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Mk 3 S Meister
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Posted: Tuesday October 10th, 2006 10:19 pm |
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| That looks as if the bodyshell has been through Mini Machine so its probably a very good shell.
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frogeye
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Posted: Wednesday October 11th, 2006 07:19 am |
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| I think you might find that the owner stongly disagrees with you on this one. Cheers, Matt
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Glen Ponder
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Posted: Wednesday October 11th, 2006 11:33 am |
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| Are Mini Machine still restoring cars by the way ?
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Mk 3 S Meister
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Posted: Wednesday October 11th, 2006 05:46 pm |
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| I don't think so, unless they do a very select few cars, just doing the panels and traveller wood these days.
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fyp741c
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Posted: Wednesday October 11th, 2006 10:00 pm |
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on the subject of "california restorations"
http://www.thudmeister.com/Mini/MiniTransform.html
I had to laugh
Mind you the cup holder looks like a good idea!!!
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Mk 3 S Meister
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Posted: Thursday October 12th, 2006 07:30 am |
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| That cup holder is an interesting addition. Probably would not do you a lot of good in an accident!
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frogeye
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Posted: Thursday October 12th, 2006 07:50 am |
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"600 watt stereo system 12 inches from the back of your head - For gods sakes,
I gotta have tunes!"
Whats wrong with the tunes the gearbox plays !
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fyp741c
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Posted: Thursday October 12th, 2006 09:03 am |
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we shouldn,t be too po faced, at least he is driving & enjoying it - and that whats its all about
we,ve all done things we would rather forget
I remember fabricationg a bracket & bolting a headlight to the center of the grill to mimic the "Italian Job" look (I was only 19 though)
oh and i,ve stuck my tongue to a freezer too
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GTD
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Posted: Thursday October 12th, 2006 09:12 am |
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oh and i,ve stuck my tongue to a freezer too do you need us to call you an ambulance will it thaw? 
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AMS
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Posted: Thursday October 12th, 2006 11:17 am |
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I think the Guy must have been colour blind. But looking at the car thats the least of his problems. At least when we committed certain acts of poor taste we were quite young(ish). This Guy must being having a mid life crisis.
By the way, how did you get your tongue off .
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fyp741c
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Posted: Thursday October 12th, 2006 11:45 am |
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this is slightly "off topic" but
the first time (dont ask) it was pretty easy as it was only a domestic fridge/freezer, a little warm water courtesy of my elder brother did the trick -- he was pretty surprised though
the second time was in the industrial freezer of Sainsbury's in Cromwell Road (London) when I was working during my year off -- very bad idea, and I wouldn,t be surprised if the top layer of my tongue it still "welded" to the dexion shelving!!!!!
i'll get me coat
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frogeye
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Posted: Thursday October 12th, 2006 01:38 pm |
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Off topic again....
My business partners son was skiing and one of his mates got his tongue stuck to the bar on a chair lift . . . you know whats coming . . when the chair when around to return to the bottom he had no choice but to lose the top layer of his tongue. Boys will be boys !
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kendallsteve
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Posted: Thursday October 12th, 2006 04:48 pm |
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Glen Ponder wrote: I think there's two seperate points here.
One, yep folk do tend to go for the boring bog standard 'as it left the factory' spec when restoring nowadays which as Meister points out leads to some very samey looking cars with little to differentiate them, or make them interesting. This is a reaction I reckon to all that modding that went on in the 80's, but as fashions change I'm sure this will come full circle eventually and maybe owners will start adding as many period extras as they can get their hands on, as they did in the 60's ! When owners had fun with their cars !
The other point mentioned is about not re-using original parts in favour of repro.I've seen perfectly good trim cobbed out in favour of Newton in the past ,even with those horrendous front and rear brocade shelf panels all because it wasn't 'perfect' .Well I suppose it's a good way of disposing of unwanted cash, and ridding your car of that unique 60's smell. Depends what you want really. Original trim can still be found in good nik, just takes a bit of effort. (and patience ! )
Afraid mine has to lose its patina inside, because at present it has an assortment of clubman and mayfair seats and is destined for rebirth as a Cooper. I've heard on the grapevine where there are a couple of red brocade seats, discarded when nearly new in favour of buckets, but I dont suppose the repro back seats from NC would match ?  Steve.
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frogeye
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Posted: Thursday October 12th, 2006 06:03 pm |
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Steve, you tease! Are you saying that there are some red/gold seats possibly coming up for sale ? Be interested to replace my non std bucket seats ! Matt (email - matt@clockworld-co-uk)
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kendallsteve
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Posted: Thursday October 12th, 2006 06:47 pm |
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frogeye wrote: Steve, you tease! Are you saying that there are some red/gold seats possibly coming up for sale ? Be interested to replace my non std bucket seats ! Matt (email - matt@clockworld-co-uk)
Well, I've heard that a guy in Morecambe has been sitting (metaphorically of course) on these for years. No idea whether they are for sale, but will find out soon. Steve.
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UWD 672G
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Posted: Sunday October 15th, 2006 05:51 pm |
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Glen Ponder wrote: Some very odd cars out there, here's another for the gallery....
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=010&item=200031774417&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1
Was tempted to go and have a look at this one at the time as its only about 8 miles from my gaff, but the string pulls and lack of stainless steel door window trim put me off for starters . . . . and shame on me, I didn't even notice the white switch carrier!
Nidge
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Alasdair Brass
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Posted: Monday October 16th, 2006 07:08 pm |
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Just to prove questionable cars are not limited to the UK or e-Bay, here is one on our own "TradeMe". Engine number is 44XXX and car number is 852XXX. I asked for the body number but it hasn't been supplied. http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/Cars/Mini/auction-74015097.htm
Regards
Al
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UWD 672G
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Posted: Monday October 16th, 2006 07:20 pm |
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Alasdair Brass wrote: Just to prove questionable cars are not limited to the UK or e-Bay, here is one on our own "TradeMe". Engine number is 44XXX and car number is 852XXX. I asked for the body number but it hasn't been supplied. http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=74015097
Regards
Al
What . . . . no standard fitment r/hand tank then?
Nidge
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Alasdair Brass
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Posted: Monday October 16th, 2006 07:27 pm |
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No, no vent pipe clips either. Note the regulator position, no S master cylinder, no closed breathing system, wog servo and probably many other details that are not shown in the very limited photos.
Regards
Al
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UWD 672G
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Posted: Monday October 16th, 2006 07:41 pm |
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Just goes to show, the deeper you look the less you find . . . . .
Very glad I joined the forum
Nidge.
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