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Andrew1967
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Posted: Friday July 13th, 2007 08:40 am |
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ka2s4 wrote: I have been starting to assemble the 970.
Wow! it is begining to look like a car
I used some good S/H door rubbers,and had to bend the flange that the rubber sits on quite a bit in places,but the doors sit nice and flush and shut with a satisfying "click-clack"
Whilst on the subject of things 970, how many other genuine factory 970S's are there arround?
I heard somewhere that there were only 6 known in the UK
Can this really be true?
Looking good James 
Keep us all up to date with the progress.
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ka2s4
Member
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Posted: Friday July 13th, 2007 09:37 am |
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Mark H wrote:
I was the man who bought the Bodmin 970s! Mark
Well done Mark
And welcome to the 970S clan
Have you registered it with JK? And is it a new car to the 970 tally,or has it been "known" by the register for a while?
Wet or dry? A or M ? Restoration plans?
Regards,James.
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Mark H
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Posted: Friday July 13th, 2007 10:00 am |
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Hi, mine is an Austin with wet suspension.
Its currently having new cills and front floor pans installed.
It has had alot of new panels fitted( front wings, bonnet, boot front panel, so whether it can be classified as totally original is debatable, but its mine and I love it!.
I have duly registered online, and have the requisite membership fot myself and the wife( sorry BMW mini).
Mark
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ka2s4
Member
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Posted: Friday July 13th, 2007 10:26 am |
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Mine has had a whole new front,so don't apologise for some new metal!
There are no totally original coopers left in the world,as they all would have had some parts replaced.
So just restore it as best you can,and love it!
James.
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Gray
MCR Member
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Posted: Tuesday July 31st, 2007 06:12 pm |
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Hey just like buses, none for ages then 2 come along together!! http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=290142611338&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=019
I just bought one but this one ends soon!! Expensive but as the add say's RARE, and this is the one that gets eaten.
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970man
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Posted: Sunday August 5th, 2007 09:46 pm |
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| hi iv'e got 2 970 s one is an ex motoring news rally car the other was a race car have owned the rally car for 16 years now .and the race car will be back to standard trim in about one month bryn
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ka2s4
Member
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Posted: Monday August 6th, 2007 01:16 am |
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That sounds great,
do you have any photos (new or old) that you could post on the forum?
James
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ka2s4
Member
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Posted: Tuesday August 7th, 2007 08:18 am |
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My ownership papers (similar to V5) have "key FS949" stamped on them,
So i went and got a 949 from a guy with a collection of old keys(a 948 won't fit cos the cam lobes get stuck in the lock mechanism)
And lo and behold,it fits the ignition,and door of the car! Nice
BTW should it be a Wilmot Breeden,or a C E Marshall?
He had both.
James.
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DaveShreeve
Administrator
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Posted: Tuesday August 7th, 2007 10:24 am |
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| Most UK cars, up to 2001, were Wilmot Breedon. Others manufacturers were however listed as alternatives.
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tim64
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Posted: Tuesday August 7th, 2007 05:06 pm |
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| hi folks this is a first posting for me , so i hope all goes well.i,ve been reading with intrest your 970 disscussions and i wish i was part of the 970 clan but alas not, they are quite unique and i admire your passion for the survivors.What i found a bit odd with the lists of cars was the lack of Almond green cars, as unlike the 1071 and 1275 "S" which both had Tarten Red as the most popular colour, on 970 "S" almond green had the highest total with 30.9 % , 299 cars , maybe the green paint didnt fend off the rust to well. Come to think of it my first mini at the age of 17 was green and that was a rust bucket! At the other end of the 970 scale with 4.2 % 41 cars, everyones favorite, Fiesta Yellow oh well useless information ?
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ka2s4
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Posted: Tuesday August 7th, 2007 07:14 pm |
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John Kelly says there are 87 cars known to the register,
Not sure how many are almond green,or tartan red ,but there are only 5 in smurf blue.
Not sure about feisty yellow,but he says there is one that has just been discovered in this lovely shade
James.
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970man
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Posted: Tuesday August 7th, 2007 07:40 pm |
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| well iv'e got an almond green one and a red and back one (should be tweedgrey/white) i'm hoping Tony Ennion can fit me in with a respray later this year . Tony also has two 970 s for sale best regards Bryn pics
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970man
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Posted: Tuesday August 7th, 2007 07:41 pm |
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| well iv'e got an almond green one and a red and back one (should be tweedgrey/white) i'm hoping Tony Ennion can fit me in with a respray later this year . Tony also has two 970 s for sale best regards Bryn pics
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970man
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Posted: Tuesday August 7th, 2007 07:51 pm |
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| rally car Attachment: 31-03-01-021.jpg (Downloaded 128 times)
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970man
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Posted: Tuesday August 7th, 2007 07:54 pm |
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| almond green
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970man
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Posted: Tuesday August 7th, 2007 08:03 pm |
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| sorry pevious file too big Attachment: 16072007(002).jpg (Downloaded 111 times)
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ka2s4
Member
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Posted: Tuesday August 7th, 2007 08:22 pm |
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That rally one looks great,does it still run the 970 engine?
Likewise with the green one?
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970man
Member
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Posted: Tuesday August 7th, 2007 09:02 pm |
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| the red one still running the 970 engine .the green one almost complete gearbox rebuilt last week son in law rebuilding engine next week so hope to catch some road miles in september all being well , finding the right parts all part of the fun .sorry photo of the green car not so good will take a better one when engine gone in .do you run 3.1/2 rims ?
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ka2s4
Member
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Posted: Tuesday August 7th, 2007 09:18 pm |
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As you know,the car is not finished,but i will be running 3.5 inch wheels,the set that i bought from the UK arrived a couple of days ago Attachment: IMG_5394.JPG (Downloaded 100 times)
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970man
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Posted: Tuesday August 7th, 2007 09:56 pm |
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| nice bet you paid a few pounds with postage .iv'e also got a set of 4.1/2 for the red car just need sand blasting and painting .best regards bryn
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