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winabbey
PostPosted: Thu Jan 19, 2017 1:43 pm 
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Saw reference to this initiative on another Mini forum. The UK company website is http://www.department75.com

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Cool, I would love to know what the price is going to be, and eventually the quality.
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Sent an email, got a ping back, contacted on a seemingly active facebook page, Will advise.

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winabbey
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GR has been following this development through trusted contacts in the UK. Apparently it's a serious project and not just hot air.

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Hobson
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winabbey wrote:
GR has been following this development through trusted contacts in the UK. Apparently it's a serious project and not just hot air.


Should be good then, stuff like this is going to get easier and easier with 3D printing and scanning.

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TK
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There goes my retirement fund. Better sell off my stash now before they are worth nothing. ;)

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I'd guess that they would be a sleeved block to keep production costs down or would that not meet the required regulations?
The funny thing is it's the small bore blocks that will eventually become scarce and desirable.

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ill take an alloy mpi one please!!!
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I'll have a Mk1 S block with 1600cc pots.
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Going to be a lot of matching numbered cars again... if you can choose your engine number

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Copyright is 2013. No rush. :)

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I can see the birth of many more Mk1 Ss.

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I wonder if they will come with matched main bearing caps, as per the original blocks.

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Look like thick flange blocks?

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