I thought 970 cranks were rare :)

Post by **Vegard** » Mon Jul 18, 2011 11:28 pm

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MK1-AUSTIN-MORRIS ... 43a833aef8

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Mini-Cooper-S-970 ... 43a866eb9f

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Mini-Cooper-S-970 ... 3f0b9f2be3

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Mini-Cooper-S-970 ... 43a86cc280

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Austin-Morris-Min ... 35b3b7c5aa

So, how many percent of the total pruduction is on Ebay at the moment?

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Tue Jul 19, 2011 12:40 am

I would dearly love a 970, its just a shame that despite there being so many out there, market forces hasnt effected the prices...

mk1 · Post by **mk1** » Tue Jul 19, 2011 7:36 am

I remember when 970 stuff was about 60% that of 1275 stuff

As with all original S items they have now become rare & much sought after bits. As there really were so many fewer made originally it is inevitable that the prices will rocket, particularly when there seem to be a lot of people building sub 1000 historic racers at the mo.

Post by **Vegard** » Tue Jul 19, 2011 8:36 am

It feels good to have two 1071/970 blocks under .040

mark one s · Post by **mark one s** » Tue Jul 19, 2011 8:24 pm

Vegard wrote:It feels good to have two 1071/970 blocks under .040

Feels even better to have a brand new one

and it,s F/Junior

Mini4Ever · Post by **Mini4Ever** » Tue Jul 19, 2011 10:42 pm

Damm, do I need an AEG480, preferably std/std

PS.: That's actually not a joke.

olddad · Post by **olddad** » Wed Jul 20, 2011 8:14 am

I wouldn't have ever raced with anything but std/std since the nitriding was marginal even at 10/10. For a 999cc race Mini a Gordon Allen crank would be the best bet. Only one of the five for sale would be suitable for serious racing.

THE REVEREND · Post by **THE REVEREND** » Wed Jul 20, 2011 8:23 pm

ive got two 970's one in the car all up and running but quite highly strung ie its a full race engine on the road quite good fun and lump no/2 we found in a garage clear out its all bog i mean everything we even got the carbs with the old pancake filters inlet and exhaust manifolds std bore a 163 head with all the s rockers std dizzy the 970 engine tag on the block and the 333 gearbox but no engine number but im not moaning i got it for £50.00

thats a bugger init

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