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Hi,

what is the correct method of attatching the radius arm shrouds to the body? My car is a 66

Thanks alot.

I have also been looking to buy the correct screws for mine.
Looking at some of the mark 1's at the NEC Classic car show a couple of weeks ago I noticed they were fixed with hexagon head bolts which doesn't look right.
I think they should be dome head pozi drive screws.
Is there someone on here who sells original style screws?

I think the UK cars were same as Aust in this dept. They had a self tapper, 10 guage, with a flat washer.

Not sure if later cars were different to earlier cars but my '60 has 1/4 UNF phillips head set screws, same as the set screw that fixes the hinge to the door.

The originals were still attached to the car when I got it.

Hi pan head scews 10/32 1/2 long somerford mini part number pmz308

I have two sets of shrouds, one set larger than the other. I can't remember which set were for my '59. Any help?

59/60 Type . But wrong fixings should be pan head screws

What was the change point for the shrouds with 3 fastners ? Thanks

I think it was when they changed the shroud shape . so late 60 but not 100%

STG95F wrote:I think it was when they changed the shroud shape . so late 60 but not 100%

Ian, any idea when in late '60 ? Is there a recorded change point ?

My car has the later type shrouds but I have a NOS early one in the garage for fitment if correct.

Hi Andrew ,

I don't 100% know when they changed . Bill Bell is the man that would tell us that

But i can take the NOS one you have off your hands

Ian

STG95F wrote:Hi Andrew ,

I don't 100% know when they changed . Bill Bell is the man that would tell us that

But i can take the NOS one you have off your hands

Ian

I'm sure you would Ian

I'll have to find out if my car should have it first

Ok Andrew

I've been trying to work out the correct shroud and fixings for my own car too, which has long-since lost the originals.

The illustrations in the various Mk1 parts books all show the two-hole shrouds.
My late-edition AKD3509 Cooper & S parts book shows the shrouds on dry-suspension cars as being secured by 1/4" UNF pan pozi screws, but shows the hydrolastic cars as having shrouds with No 10 UNF screws.
Earlier editions of AKD3509 show both types with 1/4" UNF screws, and there's no change in the part numbers of the shrouds (14A6615/6) to reflect any difference in the mounting hole diameters.

So, nothing too conclusive here

Anyone know if the shrouds were fitted to all mark 1's including the basic/ standard models?

Came across these pics of a friends 61 , seems to suggest some sort of captive fixing for the outer screw position.

It's like a rabbit hole sometimes when you try to unravel BMC part life cycles.

I've been able to answer my own question about what models the shroud fitted...it was indeed all mk1s!

Chewie...well, all but one model. My favourite. Moke!