Mini Mania - Recent Articles

Mini Cooper World Tour

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Welcome to 2009 and the 50th Anniversary of the Mighty Mini .This year I am taking My 1978 Mini Clubman 1275 GT around the World for the Third time! to raise funds for Cancer ResearchMy name is Duncan Mortimer and I own a unique 1978 Austin Mini Clubman 1275GT which is the only Mini to have been around the World.I am in California at the moment trying to secure another sponsor as I have been let d

MINCOMP Team Mini Mania 2009 racing season so far

Mon, 20 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT

MINCOMP/Team Mini Mania 2009 racing season (so far!) The 2009 SCCA National racing season is in full swing and the MINCOMP MINI has been out and running the SoPac events! Due to the economics we all are facing this year, it was decided to run only the SoPac National races and not travel up, over and down chasing races in order to qualify for the SCCA National Run

Mini Cooper S the very first pocket rocket

Wed, 01 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT

The Mini was conceived by designer, Alec Issigonis, as a cheap, efficient, practical people's car, and was first produced in August of 1959. Front-wheel-drive, transverse-engined, and with innovative rubber suspension, it broke the mould of traditional small car design at the time. Despite its humble origins, people soon realised that its lightweight and chuckable handling - if allied with a few m

Locating a VTEC motor for your mini conversion

Thu, 19 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Although there are hundreds of sources for good used motors we thought we would simply provide a short list. We are NOT recommending any one of these guys in particular!http://www.jspecauto.com/http://www.jaydm.com/jdm.htmhttp://www.asapmotors.com/used-engines-honda-c-1_5.htmlhttp://www.enginereplacement.com/htdocs/honda.htmvtec.minimania.com

VTEC Conversion Kit MTB2 Installation Manual

Thu, 19 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT

MTB2 Installation ManualFor Classic Minis 1959 - 2001 We welcome you to the Honda Powered Mini World. Thank you and Congratulations for your purchase. You can be certain that you have made a wise choice with this upgrade. This kit was designed to help put you on the right track when building your ultimate Mini. With the help of this MTB2 Kit, you will be driving your Super Fast Mini soon. Mini has

VTEC Conversion Kit MTD Intallation Manual

Thu, 19 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT

MTD Intallation Manual for Classic Minis 1959-2001 Dear Customer, We welcome you to the Honda Powered Mini World. Thank you and Congratulations for your purchase. You can be certain that you have made a wise choice with this upgrade. This kit was designed to help put you on the right track when building your ultimate Mini. With the help of this MTD Kit, you will be driving your Super Fa

VTEC Conversion Kit MTK Installation Manual

Thu, 19 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT

MTK Installation instruction can be seen below or downloaded from here: Mini Mania Vtec MTKMTK Installation ManualFor Classic Minis 1959 – 2001Dear Customer,We welcome you to the Honda Powered Mini World. Thank you and Congratulations for your purchase. You can be certain that you have made a wise choice with this upgrade. This kit was designed to help put you on the right track when b

Mini Front Wheel Bearing Seal

Sun, 08 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Question:"Im replacing my front wheel bearings on my 78 leyland. (drum brakes) I fitted the new bearings and seals and went to fit in the drive flange and i noticed the seal is too big to seal on the flange. Is there a sleeve or spacer that the seal seals on?"Answer:"Yes there is a tapered collar that sits between the flange and the bearing. You must have set them aside when c

Mini Flywheel and Clutch Identification

Sun, 08 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT

The pressure plate on the left is called a 'spring' type as typically found on early 850cc engines. The one on the right is called a 'diaphragm' type. While the pressure plates are NOT interchangeable on the flywheel itself. Either flywheel can be use on any engine assuming to keep it the the correct pressure plate. The back plates and the clutch disc itself

Primary gear question and answers

Thu, 26 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT

SUBJECT: MiniMania.com: primary gear clearance NOTE: chuck or don hope you can give me some direction.the clearance on my primary gear is .021 inches do i need to replace the front and rear primary gear bushings? thanks for your help. Robert, .021" is about 3 times the maximum allowed. There are only four pieces that could be the problem. Primary gear thrust

Customer Feedback

Wed, 18 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Hi Don and thank you again for your help with the speedo cable for our customer's 1974 Mini Cooper. Thought I would share one of our photos with you showing you how great all of the body work and paint work (along with mechanical work) came out. Our customer was thrilled with everything and said you could use this photo in any of your publications as long as you stated &q

Google Type Information Search on Mini Mania

Mon, 02 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Recent upgrades of the Mini Mania Website now provides more features than ever to help both the experienced and the novice to find everything you need for and about the Mini. In the upper right hand corner of every webpage is a green text box simply labeled "Search". The search has been referred to as the Mini Mania "G" search. This Google type search provides results

Paint Codes

Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Thanks to Hugh Cannon for putting together this great list of paint codes and cross references. � We would like to continue to fill in the details and just as important the 'examples'. � Please forward to info@Minimania.com either a picture or a link to a picture of the color Mini. COLOUR N