IntroductionGetting RealGetting tooled upChoosing your MiniBodywork RestorationPaint and powdercoatEngine overhaulGearbox and transmissionWheeels, steering and suspensionBrakesFuel systemCoolingElectricsInterior and upholsteryPerformance enginesUpdates and upgradesThe bursting appendix
Iain Ayre has been writing about Minis for longer than he cares to remember, starting with MiniWorld, before the Rolling Stones looked like raisins, and moving over to Mini Magazine while the Mini was still in production. Of the 1000 or so motoring magazine articles he has written, a good percentage have been about Minis. He has driven a Mini to Alicante and back for fun, and has even designed a three-wheeler, based on Mini mechanicals, which failed to make his fortune.Since 2000, he has been reporting from North America on the US and Canadian Mini scene, and has sadly neglected his rare Canadian-spec Mini, in favour of assembling a Mini-Marcos, an obscure racing kit car based on the Mini mechanicals: this is fitted with a mean 1100cc engine, the spec of which is detailed in this new book. The Ultimate Mini Restoration Manual will be his second book on Minis: the first was a collection of surreal but entertaining Mini derivatives entitled Mad Minis.
Many books of this type, while offering a boot-full of practical advice and guidance, often end up being as enjoyable to read as your granny's shopping list - however, Ayre's dry sense of humour is present throughout, and I even found myself laughing out loud as I absorbed one or two of his eminently valuable lessons on Mini restoration. New Zealand Classic Car In short, if you're into Minis in any fashion at all, this is a hugely enjoyable and informative book that deserves to be on your bookshelf. Retro Classics Magazine
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