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#1 ed McBain

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Posted 09 July 2010 - 10:20 AM

Hi i am new to restoring a mini clubman my father passed away and i have taken on the restoration he started on a 1973 clubby. stuck on two colours red or tahiti blue but need alittle bit of help on the wheel arches need ideas on what to fit i am aware that none were designed for the clubman i wold rather not have the mounting screws showing can the sport pack type fit ? any photos for a guy who needs insperation regards ed

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Posted 09 July 2010 - 10:29 AM

For inspiration have a look at my set of Clubmans on flickr....it might give you some ideas ! the main consideration IMO is wheel size....some arches look better with bigger / smaller wheels.

Group 2's ar emy favorite !

Flickr : Clubman set

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Posted 09 July 2010 - 12:18 PM

[attachment=100497:31102009308.jpg]Sportspack but take a bit of playing with to fit on the front as not the same curves as a roundnose wing.

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Posted 10 July 2010 - 09:30 PM

For inspiration have a look at my set of Clubmans on flickr....it might give you some ideas ! the main consideration IMO is wheel size....some arches look better with bigger / smaller wheels.

Group 2's ar emy favorite !

Flickr : Clubman set



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Posted 10 July 2010 - 09:31 PM

For inspiration have a look at my set of Clubmans on flickr....it might give you some ideas ! the main consideration IMO is wheel size....some arches look better with bigger / smaller wheels.

Group 2's ar emy favorite !

Flickr : Clubman set



thanks mate some fantastic ideas great help regards Ed

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Posted 11 July 2010 - 10:28 PM

For inspiration have a look at my set of Clubmans on flickr....it might give you some ideas ! the main consideration IMO is wheel size....some arches look better with bigger / smaller wheels.

Group 2's ar emy favorite !

Flickr : Clubman set


you took a picture of my car!
http://www.flickr.co...57622023926217/

im so happy lol

#7 leaky

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Posted 11 July 2010 - 10:35 PM

Put group 2's on. Every mini should have group 2s

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Posted 12 July 2010 - 10:17 AM

For inspiration have a look at my set of Clubmans on flickr....it might give you some ideas ! the main consideration IMO is wheel size....some arches look better with bigger / smaller wheels.

Group 2's ar emy favorite !

Flickr : Clubman set


you took a picture of my car!
http://www.flickr.co...57622023926217/

im so happy lol


Glad you like it ! IMM was excellent...

I'm getting strangely drawn to clubbies....not just becuase my log book is a 1275 GT, although the previous owner put a round nose on it D'oh....trouble is, front end panels to put it back to square are very expensive (i would need the inner wings doing as well.....at least the guy did it properly when he swapped the front end !).

I'll keep my eye's peeled for you again at further shows during the season...

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Posted 12 July 2010 - 10:28 PM

cool, ill be at SMD, mini in the park, and, ermm, i cant remeber what shows are left lol.

its sad to hear a 1275 gt having the clubby front cut off, but it used to happen alot.
and your right about the panels being expencive, that why im repairing my clubby estates front end rather than replacing.

apparently the price is something to do with bmh moving and loosing the tooling or something or other, im not sure.

m-machine do pretty good repo panels tho

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Posted 13 July 2010 - 12:03 PM

Put group 2's on. Every mini should have group 2s

yea n really really cool minis have group2s on the back...n no arches on the front... :thumbsup:




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