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    Q&A

    Apr 30, 2021 5 minutes

    Ask Tim

    Email: mw.ed@kelsey.co.uk

    Post: MiniWorld Q&A, Kelsey Publishing Ltd, The Granary, Downs Court, Yalding Hill, Yalding, Kent, ME18 6AL, UK

    Tim Mundy has worked on Minis since the age of 13. In the 1990s he worked for Oselli Engineering and has been writing for MiniWorld for 24 years. He has owned more than 20 Minis and built two from scratch.

    Better brakes

    I recently rebuilt the engine of my 998cc Mini and upgraded the engine. Performance has significantly improved but it still has the original drum brakes. I would like to uprate them at the front whilst maintaining the character of the car – it is lowered slightly and had 4.5” reverse rims fitted. I have read in older Mini tuning books that an easy way to uprate Mini

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