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| Author: | 64morris [ Wed Jul 13, 2005 12:43 pm ] |
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well finally i get to do something cool at school. the assignment is on the development of a specific vehicle or mode or transport. e.g bus pushbike etc. one of the options was MINI !!!  so thats what im doing.
now. i need to chronicle the development of the unique parts of the mini. so if anyone has some good info on specific parts development it would be greatly appreciated if you could post it here. cheers |
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| Author: | Harley [ Wed Jul 13, 2005 1:08 pm ] |
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Aren't you supposed to do it yourself?
We're expecting an 'A' from you you know? |
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| Author: | FatMaserati [ Wed Jul 13, 2005 1:34 pm ] |
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LOL! You're still at school and you've got scantily clad babes draped over your car... NICE ONE BRUDDA!!! As far as development, the major devolpment came from the original design of the car, as the rest of the car reained relatively unchanged for many years. The fact that it's a transverse engine means that it can be crammed into the tiny car, which was crucial to the Mini's success. |
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| Author: | Steve [ Wed Jul 13, 2005 1:45 pm ] |
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Good place for information is the Unofficial Austin Rover site Heaps of information there School, College or Uni? your not like 16? Good luck with assignment and yes feed back on your mark is expected steve |
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| Author: | 64morris [ Wed Jul 13, 2005 2:39 pm ] |
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im 17 and yeh i should be doing it myself but i thought you guys would do a much better job
i was thinking about info about the hydrolastic development and whether the mini was the first with an east west engine.? |
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| Author: | Bromley [ Wed Jul 13, 2005 3:22 pm ] |
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I have heard it said that minis were groundbreaking as far as front wheel drive goes - dont quote me but I have heard that they were the first?? someone want to back me up on this? |
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| Author: | FatMaserati [ Wed Jul 13, 2005 3:34 pm ] |
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64morris wrote: i was thinking about info about the hydrolastic development and whether the mini was the first with an east west engine.?
Yeah, uh, this is exactly what I said before. I think it's called an transverse engine becasue it runs east to west and I'm certain the Mini was the first (only?) car to do this. |
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| Author: | MrBob [ Wed Jul 13, 2005 3:44 pm ] |
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Bromley wrote: I have heard it said that minis were groundbreaking as far as front wheel drive goes - dont quote me but I have heard that they were the first?? someone want to back me up on this? Be careful about checking your facts - I was mis-quoted in an article in the local paper about the club as saying the mini was the first ever front wheel drive. I got hate mail from some loser who felt in necessary to not only list all of the front wheel drive cars that came before it, but proceeded to crap on about me being the promotions officer for the club should spend more time researching etc etc got quite personal.
I only just resisted the temptation to mail him back saying that the mini was the first front wheel drive car anyone actually cares about. He may have started hunting me down!!! There's some weirdos out there 
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| Author: | Harley [ Wed Jul 13, 2005 3:56 pm ] |
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I think some of the 1930s Rolls Royce type cars were front wheel drive at one point for more interior room. Car still had N/S engine layout though. The revolutionary part was putting the gearbox in the sump, to save space and use same oil. |
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| Author: | h0nk [ Wed Jul 13, 2005 4:13 pm ] |
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I had to make a program for my software development major assignment for yr 12.. So I made 'The Mini Manual' basically it was like a computer based encyclopedia about minis. And it also had a section where you type in a problem with your mini, and it gave you a possible solution. I would post the program to let me see/use it but I think it breaks lots of copyright laws (I stole all the information off websites and forums). oh yep good luck with your project |
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| Author: | 64morris [ Wed Jul 13, 2005 4:20 pm ] |
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thanks for the tips guys. i jut hope i dont say anything stupid  . might have to post a draft when its done. (im thinking of taking my mini in for a 'hands on' presentation... )
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| Author: | Harley [ Wed Jul 13, 2005 4:26 pm ] |
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Better yet, organise for a few minis tobe there.
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| Author: | czerial [ Wed Jul 13, 2005 5:14 pm ] |
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Citroens had front wheel drive very early in the piece. The reson Minis are often thought of as the first frint drive cars is because the technology was made accessible to the gen public in a cheap and affordable package that had great handling and displayed the space sving advantages of FWD, whereas many of the early FWD cars were very big and expensive. |
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| Author: | 68matic [ Wed Jul 13, 2005 6:15 pm ] |
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dont forget to say that the gears were located in the engine sump i think the 1100, 1300, 1500, 1800 had sharing sumps and hydrolastic most of them came out before the mini so be careful about quoting 'first' and what other silly car put a side mounted radiator? 
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| Author: | 64morris [ Wed Jul 13, 2005 7:02 pm ] |
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Quote: most of them came out before the mini so be careful about quoting 'first'
what they dont know cant hurt them..... 
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