############################################################################## # NOTE: The layout of this document is WORK IN PROGRESS! # ############################################################################## # Mini World, workshop index # format # date article Comment (type) # 1991 199106 A series directory The A series engine, tuning potential # 1992 199204 Budget Time Budget tuning 199204 At your service Servicing, maintenence 199206 Add injection Fitting a single port injection system 199210 Better Understanding SU carburettor and ignition 199211 Better Understanding Suspension 199212 Better Understanding Cooling system and drum brakes # 1993 199301 Better Understanding Tools for maintaining a Mini 199302 KAD 16v engine build Building a 16 valve A series engine 199303 KAD 16v engine build Building a 16 valve A series engine 199304 Better understanding SU carburettor, adjustment, repair, maintenance 199305 They're playing our tune Tuning on a budget 199306 They're playing our tune #2 Budget tuning, cylinder head modification 199308 They're playing our tune Tuning and modification 199309 Tech Tips Reparing wiper system 199310 Tech Tips Valve replacement, cylinder head refurbishing 199311 Tech tips Wheel bearing replacement (rear) # 1994 199401 Sub culture Rear subframe replacement 199401 Tech Tips Radius arm replacement 199402 Tech tips Radius arm replacement 199403 Tech Tips pre MOT checks 199403 Little Smoothie Deseaming a Mini 199404 Ball-joint problem Renewing swivel hub ball joints 199405 Tech tips Replacing bearings and lo-swivel hub ball joint 199405 Ground Floor Repairing the floor pans 199406 Starter Motors Starter motor checking and replacement 199407 Clutch Slave Cylinder Clutch slave cylinder replacement 199408 Braking away Improving brakes 199408 Oil Coolers Fitting oil coolers 199409 Greasing up Chk/greasing, suspension and steering 199410 Cabriolet conversions Making a topless Mini, topless, cabriolets 199411 Belt and Braces Choice of seat subframes for Minis 199411 Get a grip Tyre choice for '92 cooper, improving handling 199411 The Cutting Crew Part2 of 2 Making a Mini into an open top 199411 Un-hinged Repairing A-panels, fitting wheel arch liners 199411 Achy braky Disc brake conversions 199411 Damp dilemma solving problems with damp ignition 199412 Flawless Floors Replacing floor panels 199412 Hamilton's Academicals Indentication numbers, 12G202 cylinder heads 199412 Short circuits Circuit boards for 1257GT, diff BAU1930/CDU3247 199412 Drastic Plastic Better reqs for Glassfibre, GRP front ends 199412 Lock it, don't lose it Securing against theft, breakins 199412 Emission impossible Removal of catalytic converters 199412 Wheels appeal 10" -> 12", raising ride height # 1995 199501 That petrol emotion Converting a '86 Mini to run on Unleaded 199501 Driveshaft Dilemma Choice of driveshafts for a '73 Mini 1000 199501 Clonk, click every trip Clonking noise on gear chng and acceleration 199501 Paint you wagon Choice of paint for a Cinnibar red Mini sprite 199501 Cagey business Fitting a Rols cage to a Mini 199501 Automatic reaction Probss with Auto gearboxes 199501 Set the sill Replacing sills 199501 Roofless efficiency Removing the roof guttering from a Mini # 1996 # 1997 199710 Cutting crew Lowering a mini by cutting the trumpets 199710 Buying power? Choice of Mini for around £400-£500 199710 Engine mis-match Indentifying a 1098cc engine 199710 Butch clutch Stiff verto clutch 199710 Head hurts Fitting a 12G940 head to a 998cc Mini 199710 Tough gear Choice of gearbox for a powerful Mini 199710 Vague City Vague suspension feel/clunky gear change 199710 Lighting regs Fitting a lighting pod to a Mini 199710 Framework Rear subframe removal and refitting, part 1 199710 Going large Fitting wide 7×13 inch wheels, mods required 199711 Water water Detecting leaks in Minis 199711 Webasto site Refurbishing a webasto sun roof 199711 Framing hell Rear subframe removal and refitting 199711 Hot Flush Upgrading the cooling system on a Mini 199711 Clock watching Fitting new instruments speedo recalibration 199711 Disc drive Changing drums to discs on a '76 Mini 199711 Master Class Master cyl choice on a '78 Mini with