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 […]
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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 […]
Genuine original Minilite wheels were absent from the market from around 1982 until 1989 and sadly missed. By early 1989 I had many samples of my own plus customers original Minilites wheels in magnesium and alloy so I started the pursuit of getting the old 10″ ST wheel with the wide flat face outer edge […]
21A1477 Front only, 1 orange or green band, standard use pre December 1965 for Cooper and S, Hornet and Elf. 21A1703 Rear only, 1 orange or green band, standard use pre December 1965 for Cooper and S, Hornet and Elf. 21A1804 Front and Rear, one orange band, standard use December 1965 on for Cooper and […]
Gold and Silver seal and other Replacement A series Mini engines available from BMC/Leyland & Rover. These are not the original production line numbers as usually found in log books at original point of sale on new cars but factory replacement engine numbers that could have been fitted to your Mini. These are all the […]
A PLUS CAMSHAFT MARKINGS 1-ring between 5&6 lobes probably 998 HC & 1275cc Metro CAM4717 2-ring between 3&4 lobes 998cc LC CAM6267 2-ring between 7&8 lobes LGC10231– 12775cc HIF38 and injected Auto 3-ring between 7&8 lobes LGC10230-SPI ¼” machined groove between 1&2 lobes CAM 6648 MG METRO &1275 HIF4 No markings 12G2983 when 1275cc Metro etc No […]
SH set screw & BH bolts on Rover cars by K Dodd Dec 2019 First 2 letter denote type SH denotes hexagon set screw-with full thread BH denotes hexagon bolt-with part thread 1st digit 5=UNC thread 6=UNF thread 2nd and 3rd digits 03= 3/16” diameter 04= 1/4” diameter 05= 5/16” diameter 06= 3/8”. diameter 07= 7/16” diameter 08= […]
Mini Production and Special Edition dates Keith Dodd 11/07/2008 16:34:00 I have tried to put together as complete a list as possible to show all the named models known from 1959 onwards, hopefully this will help identify those cars that have been modified over the years. If you have any information that you know is […]
Suffix 1963-1983A January 1963 – December 1963B January 1964 – December 1964C January 1965 – December 1965D January 1966 – December 1966 E January 1967 – July 1967F August 1967 – July 1968G August 1968 – July 1969H August 1969 – July 1970 J August 1970 – July 1971K August 1971 – July 1972L August […]
Speedo spindle wheels and drive pinions by Keith Dodd. (originally dated 2015 on AKM2 page 121 update and checked again 2019) I have played about with well over 100 old and new samples of speedo drives from the Mini and Metro, of which I have kept one of each for reference as many are No […]