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by **dragonflyer** » Thu Sep 18, 2008 1:07 am

Simon, Former DMC member has been working on his Mini rebuild for over a year now.

Some of you may know Simon. He has a White 60's Australian mk1 cooper S. It was already very cool. ( you see it in the upper left corner of the forum next to a Hummer h2) Now he has taking the whole thing apart and has been preping the body for paint for a year.

So if you would like to see the progress here is you go.

http://s279.photobucket.com/albums/kk15 ... y/?start=0

by **danjmcs** » Thu Sep 18, 2008 1:36 am

Whats the big deal? Mark does that to his Clubman after every run

Seriously though, thats AWESOME. It'll be beautiful when he's done. Can't wait to see it.

by **JPMINITUCSON** » Thu Sep 18, 2008 2:12 am

Beautiful, Simon! Nice welding job on the "A" panels. Are you putting in a 1275 ?

by **azminiman** » Thu Sep 18, 2008 2:38 am

danjmcs wrote:Whats the big deal? Mark does that to his Clubman after every run

Seriously though, thats AWESOME. It'll be beautiful when he's done. Can't wait to see it.

ok.. i do

Website · by **Pommie** » Thu Sep 18, 2008 4:06 pm

Thanks for posting the link Mike, wasn't sure if I could post on the forum as my membership lapsed.....

Also thanks for the comments, its been a hard slog to get this far with it - feels like a life sentence!

The motor is the original 1275 S unit for the car, bored out to 1330cc - ready to drop back in after some new diff output seals and some paint touchup.

I'll be posting more pics as I go along, it should be getting some base coat today (I hope)

Si

by **deemotored** » Thu Sep 18, 2008 5:02 pm

Hiiii!

by **dragonflyer** » Thu Sep 18, 2008 5:20 pm

Pommie wrote:Thanks for posting the link Mike, wasn't sure if I could post on the forum as my membership lapsed.....

Also thanks for the comments, its been a hard slog to get this far with it - feels like a life sentence!

The motor is the original 1275 S unit for the car, bored out to 1330cc - ready to drop back in after some new diff output seals and some paint touchup.

I'll be posting more pics as I go along, it should be getting some base coat today (I hope)

Si

Thanks for posting simon. I didn't really want to answer questions for you and get them wrong. :oops:

by **th3118** » Thu Sep 18, 2008 5:21 pm

Way to go Simon! Keep us posted.

Website · by **Pommie** » Fri Sep 19, 2008 1:59 pm

Will do, put some pics of the painted panels on there -they started on the shell last night!

Si

Website · by **Pommie** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 9:58 pm

Here's the bricks current status, nice and shiny! Just needs a little more colour sanding.

Si

by **JPMINITUCSON** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 10:23 pm

What are your plans for the interior?

by **66Cooper** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 10:39 pm

I think a white interior with white piping and some white bonnet and boot stripes would really set that car apart from the rest. :lol:

Website · by **Pommie** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 10:46 pm

How about some whitewall tyres also?! White wouldn't be my first choice but that decision was made in 1968, out of my hands ;-)

Technically the interior should be red, a PO previously painted all the red bits black..... I like black though so I'll stay with black with a grey headliner, need to get some new panels made up.

Si

by **dragonflyer** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 12:10 am

Was you guy able to add the paint sticker before he cleared?

Website · by **Pommie** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 1:58 pm

I didn't Mike, not sure exactly where it needs to go yet - need to put the vin plate back on to figure it out. Borrowing a pop rivet gun from Pat this week for that.

Si

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