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Barn find Mini ARB BMC Special Tuning ?
Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2020 6:52 pm
by Scottw
As the title says I’ve been sorting through a barn of parts of a close friend and this is one of the items I’ve come across. I had posted it on other social media with view of selling it and very quickly was overwhelmed by the interest in it and the different opinions and information I’d been given . At the moment it’s not for sale as the owner has asked me to find out more information on it . I’ve been told many things like it’s BMC special tuning , it’s the only boxed one left . I don’t know if any of this is correct as the owner purchased it in a large lot durin the 1970s . There are most likely people that will read this that have made offers and not happy with the owner’s decision to remove from sale until there is more information got . My intention is and has not been to annoy anyone.
Re: Barn find Mini ARB BMC Special Tuning ?
Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2020 7:00 pm
by AndyPen
Love little treasures like these when they turn up - very special bit of kit
Re: Barn find Mini ARB BMC Special Tuning ?
Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2020 7:31 pm
by Van13
That could be very easily replicated
Re: Barn find Mini ARB BMC Special Tuning ?
Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2020 7:32 pm
by Hipwell
What was your question on it?
Re: Barn find Mini ARB BMC Special Tuning ?
Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2020 8:32 pm
by Scottw
Hipwell wrote: ↑Mon Jul 27, 2020 7:32 pm
What was your question on it?
Is it BMC special tuning ? The age ? Or a link to an original advert would be great
Re: Barn find Mini ARB BMC Special Tuning ?
Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2020 8:42 pm
by 251 ENG
It a hydrolastic rear anti - role bar
Sold by special tuning and supplied by cooper car company .
They are rare but they are a few people on here that have them .
I believe that is the std version, they were also available with lightened brackets and different size square bars .
About 20 years ago I made some replicas , the difficult part is sourcing the special rose joints with removable centres and also finding spare section spring steel
Re: Barn find Mini ARB BMC Special Tuning ?
Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2020 9:02 pm
by jay weinstein
the're a really good sway bar ...they fit both wet and dry as they mount behind the rear brake plates.
they mount up high and towards the back of the subframe and don't get in the way of the exhaust system.
I've had mine for 50 years on a few different cars...I'm old!
Re: Barn find Mini ARB BMC Special Tuning ?
Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2020 10:08 pm
by Scottw
251 ENG wrote: ↑Mon Jul 27, 2020 8:42 pm
It a hydrolastic rear anti - role bar
Sold by special tuning and supplied by cooper car company .
They are rare but they are a few people on here that have them .
I believe that is the std version, they were also available with lightened brackets and different size square bars .
About 20 years ago I made some replicas , the difficult part is sourcing the special rose joints with removable centres and also finding spare section spring steel
Thank you for the great information
Re: Barn find Mini ARB BMC Special Tuning ?
Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2020 10:09 pm
by Scottw
jay weinstein wrote: ↑Mon Jul 27, 2020 9:02 pm
the're a really good sway bar ...they fit both wet and dry as they mount behind the rear brake plates.
they mount up high and towards the back of the subframe and don't get in the way of the exhaust system.
I've had mine for 50 years on a few different cars...I'm old!
Sounds like a very useful addition as you changed it over to other cars . Thank you
Re: Barn find Mini ARB BMC Special Tuning ?
Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2020 10:26 pm
by jay weinstein
When I was a young lad I could f... up an anvil and sometimes the only thing left was the sway bar
Re: Barn find Mini ARB BMC Special Tuning ?
Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2020 10:30 pm
by Scottw
Re: Barn find Mini ARB BMC Special Tuning ?
Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2020 12:07 pm
by Ronnie
As 251 ENG infers
Re: Barn find Mini ARB BMC Special Tuning ?
Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2020 2:37 pm
by surfblue63
Here's a later version listed in AKM 0031
scan0056.jpg
Re: Barn find Mini ARB BMC Special Tuning ?
Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2020 7:42 pm
by Scottw
Ronnie wrote: ↑Tue Jul 28, 2020 12:07 pm
As 251 ENG infers
Wow look at the price
that’s a great bit of information. Thank you .
Re: Barn find Mini ARB BMC Special Tuning ?
Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2020 7:43 pm
by Scottw
surfblue63 wrote: ↑Tue Jul 28, 2020 2:37 pm
Here's a later version listed in AKM 0031
scan0056.jpg
They certainly changed it and made it a simpler bit of kit by the looks of things but I’d imagine still just as useful . Thank you
Re: Barn find Mini ARB BMC Special Tuning ?
Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2020 12:11 am
by jay weinstein
Scottw wrote: ↑Tue Jul 28, 2020 7:43 pm
surfblue63 wrote: ↑Tue Jul 28, 2020 2:37 pm
Here's a later version listed in AKM 0031
scan0056.jpg
They certainly changed it and made it a simpler bit of kit by the looks of things but I’d imagine still just as useful . Thank you
The kit may have been simpler but the installation wasn't as you drop the back of the
rear subframe to drill the holes for the rear mounting brackets and I think the bar got
in the way of the hydrolastic fill valves.
Re: Barn find Mini ARB BMC Special Tuning ?
Posted: Mon Feb 22, 2021 5:45 pm
by mrqcars
surfblue63 wrote: ↑Tue Jul 28, 2020 2:37 pm
Here's a later version listed in AKM 0031
scan0056.jpg
that’s a great bit of information. Thank you .