Looks like a great place to start from! Envious of how few panels there are on a moke.

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1978 Leyland Clubman

Sweet find....how much? and I'm guessing this one is off the the sand blasters to pick up where the old one finished?

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Respect mine and I'll respect yours.

There's a lot more work if you sand blast it. Clean up the areas that need doing and get or painted. I think if you get it blasted again you'll end up getting another quote for 20k to paint it again.
I've had a few minis blasted and regretted it each time

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This one has had the panel work done by the panel shop I bought it off of, I believe it's rust free so I won't worry about sandblasting this time,

Should have a quote from them tommorow

Nice shell, thats a lot cleaner




Can i ask why you regretted getting them blasted? What medium was used, sand?

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1963 850 - laid up
1970 Morris mini K van - eating up the kms!

Its like a barn find!!

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"Not Speeding Officer..........Qualifying"

I've only ever had bead blasting done, and it just takes a car right back to where it doesn't need too be. Get the bits that need doing blasted not the whole thing! If you get the whole car done you have to re-bog and shape a whole car, if you identify the bits that need doing cut them out and sand them back.
Even if its blasted, it will rust again eventually nothing is going to stop it. If its started to rust its in the steel and you can treat it as much as you can but it'll eventually surface

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http://www.ausmini.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=20746

question ?

will a windscreen surround from a 1974 fit my new green moke (1982) ??

also does anyone have any side panel top covers ? or know where i can aquire some ?

No, yours is the later 3 bolt style (designed to withstand the higher speeds of the 1275). Could be made to fit, but you can buy a new stainless steel one:
http://www.mokeaustralia.com/products/Windscreen_Frame-3-1.html

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Too many cars, and too little time.

You can make the frame fit by extending the side uprights at the bottom.
the early frames stop about 3-4" shorter than the later ones that go right down to the top of the guard. try your old frame and you'll see the difference.

The later ones also have bolts on the side of the frame for the metal framed side screens, which also helped support the frame if you have a laminated screen.

cheers for the link awd moke,

ill have to order myself one of them

ok so ive accepted a quote for the moke to be painted, and it should all be done within 3 weeks

3 weeks panel beater speak?
Could be another year yet! Hopefully you've found a decent one

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http://www.ausmini.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=20746

Yep, that could mean anything from 6- to 12-months!!

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Didn't you hear it'll only take three weeks of working...

...from when they start it

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1978 Leyland Clubman