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Alasdair Brass
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Posted: Thursday February 7th, 2008 06:37 pm |
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Keep up the good work James, lookin' good! 
Al
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Andrew1967
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Posted: Thursday February 7th, 2008 08:20 pm |
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minorparts wrote: It's looking a real cracker isn't it! I love the colour, I was always suprised that Surf Blue wasn't more popular.
Sure is a great colour Richard.
The genuine S I was after for years was/is Surf Blue. Suspect that one will never see the road again, which is real sad - same applies to the other 2 S's he has but won't sell 
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ka2s4
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Posted: Friday February 8th, 2008 03:47 am |
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Andrew1967 wrote:
The genuine S I was after for years was/is Surf Blue. Suspect that one will never see the road again, which is real sad - same applies to the other 2 S's he has but won't sell
People like that hoard things they never intend to use, then one day they wake up dead and find that they have no use for it anymore.
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minorparts
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Posted: Friday February 8th, 2008 08:27 am |
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It really is a great shame and a waste too. I was in the same boat. I'd wanted a Mk1 'S' for years and owned Mk1 and Mk2 Coopers followed by a Mk2 'S' in the 1970s but never found a good Mk1. Eventually I found and was promised a Mk1 970S locally which the original owner still had stored and unused in his garage. The promises went on for many years, and I waited patiently, running a Mk1 998 Cooper but in the end he died and the car just vanished.... I hope someone has it and has sympathetically recommisioned it (which was all it needed) but I was gutted. I did find another reasonable car in the end but it took a long time to find and is taking another long time to return to the road!
A lot of older cars which were once restorable have sat about in poor storage for so long that they are now beyond redemption, their owners convinced that the cars value can only increase and that they're "sitting on a goldmine". Many of them won't sell the car because they feel that someone else will "make money" out of it! I've met very few people who've made a profit from restoring cars in recent years I have to say!
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mxb1
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Posted: Friday February 8th, 2008 10:14 am |
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ka2s4 wrote: A bit of progress, doesn't look like much, but as you all know it takes time.
James
Hi ka2s4 who did you source your carpet from it looks better than the Newton offering.
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ka2s4
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Posted: Saturday February 9th, 2008 06:06 pm |
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It's actually Newton C from about 10 yrs ago, bought but never used. NOS NC i suppose 
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mxb1
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Posted: Sunday February 10th, 2008 08:52 am |
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Hi
It's a hell of a lot better than the cheap looking stuff they now have on offer.
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Andrew1967
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Posted: Sunday February 10th, 2008 10:21 am |
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Yes, it does I'll agree. It does match the original trim well.
However it would not match the latest Powder Blue vinyl offering so maybe that's the reason they have changed. 
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ka2s4
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Posted: Friday April 25th, 2008 10:32 am |
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Hi
Does anyone know if the screws in the heater are bright like this, or black?
JamesAttachment: IMG_7648.JPG (Downloaded 85 times)
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mk1
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Posted: Friday April 25th, 2008 12:34 pm |
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Black, black, black.
And usually smaller than those too, but maybe its just the contrast that makes them stand out.
Things are looking good, I suspect you must nearly be there.
M.
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minorparts
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Posted: Friday April 25th, 2008 02:50 pm |
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| Mine certainly aren't bright but they're not black either... I would say they had some sort of plating originally and are now rather dull silver. Our Morris Minor 1000 has an almost identical heater and that is the same.....
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tim64
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Posted: Friday April 25th, 2008 07:09 pm |
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| hi James, i,ve gust looked at a NOS mk1 heater i have and the 3 screws on the front panel are black . All other screws on the heater unit are plated. I dont know about the screws in the side cheeks though , cheers Tim
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tim64
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Posted: Friday April 25th, 2008 07:45 pm |
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| just to add, all screw head size is 1/4 in.
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Alasdair Brass
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Posted: Friday April 25th, 2008 08:59 pm |
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Hi James,
To confirm what Tim has said, mine are Japan black on the front panel and zinc elsewhere.
Regards
Al
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1071bob
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Posted: Saturday April 26th, 2008 02:13 am |
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| Hi James, Most of mine appear to be brown! regards Bob. [slightly drunk] Attachment: Heater Picture A.jpg (Downloaded 73 times)
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keithj
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Posted: Saturday April 26th, 2008 05:45 am |
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Just had a look at the one I have in the garage. They're smaller than the ones you're using and look like they've been bright zinc plated at some time. Thread length is 7mm, head diameter is a smidgin under 7mm and they're all pozidrive.
Cheers, Keith
ka2s4 wrote:
Hi
Does anyone know if the screws in the heater are bright like this, or black?
James
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ka2s4
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Posted: Saturday April 26th, 2008 08:08 am |
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Thanks for all the replies,
The screws i am using are all new ones, and are all 1/4 inch,
so i think the photo makes them look larger than they are.
Mk1, The illusion is that the car is nearly finished, but that's cos i'm doing the interior first
Al, I have never heard of Japan black, is that the really thin looking black that looks a bit like black anodising?
Bob, Have a few more tins But seriously, do you want to sell that dash cowling?
Keith, must be the photo cos mine are just under 6.5 mm head dia.
J
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ka2s4
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Posted: Saturday April 26th, 2008 08:22 am |
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Oh, and special thanks to Andrew for the slider handle
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Andrew1967
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Posted: Saturday April 26th, 2008 08:42 pm |
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ka2s4 wrote:
Oh, and special thanks to Andrew for the slider handle
Glad I could help you out James
The screws on my heater were like Bob's but are now all painted satin black which I think looks pretty good.
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Alasdair Brass
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Posted: Sunday April 27th, 2008 08:46 pm |
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ka2s4 wrote:
Thanks for all the replies,
Al, I have never heard of Japan black, is that the really thin looking black that looks a bit like black anodising?
J
Hi James,
Japan Black may be an American term and the process may have a British name but I Googled it and came up with a do-it-yourself process that looks like it may work. Japan Black is more protective than black phosphate.
To give iron ornaments a black-brown to black color, proceed in the following manner: The articles are treated with corrosives, cleaned of all adhering grease, and placed in a 10 per cent solution of potassium bichromate, dried in the air, and finally held over an open, well-glowing, non-sooting fire for 2 minutes. The first coloring is usually black brown, but if this process is repeated several times, a pure black shade is obtained. Special attention has to be paid to removing all grease, otherwise the greasy spots will not be touched by the liquid, and the coloring produced will become irregular. Benzine is employed for that purpose and the articles must not be touched with the fingers afterwards.
Cheers,
Al
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