Wow, a Radford. Never seen one of them in Sydney.

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1966 Morris Mini Deluxe
.... 4 bicycles and 3 screaming kids.

Welcome to our forum John. Look forward to your contributions.

Now that you have told us about your cars, have to post pics in the "Members Gallery"

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Steve

Welcome John,
I hope you get from this site what you need, 9-10 hours time difference.
tell us about it, getting up at 3 or 4 in the morning just to bid on that one special bit!
Again welcome

Nicely written introduction John, but what else could we expect from a writer.

I'm sure nobody will hold your mistake against you, especially since you have explained it and are now in the process of putting it right. I look forward to seeing what questions you pose (and the answers ) and to getting a copy of the new book when it is realeased.

Cheers
Steve

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1964 998cc Cooper
1971 Mini K x 2
1972 Clubman GT

Mostly harmless?

Greetings John...Its a Pleasure to have you on our forum and look forward to seeing you input and questions you post. Their are a lot of MK1 & 2 that have been built and Being built on the forum with plenty of pictures in the Gallery section. I'm also sure you know of Watto, He's also on here also.

If you need anything just let me know

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Stop Licking the Dog...I Don't Care Who Started It

Thank you for the welcome. I have some pictures of the Radford but being a computer dinosaur, I cannot see how to copy and paste them onto the forum gallery. On emails there is a little `attach' icon, but I cannot see one here. Some guidance would be appreciated.

Yes, I know Craig, and we have corresponded many times. TME is the only Mini magazine I subscribe to. That reminds me, I need to renew.

Regards,

John

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Still learning after all these years...

How to post pics is all covered here http://www.ausmini.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=10405

Basically the pic is uploaded to an external area and linked on Ausmini,

Cheers
Steve

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1964 998cc Cooper
1971 Mini K x 2
1972 Clubman GT

Hi John,
Welcome and thank you for the many hours of pleasure your book has provided me with. I am another of the millions patiently awaiting your next volume.

Kindest regards
Alasdair Brass
Christchurch
New Zealand
Member MCR

Welcome John - when the publishers complain about the size of the book just point out the pre-publication sales from this forum alone will cover the costs

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David L


My greatest fear in life is that when I die my wife will sell my Mini and tools for the price I told her I paid for them!

Thank you for the thought David,

My publisher's patience has been really tested with this book. I have been working on it for five years now. It is the research that takes the time. Most of the manuscript has been submitted to show good faith, but the last two chapters (competition Mini Coopers is the other one) are proving a real challenge. There is a lot more to Australian cars than I ever imagined. As they say, the devil is in the detail and it is impossible to do the subject justice without thoroughly immersing oneself in the whole culture of the cars and the people who own them.

There are Australian Cooper S police cars to write about too, which Doug Jenkins is kindly helping me with, so it is all shaping up nicely and I am thoroughly enjoying the exchange of dialogue on the forum. I have many of the UK parts lists and all of factory bulletins so it offers a good opportunity for me to return the favours by passing information back if I can help someone in Oz with a query.

Kind regards,

John

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Still learning after all these years...

Welcome John. Hope you have an enjoyable time giving and receiving knowledge amongst like-minded Oz Mini enthusiasts.

Doug

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ex-NSW Police 1970 MK II Cooper S
VMCI #43

Hi again. I finally figured out the photo posting thing, so here's a couple shots of the rebuild for your amusement:
By yeeha58 at 2010-10-21 Metal work all finished - ready to smooth panels

By yeeha58 at 2010-10-21 BRG 2K in the garage - not recommended, but happy with result

By yeeha58 at 2010-10-21 Roof painted, body (mostly) in highbuild primer;

By yeeha58 at 2010-10-21 Body painted! Still very manageable at this stage.

By yeeha58 at 2010-10-21 Fitout underway. Rotisserie makes life easy. Could have used your input here - who can remember in which order to replace brake, fuel and battery lines? Note NO hydraulic lines - converted to solid suspension, but I've kept the original sub frames with S displacers.

By yeeha58 at 2010-10-21 Progressing - rolls and steers, but a big vacancy in here. All the spinny around bits are in Sydney with GR - we still haven't decided final specs, so I doubt I'll have it mobile for Xmas.

By yeeha58 at 2010-10-21 This side is wearing (apparently very rare) Dunlop LP918 5x10" reverse rims.

By yeeha58 at 2010-10-21 And on this side, we have a pair of 10x5 100+ alloys. (I seriously need 2 more, so if you have a couple in the shed, and a spare left side Recaro LS for that matter, please give me a call). Also, I've got a good chance to get a set of 10x6 Mercury rims with A008's from the UK and the new Mambas are bringing a smile to my face. Your feedback would be appreciated.

Anyhoo, that's my little car. I just keep plodding away, and one day........

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No decision is incorrect when made - but it does become apparent in retrospect...

Firstly, thanks you to the moderator that activated my account eventually, been ages lol

So my name is Nathan, I work as a motor mechanic and am the proud owner of the following beast

A '76 clubman S 998cc

-current mods are ss 1.75" zorst with fletcher twin tip muffler including LCB extractors. (the best sounding exhaust ever and ever so loud )
-electronic dizzy with vac advance (really worth it)
-12" revos
-momo steering wheel

more to come. Now piccy time... and yes I know that there are hotwires on it in the pics

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-Motor mechanic - Proud owner of a '76 Clubman S and a Ford ef xr6 manual

Hi Nathan,

Glad to have you on board. I hope you enjoy your time on ausmini.

Cheers, Nick

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"In two years time your car will be like a lady's clothes, out of date, my car will still be in fashion when I am dead" - Sir Alec speaking to Pininfarina