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Mini Pick-up restoration project!

Posted in Vtec Pick-up, tagged Electric Mini on November 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

The Mini Pick-up restoration project seems to be again getting underway. The program started almost 2 years ago when I got tired of seeing the decay on the family pick-up getting worse just sitting there.
The first step of restoring the body got underway with a bang and looked like it could be done in a [...]

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New T-Shirt Designs from Mini Mania

Posted in General Information on November 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

These new T-Shirt designs can now be found on the Mini Mania Mini Cooper website.

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What should you use for SU Dashpot oil?

Posted in General Information on November 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

I had always used ATF whenever I bothered. In ref to stumbling on accelerating, increase the richness of the carbs and see what happens. Or maybe lean the carbs and see what happens. Think about what’s happening: No oil in dashpots causes the piston to rise suddenly which inturn allows too much fuel to be [...]

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The best time we’ve had behind the wheel of a Mini!

Posted in Race MINI Cooper on November 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Great weekend despite the Monty only completing 2 laps Had a WHOLE string of things go south.. First, lost the clutch in turn 1, lap 1 (adjustment screw backed out, stupid thing to happen) Then poked a whole in the header on lap 2 turn 14, with one of the tranny nuts. Then blew a [...]

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