29k for a moke what u been smoking
why dont u buy one of thoes chinese made moke body shells

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ive considered it.. but couldnt find a site..

i can get aussie ones (remanufactured) for 7000pound, not worth it in IMO

Yep, do it yourself.

Once you get a bit of confidence with the welding the scariest part is cutting a great big hole in your car. After you then fill it in again it gets less scary the more you do. I hate to think how much the rust repairs in my 1100 would have cost me to get done professionally.

Alternately, If you send it to Melbourne, I'll do it for $10k. Half price!!

Madmorrie

If you have a crack at fixing it yourself, you surely wouldn't make it any worse...

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http://www.ausmini.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=20746

Dont give up!!

As previously said, enrol yourself in a TAFE course or some sort of pre-vocational welding course, buy a good welder (very important you buy a GOOD welder) and have a crack yourself!!

You have got nothing to lose (a bit of time, and a fraction of the $20k you might have spent), and everything to gain (a new skill, a finished Moke, pride in yourself and a sense of accomplishment)!!

You arent constrained by any time parameters, there is no completion date looming, so thats not an issue. Cost is the big issue, which can be offset by at least 50%, if not more, if you do it yourself. And quality, well if you go and do a course, admit that at first you might be a bit ordinary but as time goes on your skills will improve (so start on the areas that you wont see, or can be hidden), the bonus here is you have complete control, and you can make it as schmick or not as you like!!

If you are serious about getting the Moke back on the road, then give it a go yourself. You can honestly say that it is YOUR moke then, as you did all the work - gives you a great sense of ownership, and like I said, a great sense of accomplishment and pride!!

My $0.02

Cheers,
Tricky

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my biggest issue here is theres a good posibility ill be moving to adelaide within 3 months.. and transporting a moke in peices isnt cheap :/

Dude, pick it up and start welding

The guy who welded my moke (Adamstuart) had never touched a mig before he started on his moke or my moke (i forget which) regardless, 2 mokes done in 6 weeks. He managed great depth with his welds in that time. He did an absolute spiffing job at it!

Its a moke. there are 2 curves on it, the bonnet and the floor to firewall (which is just bent up anyways) everything else is flat or 90ish degrees. hell, the few patches on my moke came from a washing machine i think!

Get to it dude, i love a good custom engined moke! better than seeing another californian

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You probably saw the pile of iron oxide Watto and I turned back into a van for Shitbox Rally. We were completely clueless at the start but we were amazed what we could achieve with a little practice. Your Moke is not too bad, you can fix it with some time.

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1971 Morris Mini Moke
1966 Austin Mini
1965 Morris Mini Traveller
1973 LR Series 3 88
2007 LR Freelander 2

the actual welding doesnt scare me, however i have no idea about untacking side box panels etc,

ill aim to source a better moke..

Where there is a will, there IS a way!!

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I bought a you-beut spot weld remover tool, like a mini hole saw. But it was crap. I found the best thing for undoing spot welds is a to sharpen drill bit with a really shallow angle. Much quicker and more controllable.

Any more excuses

You can buy the spot-weld removal tool, very, very simple to use, and quick too!.

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ive just sourced a rust free shell in need of no bodywork for a very attractive price, will keep you all updated as it unfolds

Ok so I've bought the new shell, and Ill be selling my current shell is anyone is interested

as promised pics of the new shell, seems to be rust free and in need of no or minimal bodywork,

its had the floors replaced at some stage, seems to have been replaced proffessionally








has some bits, but is missing some,

apparently has been sitting there for around 8 years