14 replies to this topic

[mini danny]

Hiya what are the differences i know the rear light and rear windows and i think there a bit of diffrence on tger tunnel what else is there thanks Danny

[leaky]

The grill is also a give away. The bonnet will have a lip on with for the later type grill.

[mini danny]

The grill is also a give away. The bonnet will have a lip on with for the later type grill.

Thanks what the diffrence in the shell as I've got a mk1 with a mk2 shell but have rear panel to Change

Danny

[62S]

It all depends on what age of Mk 1 shell and Mk 2 shell you are talking about - they all had production related changes over the years.

[mk3 Cooper S]

Switch panel appature size.

[Shifty]

Switch panel appature size.

and they didn't have a bini front grill either

[mk3 Cooper S]

pmsl

Copped red handed!!

[mini danny]

The mk1 was built between 10-14 December 1962 and no idea On mk2 shell should a 1962 mini have dry or wet suspension and the model is a super deluxe

Dan

[pdaykin]

'62 Mk1 will have been dry suspension

[62S]

Apart from the above:

Front panel
Upper seat belt mountings
Tunnel seat belt mountings
Spare wheel holder
Heater mountings
Speedometer housing/cowl mountings
Front parcel shelf
Front floor
Rear valence closing plates
Lower petrol tank strap retainer
Hydrolastic brackets
Shape of hole in rear bulkhead (if late mk 2 shell)
Rear side window fixing holes
Courtesy light switch holes
Brake T piece mounting

to name but a few.

[Azbornmini]

MK2 shells had the double skinned boot lids.

[mini danny]

Thanks seems there's more than i thought so am now gonna look for a genuine mk1 shell for my rebuild

Danny

[mk1leg]

Put a pic up of your shell Then we can tell you what it is.............

[mk1leg]

Mk1 shells were produced between 59-67 when Mk11s started production but some of the last mk1s had a few mk11 item fitted and some early mk11 shells had a lot of mk1 items fitted this was called the overlap period and when the last mk1 wwre short of certain parts they fitted mk2 parts and mk11 shells were shell started and not all parts were ready they had what was left in the parts bin of mk1 stuff...............there must of been a couple of hundred overlaped minis produced.............

[Takytaktak]

I've got a 1967 mk1 built in October in the uk, got shipped over to New Zealand in December. It's got both mk1 and mk2 features!