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Ant
 Post subject: Cooper s exhaust
PostPosted: Fri Mar 23, 2018 7:48 pm 
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Have Just come into becoming a proud owner of a mk2 cooper S. It is very original and straight and Im not going to restore it, but just get it going as is. Anyway the exhaust is missing the tail pipe and it seems the small muffler seems the have better days. I want to keep it original as possible. What size is the original pipes and how many mufflers or resonators did it have. Does anyone have any pictures of an original exhaust??
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 Post subject: Re: Cooper s exhaust
PostPosted: Fri Mar 23, 2018 8:05 pm 
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A survivor car! Great pick up. Congratulations.
Others around here know more than me, but I believe originally, only one muffler (Lukey, which I think is NLA) fitted to 1 & 3/4" pipe.
I have fitted an RC40, which is pretty close to the original Lukey job.

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PostPosted: Fri Mar 23, 2018 10:17 pm 
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The original was a crimped exhaust and available from Somerford but maybe by the MK2 they might have changed them
http://www.somerfordmini.co.uk/eshop/in ... s_id=13328

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Anthony
 Post subject: Re: Cooper s exhaust
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AEG163job wrote:
A survivor car! Great pick up. Congratulations.
Others around here know more than me, but I believe originally, only one muffler (Lukey, which I think is NLA) fitted to 1 & 3/4" pipe.
I have fitted an RC40, which is pretty close to the original Lukey job.

What does it sound like??



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PostPosted: Fri Mar 23, 2018 11:05 pm 
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Here are a few pics
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Cooper S exhaust pipe.jpg

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Cooper S exhaust pipe 2.jpg

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Replacement S exhaust.jpg

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Anthony
 Post subject: Re: Cooper s exhaust
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gtogreen1969 wrote:
Here are a few pics
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Cooper S exhaust pipe.jpg

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Cooper S exhaust pipe 2.jpg

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Replacement S exhaust.jpg

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Original rear muffler with replacement Lukey.jpg

Big difference in size!!



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AEG163job wrote:

What does it sound like??
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Depends on your age. A bit too noisy for me, but I am getting old & grumpy. :evil:

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Anthony wrote:
AEG163job wrote:
A survivor car! Great pick up. Congratulations.
Others around here know more than me, but I believe originally, only one muffler (Lukey, which I think is NLA) fitted to 1 & 3/4" pipe.
I have fitted an RC40, which is pretty close to the original Lukey job.

What does it sound like??



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Great reading! :P

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Ha ha, you can spend a lot of money on a restoration only to find the car noisy, smelly, vibrating and rattly :)

What a great find by the way! Congratulations.

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AEG163job wrote:
A survivor car! Great pick up. Congratulations.
Others around here know more than me, but I believe originally, only one muffler (Lukey, which I think is NLA) fitted to 1 & 3/4" pipe.
I have fitted an RC40, which is pretty close to the original Lukey job.


Ditto those comments.
My MkII S has a Lukey fitted in 1991 & still running.
"Maniflow" in UK have a reproduction original S muffler in their range now, with the crimped ends. Not sure if that style muffler was used in Aust. though.
Also, have noticed that the RC40 bought recently is a lot smaller than the originals.
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Anthony
 Post subject: Re: Cooper s exhaust
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Bill B wrote:
AEG163job wrote:
A survivor car! Great pick up. Congratulations.
Others around here know more than me, but I believe originally, only one muffler (Lukey, which I think is NLA) fitted to 1 & 3/4" pipe.
I have fitted an RC40, which is pretty close to the original Lukey job.


Ditto those comments.
My MkII S has a Lukey fitted in 1991 & still running.
"Maniflow" in UK have a reproduction original S muffler in their range now, with the crimped ends. Not sure if that style muffler was used in Aust. though.
Also, have noticed that the RC40 bought recently is a lot smaller than the originals.
yeah I’m not sure either. At the moment it has a small muffler down the front and nothing behind it. I’ll try to take a photo tonight. Not much room under there tho



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Anthony
 Post subject: Re: Cooper s exhaust
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Mick wrote:
Ha ha, you can spend a lot of money on a restoration only to find the car noisy, smelly, vibrating and rattly :)

What a great find by the way! Congratulations.

Thanks


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Mick wrote:
Ha ha, you can spend a lot of money on a restoration only to find the car noisy, smelly, vibrating and rattly :)

What a great find by the way! Congratulations.

The 1971 review of the new Mini Clubman listed leaky quarter windows and shaky speedo needles as some of it's features :lol:

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Bill B wrote:
AEG163job wrote:
A survivor car! Great pick up. Congratulations.
Others around here know more than me, but I believe originally, only one muffler (Lukey, which I think is NLA) fitted to 1 & 3/4" pipe.
I have fitted an RC40, which is pretty close to the original Lukey job.


Ditto those comments.
My MkII S has a Lukey fitted in 1991 & still running.
"Maniflow" in UK have a reproduction original S muffler in their range now, with the crimped ends. Not sure if that style muffler was used in Aust. though.
Also, have noticed that the RC40 bought recently is a lot smaller than the originals.

Do you know what brand the RC40 was??


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