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james4910
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Posted: Wednesday November 28th, 2007 09:52 am |
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Someone PLEASE help!!! I am currently rebuilding my mini cooper, but the more i look at it the more i'm covinced its a RSP cooper. I need someone i can give the details to, and they can let me know either way, and maybe even supply me with a production number???
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rambling
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Posted: Wednesday November 28th, 2007 10:56 am |
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 An RSP would be one of c.1050 produced for the home market, with another 500 built for overseas. Built June to October 1990. Normally duotone in either Flame Red/ White roof, BRG/ White roof or Black/ White roof. Colour co-ordinated wheel arch and mirror housing to body colour.White full length coach line with a circular Cooper decal on the rear quarter panel. Similar decal on the boot lid. The car would have tinted glass, also a glass sunroof as standard. White stripes on the bonnet with John Cooper signatures on each. 8 slat chrome grille as on the Mk.II. Halogen headlamps with two auxillary driving lamps/ spotlights. Red leather steering wheel. Cloth Cooper badge is sewn into the front seats. The original car was, as standard, a carburretor version fitted with a CAT as well as an oil cooler. The air intake filter box on the RSP does NOT have a Mini Cooper motif on it. 12" Alloy wheels 8 spoke, originally with the 'sausages' on the wheels coinciding with the wheel nuts NOT between the wheel nuts.
Chassis No. SAXXNNAMBADO10001 to SAXXNNAMBADO11050
Engine No prefix 12A2AF53
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taffy1967
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Posted: Wednesday November 28th, 2007 04:02 pm |
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This site will reveal more clues as to whether you do own an RSP LE: -
http://www.rsp-cooper-register.co.uk/
This Mainstream Cooper Register site also has a great deal of information on both the RSP and of course the Mainstream Coopers: -
http://www.mainstreamcooper.co.uk
Even more information can be found on the forum too: -
http://s11.invisionfree.com/mainstreamcooper
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james4910
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Posted: Wednesday November 28th, 2007 08:44 pm |
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Cheers guys, turns out i own a RSP cooper!!! could the day get any better? any big do's or dont's when rebuilding one??
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taffy1967
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Posted: Thursday November 29th, 2007 04:09 pm |
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Nice one James, so do try to keep it original and if you decide to modify it slightly, try not to do anything that can't be returned to standard afterwards. Oh and keep all the original bits too.
The main don't would be to not chav it up with 13" wheels and fat wheel arches or turn it into a cabriolet?
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james4910
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Posted: Thursday November 29th, 2007 05:50 pm |
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Nice one, cheers for the advise. But any ideas where to get a new set of the oil cooler pipes??? coz there a rather odd size.
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blickling
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Posted: Thursday November 29th, 2007 05:57 pm |
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| Give DSN at Attleborough a ring, or Google their web site and have a quick snout around beforehand. I am sure that failing that most of the Mini part suppliers will stock them (see the Mini magazines for suppliers). All the best, Richard @Skeyton.
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james4910
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Posted: Thursday November 29th, 2007 06:03 pm |
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| Will try more sites, but i've spoken to someone at DSN, and he knew the type i needed but couldnt help on where to buy them from. He was only able to tell me that they are VERY hard to find nowdays, and suggested a hydrolics company?
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taffy1967
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Posted: Thursday November 29th, 2007 11:56 pm |
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It might be worth asking on the RSP Cooper Register, because if anyone knows where to get those pipes from, it's them.
You can reach them via the link I posted above, or here: -
http://www.specialistminiforums.com/
But you'll have to register with the ezboard forums first.
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taffy1967
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Posted: Friday November 30th, 2007 12:30 am |
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Okay I did a bit of digging about there and someone recently asked about the thread size because they wanted to order a new set of hoses too.
This e-Bay link was quoted which is for an oil cooler and the thread sizes are mentioned in the text: -
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Oil-Cooler-Mini-MGB-etc-New-13-row-235mm-Serck-ARA221_W0QQitemZ270145757025QQihZ017QQcategoryZ72205QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
i.e. "1/2" BSP male connections"
But I think he was planning on fitting new braided hoses instead though.
