Mini Pick-up on the way to a Vtec Conversion

The Mini pick-up that has been in the family for the last 20 or so years is now finally at the body shop for the first step on the road to being converted into a Vtec powered monster. I gave this pick-up many years ago to my first daughter to learn how to drive [...]

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Can I use your waxoyl kit to to the underside of my Mini?

Question:
Can I use your waxoyl kit to to the underside of my Mini Cooper? I want to do the whole underside and the complete inside floor, any idea of how much I would need?
Answer:
The kit, part number WAXOYL is available from Mini Mania and it should contain more than enough to do [...]

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How to Identify Your Mini?

When is a Mini, is a Mini, is a Mini? Most current or potential Mini owners have no idea how to tell what kind of Mini they have. In fact, in many cases they don’t even know there are really so many different Minis.
The first Minis were released to the public in 1959, and while [...]

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Decoding Modern Car VIN Numbers

The 17 digit VIN began in 1981 and continues to present.
Understanding your vehicles serial (VIN) number
1st character- Identifies the country in which the vehicle was manufactured.
For example: U.S.A.(1or4), Canada(2), Mexico(3), Japan(J), Korea(K), England(S), Germany(W), Italy(Z)
2nd character- Identifies the manufacturer.
For example; Audi(A), BMW(B), Chrysler(C), Dodge(B), Ford(F), GM Canada(7), General Motors(G), Honda(H), Jaquar(A), Lincoln(L), Mercedes Benz(D), Mercury(M), [...]

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Spax Shock Settings

My shiny new SPAX shocks arrived yesterday. I’m wondering about the setting, since they are adjustable. I am running the green coil springs, which are pretty stiff.
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Aren’t the green suggested for racing? I have found for autocrossing that the blue springs with my Spax 5 clicks from softest works best. Best to [...]

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Mini Cooper S Brake Caliper Pistons

As far as cutting air slots in the caliper pistons, you don’t want to cut slots so deep that they could uncover the piston seal when the piston is pushed all the way in, that is the limit for the slot depth. The pistons in the picture above have four cuts, I would guess this [...]

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Mini Cooper Air Temp Sensor

dont know if this will  help but here is an clip from http://www.gaima.co.uk/peter/RoverMEMS.pdf
“The ATS is mounted in the air inlet casing (MPi) or air filter casing (SPi), and measures the air temperature before it enters the inlet manifold. Because the density of air varies in inverse proportion to the temperature, the ATS signal allows more [...]

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Building a BMC A-Series motor for street or race!

We have all seen the tremendous number of cars still being used as vintage race cars and/or street cars that still run the venerable A-Series motor that was first introduced in the late ‘50s.  These motors were used in everything from Sprites and Midgets to Morris Minors and Mini Coopers.  Many of these motors found [...]

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Mini Cooper Speedo drive compatibility

Altering the final drive in a Mini Cooper can cause speedo inaccuracies. Whilst being a possible excuse for transgressing speed limits, it probably won’t keep you out of traffic cops notepads. This therefore needs attention.
Prior to 1980, matching FD changes to speedo readings was done by fitting a different speedo, an expensive way of [...]

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Mini Cooper Sunroofs

Ernest,
We received three sun roof kits recently. Two are replacements for the British Open Classic and the third is a Webasto. The British Open Classics are specifically to replace the motor and slider on a car already equipped with this type of sun roof. They do include the frame and would [...]

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