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Last Revised: February 18, 2016 |
FB's Library of Mini Bibles| Haynes Manuals|Workshop Manuals|Other BooksThese books provide a lot of the background information when answering posts to the minilist! Additional contributions are credited accordingly, this icon links you to Amazon with a few pennies credit to the IME, but at no extra cost to you, then please enter the title of the book or manual and enjoy!.. (you might want to double check you are getting the best price/edition etc etc)......Sadly you might need to use Internet Explorer (and allow ActiveX scripts to run) to see the lovely pictorial listing below |
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The "Mini Bibles" first!....... |
"How
to Modify your Mini" by David Vizard
(ISBN 0 86343 0414) Published by Fountain Press, Surrey. Ideal book to read about what your Dad might have been doing to HIS Mini, nothing about Metro brakes or anything that was developed to fit the Mini since the mid 70's - good history book or ideal for those looking for the "sideburns and nylon rollneck pullover" look "Tuning
BL's A-Series Engine" by David Vizard
"How
to blueprint & build a 4-cylinder Short Block for High-performance"(1997)
by Des Hamill
IME user Recomendation!..
from ROBERT MACKNAY (rmc180<at>aol.com)- see below ;) The 40th Year Anniversary
of the Terrapin Racecar. From the Publisher Allan can also supply plans to anyone wishing to build a Terrapin, albeit that you may now wish to put a superbike engine in the rear these days. ISBN: 0954514009 |
Now to Haynes Manuals...| Top"Mini
Owners Workshop Manual" ('69-'91 all models excl. Turbo)
"Austin
Metro Owners Workshop Manual"
"SU
Carburettors Owners Workshop Manual"
"Automotive
Tools Manual"
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Other Workshop Manuals | Top"SU
Carburettors " (Tips & Techniques S.)
"Brake
Handbook" by Fred Puhn
"Step-by-Step
Mini Service Guide" by Lindsay Porter
"Guide
to Purchase and DIY Restoration of the MINI" by Lindsay Porter
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Other Books worthy of consideration| Top"Race And Rally Car Source Book" by Allan Staniforth(ISBN 0 854429 848 7), Published by Haynes (see above) if you want to know why your road tuned Mini would be run rings round on a race track.....read this book. It covers the development testing and tuning of thoroughbred race cars "Mini
Cooper & S" by Nigel Edwards
"Essential
Mini Cooper" by Anders Ditlev Clausager
"Mini"
by Mark Steward
"Mini
- A celebration of the World's ultimate smallest car" by Graham
Scott
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I look forward to receiving your comments (latest ISBNs for later editions etc..) or any other titles you think are worthy of listing EMail us! |