1966 Morris Cooper S update 8/3/10

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Here are some boring pictures of the undercoating. The stuff ended up shiny. Gunnar was worried about having adhesion problems, so it all had to be buffed with scotch bright. He'll hit it with Bulldog prior to primer. Then a coat of color.

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Here's a before picture...

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Speaking of color...

The inside of the boot lid has paint.

My camera wasn't really set up for this first shot, but shows you how dark this green is in the shade.



Out in the sun.





Sitting on another 66 Mini.

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Now for the heart of the beast...

First pic is just for fun. How often do you see a twin engined mini van.



Now for the real pictures...

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Front view...

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Plastic thing for the screw on the starter...



Engine number - blurred...

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PVC capped...



Headers, do you recognize these??





Nice - hot water for heater fed back into the engine. Nice feature for overheating.

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Tag on carb.



Radiator support



Original paint on valve cover under darker green.



This is messed up. Torched and bent instead of fixing the problem.

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Back of engine.







Front

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Engine mount



Gearbox number

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Here's a close-up of the fuel bowl tags.