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DaveShreeve
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Posted: Friday November 30th, 2007 03:37 pm |
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| James, why are you looking to change the pipes? Is your problem cracking of the rubber hose, or corrosion/fatigue of the steel? If you want to stay original and the issue is with the rubber I'd suggest a hydraulic hose man, try under plant maintenance in yellow pages, they should have no problem fitting a new piece of hose to your existing pipes. If the problem's with the steel pipe, and you don't want to go braided, your going to have to dig, and pay a good chunk of money. Minispares list the pair at £120 but show currently out of stock. The only place I've seen listing them as though they may have them in stock is this outfit on the on the outskirts of Paris, France: http://www.datch.fr/index.php , price for the pair? around £170.
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taffy1967
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Posted: Friday November 30th, 2007 04:19 pm |
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Or alternatively check out Somerford Minis pdf shop, because it has all the components listed: -
http://www.somerford-mini.co.uk/pdfs/Catalogues/Cooling-and-Heating-Systems/02.%20Cooling%20-%20Oil%20Coolers.pdf
It's no guarantee that they have any in stock, but their service is first class so it's well worth contacting them.
Oh and their prices seem quite reasonable too, with the "OIL COOLER TO FILTER HOSE" costing £74.97 and the "BLOCK TO OIL COOLER HOSE" costing £22.79. All prices exclude VAT though.
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james4910
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Posted: Friday November 30th, 2007 06:49 pm |
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The oil cooler pipes havent gone yet, an i was only going to replace them for the look of it. So i may just recondition the old ones. Any ideas for reconditioning interior? The originals are starting to look very shabby! Were the seats a one off design? You guys should see this car at the mo!!! It would make any true mini fan's stomach turn!!!!!! P.S many thanx for all this help! Otherwise i have to spend hours on the internet researching all this stuff and the wife starts going Banzi !!!!!
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taffy1967
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Posted: Friday November 30th, 2007 07:16 pm |
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Yes the seats were exclusive to that model, although they are similar to the type fitted to the 1989 Mini 30 LE. But the RSP got the Mini Cooper cloth badge on the fronts instead.
Anyway keep your eyes peeled on e-Bay, because good replacements do sometimes turn up from time to time.Last edited on Friday November 30th, 2007 07:17 pm by taffy1967 |
hawaiianblue
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Posted: Sunday December 9th, 2007 05:35 pm |
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| As already said a hydraulic hose place can make new pipes up for you, the ends are only standard pipe fittings (of which there are hundreds of types) take to old ones along to a hyrdoquip type place and they'll copy them for you.
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james4910
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Posted: Sunday December 9th, 2007 08:47 pm |
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| Can anyone help me out with the fact that the rsp has two thermostat temperature transmitters???? the first sits in the head as per the standard models, an the second in the lower thermostat housing. correct me if i'm wrong be but dont they both do the same thing????
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DaveShreeve
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Posted: Sunday December 9th, 2007 11:06 pm |
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Can't be 100% sure but didn't the RSP use one of these locations for the electric fan switch?
If this is the case the temprature sender will have a single terminal, the fan switch 2.
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james4910
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Posted: Monday December 10th, 2007 06:53 pm |
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| Cheers dave ,,,thats sounds very plausible!
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taffy1967
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Posted: Tuesday December 11th, 2007 03:22 pm |
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Yes the one in the lower thermostat housing is for the auxiliary electric cooling fan.
Oh and after scouring through my ancient MCR magazines looking for historical facts on early Rover Mini Coopers, it was claimed in one issue that: -
At the start there was a problem with the supply of a number of parts. (Deep Breath!!) The temperature sender switch on the thermostat housing for the auxiliary fan was not available at first and threatened the launch date.
You can find out lots more facts and figures that I discovered in this thread: -
http://z11.invisionfree.com/mainstreamcooper/index.php?showtopic=207
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