Re: 1963 Morris Mini Cooper 997 - Almond Green
Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2020 3:51 am
Progress!!!
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Re: 1963 Morris Mini Cooper 997 - Almond Green
Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2020 8:43 pm
Update on the bulkhead- fixed the giant hole that had been cut in for the airbox. Lots of other extra holes being plugged up and corrected.
Re: 1963 Morris Mini Cooper 997 - Almond Green
Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2020 11:44 pm
You don't often see the original panels out like that - clearly great work being done there 
Re: 1963 Morris Mini Cooper 997 - Almond Green
Posted: Sat Mar 21, 2020 4:25 pm
Noticed you had a complete rear end - are these now made with the correct size hole for rear window ?
Would be a great shame to find out after its been fitted
Would be a great shame to find out after its been fitted
Re: 1963 Morris Mini Cooper 997 - Almond Green
Posted: Sat Mar 21, 2020 4:40 pm
This panel does have the smaller back window, they have welded in the small panel to make the opening smaller.
Re: 1963 Morris Mini Cooper 997 - Almond Green
Posted: Sat Mar 21, 2020 11:03 pm
Nice to see things moving forward Cole
Re: 1963 Morris Mini Cooper 997 - Almond Green
Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2020 7:45 pm
Yes, very excited on the progress! It’s all happening so fast now!
Re: 1963 Morris Mini Cooper 997 - Almond Green
Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2020 9:32 pm
Had some fun with my blasting cabinet today. I got these steel trumpets with a box of parts. Anyone have a set of 21A1031 trumpets they want to trade me for?
Re: 1963 Morris Mini Cooper 997 - Almond Green
Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2020 3:35 pm
some gr8 progress there keep it up
Re: 1963 Morris Mini Cooper 997 - Almond Green
Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2020 3:13 am
Thank you
Re: 1963 Morris Mini Cooper 997 - Almond Green
Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2020 9:11 am
I really admire people with those skills!
I can do most mechanical bits, but not the welding side ;-(
I can do most mechanical bits, but not the welding side ;-(
Re: 1963 Morris Mini Cooper 997 - Almond Green
Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2020 7:10 pm
Coles Front end being spotweled together.
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Re: 1963 Morris Mini Cooper 997 - Almond Green
Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2020 10:23 pm
Excellent work and not without a little comedy in the way you've filmed it - I particularly like the fast little bashes and fettling going on to one side
Re: 1963 Morris Mini Cooper 997 - Almond Green
Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2020 3:31 am
The shell came back from the blasters today and it was a little worse off than I had expected.
Re: 1963 Morris Mini Cooper 997 - Almond Green
Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2020 12:45 am
Found the proper intake manifold for my 997! Also have a solid lead on some NOS 997 liners and pistons, fingers crossed!
Re: 1963 Morris Mini Cooper 997 - Almond Green
Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2020 8:59 pm
Ive got a NOS set of forged Powermax 997 cc pistons I might part with !
Re: 1963 Morris Mini Cooper 997 - Almond Green
Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2020 6:00 pm
PM sent!Rubber Sprung wrote: ↑Sat Apr 04, 2020 8:59 pm Ive got a NOS set of forged Powermax 997 cc pistons I might part with !
Re: 1963 Morris Mini Cooper 997 - Almond Green
Posted: Tue Apr 07, 2020 1:49 am
Looks like a mini to me.
Re: 1963 Morris Mini Cooper 997 - Almond Green
Posted: Tue Apr 07, 2020 1:31 pm
Re: 1963 Morris Mini Cooper 997 - Almond Green
Posted: Tue Apr 07, 2020 3:58 pm
Thanks for the lead on those pistons! My liners fell through so I’m back on the hunt for those.coopersean wrote: ↑Tue Apr 07, 2020 1:31 pm A few sets on ebay….
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-BMC- ... SwaZVecL0u
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mini-Cooper- ... 0005.m1851