hey so restoring my 1275 LS and found this today was very odd and has the same welding on the other side as well any ideas ???

holds the lock nut plate in from rear

So all clubmans have this welding around the latch

They certainly do !

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78 1275 LS HI-HO SILVER
78 1275 LS NUGGET GOLD
77 998 LS IRIDIUM GREEN
75 1098 S YELLOW DEVIL
82 1275 MOKE CALIFORNIAN HIGHWAY YELLOW
78 1275 LS NUGGET GOLD (IN PIECES)
76 998 SS NUTMEG
78 1310 VAN BLUE
70 AUSTIN 1800 SUGAR CANE
2015 HSV MALOO

My 71 Clubby doesn't look like that.

Brad

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My rusty wreck clubby in my shed also doesn't look like this

Neither do the ones that I have, do not look like a professional weld job to me/

Graham

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1974 Leyland Clubman
Lots of good machines

Of all the things I have lost, I miss my mind the most.

It's on both Sides it's just weird

Would it be something to do with the move to bust proof doors, depending on the ages of the cars?

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http://www.ausmini.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=86675

Checked all my cars interesting 75 Leyland mini s no sighn of welds at all , rest of the cars the van and the ss and 998 ls and all 1275 ls,s have it

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78 1275 LS HI-HO SILVER
78 1275 LS NUGGET GOLD
77 998 LS IRIDIUM GREEN
75 1098 S YELLOW DEVIL
82 1275 MOKE CALIFORNIAN HIGHWAY YELLOW
78 1275 LS NUGGET GOLD (IN PIECES)
76 998 SS NUTMEG
78 1310 VAN BLUE
70 AUSTIN 1800 SUGAR CANE
2015 HSV MALOO

That's because Bruce the trained gorilla welded most of them.
What can be seen is the back of the welds with excessive penetration AKA "burn through".
He just had the MIG cranked up to max.

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My October 78 LS has it too.

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yep, to much peno and wrong angle of the torch and welding too slow Maybe a new operator on the line .2mins with a small belt linisher will fix the prob
P7676

But then it won't be original

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Ah so. All is good I was freaking out thinking some 1 had played with the car ect