The "classic" Mini is a sixties icon that remained in production for 40 years. Unveiled to the press in August 1959, the Mini ignored many long-established design principles and bristled with innovative features. The car instantly won favor with tuners and modifiers, and today the Mini remains one of the most popular project cars with performance tuners. A thriving support structure of clubs, specialist magazines and parts suppliers ensures that the Mini will remain popular with tuning enthusiasts for many years to come.
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Tim Mundy is a well-respected Mini authority, and a freelance journalist and photographer who works mainly for the Mini magazines. He is author of Haynes\u2019s well-received Mini Performance Manual and New Mini Performance Manual. He lives near Oxford, England.
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This review is from: Mini Performance Manual (Haynes Performance Manual Series) (Hardcover)
Gave this book for Christmas to someone who is restoring a 1963 mini. He has restored several other cars and is well adept with engines/restoration. This is his first mini restoration.
The recipient loved the book. He said it covered the engine comprehensively and with good diagrams. I was able to look at it myself, and it indeed has step-by-step in depth pictures and explanations about a variety of engine components and body projects one might undertake. The main strength is the clarity and depth of instruction on addressed topics. The range of information seems quite useful if one is completing a restoration of any magnitude-- from engine to body repairs. This said, it does not really address engine building from the ground up-- it presupposes an intact engine. I found there are several other books written specifically about these engines (if you are starting ground-up), and but this addresses repairs and maximizing performance. The photos are quite nice, and the book large and glossy. It is a reference book that should be on the shelf of any mini owner.
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Buying the right Mini to modify is important. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
diff pin, wheelarch extensions, adjustable tie rods, pot joints, alloy calipers, main strap, disc conversion, bypass hose, front suspension arms, steady bars, rear subframe, front subframe, vented discs, diaphragm clutch, steel flywheel, transfer gears, remote change, drop gears, adjustable dampers, body mods, modified head, alloy wheels, slave cylinder, rocker cover, rubber spring Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Mini Spares, Metro Turbo, Jack Knight, Hardy Spicer, Sports Pack, Special Tuning, Mini Sport, Newton Commercial, Mini Cooper, Mini Special, Kent Cams, Mini Speed, Anthony Butler, Mini Clubman, Mini Sprint, Smootha Ride, Super Minifin, Super Unleaded, Chris Brown, Facet Red Top, Filter King, Hydrolastic Minis, Mkl Mini, Play Mini New!
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Buying the right Mini to modify is important. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
diff pin, wheelarch extensions, adjustable tie rods, pot joints, alloy calipers, main strap, disc conversion, bypass hose, front suspension arms, steady bars, rear subframe, front subframe, vented discs, diaphragm clutch, steel flywheel, transfer gears, remote change, drop gears, adjustable dampers, body mods, modified head, alloy wheels, slave cylinder, rocker cover, rubber spring Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Mini Spares, Metro Turbo, Jack Knight, Hardy Spicer, Sports Pack, Special Tuning, Mini Sport, Newton Commercial, Mini Cooper, Mini Special, Kent Cams, Mini Speed, Anthony Butler, Mini Clubman, Mini Sprint, Smootha Ride, Super Minifin, Super Unleaded, Chris Brown, Facet Red Top, Filter King, Hydrolastic Minis, Mkl Mini, Play Mini New!
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- Racing Cars (What About Series) by Ron Cave on page 119, and Back Matter
- Four-Stroke Performance Tuning by A. Bell in Back Matter
- Rob Walker by Evans Cooper in Front Matter
- North Yorkshire Past and Present No 11 (British Railways Past/Present) (Pt.1) by Alan R Thompson in Back Matter
- Building, Preparing and Racing Your Mini by Bill Sollis in Back Matter
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