Mk1 bulkhead, help identify
Created by: dogscarf
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Feb 9, 2017 06:28AM | Dan Moffet | |
Feb 8, 2017 09:10PM | JohninCM | Edited: Feb 8, 2017 09:15PM |
Feb 8, 2017 08:37PM | Cheleker | |
Feb 8, 2017 08:13PM | 1963SV2 | |
Feb 8, 2017 08:19AM | Cheleker | |
Feb 8, 2017 07:36AM | dogscarf | |
Feb 8, 2017 05:01AM | Dan Moffet | |
Feb 8, 2017 04:42AM | CooperTune | |
Feb 8, 2017 12:16AM | 1963SV2 | |
Feb 7, 2017 09:14PM | Cheleker | |
Feb 7, 2017 06:26PM | dogscarf |
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Originally Posted by 1963SV2
Engine bay was definitely originally painted body colour... Is that a nasty crease on the firewall under the left hand (as you look at it) wiper boss..or just a trick of he light/paint??
And hopefully they've put a brake seal kit in the left hand clutch cylinder.....
Cheers, Ian
And hopefully they've put a brake seal kit in the left hand clutch cylinder.....
Cheers, Ian
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Our AUS 1964 Cooper has the VIN plate fixed to the firewall in the area of the two holes above the master cylinders. And just below that the last four numbers of the VIN are stamped into the firewall.
Open this link for a photo.
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B8nLy7wt_78kRWFJZHdmVU5mV0U
Open this link for a photo.
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B8nLy7wt_78kRWFJZHdmVU5mV0U
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Well spotted. Two clutch master cylinders.
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Engine bay was definitely originally painted body colour... Is that a nasty crease on the firewall under the left hand (as you look at it) wiper boss..or just a trick of he light/paint??
And hopefully they've put a brake seal kit in the left hand clutch cylinder.....
Cheers, Ian
And hopefully they've put a brake seal kit in the left hand clutch cylinder.....
Cheers, Ian
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Black engine compartment. Again, will have to wait for the OZ group to check in, but I don't remember ever seeing black engine compartments on factory built Mk I Minis. Completely stripped and repainted sometime? Car wrecked early in its life and a new shell (with new painting) installed?
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Also, everything in the engine compartment is satin black. There was no body color under the black. What years of Mk1 production would this have been the case?
Dogscarf
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... it does make for a handy place to store tools....
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The cross member looks correct for an early car. Funny I have a late car with nearly the same opening in the shop. A BMW mini service manager offered to install a Weber and had that area opened up. I found the removed section yesterday. They did a nice job cutting it out so a single blade width is all that's missing. Will have it tig welded back in place. Will be running twin HIF 38s on this one. Steve (CTR)
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An enthusiastic previous owner ..with a large can opener.... and definitely non-standard.
Cheers, Ian
Cheers, Ian
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We will have to wait for the OZ crowd to chime in, but that looks more like someone wanted to run Weber carbs and made the enlargement -- not something "factory."
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