Mini Restoration Manual

by Porter, Lindsay

• ISBN13: 9781859604403
• ISBN10: 1859604404
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-01-14
• Publisher: Haynes Publishing UK

Summary

Filled with everything restorers are looking for including Mini history, buying information, specs, bodywork, mechanics, interiors, electrics, mods, tools, color schemes, clubs and more. Clear, step-by-step photographs and instructions make this the book for renovating your bodywork and interiors, giving new life to mechanical and electrical components, plus improved performance and appearance. Covers all models including Mini Cooper. Strongly recommended. For those who love Minis, or are thinking about buying.

Author Biography

Lindsay Porter has written more than 50 how-to books and well over 1000 practical articles for magazines on motoring, caravanning and other subjects. His first piece of professional writing was in 1979, for DIY (Do It Yourself) Magazine, explaining how he and wife Shan built and extended their own country cottage - the cottage they still live in today. Even then, their house was designed (by Lindsay) and built to the highest standards of insulation and sustainability.

Table of Contents

contents
Foreword	4	(1)
Paddy Hopkirk
Introduction & Acknowledgements	5	(1)
Using this book	6	(1)
Heritage
Mini Make-up	7	(2)
Man Behind The Mini	9	(1)
Mini Roots	10	(1)
Launch and Development	11	(1)
Quirks and Cocktails	12	(1)
Production Notes	13	(1)
Mini-Coopers	13	(3)
Edwardes and on . . .	16	(8)
Buying
Take Your Pick	24	(2)
Where to Look	26	(1)
Making Sure	27	(1)
Stage A -- First Impressions	27	(1)
Stage B -- Clean Hands	28	(3)
Stage C -- Dirty Hands!	31	(1)
Minis put under the microscope	32	(5)
Buying -- in conclusion	37	(1)
`Agreed Value' insurance	38	(7)
The `Easy Restoration'	45	(32)
Restoring Bodywork	45	(6)
Engine Overhaul, Engine Bay and Brakes	51	(12)
Gearbox Rebuild	63	(6)
Finishing Off	69	(8)
Bodywork	77	(104)
Mini -- the ideal restorer's car!	77	(1)
Equipment	77	(4)
Tool Box	81	(1)
Stripdown and examination	81	(11)
Fuel tank removal	92	(3)
Bonnet removal	95	(1)
Front wing removal	95	(5)
Windscreen and rear screen removal and refitting	100	(4)
Windscreen rail repair	104	(7)
Front door hinge pillar repair	111	(1)
A-Panel repair	112	(2)
Front panel renewal and modification	114	(3)
Flitch panel renewal	117	(2)
Door stripping, removal and refitting	119	(6)
Adjusting bonnet, boot lid and Traveller rear doors	125	(4)
Door skin renewal	129	(5)
Sill (inner and outer) repair	134	(7)
Quarter panel (rear side) replacement	141	(2)
Battery box repair	143	(1)
Boot hinge panel repair	144	(2)
Front subframe removal	146	(3)
Rear subframe renewal	149	(3)
Rear subframe temporary repair	152	(1)
Rear apron renewal	153	(2)
Door sliding glass channel renewal	155	(3)
`Woodie' Traveller woodwork renewal and Estate side window removal and refitting	158	(1)
Roof rail repairs and scrapyard body parts in general	159	(2)
Leading body seams and lead loading	161	(2)
Respraying	163	(9)
Fitting up	172	(3)
Rustproofing	175	(2)
Roof aerial -- fitting	177	(4)
Interior	181	(8)
Trim removal and trim general	181	(7)
Headlining removal and refitting	188	(1)
Mechanical Components	189	(64)
Suspension and brakes (general) and depressurising Hydrolastic systems	189	(2)
Brakes and suspension (rear) -- dismantling	191	(5)
Brakes and suspension (front) -- dismantling	196	(7)
Master cylinder renewal and fitting new seals	203	(3)
Brake pressure failure warning light actuator -- overhaul	206	(1)
Brake lines	206	(4)
Bleeding the brake hydraulic system	210	(2)
Engine/gearbox removal	212	(9)
Engine strip	221	(2)
Clutch removal	223	(19)
Engine/gearbox refitting	242	(7)
Clutch change with engine in car	249	(1)
Carburettor strip	250	(3)
Electrical Components	253	(6)
Wiring and wiring loom general	253	(2)
Lighting circuit trouble shooting	255	(1)
Wire size selection	255	(1)
Distributor overhaul	255	(3)
Horn general	258	(1)
Modifications	259	(61)
Buying a second-hand engine	259	(1)
Which engine to transplant?	260	(1)
Clues to engine identification	260	(1)
Priority modifications for engine performance	261	(1)
Swapping heads? Caution!	262	(1)
Gearbox and final drive ratios	262	(1)
Cooling system	262	(1)
Fitting an alternator/Negative earth conversion	262	(1)
Brakes, suspension and wheels	263	(3)
Accessories -- general	266	(7)
Appendices
Workshop Procedures and Safety First	273	(5)
Tools and Working Facilities	278	(3)
Specifications	281	(7)
Production Modifications	288	(5)
Colour Schemes	293	(26)
Clubs and Specialists	319	(1)
British and American Technical Terms	320