Austin Mini 1971 1330cc race engine fully restored Tax exempt

This is a 1971 tax exempt Mini 1000 bought four years ago as a project to restore and modify.   The car had covered just 45k miles from new abd was in very good condition without any significant rust anywhere on the shell.   The car was stripped bare. all the years of wax oil was removed and the shell was stripped back to the bare metal inside and out.   As far as we could tell all the panels are orignal and there want any required for the rebuild.   The front subframe was in very good condition. it just required cleaning off and repainting. The rear subframe was not in as good condition so it was replaced with a new heritage subframe.   The rear radius arms were replaced with reconditioned exchange arms.   The suspension has adjustable hi-lo's all round. new dunlop rubber doughnuts all round and new gas KYB dampers.   The rear has adjustable radius arm brackets. the front has 1. 5 degree bottom arms and adjustable tie bars.    The front drum brakes were not used in the rebuild. instead a cooper s disc brake setup was used. all new parts.   The rear brakes were rebuilt with all new parts.   The wheels are 5. 5 x 10 minator fitted with Yokohama 032R tyres.

The car has covered only 2000 miles since the restoration and has been dry stored.

The engine and gearbox - the orignal 1000cc engine was replaced with a 1275cc A series GT 12G940 engine. this was then built to a high spec 1330cc race engine.   The specification is as follows:

Cylinder head is a 11 stud 12G940 big valve head. inlet valves are 37mm. exhaust valves are 30mm. valves are made by REC and are single collett groove. nbsp;valve guides are REC colsibro bullet type. the head has been ported to a full race spec with balanced flowed chambers. giving a compression ratio of 11. 6:1. Rocker assembly is a MED 1. 5:1 alloy roller bearing setup. Head studs are Mini Spares high tensile material. 11 stud. Cylinder block is bored to +0. 060'' giving a capacity of 1330cc. deck height set at 0 at TDC. Pistons are a diecast 6cc dish hepolite. Conrods. A plus lightened. polished. shot peened. balanced fitted with ARP bolts. Crankshaft is a MED A plus ground at 0. 010'' mains and BE's. tuftrided them polished. the bearings are ACL 780 Duraglide lead copper heavy duty. STD thrust washers. Flywheel is a MED pre verto steel ultra light weight. steel back plate. AP competition clutch kit. The complete crankshaft assembly has been fully dymamically balanced down to 0. 25g. Camshaft is a Swiftune SW5-10 full kit. this includes double valve springs. steel retainers. competition cam follower. alloy vernier pulleys. duplex chain. Gearbox is a MED CR straight cut syncro. helical diff gears 3. 44:1 and helical 1:1 tranfer gears. centre oil pickup pipe. heavy duty bearings and a steel cross pin diff. The oil pump is a high capacity turbo type. Cooling radiator is a 4 core Mini Spares super cool type and running a 74 degree thermostat. Carburetas are twim SU 1. 5 inch new from Burlen fuels. nbsp;fitted with MED ITG filter which have alloy stubstacks. Inlet manifold is made by Maniflow. Exhaust is a RC40 full twin silencer system with a LCB manifold.

The engine produces peak power at 5600 rpm but holding the power upto 7100rpm. nbsp;with the power starting to come in at around 2200 rpm. this is a very drivable car which is quite happy cruising but has the ability to really motor on.

The engine is producing a strong reliable 96 hp at the front wheels which is about 110 at the flywheel.

This is a very fast A Series powered mini.

The shell was treated with a anti corrosion zinc coating. then the underside has been stone guarded then the whole shell has been painted in a high solids two pack paint. It is finished in flame red with a gloss black roof.

The car was built with a new minispares wiring loom which has converted it to run a alternator instead of a dynmo.

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If you require the car delivering it can be arranged at a cost of £1. 00 per mile from Northallerton. North Yorkshire.

Payment information - Bankers draft. cash or personal cheque accepted but cheques must clear before collection/delivery.

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