hallsey

Time for a quick update

Heres the car with pretty much everything test fitted



Heres my panel beater mate Ashy fitting the templates
cutting the gaurds putting a lip on the gaurds




A little bit of tweeking to fit



didnt get a photo of them on the car , battery
in the camera went flat

Cheers Hallsey

Looks good. What length and Nm are the bonnet struts?

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Hi Kennomini

They are actually my old tail gate struts off our old VN
commodore wagon,They would'nt hold the rear door up
on the VN but they work a treat on the mini.
If you need the length give us a yell
cheers Hallsey

Update time

Here's one of the arches fitted



And a couple of the 6mm rod welded in place





A couple of the old shifter hole filled in







A good wash down and a quick coat of body deadner



The old girl swinging in the breeze



I painted the subframes tonight in primer, hope to top coat tomorrow

Rear subby



Front subframe and some other bits







Cheers Hallsey

The 6mm rod is a good idea and looks ace.

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Well i got most of the stuff painted yesterday and i cant wait to
bolt it all together



The engine bay gets some undercoat



Then some color



And the subframes are black with a red pearl

The flash from the camera really brings it out



And all the bits that hang off everywhere







Hope to get the rest painted during the week so i can finally put
everything on for the last time

Cheers Hallsey

ahhh.... I always wondered about the use of an ironing board - Until now!

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-James.

Toyota 4EFTE Powered Minivan.
102 Kw @ The Front Wheels....Oh What a Feeling!

Yes but dont tell the missus she;ll want it back

Cheers Hallsey

That is shaping into a very very good conversion... I need to get back into mine soon.... What are the flares you are using, they suit the car without looking too boy racerish!!

Keep up the great work.

Cheers,
Michael

Hi Mike
yeah its getting there, arches are Rover sports pack
fiberglass copies ,look good with the 13x7'

Hope it fires you up to work on youre project

Cheers Hallsey

Thanks Hallsey, I will try to source a set, I like the way they look. At the moment I am actually fixing up a '74 clubby I rescued from the wreckers. I have replaced the right front guard and apron and should have a quick coat of paint on it by this time next week. It is completely original and there was no way I was going to let it get chopped up for bits!!! After that I need to finish my boat build for summer and then I promise the Mini will start happening.... but in the meantime I grab any parts I see that I can use!!

Cheers,
Michael

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Motivate me to get this done... back in Sydney again...

No worries Mike
I bought mine from minisport in adelaide if thats any help

Cheers Hallsey

You have been busy Hallsey havent you?

Looking real good mate, and a credit to you!!

Cheers,
Tricky

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Quick update

The stinking melbourne weather has held me up a bit with the painting
Even with the shed locked up and the heater going the paint still dulled off.
Had a few moments of sunshine so got a bit done.

Subframes are in and she's a rolling shell again, i hope to have the motor
back in next weekend










And back on her feet again (might be able to move her out
and clean the shed up)

Cheers Hallsey