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kath20
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PostPosted: Thu May 07, 2015 5:28 pm 
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Hi guys is I need to fit the aftermarket engine steady to the thermostat housing side of my 69 Cooper S.Is it a straight forward job? does anybody have a pic of one fitted? Any help on engine steady appreciated.
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Mick
 Post subject: Re: engine steady
PostPosted: Thu May 07, 2015 5:36 pm 
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Location: Under the bonnet son!
Very easy, apart from needing to do up the nuts beneath the dash and a few extra gaskets.
You can also get the steadies for below the engine as well. More a problem with rod change than your remote change Mk2 Cooper S.

Is your driver's side mount broken?

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goodie
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PostPosted: Thu May 07, 2015 7:32 pm 
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Hi kath20 , are you asking if you need the thermostat engine steady , or you want to fit a thermostat engine steady ?
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drmini in aust
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PostPosted: Thu May 07, 2015 8:13 pm 
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Should not need one on a Cooper S with remote shift. My car doesn't need it, and it has ~125HP at the crank.
Factory never fitted the rad end steadies to Minis until they brought in the unlocated (and inferior, IMO) rodchange box.

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kath20
 Post subject: Re: engine steady
PostPosted: Thu May 07, 2015 9:10 pm 
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As the resto goes on I was wanting to know if it was necessary to install an extra steady or not,but it looks like it is not needed on a Cooper s,is that the case.
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peterb
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PostPosted: Thu May 07, 2015 9:54 pm 
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did the 1275 ls minis have them?
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Hanra
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I've got a rod change.

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bluewhitecoopers1968
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PostPosted: Thu May 07, 2015 10:14 pm 
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peterb wrote:
did the 1275 ls minis have them?

I'd say so as it would be a rod change gearbox.
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drmini in aust
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bluewhitecoopers1968 wrote:
peterb wrote:
did the 1275 ls minis have them?

I'd say so as it would be a rod change gearbox.

1275LS had one, yes. Cooper S and Clubman GT did not, as they both had a remote box, which has an extra mount back in the tunnel.
That resists the engine's torque reaction, so there's no need for the extra engine steady.
So if keeping it original I'd not fit one.

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Curly
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PostPosted: Fri May 08, 2015 12:41 pm 
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DSN Classics (UK) make a range of beautiful billet alloy, adjustable engine steadies for Minis. http://www.dsnclassics.co.uk

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Here's a shot of a pair fitted to my car.

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Hanra
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Whoa! they are crazy in the coconut!!

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