Metro vnt. 199711 Hot in the city Overheating problems on a '87 city engine 199711 Missing bad Intermittent misfires 199711 Tent city Converting a mini city to a cabriolet 199711 Roast Mini Faulty heater tap 199711 New Needle Choice of carb needle for a Modified '83 Mini 199711 Wheel time 10" -> 12" wheels 199711 Big HL History of the HL estate 199712 Stiff Lever Stiff gear lever 199712 Short Story Connecting the battery the wrong way around 199712 Light Hot Lighting switch gets hot and fails 199712 Bleedin' brakes Problems with bleeding the brakes 199712 Stay standard Fitting turbo head in place of the standard MG 199712 Numbers game Indentifying a metro enginea '88 metro engine 199712 Paperchase Getting hold of a workshop manual 199712 How to get ahead Cylinder head reconditioning 199712 High CO Correcting high CO levels, 199712 High CO Fitting disc brakes to an 'A' reg 199712 Final Drive Fitting a higher ratio final drive 199712 Take your pic Identifying unleaded cylinder headspiccadiliy 199712 Cam 'n' carbs Fitting twin 1¾" carbs (Don't), cams, etc. # 1998 199801 In search of stability Inaccurate temperature and fuel gauges 199801 Elastic trickery Fitting an electric fuel pump (MG metro conv) 199801 Endless paperwork Reregistering a car without papers 199801 Going large and wide Fitting 7x13" tyres to a Mini 199801 Dire straight Misalignment of rear radius arms and subframe 199801 Knock knock Knocking when cold 199801 Taking on ballast Ignition coils (balast, failures, etc) 199801 Island life Rolling roads on the isle of wight 199801 Going behind bars Fitting roll bars to a Mini 199802 Meltdown Upgrading lighting, fitting 100W bulbs: don't 199802 Leaking or tweaking Spluttering engine 199802 Get dizzy donw under Fitting a distributor from a Marina 1300cc 199802 Cover-up Arches to cover 6x13" minilites and A008s 199802 Full stopping Fitting metro disc brakes to a '83 Mini 199802 Drums? Don't do it Converting from 10" to 12" wheels, on a '89 199802 Everything on a plate Getting a plate to show a genuine cooper conv. 199802 Zincing feeling Galvanising a rear subframe 199802 Might be a duff diff Engine stalls when clutch is lifted 199802 Automatic for the people Modifying automatic minis 199802 Cognotherapy Standard gearbox rebuild 199803 Out of arms way Rear radius arm overhaul 199803 Slow boat to Minila Purchasing parts for Minis in the Phillipines 199803 Subframe repairs OK? Repairing rear subframes 199803 Bush wacked Vague steering and wandering on a '84 Mini. 199803 Like a pink, pink rose Decals for Mini Rose 199803 Keeping it standard Getting an 850 mini back to the original 199803 A series versus A+ Differences between A+ engine and A 199803 Mini cover Car covers for Minis for storage 199803 A little disconsulate Buying a centre console for a Mini 199804 Build Blocks 998 Rebuild Part1, rebuilding 998cc engines 199804 Fluid Change Replacing DOT3 brake fluid with silicone fluid 199804 Wastegate Fitting a metro turbo engine to an Allegro? 199804 Left, right Uneven tyre wear '89 Mini 199804 Right said head Upgrading the cylinder head on a 850 Mini 199804 Stately Seat Installing rear seat belts in a clubman estate 199804 Earth Change +ve -> -ve earth conversion, dyno -> alt cnv 199804 Flippin Front Fitting a one-piece fibreglass front 199805 Different Gear 1380 conversion, diffs for 1380 199805 First Stage Fitting a K&N filter, stage 1 kits 199805 Door Jam Removing doors from Minis 199805 Oz Mods Identification of a Morris 1100cc engine 199805 Leading Question Lead-free conversions 199805 Building Blocks 998cc Engine Rebuild Part 2 199805 Brake Down 12" to 10" conversion with Metro Vented brakes 199806 Champagne Trial Paint code for Beige 1980 Mini 199806 Getting the Chop Converting to a convertible Mini 199806 Hard gear Trouble engaging gears, clutch problems 199806 Blow job Burnt valves, blowing gaskets on a 1380cc 199806 Back seat driver Moving the seats back in a Mini 199806 Nice One Spares to carry for long journeys 199806 Brake light Purpose of brake indicator light 199806 Rod stew Problems with quickshift gear linkage 199806 Wheel appeal Buying old alloy wheels 199806 Tanked up Faulty petrol gauges 199806 Cat