well i did the bravest thing yesterday, i purchased another 1972 mini clubman 998cc... to my surprise when we got there i had a good look over the engine, only to discover it was actually running an 1100... yay !!

as you see by the photo's i will post up it is in fairly good condition rust wise a couple of spots and came with a ton of extra stuff including a new set of foot wells...

The guy who i bouht it off said the engine runs well and it drives good, is it almost ready for painting?

my other mini clubman as you have probably read about is 3/4 of the way through having its engine out and i will probably end up selling parts or using it as spare parts (not sure) as it was quite free...

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1972 Mini Clubman 1100 cc
1972 Mini Clubman 1100 cc
2005 VZ SV6 Commodore

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1972 Mini Clubman 1100 cc
1972 Mini Clubman 1100 cc
2005 VZ SV6 Commodore

There is still some work to be done there

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Too many cars, and too little time.

yeah i figure that i should prob get it done professionally because i dun think a backyard job would be too good,

i am probably gonna paint the engine in the next day or two, any tips or suggestions...

the car will be painted black, i was thinking either a
blue or
red with some chrome

ill post some more pics soon

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1972 Mini Clubman 1100 cc
1972 Mini Clubman 1100 cc
2005 VZ SV6 Commodore

I like the Camels red engine (see pics in his post).
Would look great with a black body, like a redback spider

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Too many cars, and too little time.

thanks for doing that pic for me too btw, also where do i find his post? is he the one with the pics of the blown gasket

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1972 Mini Clubman 1100 cc
1972 Mini Clubman 1100 cc
2005 VZ SV6 Commodore

Look here: http://forums.ausmini.com/viewtopic.php?t=12516&start=75

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Too many cars, and too little time.

hmm i am thinking royal blue would be fantastic, stealing his paint color wouldnt be nice lol im sure someone also has blue though...

to do this would it be best to take the engine out ?
EDIT: also how would i prep the engine for paint!

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1972 Mini Clubman 1100 cc
1972 Mini Clubman 1100 cc
2005 VZ SV6 Commodore

Yeah, pull it out. That way you can paint the engine bay properly too.
Then get stuck in with paint stripper and/or wire buff

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Too many cars, and too little time.

cool... so any old paint stripper?

i will prob do that soon

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Even god told Noah to Ark it up!!
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1972 Mini Clubman 1100 cc
1972 Mini Clubman 1100 cc
2005 VZ SV6 Commodore

Automotive paint stripper is best, but if you've got some laying around just read to make sure it's safe on alloy (gearbox) and give it a go.

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Too many cars, and too little time.

just finished painting some of the things that were already off... cleaned em up with a wire brush, paint stripper and degreaser... thought to myself, "crap, how am i gonna figure out which bolts go where" lol.

When i bought it the guy just put all the bolts in the boxes... hopefully in similiar boxes to the parts!!

lucky i have grouped and labeled bolts from when i pulled my other 1100 apart!!

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1972 Mini Clubman 1100 cc
1972 Mini Clubman 1100 cc
2005 VZ SV6 Commodore

Yay to the purchase of new mini's
Well done.
I look forward to seeing what it turns out like.

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One Lill-Red 1100
A project morris van
One rusty assed delux shell
and a clubby van

You're a dead ringer for my old mate called Jeff, who i have a picture of sitting in a mini
Unbelievable


Oh come on,
Of cause you can have my paint colour,
i mean it didnt just come out of a can that did have millions of identical ones made

'72 Clubman
Im attatched to that year now, given mine is also a '72
They are just so much more special

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lol... nah i wasnt serious lol, but i did always play on the blue!! its gonna look good

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1972 Mini Clubman 1100 cc
1972 Mini Clubman 1100 cc
2005 VZ SV6 Commodore