Hey ausmini family,
Im on the hunt for some pictures/inspiration.

I am in the process of rebuilding my mini van.
I want to be able to use the load area, and i want to line the insides. These will befalse panels, that i can make look as factory/period as possible.

Whilst im at it im thinking why not i might aswell go a full length hood lining. Has anyone seen this done?
And pictures pictures pictures of neat mini van insides!

Cheers jamie

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-jamie-
1963morris 850
1965 solid side van
1994 rover racecar

Roger Howard (Howard Instruments) had one at one of the indoor mini shows in Melbourne. The roof lining was looked just like the lining on a sedan but went all the way to the back corners and covered the rail, unlike the lining in a traveller that sits inside the rail.

It was really really nice. He won the "best boot" trophy for it.

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did I tell you that I won a trophy?

Thanks simon ill try and find some pictures of it! A traveller is also something i should perhaps look closer at!
Did the car have the full lengty rail like a sedan? Did any vans have this, mines a blind side

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-jamie-
1963morris 850
1965 solid side van
1994 rover racecar

The Traveller has two separate springy frames, the same as the early 850s had. They slide into the roof rails fully assembled. They are quite fiddly to fit.

The sides are trimmed with 'door' cards, pretty much exactly the same as the rear of a saloon.

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

I made up some rear side panels for my van out of ply, glued it to the metal side panels at the top and screwed small brackets at the base, then covered it with carpet to match the load bay floor carpet. Haven't attempted a full length hoodlining - fitting the precut sedan oner is bad enough?

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1965 Mini Van (1360)
1970 Mk2 Cooper S (1310)
1978 Rover SD1 V8 (4.6)
1996 Land Rover Discovery V8 (4.0)