Hi all

Just wondering if anyone out there has a picture or can advise the correct speedo for a early 70's Mini K? I have seen one with a mph and kilometres speedo and was wondering what was original.

Also after a BMC 2 spoke steering wheel. If someone has one out there to sell pm me

Thanks

no KM - 90MPH black face with a plain centre

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ditto simon k.
Still have my original 1969 mini K with 90 mph black faced speedo. No sign of kph!

Thanks I did think that was the case

Tell me Bill B given your mini k is original I would love a photo of the binacle in order to check the temp and oil gauges.

Photo of of the inside would be handy

Thanks

Mini K has a grey faced 90mph speedo with a white needle.

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This pic is from the Mini K Brochure.

It seems the temp and oil gauges have no “made in UK” hence mini K

Thanks gto

Smiths had a factory in Australia. The dark grey faced speedos that also don't say "Made in UK" and the matching fuel gauges were made in Australia.

Tim

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1951 Morris Commercial J Type Van
1955 BSA C11G
1961 Morris Mini Traveller
1969 Triumph TR6R
1977 Leyland Moke Californian

Thanks all

Now for the hunt for a steering wheel

As others have said, the instruments for the Mini series were made by Smiths in Australia from mid-1968. They can be identified by the Comet Grey face colour and BMC Australia part number stamped on the rear (AYA9165 for the non-Cooper S models).

See below for the speedometer engineering drawing. The oil pressure and water temperature drawings are of a similar format and level of detail.

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ex-NSW Police 1970 MK II Cooper S
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They had a factory in Ferndell Street Granville South. I lived near there and in the '70s had my speedo recalibrated by one of their technicians, who made it accurate at 45mph but a bit out everywhere else against a master clock. He also asked if I wanted the odometer left as was or returned to zero. He was happy for me to watch him test the oil pressure gauge using weights on a hydraulic plate. The gauge was very accurate.

Just to throw a spanner in the works, my '70 Mini K had a 140 km/h speedo. It's now in my Deluxe. It says "Made in the UK" on the dial. I'm confused because Google says metric speedo's weren't introduced until 1974 so how come my "K" had a metric one? (It reads the correct speed and my g/box has a "K" final drive). Odd...

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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..

Assuming your not the original owner I would say that a PO has put a moke speedo in it.

I read somewhere that after the minis stopped using the centre speedo they went back to UK made kph speedos for the mokes.

That would explain it, had forgotten about Mokes.

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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..

Anyone got a BMC horn pad and steering wheel for sale?

90 mph speedo as well

Thanks