I buy from Mini King and Karcraft.
I support the local shops that have supported us for years.

Sorry to hijack, but where is the best place to buy panels from? I am after a new floor for the traveller as it has had a dodgy repair job in the past.

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1962 Traveller with 1275LS engine

If it is a traveller peculiar item I would think you might have to go OS, otherwise Karcraft has panels.

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

I think SC parts have at the moment have another "free postage" deal on, so buy a complete pan from them.

Brenton

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Travellers (and vans) use a sedan floor with a short extension at the back.

Tim

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1951 Morris Commercial J Type Van
1955 BSA C11G
1961 Morris Mini Traveller
1969 Triumph TR6R
1977 Leyland Moke Californian

thanks for the leads guys, will check em out and keep them in the favourites for future reference. Now that i have a couple of places to purchase from will get the best price possible

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Regards Kermit (TadPole)

hands up from me for John at Mini King for not only service and parts, but helpful knowledge too for my Matic

he's helped me a lot over the last 12 months, thanks John !

Isn't that just the Oz vans, (to save tooling cost)? I thought all UK ones had a full length 1 piece floor...

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DrMini- 1970 wasaMatic 1360, Mk1S crank, 86.6HP (ATW) =~125 @ crank, 45 Dellorto (38 chokes), RE282 sprint cam, 1.5 rockers, 11.0:1 C/R.

Me too! John is the first one I call, even though he's in Sydney and I'm in Melbourne. His knowledge and friendly demeanor is much more important to me than pure price, and we need to keep establishments like Mini King in business for the sake of the next generation of Mini enthusiasts.

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

I have bought from Mini Spares, Huddersfield with good quality and service, electronic distributor from Jimboomba Auto Electrics in Qld he is on AUSMINI and calls himself Convertible mini. I have one in my Clubman and it is perfect

I buy all my parts from mini performance center at the north Richmond area nsw. he has a large range of new and used and also nos parts in stock. give him a call. Vic 0428894089

So did I after reading it in The Mini Experience, but I guess it was mis-remembered by the teller.

There's a floor extension piece about 4 inches long that was used on UK vans and Travellers. Part number 14A9023, still available from Heritage.

Tim

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1951 Morris Commercial J Type Van
1955 BSA C11G
1961 Morris Mini Traveller
1969 Triumph TR6R
1977 Leyland Moke Californian

Well there ya go.

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DrMini- 1970 wasaMatic 1360, Mk1S crank, 86.6HP (ATW) =~125 @ crank, 45 Dellorto (38 chokes), RE282 sprint cam, 1.5 rockers, 11.0:1 C/R.

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The info I researched all said that the UK estate and van Minis had single-piece floor. The point of the Aussie ones with the short extension on the sedan floor was to save costs on CKD packs (didn't have to include the floorpans from UK) - side panels and roof came CKD from UK.

So, now there is a floor extension piece available from Heritage. I wonder if it is a replacement for an original panel, or a fix-up patch type panel?

Very curious.

Watto.

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Watto .
Photojournalist
Mini historian and enthusiast
http://www.theminiexperience.com.au

Its the original panel, not a patch, or a modern day method to avoid pressing a van floor. In my Traveller, and the other later ones that I've seen photographed, the join is clearly visible under the rear seat.

I asked on the Mk1 conversions forum in the UK and the reply was that all UK vans and Travellers used the sedan floor.

Tim

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1951 Morris Commercial J Type Van
1955 BSA C11G
1961 Morris Mini Traveller
1969 Triumph TR6R
1977 Leyland Moke Californian