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[CaptBen]

Hi all 

Quick intro, although I have been know to like a chat! 

I learned to drive in 1982 in my mums Mk1 850cc traveller 

My first car at 18yrs old was an MG midget with round arches, so 1275 engine!

 

Now I have bought a 1970 mini 1000 Mk2  (LHD)

This car was bought by a young Englishman from the S France and had a total refurb.

It is not perfect, but seems to have avoided rust and has had so much replaced, it was hard to turn down!

My wife drove a mini from London to Istanbul and back again in the 90's and so she is also a big fan

 

Once I have the engine running too hot issue, I may look at replacing the single H4 SU with twin H2 SU's 

IF that will give some more performance - comments appreciated (based on other engine components - Cam, etc)

 

History below and pics attached, will tell more about the car than can ever do.

 

Thanks in advance of any help given by members, best regards, Ben

 

From the previous owner, who did the refurb:

 

Imported from the very South of France she lived outside in a vine yard and was used as a run around then came to sit in 1996. Once retrieved in 2019 we could not believe how thick the paint was, due to the sun cars where repainted yearly only to find a perfect body shell once in complete bare metal. Light corrosion in the boot well and battery box was found so it was replaced using heritage panels. Original brazing around the scuttle and wing areas was still visible. This is not a new heritage body shell it is a genuine 1960’s article, built using a period specification to help keep up with modern traffic and improve usability. 

The original chassis number reveals it was built in Belgium for the European market. Over the years, there were more than twenty assembly/ manufacturing plants for Minis around the world. In the early years of the Mini, the majority of Minis that came to life outside of the UK. Everything the assembly plant needed was shipped as a kit from England and assembled into the final product in Belgium. When importing it was decided to keep the mini LHD to keep with it’s heritage

Suspension
• Converted to dry suspension from hydrolastic
• New original spec dampers 
• New original spec bushes throughout
• New rubber cones
• New Hi-Low adjustable trumpet kit
• Refurbished new radius arms
• Refurbished lower front wishbones
• New front control arms 
• New Cooper S steering arms
• New track rod ends
• Refurbished original steering rack
• New front and rear wheel bearings 
• 4x New Swivels & Genuine wheel bearings 
Brakes
• New Cooper S front disc brake conversion kit 7. 5inch discs
• New Cooper S CV joints
• New Cooper S rear drums
• New rear brake shoes and cylinders
• New brake drum backing plates
• New handbrake cables
• New handbrake quadrants
• Refurbished master cylinder
• New Cooper S compensator valve
• New Copper lines throughout
• New original spec rubber lines throughout
• New brake light switch and T piece

Engine & Gearbox
• Original block acid dipped, crack tested, skimmed, main caps line bored
• Repainted correct late BMC Mk2 colour
• Genuine Rover cam bearings fitted and line bored
• Conrod little ends re bushed 0. 001” clearance
• 1098cc crank ground 0. 010” on mains and big ends. 0. 0015” clearance on mains and 0. 002” clearance on big ends
• Mahle Motorsport main and big end bearings, crank end float 0. 003”
• County 1098cc floating + 0. 020” pistons. Block honed to suit 0. 022” piston to bore clearance Rings gapped to 0. 012”
• 12G202 Cooper cylinder head acid dipped, crack tested, skimmed, ports polished, new original spec valves, 8x new unleaded seats, new bronze guides, new Cooper S double springs, new competition top hats, new competition cotters, new R clips.
• New cylinder head and gearbox stud kit
• ARP block and rocker studs
• Ac Dodd 998 Road torque cam, set at 106 degrees TDC
• New cam thrust washers
• New gasket set throughout 
• New water and oil pump
• New pressure relief sleeve, bullet and spring
• New water hoses 
• Borg and Beck clutch kit
• New 45D points distributer 
• Lucas Gold coil
• 5ES NGK Spark plugs, new leads
• Original 4 synchro remote and pre verto clutch case vapour blasted 
• All new RHP main bearings throughout gearbox
• All new gear needle roller bearings, Timken/ RHP
• All new seals throughout
• New old stock selector forks
• Reverse Idler re bushed and honed to suit spindle
• New reverse idler spindle
• New 1st/ 2nd Synchro hub
• New 1st/ 2nd 3rd/ 4th synchro balls and springs
• New main shaft first gear
• New main shaft second gear
• Original 3rd and 4th main gears and layshaft
• New layshaft spindle and Timken roller bearings
• 3. 14 Rover CWP 
• Harden diff pin
• New diff planet and bevel gears 
• New original spec crown wheel bolts 
• New side plate bushes honed to size of output shafts 

Exterior
• Shell taken back down to bare metal, Zinc Primer and 2K Old English White
• New chrome grill, grill trim and bumpers
• Original windows and window trim with period decals
• 4x New Cooper reverse rims 4. 5J, new Falken tyres in November 2022
• New window and door seals throughout
• New boot lid only panel replaced (Original boot lid can be supplied)
• New UK spec head lamps 
• New old stock rear mk2 light lenses
• New boot number plate plinth, hinges and light
• Retro 1970’s aerial re-fitted for period look
• Original locks and handles throughout 
• New chrome fuel cap

 

 

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