Can this be repaired? More to the point is it worthwhile repairing?

The plastic surrounding one of the mounting bolts has broken away so it only has one bolt on one side to secure it, looks like its been repaired with fibreglass before, does anyone know someone who repairs these?




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Jenk.

This one sold for $610 two weeks ago so definitely worth saving. Some careful glueing and painting should rectify that break.

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Mk-2-Morris- ... true&rt=nc

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Split the case and repair from the inside, a bit of glass mat should strengthen it.

this reminds me, I'd be keen on a restoration guide for the outside... I have one in my car, and a spare - both are a little bit tatty

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did I tell you that I won a trophy?

Ditto for all of the above.
I'd like to know what sort of paint might stick to the plastic as mine has a repair that has left the area with a mottled pattern of the plastic.
BTW: in the ebay link winabbey posted above, the vendor is listing a Mk1 heater knob for A$33.
These are available from UK for about 3 pounds. (But with UK postage, it might be cheaper to buy it here!)

That's a suggestion for minisport in Adelaide, not the seller of the heater
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Morris-Mk1-c ... 2177782021
http://minisport.com.au/mini-mk1-cooper ... -australia

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"...http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Mk-2-Morris- ... true&rt=nc.."

So, is the S one different from the "normal" Mk 2 type plastic heater?? I think I've got several in the shed..

Cheers, Ian

The plastic heater that Jenk showed in photos and winabbey put links to are fitted to Mk 2 Cooper Ss. The heater with a round hemisphere on one end were fitted to others - late mini Ks and clubman? I think.

The beehive heater was fitted to the Mk2 S between Oct - Dec 1970.

Wasn't the Cooper S the only car in the Mini range to have the plastic Smiths heater as standard? According to the sales brochure a heater was optional on the Mini K, and was the same style heater fitted standard to the MiniMatic. Was that the metal under-bonnet one that fitted where the power brake booster is on the S?

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Hi Winabbey,

I've had 3 Mini K's ('69,70 and 71) and they all had a fairly large, "bulberous" at each end heater fitted under the dash where a Cooper S heater would be, different from the heater shown above. They were very good heaters except for the cumbersome, often difficult to operate controls (fan switch, open/ close hot water valve i.e on/off and the car interior or demister flap) that were on a bracket bolted underneath the parcel shelf to the right of the steering wheel. Except for the fan switch, the controls were push/ pull operated cables that were hard to use, particularly the water on/ off valve which I think because of the awkward cable run was just difficult to operate. They should have stayed with the easy to use Cooper S type. (I'm assuming they were good, never had one)
I've a Mini K one in my Deluxe now but not hooked it up yet, waiting until I figure a way of controlling it without the cables!

Cheers

Michael

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67 Deluxe
Dry suspension
1293cc, 11:1 comp, RE 282 camshaft, 45 Weber, extractors etc
4 synchro close ratio gbox
Cooper S brakes, no booster
Stealth box, as Doc says "goes harder and idles!"
RH tank cos I needed it crossing the Nullarbor etc..

Yes. It is a square box `fresh air' heater. No fan, it has an air mixing flap to control temp. Sort-of..

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DrMini- 1970 wasaMatic 1360, Mk1S crank, 86.6HP (ATW) =~125 @ crank, 45 Dellorto (38 chokes), RE282 sprint cam, 1.5 rockers, 11.0:1 C/R.

Seeing as they are all fibreglass you could rub it back and then fix up any cracks or chips with some
fibreglass resin mixed with talcom powder to form a paste, and then smooth them out then repaint .

Hi Kevin,

"Yes. It is a square box `fresh air' heater. No fan, it has an air mixing flap to control temp. Sort-of."

If that's the case, what type of heater was fitted to my Mini K's?

Cheers

Michael

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67 Deluxe
Dry suspension
1293cc, 11:1 comp, RE 282 camshaft, 45 Weber, extractors etc
4 synchro close ratio gbox
Cooper S brakes, no booster
Stealth box, as Doc says "goes harder and idles!"
RH tank cos I needed it crossing the Nullarbor etc..

I assume it was the Smiths "beehive" heater. There's a picture of one in an advert in this thread.

viewtopic.php?f=2&t=86813

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ex-NSW Police 1970 MK II Cooper S
VMCI #43