Re: Shel Halls question on Mini identification.
if it is a Austin Cooper the body number should be CA2S7L - ., if it is
a Morris Cooper, the number should be KA2S4L - .
If it is a real 1275 S, the motor will have tappet covers on the back of the
block and have an 11 stud head. If there is no space at least for a stud
between the valve cover and thermostat housing, it is a small bore motor.
if it has no tappet covers, it is Austin America motor, probably a 1275.
there are some things that are hard to fake, those however are engine internals
and cannot be discovered by easy inspection.
Real S brakes have 7.5inch diameter rotors. Coopers, non S have 7 inch
diameter rotors and are much less effective.
if it is a real 67, it should have twin tanks, not an option in that model year.
cooper or cooper s should have brakets for a trunk board in the rear.
all of the above can be faked, but it is a bit of work.
For more details, call our local mini expert, Jim Fletcher at (708) 931-1259,
he can also give you the telephone number in Atlanta of Art McKenzie, the
President of Mini Owners South, who also knows the cars.
good luck..
jim fuerstenberg (312) 825-6818
"No matter where you go, there you are"
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The opinions stated herein are solely my own and not those of my employer.
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