No matter how accommodating people can be, especially friends, there comes a point when you’ve outstayed your welcome and need to move on. Fortunately, 32-year-old Dan Rooney seems to have avoided this potentially awkward situation when he stripped, rebuilt and transformed the Clubman seen here into a wolf in sheep’s clothing… in just over seven months.
Look inside and the seating is standard along with the instruments, except for a Smiths 8,000rpm tacho. There’s no gearshift for an automatic box, just a standard-looking remote-shift manual gear lever. From the outside the offset reverse rims, along with the Leyland Special Tuning badge on the boot, offer a hint that this Mini isn’t exactly standard.
Under the bonnet, only the larger 1¾” SU carburettor gives any indication, although it’s surrounded by a standard Unipart plastic air filter housing. Under the skin of this Clubman is where you’ll discover the modified ingredients, from the Hi-Los and alloy brake calipers to the 1330cc A+ with its Stage 3 cylinder head and Swiftune SW5
