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[octagonalpaul]

Here's Toby, a 1967 Riley Elf under all the grime and surface rust is a surprisingly solid 41 year old car. Was a great bargain, the whole thing was free including a spare engine, all the original chrome bits and some other things. It has a metro engine in it atm. main plans are to restore it, but with a period rally kind of vibe possibly.

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the strip down has started:

there are no holes in that, just lots of surface rust!


slammed!

[Elfie]

Here is the panel you need to make that mini front panel into an Elf one...
http://www.totalrepe...ontpanelkit.htm
Hope that helps, I'll be following this project!

[octagonalpaul]

wow, thats really useful thanks!

[miniman86]

looks like a good start for a nice project!! keep up the good work

[analogue_radio]

Oh lovely, how did you come across it?

Best of luck with the rebuild mate, I know of a few minis lying about, I'll have to compose a thread on this forum with pictures and locations then see if anyone is willing to save them!

[elspedo]

looks like you got yourself a good litlle project there!

Love the saving mini's idea they tried to do it in mini world? i think, but send em my way

[octagonalpaul]

this is where it came from:
http://www.theminifo...showtopic=81198


not much to update yet, but these may be the wheels that will go on the car (not at that angle though!):

[clubby]

good luck mate

[Retro_10s]

Interesting,... with those wheels and a bit of owering you'd have the perfect Rat look Lowrider!.

do it... you know you want to

[Down&Out]

haha yeah.. what he said! the veedubbers would love you! you got camber! i say mod it.. a modified elf can make a stunning looking car

[Retro_10s]

and an unmodded would be worth more,.. but.. I really would go rat look lowrider with that

what are your plans? looks pretty original

[Beats]

All I can say is you're a brave man !!! Glad you got it though.

[octagonalpaul]

It would look awesome ratlook I think, but the rust still needs to be sorted! Is there a good way to "preserve" the look it has now, and protect it from rusting further? maybe like a sealant or something.

[Retro_10s]

Achor wax,.... but it sitll wont last long, that's the problem. as if the tin wasn't thin enough already it would look really quite bad after a single winter I guess.

Would look uber cool though IMO, 'spesh with those weller wheels

[mk1leg]

you sure have got your work cut out retoring this to its former glory...........and good luck keep us up dated ..............