i will have to remember about boosting drums. I keep forgetting that as an option.

The dual circuit system you mention...did any mini's come out with that?

Poeee, will most likely correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm sure the 1275 LS clubby came out with dual circuit brake system. Dunno bout the earlier Cooper's with their discs.

EDIT. My 74 Clubby only runs a single circuit system

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so it's only on disc brake cars then?

No, I think the changeover to dual circuit was in 77 or 78 to staisfy ADRs, for all Minis.

I used to have a 78 standard Clubman (not S or LS) - it had dual circuit and drums all round. I have also had a 76 Clubman S which had single circuit.

Not sure whether a booster with drums is a good idea. A booster does not improve the brakes, just lessens the pedal pressure. Which means less feel for what the wheels are doing and it is easier to lock up a wheel.

I don't find generating enough pedal pressure a problem. With disks it would probably be different.

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Greendale (near Ballan) VIC.
1971 Morris Mini Moke
1966 Austin Mini
1965 Morris Mini Traveller
1973 LR Series 3 88
2007 LR Freelander 2

I know nothing anobout cars, execpt how to drive them and where to put the petrol. Can you tell me the time and mileage that drum's SHOULD be adjusted. I've been racing around in my mini for over 2500 miles, without any brake looking at at all.
At about 60km/h, the min feels as if it is not going to stop at all, the same happens at below 30km/h, but from high speeds and between the two figures they feel fine.
Some help here maybe, or just visit the mechanic.

It was very scary once when i was driving through the main street of town it the wet.
The lights had turned orange and i was about 50m away so i pressed the brakes, and sliding down the street i went. I stopped on the line so that was fine and not many people were around which was luck too. I almost run up a little traffic island (that in the mini would have written the car off).
I have just learned to drive to the brakes capabilities (flat out, actuall, i haven't learned anything)
But
I like my Drum brakes!!

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If your stoppers are bad I'd get a mechanic or knowledgeable friend to look at them pronto.

But your second paragraph is classic wheel lock-up in the wet. You need to learn to candence brake: back-off on the pedal pressure a bit when the wheels lock up, then reapply, then backoff, then reapply etc.

I adjust my drums every 1000 miles because it only takes 15mins or so, and I'm a nit-picker.

I think the handbook says every 3000 miles.

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Greendale (near Ballan) VIC.
1971 Morris Mini Moke
1966 Austin Mini
1965 Morris Mini Traveller
1973 LR Series 3 88
2007 LR Freelander 2

every Mini in a wrecking yard I see has front damage. Maybe this is the result of drums??

definitely cant disagree with that!!