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PostPosted: Tue Jul 17, 2018 8:27 pm 
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Does anyone know what and where to buy the fresh air ducting that runs from the front of the grill to the drivers side fire wall letting air into the vent and heater in cooper S?

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PostPosted: Tue Jul 17, 2018 9:06 pm 
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Were they ever fitted to Australian cars?

1966 magazine review
viewtopic.php?f=32&t=78059

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PostPosted: Wed Jul 18, 2018 7:55 am 
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timmy201 wrote:
Were they ever fitted to Australian cars?

1966 magazine review
viewtopic.php?f=32&t=78059

1968 brochure
viewtopic.php?f=32&t=84039


Very late (flap door handle late) Mk2 I think had some sort of ducting to go with the very different heater they used. I think it even split in two to get around the booster?

The fitting is there on the side of the usual cooper s heather and holes in the shelf and firewall but not used in Australia AFAIK.

I think it’s a difficult size to find.


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Wasn't it only used with a fresh air heater as fitted to the mini matic??


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phillb wrote:
Very late (flap door handle late) Mk2 I think had some sort of ducting to go with the very different heater they used. I think it even split in two to get around the booster?

Yes, like in the pic below. The ADR relating to windscreen demisting came into being in Jan 1971 and required a large diameter duct to move the air. The VH44 got in the way in the Cooper S so two ducts (one large, one small) were needed.

Originals of the plastic adapters at the grille and firewall are very hard to find. If anyone has a set doing nothing I know of a good home in an otherwise original car.

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PostPosted: Wed Jul 18, 2018 5:24 pm 
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Mini68 wrote:
Wasn't it only used with a fresh air heater as fitted to the mini matic??

I was able to find this PVC ducting for my under bonnet fresh air heater (80mm ID) but they also have different sizes and lengths
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre ... 1960384648

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i picked some duct up with fittings at the mko swap for under the drivers front guard on a Leyland it was on johns table


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Originals of the plastic adapters at the grille and firewall are very hard to find. If anyone has a set doing nothing I know of a good home in an otherwise original car.


Got a picture of what it looks like Doug, for those of us who have no idea what it looks like.


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i`m pretty sure i have the plastic "Y" piece for the fire-wall here, but don`t think i have the front one (or vise versa) :-)

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Bubbacluby wrote:
Got a picture of what it looks like Doug, for those of us who have no idea what it looks like.

Here's some pics of the two adapters and the pair of large and small diameter ducting that joins them.

If someone has a pair of these adapters and are willing for them to be used to have moulds taken then re-manufacture of a small quantity would be worthwhile, I reckon. Only 112 (or 113) of these cars were made, and of those cars that haven't already gone to god some may still have the original ducting intact, so the production run would not be large - maybe 20 or so?

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well i`m not sure, but going on that pic above it doesn`t look like mine is the same thing i`ll try & post a pic or 2 of the one i have

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That looks different Matt. Does it have any part number or other markings on it?

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Thankyou Doug. I have never seen anything like these.

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