Greg is the man
Decided to strip the paint off myself with paint stripper,took me for ever as my car had already been bare metaled before,trying to remove 2pack with paint stripper is a nightmare.
I wish i had got the whole shell blasted,all clean,no mess,start fresh.
Body deadner removed with scraper and heat gun
I know a bloke in gozzy thats right into minis.

I think you can buy heaps of repro panels out of the UK. They are cheap too.

Do yourself a favour and buy a rotiserie. They are pretty cheap in unique cars and will save your back a hell of a lot.

Brendon

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You can get it bead blasted, and etch primed then just work on in section by section. Once etch primed you can take your time with it.

I hope I didn't deter you away from your project and hope you document it thoroughly on site.

Motto = be prepared with great rewards when finished!

As Brendon mentioned above a rotisserie will make life a hell of a lot easier but in saying that with the engine and interior removed there will be virtually no weight in the car so you can live with a decent trolley jack and axle stands.

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thinking something along the lines of this:

1973 Australian Leyland Mini - The Mini Forum

The current colour is yellow, but the factory colour is Tan..... decisions, decisions

will see if I can take photos and keep a journal for you...

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I'd love to see some pics Toni. I always wanted to do up a mini as a Mr Bean replica...

Make sure you use lots of rust inhibitor and then once it's painted cavity wax is a
Must and you can NEVER have enough!

Old mini's are cool. Do it

Also I'm sure they come factory ready for the rotisserie through the middle, so make use of that.



Rotisserie

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I haven't used soda blasting myself but everyone I've spoken to has good words for that bloke in Naval Base. Get yourself or make a rotisserie from 2 Supercrap engine stands and a lenght of pipe. Having worked on a couple of sandblasted mini shells there will always be rust repairs required, and you'll be amazed how much sand keeps coming out every time you turn it over. Vintage & Classic Auto Blast in Rockingham are also good.

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