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[shashora]

Hey everyone just got myself a mini Leyland 1972 and am planning to do restore back to its former glory. Its currently a shell with majority of the parts just in a box.
So ill keep you up to date on how it goes and try not to ask to many noobie annoying questions.
Well anyway my names adam and see you all round the forum lol

[Rodders]

Welcome to the forum hope you enjoy your stay.
Post some piccies of your car as it is now so we can see how you get on.

I got some family in OZ, where abouts are you?

Martin.

[Aria Aradhea]

Hi there! Welcome to the forum, and enjoy! Would love to see some pics of Australian Minis...

[Bungle]

welcome to tmf

[*DJH*]

G'day, And Welcome To TMF

[shashora]

Thanks for the welcome guys! Im in sydney australia! Yeah ive been trying to get a ute together off my mate but hes using it 4 work so i get to pick up my mini on thursday and soon as i do ill post some pics up of the aussie mini haha

[Rodders]

Im in sydney australia!

My brother in law lives in Bathurst just up the road

[shashora]

Yeah bathurst isnt too far at all.


Here are some pics of the car i got. I picked it up on saturday and damn it was a dodgey job! there wasnt a hand break or any front wheels so we had to pull it up like a wheel barrow and then tie it down with seat belts because we didnt have any ropes. But after a little trouble we got back to my hosue all good!





As you can see it needs alot of work done to it which i will hoepfully eventually get done...
There are heaps of parts which im going to have to ask about from the boys haha
and over all im just syked to have this mini to work on it came like that with all bits and pieces excluding exhaust, springs and shocks, front dash and door trims so if anyone knows where to pick that stuff up and also ships to sydne let me know!

Thanks for the welcome guys ull b hering a lot more from me!
By the way these pics are from the guy i bought it off if your wondering why it says 2003

[*DJH*]

Wow, I Can't See A Spot Of Rust On It!

[Teapot]

Welcome. That is a cracking project and it's got great retro 70s styling so it's good you're planning a restoration rather than a modded version.

Loved Sydney so much we went there twice on our Oz trip

[shashora]

haha good to hear u like sydney Teapot, it treats me well 2, yeah it is pretty retro ay its a 1972 model. I was wondering does that mean its still a cooper or what model does that make it?

Yeah all the hard body work has been done for me all rust has been cut out and fixed its just sitting in primer.

[Mini 360]

Wow, I Can't See A Spot Of Rust On It!

Same here good start especially on Minis! Welcome to TMF!

[Teapot]

Doing a search for your particular mini version. Can you identify it here?

[NunoGT]

Greetings from Portugal!
That Clubman of yours seems pretty good!
Keep us posted!

[Feeble]

Of course there's no rust! There's no salt in the air!