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mmjosh
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by mmjosh Tue Jun 16, 2009 10:10 pm
1954 morris minor bought from a man who owned a boatyard for £300.00 and needed welding to the floors and innerwings picture of it as bought.<br>
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by mmjosh Tue Jun 16, 2009 10:14 pm
floor been welded<br>
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by mmjosh Tue Jun 16, 2009 10:16 pm
inner wing been welded<br>
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by andrew.searston Wed Jun 17, 2009 6:16 pm
looking good josh. i think you made a wise dicision on not buying that 2 door trafalger blue saloon. a good polish would make it look a million dollers.
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by mmjosh Thu Jul 02, 2009 8:37 pm
948cc engine and engine bay ready for painting<br>
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by mmjosh Thu Jul 02, 2009 8:39 pm
underneath all waxoyled<br>
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by mmjosh Thu Jul 02, 2009 8:41 pm
underneath<br>
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by mmjosh Thu Jul 02, 2009 8:44 pm
underneath
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by mmjosh Thu Jul 02, 2009 8:45 pm
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by mmjosh Thu Jul 02, 2009 8:47 pm
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by Peetee Thu Jul 02, 2009 9:40 pm
A good buy and looks a neat job. Well done
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by d_harris Thu Jul 02, 2009 9:43 pm
Did you waxoyl the exhaust pipe? That might be a bit interesting when it gets hot.....
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by MColes Thu Jul 02, 2009 9:45 pm
Dan_Harris wrote: Did you waxoyl the exhaust pipe? That might be a bit interesting when it gets hot.....
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mmjosh
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by mmjosh Fri Jul 03, 2009 7:12 am
no that was like that when i bought it
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by d_harris Fri Jul 03, 2009 7:49 am
might be worth trying to clean it off a bit, unless you want massive smoke when you run it!
Looks 10 times better than my trav when I got it! (and the paintwork looks about 100 times better!
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by Sidney'61 Fri Jul 03, 2009 1:59 pm
Dan_Harris wrote: Looks 10 times better than my trav when I got it! (and the paintwork looks about 100 times better!
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And he hasn't covered all the windows in chalk..
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by mmjosh Fri Jul 03, 2009 4:35 pm
what would be good to clean the exhaust off with
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by andrew.searston Fri Jul 03, 2009 4:49 pm
thinners might do it. paint striper
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by ASL642 Fri Jul 03, 2009 7:01 pm
White spirit on a cloth.
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by tortron Sun Jul 05, 2009 6:02 am
personally i would get the engine up to temperature and enjoy the smoke screen
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