trick Removing catalytic convertor from a '91 Cooper 199806 Four star 'shell Reshelling a Mk3 199806 Pot Black Uprating suspension 199806 Beating the drums Drum Brakes (overhaul, mods, etc) 199806 Drumbeat Uprating from Drum to disc brakes 199807 Flipped Putting on a fibreglass front end 199807 Compact Discs A guide disc brakes part 1, Cooper and S Discs 199807 Power Plant Choice of engine and box for 1990 Mini Mayfair 199807 Head Lines Replacing/repairing headlinings in Minis 199807 Servitude Fitting a servo to a braking system 199807 Playtime Exhaust system for 998 Mini, Playmini exhausts 199807 Going Live Mod '85 Mini, 10" wheels to a 12" car, stg 1 199807 Shelling Out Reshelling a Mini 199807 Rover Rubber Choice of tyres, fitting a five speed gearbox 199807 Leading Question Converting to unleaded petrol, '84 Mini 199807 Screen Scene Heated rear screens for Clubman estates 199807 Top Job Vinyl roofs, removing & identifying 199807 Up to Speed Speedos for 1275 engine, 1275cc engine swap 199807 City centre Fitting air filters, stage one kits 199807 Bleedin Useless Soft brake pedal, excessive pedal travel 199808 Drink problem Choice of needle for stage 1 tuned engine 199808 Disc-tech Disc Brakes: metro, special discs and calipers 199808 City Limits Tuning 199808 Boot In Putting headrests on Mini seats 199808 Right Puller Mini that steers to the right 199808 Right tanker Fitting a right hand petrol tank 199808 Taking a leak Leaking clutch oil seal 199808 Selection box Gearbox refurbishment. Loss of gear selection 199808 Sill-y problem Rusting sills, replacing sills 199808 Lean Machine Correcting problems with ride height. 199808 Piston Broke Meling pistons in a 1275GT. 199809 Bearing All Replacing and Wheel Bearings 199809 Rough but Ready Painting bodyshells using hammerite 199809 Club Corner Repairing the window frame on a clubman estate 199809 Rust in Greece Buying a 2nd-hand bodyshell, buying used Minis 199809 Metrofication Converting to discs with Metro parts 199809 Cam do it Uneven idle, camshaft selection for fast road 199809 Braking Up Fitting disc brakes, selection of camshafts 199809 Rittzy Business Creating a convertible mini 199809 Pulling the Chain Changing the timing chain 199809 Van Morris Fitting a larger engine 199809 Morris the better Parts interchangerability, 1300 engine fit 199810 City Lights Indicators flicking too fast 199810 Auto Change Converting from auto to manual transmission 199810 Time for Change Fitting electronic ignition 199810 Unleaded Compression Selection of cylinder to A+ engine 199810 Sorted for Speedos Speedo calibration for 10" to 12" conversion 199810 Tyresome Wide wheels and tyres 199810 Getting the Needle Selection of a carb needle for a Stage 1 199810 Limo Scene Suppliers of Mini limosines 199810 Big Shock Selection of damper on a 13" wheel conversion 199810 Bumping Off Removing seams under the bumpers 199810 Disco Drums Drums -> disks, carb needle selection 199810 Conered Cone compressors 199810 Shaft Driveshafts and Driveshaft Joints 199810 Next Stage Modifying a 1990 cooper 199810 Tuning Henry Tuning a 1275 Cooper 199811 Wet and Sloppy Modifying Hydrolastic suspension 199811 Numbers Game What do the ID numbers on the car mean 199811 Size is important Finding out the capacity of an engine 199811 Mayfair in Malta Indentifying a front subframe 199811 Twinning carbs Fitting twin carbs to an 850 199811 Big Head Fitting a 12G2940 to a 998cc engine 199811 Twelve Inch Rules Fitting 12" wheels to an 850 mini 199811 Disc Back Fitting disc brakes at the rear of a Mini 199811 Cat Trick 2 Power reduction through catalytic converters 199811 Unlead Dread Converting to unleaded fuel 199811 Mini Sprite Fitting a rear drive A-series engine to a mini 199811 Advanced Ignition Fitting electronic ignition systems 199812 Weber or not to fit Fitting a Weber Carb to a 1275S 199812 Leading the Way Converting to Unleaded 199812 Numbers Up Indentifying a Cooper Replica engine 199812 BrakeS Cooper 10" Brakes required Master Cylinder 199812 Wings and wheels Clubman front wings and original minilites 199812 Striped Bare Replacing Stripes on 1981 Mini City 199812 Never Cam Tell Identifying a camshaft 199812 Head