Basically it would have been unsafe structure.
Which the vast majority undoubtedly are.
Posted 20 June 2017 - 12:57 PM
Basically it would have been unsafe structure.
Which the vast majority undoubtedly are.
Posted 20 June 2017 - 02:43 PM
Personally, apart from the rear light where they ran out of imagination, I like it a lot.
What is the arrangement with the oil filter? Is that how MPIs are? Not seen that before.
Posted 20 June 2017 - 03:31 PM
Yes that's the MPI block, oil filter is there to allow more room for the front mounted radiator.
Interesting stuff with the unsafe structure, never heard of it happening, though I'm sure it has, it would have to be a pretty poor conversion to be something that was flagged up on the road for inspection.
Posted 20 June 2017 - 06:36 PM
Basically it would have been unsafe structure.
Which the vast majority undoubtedly are.
Posted 20 June 2017 - 10:49 PM
Personally, apart from the rear light where they ran out of imagination, I like it a lot.
What is the arrangement with the oil filter? Is that how MPIs are? Not seen that before.
South African Minis also had the oil filter mounted direct to the block much earlier than the MPI's.
South African 1275GT
"While the Clubman story was very different in Australia, as detailed in Issues 19 and 25, the South African Clubman had its own unique history – particularly the 1275GT. Like Australia, South Africa dictated local content levels to obtain import excise rebates and greater tariff protection. However, where Australia’s local content rules were based on a percentage of production cost, South Africa’s was based on a percentage of vehicle weight."
"Based on the UK 1275cc Cooper S engine block, the South African engines featured integral side covers and an internal oil filter gallery, which allowed the filter to be placed high on the block, above the starter motor. Like the Cooper S engine, the bore was 70.64mm and the stroke was 81.33mm to achieve 1275cc. 1098cc was easily achieved with a shorter-stroke crank and different pistons (and requiring a different camshaft), giving a stroke of 69.85mm – as opposed to the 68.26mm of the 1071cc Cooper S.
This allowed a great deal of interchangeability of parts which, combined with the 1275cc unit being used in the ADO16 models and a local 1300 Marina, provided a significant cost saving over using different engines.
With this background, the South African Mini Clubman was released on 6 August 1971 – ten days before the Clubman was released in Australia. Unlike the Aussie Clubman, though, the Springbok version looked very much like the UK version, with concealed door hinges, full-width winding windows and no door pockets."
http://miniexperienc...-26/1275gt.html
Edited by mab01uk, 20 June 2017 - 10:54 PM.
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Posted 10 September 2019 - 10:07 PM
Nice touch on the multimedia unit - The Beatles - Come Together :)
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Posted 15 September 2019 - 06:34 PM
https://www.autocar....mini-remastered
Do you want a 1380? 5 speed box? Roll cage? And rear lights that look like one of those cheap air fresheners that only mini cab drivers have? Oh and have £109,000 burning a hole in your pocket!! This is the perfect mini for you...
Hmm 98K for a four seater or 108K for a two seater with roll-cage
Ten thousand quid to supply and fit a roll cage...
.....and those rear lights are still proper rank.
Posted 02 September 2023 - 12:26 PM
Does anyone know which 5 speed gearbox have they used?
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