If I grab the dizzy when the engine is running will I get electricuted? :)
Please, no kidding, I had a bad experience with a spark plug wire once... :(

Ey up,
would anyone be able to tell me or point me to somewhere I can find the
dimensions for the various Mini braking systems?  I'm doing a Physics paper
on technical measurement, so I'd like to try and get the fluid pressures and

I am wondering about the availabilty of parts and the cost of
repair/maintenance if one purchases a restored Mini in the U.S.A.
As I am not mechanically inclined, where do mini owners go to service
their vehicles?

The old 25's just come back from a visit to the local AA Service Centre for
a checkover before going off on The Italian Job run at the end of October
and, amongst other things they've described the rear subframe as "heavily
corroded, dangerously thin and breaking up".  All this less ...

I now hav found a decent Cooper, 98, rust free but with, as the pre
owner states, the synchromesh of the second gear to be repaired. The car
has 43k km which is, ah, 27k miles on it.
Is the possible snychromesh problem possible or can it be another

Hi All, I am fitting a 1275cc metro engine into a 1981 1275GT and wanted to
know how to wire up the starter motor???
I notice there are 2 terminals on it rather than 1.
Also, how do I plumb in the existing heater as I notice their is no hole in

as said in previous posts I'm wiring up a pair of spotlamps. I'm pretty sure
on how to do the job, but I'm missing one point: Where and how do I pick up
the battery positive? I've looked around under the bonnet and found a couple
of thick brown wires which hook up to the starter ...

Hi all, i have a union jack roof sticker set for sale, will post to anywhere
in the UK, ?40 or near offer.
Cheers
Andy

Does anyone have a link to more information about 7" disc assemblies or
know anything about them?
Cheers,

I am looking for a buyers guide for late 90´ Cooper, or any buyers guide
for any Mini.
As a owner of some british cars I know about their supber build quality,
so I suppose that there just has to be a buyers guide or something

Anyone realise it was on?
Some anorak info.....
Teenage Robert Powell appears,
as does Alfredo whats his name the traffic controller, more comonly known as

Can anyone help me with a certain rust remedy/prevention product that has
been mentioned in the Mini magz a few times.
I believe it's called something like Zinc Oxide Primer I think.
Basically I want to rust proof my Mini, but I'll need to drill holes in the

Recently bought a 1969 998 cooper engine and I want to install it on my 1991
mini. Will my 1991 distributor fit and work on the 998 cooper engine? I
fitted an electronic ignition kit to this distributor and I don't really
want to go back to the contact breaker points.

I'm trying to find a second hand 45mm Weber at the moment (in Australia) and
there aren't many around except at very high prices.  new ones seem to be
around $675, with manifold, linkages and filter closer to $1000 which is
more than i hoped to spend...

I've fitted a pair of sportlights to my mini for that "cooper" look. They've
been fitted for months now and I think it's time to connect them to the
power so I can at least switch them on! :)
The problem is I have no idea on how to do this. What kind of switch? do I