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No mini engine as it has a rad mount on the timing chain end
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doubleboost
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The valve chests rule out late non S 1275 engine
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We'll it's not a Cooper then!
Controversial one this isn't it!
@doubleboost & @Popcorn the dizzy is held on with a clamp that is like two quarters with a bolt clamping them together.
I'll try to get some more photos.
Dad never had an Allegro only Mini's possible a metro he wrote off and a Dell Boy Robin Reliant........
Controversial one this isn't it!
@doubleboost & @Popcorn the dizzy is held on with a clamp that is like two quarters with a bolt clamping them together.
I'll try to get some more photos.
Dad never had an Allegro only Mini's possible a metro he wrote off and a Dell Boy Robin Reliant........
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If its from any mini I ever owned it could be anything that would bolt in and fit the gearbox, even shoehorned a maxi engine and five speed box into one. Total waste of time though the wheel size/overall gearing in the mini destroyed any advantage the five speed had , was quick though
Bob
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The only thing I liked about the mini was the silly prices you could get for them in 1980's. Either by selling them, breaking them for parts or simply scraping them.
As to metro's, rust on wheels.
But, as said they are going for daft money, I would sell it as seen o the flea bay and enjoy any ££££ what comes your way.
Any one repairing a rear sub frame mounting bolt plate I have a Leyland long tap for the captive nuts.
As to metro's, rust on wheels.
But, as said they are going for daft money, I would sell it as seen o the flea bay and enjoy any ££££ what comes your way.
Any one repairing a rear sub frame mounting bolt plate I have a Leyland long tap for the captive nuts.
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From memory, I thought the 12g295 heads were originally from a MG1100, this was the head to go for for anything A series you were trying to tune. Looking on the web it appeared to be fitted to Coopers as well, but I feel this could have been later. Only a guess, but it wasn't the original head for the engine.
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It is over thirty years since I have had a A series but as far as I remember:
Edit: and if you over tighten them the cork gasket leaks.
Yes just the two large bolts at the top.
Edit: and if you over tighten them the cork gasket leaks.
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THe 12G295 has the locating rings for twin carbs all the 206's i've seen don't. So the MG1100 with twin carbs did have had a 295, the VP1100 etc didn't have twin carbs so where fitted with the 206.
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Think that would have been an MG1300.
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Well spotted that manHi, As a point of note the cylinder numbers written on the inlet manifold are wrong.
Colin
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Hi, As a point of note the cylinder numbers written on the inlet manifold are wrong.
Colin
Yeah I noticed that after looking up "mini engine identification" on the web, who knows what's happened to it over the years?
Anyways can I narrow it down to an A series lump? Roughly what year and cc?
What is it worth if anything?
Anyone want to pick it up from Watford?
Colin
Yeah I noticed that after looking up "mini engine identification" on the web, who knows what's happened to it over the years?
Anyways can I narrow it down to an A series lump? Roughly what year and cc?
What is it worth if anything?
Anyone want to pick it up from Watford?
Stueeee
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12G295 was used on 998 Coopers and MG 1100 too -the combustion chamber volume on these and the 12G206 single carb version is bloody enormous, in order to get a decent compression, they needed a huge amount milling off the head face if you weren't using proper Cooper pistons.
12G940 with 9 studs was the run of the mill 1300 head.
Early Cooper S's had a different head which I can't remember the number of.
Mk 3 Cooper S cars did use the 12G940 head, but the "S" version had the extra stud holes drilled at each end of the head and bigger valves than the "standard" 1300 version.
