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[colinf1]

Hi everybody.

 

New to here and the world of Minis.

 

Here is my new project car, a 1974 Leyland Clubman with a 1.0l engine.

 

Bought for a very good price. Have set myself a shoe string budget, so will be interesting to see how much I actually need to spend to get in a decent condition again.

 

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Have stripped off some parts, grille, headlights and bumper and started to clean them up.

 

Have also removed bonnet, need to make 2 new bonnet hinge hook/arms things as both have broken in half on the middle bolt.

I have access to a cnc plasma cutter at work, so will be able to make them myself.

 

I need to make myself a to-do list, as I keep starting on one thing, then drift off to do another thing. I also need to invest in a haynes manual.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[cal844]

Haynes

 

Used but great condition!

 

http://www.ebay.co.u...=item58afa38259

 

Or new from amazon

 

http://www.amazon.co...al classic mini

Edited by cal844, 01 June 2014 - 10:47 AM.

[Devo]

Hi Colin welcome to the forum, I'm a huge fan of Aussie minis 

 

I'll be following on the progress 

[Dr.Wylde]

I love aussie minis as well. so well specc'd!

[colinf1]

Not much progress today. Drew up the bonnet hinges in Solidworks to get them plasma cut.

 

Been doing too much dreaming today, running through all the things I'd like to do vs All the things I need to do.

 

Letting the oil drain out of the car at the minute, then give it a full service.

 

Debating wheter or not to strip the car fully, get it blasted and respray it fully.???

[colinf1]

hey guys, I make be showing my noob'ness here, put I cant find an answer from google.

 

Looking at this picture, can someone tell me what the On/off switch is for?

 

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I am looking at replacing all these switches, if I can source toggle switches that are suitable for the lights and a momentary switch for the washer jet. Am I right in saying the light switch is OFF, SIDE LIGHTS ON, DIPPED BEAM ON?

I have limited time during the week for working on the car, and it has a flat battery.

 

Thanks for any help guys!

[Jared Mk3]

Just love the Aussie Minis, really are unique cars, just like ours across the pond in SA - looks like a good project. 

[colinf1]

Got about an hour of work done on the car this evening. Started taking off interior items and bagging them up to keep some kind of order.

 

Door cards are a bit flimsy, seems like they may have got wet at some stage, so planning on replacing the backing board and hopefully I can salvage the leather covers, as they are in really good condition.

 

Also started to disassemble the dash. Some interesting methods went into the creation of this by the previous owner, I'll let the pictures do the talking.

 

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The plan is to hopefully have the interior stripped out come the end of the week, and hopefully have a design drawn up for the new dash.

[LosLandenos]

Just tare it all out.. Gut it. ;) Or as we say in sweden "no one remembers a coward"

[colinf1]

Been tossing up some ideas for my dash. I'm thinking brushed aluminium.

 

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[colinf1]

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Photoshop mock up of my initial design.

[colinf1]

 

Got my bonnet hinge arms cut out today. Will test fit them later, then prime them.

 

Unsure about my Leyland logo now, and undecided on to go Aluminium or Stainless Steel. But I'm a long way from being at a stage where I'd be fitting a dash. Rest of the interior is coming out tonight (hopefully) then see what condition the floor pan is in. Seats are in good condition, small rip in drivers seat and rear bench, but hoping I can get them patched or re-glued.

 

Have removed the instrument switch panel, the on/off switch wasn't wired up, no wires there for it.

 

I have my list of matching toggle switches to replace the originals. Couldn't find an Off-On-On switch, but found an On-On-On switch that should work instead. Also found a momentary switch for the window washer that matches.

I also want to wire in a hazard light switch as it doesn't seem to have one?

[colinf1]

Got another hour at the car this evening. Managed to get the front seats out, seatbelts and also lifted the carpet.

 

Rear footwells look perfect, no sign of any rust. Front carpet on the passenger side was damp, so when I lifted it, there was a bit of water underneath. Im not sure if its been there long, although there is a small gap in the front quater window seal, and there was quiet a downpour when I picked the car up last weekend, maybe that could be where it came from.

 

There is a bit of surface rust, but all seems to be pretty solid. The floor looks a bit bumpy compared to the back, as if it could have been jacked up on the wrong spot.

Next up is the rear seat and side lining. Trying to salvage as much as possible rather than replacing.

 

Carpet was beyond saving, rear was made up of several pieces, glued together, held in place with a few dabs of silicone. Bagging and noting all pieces as I take them off to save confusion when reassembling comes along.

 

Seats in pretty good condition, Leather, Foam and Frame

 

 

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Looking forward to getting the rear seat out tomorrow and showing some pictures. From what I can see from the boot, the panel has been removed and replaced with 3/4" chipboard, with two 12" holes for subwoofers.

[Amoc_chrisj]

Nice clubby you have there, I've got a 1978 S here in the UK..

On my panel there's a rocker switch for the rear heated windscreen where your mystery on/off switch was. No hazard switch either.

[Dr.Wylde]

hey are those aussie spec front seats reclinable?