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winabbey

Post subject: Any 1971 Cooper S Owners?

Posted: Wed Dec 26, 2018 12:59 pm

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The engineering drawing for the Cooper S (and Clubman GT) rear seat brace specifies a change to the way the RH fuel tank bracket was secured from 4 Feb 1971. If you have a Cooper S with a 2/71 or later build date on the ADR plate could you please check the method of securing, welded or bolted, and report back?

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63lcn

Post subject: Re: Any 1971 Cooper S Owners?

Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2018 3:01 pm

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Hi Winabby, I’ve not got a 71 S, but here is a pic of a 8/71 build GT. Spot welded bracket as per drawings.
Hope this helps.

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winabbey

Post subject: Re: Any 1971 Cooper S Owners?

Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2018 3:26 pm

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63lcn wrote:

Hi Winabby, I’ve not got a 71 S, but here is a pic of a 8/71 build GT. Spot welded bracket as per drawings.
Hope this helps.

Thanks for that. Confirms what has been discussed on Clubman GT Facebook groups that all GT's had the spot-welded bracket. The current initiative is to work out if and when it was implemented on a Cooper S.

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excops

Post subject: Re: Any 1971 Cooper S Owners?

Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2018 6:22 pm

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Hi, My 71 S car no 2915,body no 2399 one of the last lot with anti burst handles was definitely bolted.

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gtogreen1969

Post subject: Re: Any 1971 Cooper S Owners?

Posted: Fri Dec 28, 2018 12:00 pm

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Cars 2853 and 2891 are bolted on.

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winabbey

Post subject: Re: Any 1971 Cooper S Owners?

Posted: Fri Dec 28, 2018 2:15 pm

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So it appears the spot-welded bracket may not have appeared until Clubman GT production.

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mini210

Post subject: Re: Any 1971 Cooper S Owners?

Posted: Fri Dec 28, 2018 4:00 pm

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Could have been a cost cutting method to shift to spot welding on the Clubman GT??

Thats a fair bit saved spot welding, from installing the bolt brackets and nuts as done on the Cooper S's.

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