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Works Mini-Cooper Preparation
Posted: Mon May 22, 2017 4:49 pm
by surfblue63
Here's an article that appeared in Autocar about th epreparation of the Cooper Car Company cars as driven by John Rhodes and Steve Neal. Note the tables on the last page listing the different final drive and wheels sizes used for certain tracks.
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Re: Works Mini-Cooper Preparation
Posted: Mon May 22, 2017 5:03 pm
by mk1
That really is a EXCELLENT article.
Thanks, M
Re: Works Mini-Cooper Preparation
Posted: Mon May 22, 2017 5:13 pm
by LMM76C
The "inoffensive C41" looks remarkably like an SP41.
Re: Works Mini-Cooper Preparation
Posted: Mon May 22, 2017 10:36 pm
by VKA305H
Brilliant! Thanks for posting. Brian
Re: Works Mini-Cooper Preparation
Posted: Tue May 23, 2017 10:02 pm
by spoon.450
Great article. Interesting that the cars were kept hydrolastic. Thanks for posting.
Re: Works Mini-Cooper Preparation
Posted: Tue May 23, 2017 11:17 pm
by LMM76C
spoon.450 wrote:Great article. Interesting that the cars were kept hydrolastic. Thanks for posting.
They had to be wet throughout the BSCC Gp5 era (66 to 69). The S was only homologated wet under the new Appendix J from 1.1.66. until dry option was homologated (1.4.70. ? without checking).
One of the requirements for Gp5 was that the vehicle had to have been homologated in Gp2 first. It gets confusing because, later on, what had been Gp6 at that time became Gp5.
Re: Works Mini-Cooper Preparation
Posted: Mon Jun 05, 2017 12:01 pm
by ManyMiniCoopers
What is a CAV filter, that is with the fuel pump picture?
Re: Works Mini-Cooper Preparation
Posted: Mon Jun 05, 2017 12:11 pm
by rich@minispares.com
ManyMiniCoopers wrote:What is a CAV filter, that is with the fuel pump picture?
it will be the fuel filter
CAV stands for C. A. Vandervell and Co and made all sorts of things for cars
Re: Works Mini-Cooper Preparation
Posted: Mon Jun 05, 2017 12:13 pm
by Ronnie
ManyMiniCoopers wrote:What is a CAV filter, that is with the fuel pump picture?
It's a fuel filter, used mainly on diesel engines every thing from Ford Transits to industrial engines.
I didn't know that Rich.
Re: Works Mini-Cooper Preparation
Posted: Mon Jun 05, 2017 12:19 pm
by mk1
It is a high volume fuel filter than runs in the high pressure side of the FI system.
Re: Works Mini-Cooper Preparation
Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2017 9:55 pm
by sandman
Nice find!!
What magazine / issue is this from?
Re: Works Mini-Cooper Preparation
Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2017 8:41 am
by mk1