Hunt Fitting a 12G295 cylinder head 199812 Pressures Speedwell Compression testing a speedwell engine 199812 Tweak to Insure Tuning on a budget without high insurance # 1999 199901 Rock On Skimming a 12G295 Cylinder Head 199901 Bleeding Four Pots Bleeding four pot calipers 199901 Comfortable Choice Modifying Suspension for a Comfortable Ride 199901 Spot the Dog Rusty Floorpan and Sills 199901 Super 850 Limited Edition Super 850 (1980) 199901 First Stage Low Budget Tuning 199901 Special Plates Fitting Black and Silver Number Plates 199901 Oil Stick Oil blowing out of rocker cover after valve job 199901 Hard Right Steering to Right,grinding steering column, wheel catches wheel arch 199901 Wheels of Time Fitting chain-free timing gears 199902 Talking Heads Fitting 16v Cylinder Heads to Minis 199902 Frontal Support Fitting a Fibreglass Front 199902 Clean Air Act Fitting Fresh Air Vents 199902 Webasto Site Fitting Full Length Webasto Sunroofs 199902 Pipe Up Fitting Improved Exhaust Systems 199902 Fat Archery Fitting sport pack arches 199902 Oily Bottom Oil Leak 1995 Cooper 199902 Manifold Tap Connecting up a Brake Servo 199902 Swivel Renewing Swivel hub ball joints 199902 Threadbare Stripped Threads in Sump 199902 Fume In Fumes getting into the car 199903 Seven UP Fitting 7.5 inch disc in place of 7 inch discs 199903 Rock Bottom Breaking balljoints 199903 Wet and Dry Lowering Hydrolastic Suspension/Fitting Dry Suspension 199903 Drumming in Sense Improving drum brakes, fitting seat belts 199903 Stage 2 Modifying a 998cc engine 199903 Queer Steer Faulty steering 199903 100% Proof Rustproofing 199903 Auto Swap Converting from automatic gear boxes to manual 199903 Head for Numbers Modifiying a 12G202 cylinder head 199903 Cover up Job Finding a fitted cover for a Mini 199905 At the first stroke Making a 1360cc engine 199905 Green Racing Green Unleaded conversion on 12G295 heads, identifying unleaded conversion 199905 Vintage Stuff Starting up engines that haven't run for a long time, Mk1 Mini Bodyshell 199905 All Mixed Up Basic guide to SU carburettors 199905 Heartbrake Disc Brake conversion 199905 Permanent Drive Clutches that will not disengage (Verto) 199905 Graunching Grippers Rear tyre rubbing on shock absorber, rear radius arm alignment, Wheel size for '85 Mayfair 199905 Early Master 1 Choice of master cylinder for Four Pot calipers 199905 Body Building Wheels for ERA bodykit, Unleaded conversion for '1991 Mini Neon 199905 GT-S Comparison of 1300GT and 1275 'S' engines, value of cars with sunroofs 199905 The Body Swap Renewing bodyshells, Mini & Metro, renewing bodyshell of a Y reg Mini 199905 Bronze Age Paint code for Bronze Yellow '71/'72 Mini 199905 Mist-ery Windscreen demisters, heated front and rear screens 199905 Highback Fitting shock absorbers on Hydrolastic cars, Uneven front and rear ride heights 199905 Stay Cool Mini Cooling systems, maintaining and modifying 199905 Semi Skimmed Compression ratio, Skimming 12G296 heads to suit standard 998cc units 199905 Good Bye Buying a Mini 199905 Aquery Water in footwells, leaks 199905 Number One Mini Parts that wear on Minis, Unleaded Conversions, Modif ying suspension 199905 Going Electronic Fitting electronic iginition, advantages 199905 In store Storing engines for long periods 199905 Front Endomy Fitting a glassfibre front 199905 Scoring Points Parts score for non 'Q' registration rebuild 199906 Remote Possibility Swapping rod and remote gear changes, gesarbox refurbishment 199906 Mounts Unpleasant Clutch judder, engine mountings 199906 Flanged Drive flanges for 7" and 7.5" discs 199906 More than a number Mini Specials, fitting a servo, Engine Number for 1100 engines 199906 Piston the Cheap choice of pistons for big bore engines 199906 Shock Knock Knocking noises from suspension 199906 Unleaded Carb Unleaded conversions and carbs, fuel tank corrosion 199906 Paint and Brake Power output from a standard 1275, engine paint 199906 Differing Pinions Guid to differentials and what they do, uprating differentials 199906 Needle Time Needle choice for a 998cc with increased CR and inlet and exhaust modifications 199906 Grand Red Hot Difference between a "Red Hot" Mini from standard