A40 Farina Countryman restoration

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Re: A40 Farina Countryman restoration

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here is one of the restored ones it has only done 24,000 miles from new, it only required a little bit of work & a respray
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Re: A40 Farina Countryman restoration

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and this is one i restored in 1987 which has been on Top Gear, in Popular Classics & recently Classics Monthly
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I have a 54 A30 2 door a 62 Countryman and a 68 van all waiting for restoration. Due to have some free time in 2020 as second child is 9 weeks away! :lol: here was my last project - before and after.
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Re: A40 Farina Countryman restoration

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that has come out very nice, you should start a restoration thread on it, it would be nice to see any make restoration after all it's all or lack of metal in some cases :roll:
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Thanks ! only took 7 years :o Here is my A30 which I last "Restored" when I was at school 20 years ago .
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Re: A40 Farina Countryman restoration

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Hey Nick
Credit where its due here! You must have some resolve thats a test of any man and you are in there!
What welding gear do you use? I have used welding gear in the past but never rated my weld. In fact on some electric welding I did once, one guy commented it looked like a pigeon had been involved. I think most members kniow what i mean here!
Keep up the outstanding work

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John wrote:Hey Nick
Credit where its due here! You must have some resolve thats a test of any man and you are in there!
What welding gear do you use? I have used welding gear in the past but never rated my weld. In fact on some electric welding I did once, one guy commented it looked like a pigeon had been involved. I think most members kniow what i mean here!
Keep up the outstanding work

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John G
i use oxy/acetelene as i have no way of using mig in my barn as the electrics are linked over from the farmhouse & even when i switch my kettle on the lights go dimmer, yes i have seen some of that 'pigeon' welding, i hope to load more photos shortly
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Re: A40 Farina Countryman restoration

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nearside rear corner

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front of nearside rear wing

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under nearside rear passenger floor after the 'bodge plate' had been removed

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lace front passengers floor

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nearside rear passengers floor

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inner sill/heel board area

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inner sill/bulkhead area

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passengers floor cut out

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nearside inner sill out

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rear view of heelboard

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repair to heelboard
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here are more photos

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corner of heelboard/rear floor

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inner sill cut out note the mickey mouse out sill with no paint on it!

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looking down the length of the floor from the rear

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spring hanger repaired

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heelboard rot cut out

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fresh air without the inner sill

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repair to heelboard

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rear floor damage cut out

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new inner sill fitted in

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rear floor repair fitted in

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front floor made & adjusted to fit in

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bottom corner of front wheel arch/bulkhead

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and a nicely fitted & painted fron floor
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Re: A40 Farina Countryman restoration

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Well done with the A40 Farina restoration you have really inspired me into restoring my MK2 Countryman. My countryman is a 1961 model which was forced off the road due to a worn front suspension. These A40's are particulary popular with the banger racers here in Malta due to thier size and sturdyness. I managed to save mine from the demolition track just in time and it now rests patientely amony my other two Austins (an A35 and an Austin 1300GT) in my garage awaiting to be restored. Although it has its fair share of rust, with the worst affected areas being the front footwells it is still in solid condition bodywise thanks to Malta's warm climate. My biggest fear is finding chrome bits such as the front grill and bumpers together with other cosmetic items such as side chrome strips etc. I will post a few pics of my Austin in the coming days.

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dunA35 wrote:Well done with the A40 Farina restoration you have really inspired me into restoring my MK2 Countryman. My countryman is a 1961 model which was forced off the road due to a worn front suspension. These A40's are particulary popular with the banger racers here in Malta due to thier size and sturdyness. I managed to save mine from the demolition track just in time and it now rests patientely amony my other two Austins (an A35 and an Austin 1300GT) in my garage awaiting to be restored. Although it has its fair share of rust, with the worst affected areas being the front footwells it is still in solid condition bodywise thanks to Malta's warm climate. My biggest fear is finding chrome bits such as the front grill and bumpers together with other cosmetic items such as side chrome strips etc. I will post a few pics of my Austin in the coming days.

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thanks Dun, look forward to starting a restoration thread on all your B.M.C models, sounds like your MK2 Countryman is in very good condition other than the front floors, you should visit & join the A40 Farina Club website as well http://www.a40farinaclub.co.uk/page.php?2
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inner sill welded in

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nearside inner sill in & painted, front of rear wing rot cut out

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bottom of inner arch repaired & painted
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nearside front of rear wing after being fitted, only the nearside rear corner & back of the car to do
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Re: A40 Farina Countryman restoration

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Hi Nick,

Thanks for the information, yes I intend to become a member of this club in the near future. Well my A40 requires a full restoration but is rather sound bodywise, worst bits are the chrome work, grill etc which really make the car look very shabby!! I also intend to get its motoring heritage certificate before I start the resto and in this way I would be able to confirm its original body colour and interior. The original owner told me it has always been white with a dark red roof and red interior.Could that be possible or should that be white with a black roof?

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dunA35 wrote:Hi Nick,

Thanks for the information, yes I intend to become a member of this club in the near future. Well my A40 requires a full restoration but is rather sound bodywise, worst bits are the chrome work, grill etc which really make the car look very shabby!! I also intend to get its motoring heritage certificate before I start the resto and in this way I would be able to confirm its original body colour and interior. The original owner told me it has always been white with a dark red roof and red interior.Could that be possible or should that be white with a black roof?

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the U.K built MK2's were Snowberry White with a Cumulus Grey roof but we have found some odd colour schemes with some export models so the original owner may be right?
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