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69Cool
 Post subject: Mini Tuning Manual
PostPosted: Wed Oct 25, 2017 4:41 pm 
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I have this little book & wonder if it is special


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 Post subject: Re: Mini Tuning Manual
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It's a bit unique but not especially rare. Not hard to find a copy if you want one for a Mini library. Given its age it's more of an interesting read rather than a gem containing secret tuning information.

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Do you see a little icon with an X in it at bottom right of your post? That will let you delete your own posts. I've used moderator privileges to delete the other post for you. :wink:

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 Post subject: Re: Mini Tuning Manual
PostPosted: Wed Oct 25, 2017 5:37 pm 
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Thanks for the deletion..... a new skill learned today! The book looks well loved with a couple of old oily finger prints on the timing & mixture pages.

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 Post subject: Re: Mini Tuning Manual
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winabbey wrote:
It's a bit unique but not especially rare.


Quote of the week :D

Haynes were the Woolworths of car manuals...so likely to be plenty out there in UKville...

Haynes often lampooned for their oft quoted instruction "assembly is the reverse of disassembly!"

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I've never seen it before, but now that I have, I want!

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I've never seen it before, but now that I have, I want!

It's your lucky day
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/VINTAGE-MIN ... SwAypZshyy

Also spotted this one
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/1965-BMC-MI ... SweQBZnrBx

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 Post subject: Re: Mini Tuning Manual
PostPosted: Fri Oct 27, 2017 11:18 am 
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Geez mine looks in mint condition haha

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Geez mine looks in mint condition haha


yep, much nicer than the ebay one...

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I have the 2nd book that Timmy put up the link for as well as a revised edition of the same book , great little books ,


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I have that 2nd one, also 2 of Clive Trickey's books:
Tuning the classic Mini,
More Mini tuning.

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Rebuilt my first gearbox with the Marshall & Fraser book.
I was given the book by another mini owner who had also rebuilt his gearbox using it.

It's amazing what can be explained with almost no illustrations!
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