Books : Mini Guide to Purchase and D.I.Y. Restoration
Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 629
EAN: 9780524299715
Edition: 2nd
ISBN: 0524299714
Label: Haynes Pubns
Manufacturer: Haynes Pubns
Publication Date: 1996-04
Publisher: Haynes Pubns
Studio: Haynes Pubns
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This book is an essential for anyone wanting to restore their mini. I for one found the sections on the bodywork particularly helpful when welding, something which nearly all projects will requite. The diagrams are all very clear and the gems of information contained within each page can make all the difference between a relatively pain free refurb and a total (and expensive) mess. It needs to be updated a bit as with so many specialised companies offering either refurbished original parts (or more ... Read More
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Anybody who is restoring, or thinking of restoring a mini, should get this book. Along with the Haynes manual you should be able (and not afraid) to tackle nearly every job on your mini.
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Ive rebuit 3 minis and this book has never failed to guide me through the process but as already stated it requires an update on some things the replacing of door skins being the most notabe, are aimed at the early mk1 and mk2 minis and some of the methods are old but 99% of this book applies to minis right up until the last rolled off of the production line.
If you are thinking of restoring your mini or even doing some minor body repair this manual is money well spent but this will not ... Read More
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The book is very good and every home mechanic restoring a Mini will need it. Its main focus is restoring (rusty) bodywork. Basic maintenance is not covered.
But the last star is missing... Why? Because the book needs an update with much better photographs and COLOUR pictures... The book shows its age - many articles in the Mini Magazines is actual better and more clear with better instructions - but as a supplement to the Haynes Mini Manual "Mini Restoration Manual" is absolutely worth buying! ... Read More
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This seems to be a great book - I only say seems because although it's easy to follow it has not helped me to be any more hands on!
It reads like a Haynes manual but with more photos - unfortunately the pictures are black and white, but then this book should be in the garage and not under my bed!
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