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kazzzy69

Post subject: front apron panel

Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2006 11:18 am

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hi guys,
just wondering the best place to get a front apron for my mini k..
i have a price of $300ish from a panel shop
and i dont know if karcraft have any..

or even better, a 2nd hand one..if you guys have one lying around..has to be decently straight.

yeh, apparently the one on my mini is too mangled up to be botheredfixing it.
cheers
Kaz

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hey mate, looks like your cars only running on three cylinders!
haha..funny that..

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dove grey 64

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Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2006 11:39 am

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who said you should change your front panel? got pics of it?
im changing the front on my 850, but its not really bad but i just want to do it. everywhere i called is 300. fair price i think

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9YaTaH

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Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2006 12:43 pm

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1970 mini K wrote:

who said you should change your front panel? got pics of it?
im changing the front on my 850, but its not really bad but i just want to do it. everywhere i called is 300. fair price i think

If its not real bad...then get it panel beated...you can't get original 850 valances new anymore :idea:

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dove grey 64

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Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2006 12:57 pm

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you can buy 850 front panels from a grade panels. he has heaps of NOS. i've spoken to brenton and im getting one next week so im sure you can get one aswell

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kazzzy69

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Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2006 2:11 pm

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yeh my dad (whos fixing up the mini k)
said that it was just mangled up as i must have hit something (prolly coz the hydro sank really low)
anyway, its not urgent, mite save up the $$ to get one from a grade then .. i guess
yay! go mini!

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hey mate, looks like your cars only running on three cylinders!
haha..funny that..

'89 toyota cressida
'71 morris mini k
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drmini in aust

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Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2006 4:32 pm

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Location: near Baulkham Hills, NSW

I was going to fit a new one 12 years ago when Ha-Ha went on the road. But I just welded it instead.
Now car is being prepped for repaint, it could use one- but at $300, I'll light the welder up... :wink:

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9YaTaH

Post subject: NOS

Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2006 5:28 pm

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1970 mini K wrote:

you can buy 850 front panels from a grade panels. he has heaps of NOS. i've spoken to brenton and im getting one next week so im sure you can get one aswell

Now ya tell us!!! :lol:

(and I'm confused, when did 850s come out floating on fluid )

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Fruity

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Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2006 7:54 pm

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Well I just bought myself a new front apron for my 850 from Karcraft :wink:

But when taking the old one off I discovered the original had been bronze welded on!

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drmini in aust

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Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2006 8:05 pm

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fruity wrote:

Well I just bought myself a new front apron for my 850 from Karcraft :wink:

But when taking the old one off I discovered the original had been bronze welded on!

`Bronze welding' using oxy acetylene (brazing) predates MIG welding. It was used way back then in addition to spot welding. Robots? What robots... :lol:

BTW, many new European cars now are not spot welded , the zinc coated panels are MIG brazed using very fancy MIG welders....
Less likely to rust they say. :wink:

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Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2006 8:27 pm

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1970 mini K wrote:

you can buy 850 front panels from a grade panels. he has heaps of NOS. i've spoken to brenton and im getting one next week so im sure you can get one aswell

Do you have his contact details please ?? cheers ...

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