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Sportspack Fitting Template

February 6, 2025 1:55 pm
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These downloadable templates can be printed out to scale to help you fit the Sportspack for: – MS135 – WHEEL ARCH SET OF 4 GENUINE SPORTSPACK ARCHES A4 printable PDF below Large printable PDF below

2A895 Rivet.

January 30, 2025 6:38 pm
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Fitting and removal of rivet The plates were held on by a Hammer Drive Screw — that is to say a screw that is fitted by using a hammer into an interference-fit hole. They are threaded, although the block is not. If you want to remove, do not chisel off and hope to drill out […]

21A1286 & C-AHT182 4.5×10″ steel wheels

March 25, 2024 4:22 pm
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The Cooper S 4.5″x10″ Dunlop wheel 21A1286 (LP883) was an optional extra introduced for the Cooper S MK1 and painted in Old English White (WT3). The same option available for Mk2/3 was painted Dover Grey (GR34). This wheel was made to fit over the 7.5″ disc and S caliper with the extra inch being internal […]

New Old Stock

March 24, 2024 5:57 pm
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What is new old stock parts? New old stock refers to original parts made and sold by the manufacturer when the vehicle was still in production. The Mini had many distinguishing change points over its lifetime and restorers or owners look for the exact original replacement which might not be readily available new any longer […]

Hydrolastic Springing

July 10, 2023 11:37 am
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The Design and Development Story, as told by Alex Moulton, the Originator of this Hydraulically Interconnected Rubber Springing System Used on the  Morris I 100 Car Each of the rear Hydrolastic units has its axis approximately 15 deg to the horizontal and the piston of the diaphragm-type displacer is deflected by a short arm projecting […]

Interior lamps made by Mini Spares

April 21, 2023 11:27 am
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These are the two early interior lamps we have remanufactured. Either early type Pointed ends or Blunt ends for any Pre October 1974 models. 14A9148 with the pointed ends and black switch was fitted to Mk1 Mini to Oct 1964 and Elf/Hornet MK2 1965. Lamp body length is 13.6cm(5.35″) by 3.40cm(1.34″) body width and listed […]

24A2158 & 24A152 GRILLE Morris Cooper & S Mk1

February 27, 2023 3:05 pm
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24A2158CHROME the chrome version was first used on the 1961 Morris Cooper and then on the Cooper S 1070 from 1963, then 970/1275 until about 1965 when the stainless steel version 24A2158 was fitted as an alternative material for longevity, both having the lower grille bar extrusion with pointed ends. 24A2159 is a stainless steel […]

Old Historic parts suppliers

October 14, 2022 6:10 pm
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HISTORIC SUPPLIER PIANOFORTE & PRICES- By 1981 the ALA6668 Cooper S Mk2 grille had become NLA from Leyland under the ten year stocking rule and the aftermarket product was very poor quality so I approached Pianoforte the original suppliers who offered to reintroduce the grille solely for us in Feb 1981 with a tooling renovation […]

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