The Country Diary Mini Diary (The Country Diary) Webb & Bower ( 23 February, 1989 ) Book Our Price : £ 13.00 Prices subject to change. we are currently unable to offer this title. It may be out of stock with the publisher or out of print. If you would like to purchase this title, we recommend that you occasionally check this page to see if it has become available.

A Mini Classic

Although its now over thirty years old this is probably still the definitve title for the Mini. The majority of competing titles concentrate solely on the engine and its ancillaries, this book covers almost every part of the car. Engine, suspension, brakes, wheels, tyres, bodywork, etc. There is of course some outdated information, but much of the content is still relevant today. Some of the products covered are no longer available, which is one area where an update might be useful. Other areas needing an update are those covering brakes and the section on wheels and tyres, which are probably the most outdated sections. There is obviously no mention of converting the brakes to four pot Metro brakes, and similarly no mention of modern tyres such as the 165/60R12 and 175/60R13 sizes. Some of the outdated parts would probably amuse modern readers, for example the section on converting MkI shells to take MkII/MkIII rear lights - these days many Mini owners are converting newer cars to the MkI rear lights. Given the current popularity of the Mini an update of this book would probably benefit the publishers as well as potential readers. But all in all still a very useful title to the Mini enthusiast.

The original masters test on the series A engine.

David Vizard is a tuner of mnay types of engines, but is perhaps most recognised for his work with series A engines and the Mini. Although this book is now over 20 years old, it is still very relevant to tuning Minis. For more up to date info, try Tuning Bls A series engine also by David Vizard. Dr. Harry Jones

The best book on locks I have ever seen.

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