Hi Guys,
with all the rain in sunny Victoria lately my wipers have been getting a real workout.

Since owning my deluxe (which I suspect has been rebodied with a Mini K) the drivers side wiper arm has always had quite a pronounced kink in it as if someone has bent it to fit.

I know know why, as the wiper arm occasionally fouls on the roof and jams. I tried re bending the arm but it wasn't pretty, (I think it was more to do with standing on the side of the freeway in the teeming rain).

Can anyone please advise which would be the correct wiper arm if I want to replace it. I had a look on the Minispares website but was bamboozled by all the choice.

Thanks.

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1970 Mini Deluxe - 1275, Weber, Clive 346 cam, MS 4-pot slotted discs, Megajolt ignition Now with new improved Mambas... almost on the road
1966 Van with Traveller rear seat conversion
2008 Prado GXL
All in various states of repair...

NONE of the arms on the Minispares website are correct for an Oz Mini 1968>. The wiper spindles are in different spots to UK cars.
I bought a pair of their TEX LH park ones (SS) and had to bend the end of the arms. They work OK now, but are pretty short in the blade....

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DrMini- 1970 wasaMatic 1360, Mk1S crank, 86.6HP (ATW) =~125 @ crank, 45 Dellorto (38 chokes), RE282 sprint cam, 1.5 rockers, 11.0:1 C/R.

Thanks Doc, was there a change in the wipers from 1968 to 1970?

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1970 Mini Deluxe - 1275, Weber, Clive 346 cam, MS 4-pot slotted discs, Megajolt ignition Now with new improved Mambas... almost on the road
1966 Van with Traveller rear seat conversion
2008 Prado GXL
All in various states of repair...

mid 68 the Oz cars all got LH park and recessed spindles. They stayed the same until 1978, end of production.

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DrMini- 1970 wasaMatic 1360, Mk1S crank, 86.6HP (ATW) =~125 @ crank, 45 Dellorto (38 chokes), RE282 sprint cam, 1.5 rockers, 11.0:1 C/R.

Hi Doc,
So this makes mine a late 68 deluxe then?

I did assume until now it was an early 68 as it's origanal colour was snow white which was a 67 colour on the dulon charts. Maybe they were still using left over paint from 67, durin 68

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Yep that scuttle panel is mid 68 on.
Colour charts by year are not gospel, there were some anomalies year to year.

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DrMini- 1970 wasaMatic 1360, Mk1S crank, 86.6HP (ATW) =~125 @ crank, 45 Dellorto (38 chokes), RE282 sprint cam, 1.5 rockers, 11.0:1 C/R.

I like your "Cooling Vents" on that one.......

Makes me feel better about mine now.

Cheers,

Dicko

[quote]it's original colour was snow white which was a 67 colour on the dulon charts.[/quote

My 1969 Mk1 S is Snow white.

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1969 Cooper "S"
1967 Mini Deluxe
1973 Clubman Van (the fleet spare)
1978 ex 1275 LS ("Wizard" Eaton Supercharged)
2015 HSV GenF GTS(occasional drive & tow car)
2019 MINI F55 Cooper S

They changed the wipers at car number 32800 around the middle of 68.
How does that match up with your car number?

Snow White was a very common colour in 68. I have a Snow White 68 Morris 1100 Automatic.

Thanks Morris 1100,
Car No. 34673

Cheers

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Mini's I grew up with
Slot car couch