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No 47 projects page.
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I purchase my Mini in September 1997 from
John Cooper Garages Ltd, where I met John Cooper.
Specification
85 BHP engine,
5 Speed Gearbox,
Rover Sports pack,
Alloy Door Furniture,
John Cooper Conversion Plate,
Etc.
Options
Black Leather Seating,
John Cooper Uprated Brakes vented 10" four pot calipers front and mini fin alloy rear drums,
KAD quick shift &
Adjustable Ride height Kit.
Performance
0-60mph 9.65 sec's.
Projects
I have replaced the standard ICE with:-
Mission automotive amp,
Mission 6.5" Speakers,
Nakamichi Cassette,
Cord Cobra 2 interconnect and
QED speaker cable.
My current projects are to complete the Dynamat noise reduction of the rear parcel shelf.
I have started to set the ride height. At first I measured the height from the road to the bumpers to generate the correct height.
I then discover that a car should be balanced by its weight distribution, this can be performed by adjusting the height so each wheel applies the same weight.
So a borrowed a corner weight gauge.
However the gauge did not fit the Rover Sport wheels, so I used the spare wheel, swapped it every time I wanted to take a measurement. This took a long time and did not result in a very accurate balance.
I made some new parts for the corner weight gauge, to lower the height and to extended the measurement lever.
I then started again making sure the tyre pressures where correct and that the car was sitting on a level surface.
I adjusted to weights as flows:-
Nearside front: 750 PSI Offside front: 750 PSI
Nearside Rear: 500 PSI Offside rear: 500 PSI
Giving a weight distribution of:-
60% front
40% rear
See below as I weigh the neared front, by noting the weight the car exerts when the wheel is lifted of the ground.
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Friday, January 28, 2000 08:32:40 PM
