Keeping Your Cool This is the time of year when people suddenly wake up to the fact that it is getting mighty cold, and had therefore better do something about the car's cooling system before it freezes up.... Read more
Cable Fault Finding Yes, Myk Cable had a miserable 1994 season by his standards. The three times Mini Miglia champion's expectations were high after a self-imposed year lay off. His 1293 spec had tested well in Spain, and he had been quietly confident that the 1994 engine was as good as any he had built before, and certainly as competitive as any of the others. Read more
Silverstone '94 Mini 35th When the 30th celebrations took place at Silverstone in 1989, the weekend was a typically British affair Read more
Alex's Cooper School's Out! The expression 'bare metal respray' may conjure up thoughts of clean, wholesome fun , but these pictures will give you some idea of the kind of blood, sweat and tears that are really involved. Read more
Manifold Developement Since the introduction of our range of inlet manifolds for the side draught Weber/Dellorto range, they have gained in popularity quite significantly over the venerable and until now unchallenged, steel fabricated items. Read more
MINI SPARES NORTH!!! Mini Spares North has opened a trade centre in Freeman's Way, Harrogate Business Park, to satisfy the increasing demand for quality Mini Spares by enthusiasts from the north of England, who have for some time been starved of such items. Read more
Nervous Breakdown Sometime ago in an issue long, long ago in a Calver's Clinic, I did a short piece on vented or grooved discs, with a promise to look at brakes a little closer at a later date. Read more
The Monte Minis were entered in the 1300cc Group A category, which demands stringent safety requirements and a minimum weight of 760kgs. Our Mini weighed 760kgs prior to a full removal of all sound deadening material. The new homologated multi point roll cage from Safety Devices was fitted. This is not a job for the average enthusiast. Read more
Synchronicity A question that regularly crops up is which is best, synchro or 'dog' selection gearboxes. Well,hold on to your hats - here comes the explosion of a myth. It would appear that a very large majority of people racing Minis believe that a 'dog' engagement box is the ultimate. Sorry, but this is not necessarily so. Much of this depends on the ability of the user. Before we go any further, some background information may be useful... ... Read more
After taking '0' Levels in 1963, I embarked on what I thought at the time would be a short stay job packing parcels for an Austin Morris dealership. I had always been fascinated by the Mini since my friend's father had bought a surf blue standard model in 1960.... Read more
This is the first clubman we have featured in Mini Tech News, although I can't think why. This example belongs to Mini Spares staffer Paul Whiffin, who has obviously spent a great deal of time and money getting if right. I can't help thinking that the front end looks a bit like my old BMW 3 series. (we're allowed to say BMW now. Bernd would approve. He used to own a mini, you know). Read more
Identical Twins Mini Spares need no introduction. For Mini nuts it's a Mecca for spares and tuning and even the non-converted can't have missed the company's involvement in the Minis comeback in the Monte Carlo Rally. Read more
Steady Eddy My first visit to Mini Spares must have been over 12 years ago and while buying the usual go faster bits, I enquired about a Saturday job. A very lean and handsome Keith Calver could only offer me full time employment. I declined and subsequently have spent a small fortune over the years and drunk far too many pints of beer with K.C. Read more
8-Port CCC Magazine reprint Mike Askew is the editor of Mini World magazine, and anyone who writes so many nice things about our 8-Port car must surely be a jolly nice chap. His story in Cars and Car Conversions is reproduced,with their kind permission, below. Read more
As I felt the Deputy Editor of Fast Car flinching from the passenger seat, I realised that nothing much had changed since Brands Hatch Racing School.
I was at the wheel of the 8-Port Project Mini in the middle of Snake Pass at Chobham test track,when I saw Adam Oliver's foot reaching out for an anchoring point in the footwell; his white
knuckle grip tightened on the seat belt ... Read more
8-Port Power The Arden 8-port cylinder head was designed over 25 years ago, yet it remains one of the most powerful and effective heads available for the Mini A-Series engine today. Designed with racing in mind, the alloy Arden 8-port head was conceived by Jim Whitehouse in 1966/67 to take full advantage of a change in Group 2 regulations, which allowed more freedom in cylinder head design. Read more
8-Port Final Set Up The final setting up of the Mini was accomplished over the Easter holiday and in April I played around with the different Konis and ended up with Koni sports as supplied new, set soft on the rear, with the Monte specials set fairly hard on the front to stop the tramping effect (throttle steer).... Read more
Classic 8-Port Abingdon Special Tuning, a new company with a rather good name,have produced a very special Mkl Cooper lookalike,using our Arden 8-Port Head with Amal carbs. Aimed primarily at the Japanese market (where else?) Read more
8-Port The thick deck Cooper S cylinder block was bored to 1358cc.The EN 40B crankshaft was our very special Jaguar(fouring car design, using the largest possible counter weights we could swing in the block. Read more
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