Mini Sport

  1. From Zero-to-Hero: Mini Cooper S Restoration
    Categories: Uncategorized, Restoration Projects & Mini Sport News

    From Zero-to-Hero: Mini Cooper S Restoration

    Back in March 2016, we were tasked with a restoration on quite a special Mini indeed… Alex Munday’s 1996 John Cooper Works Mini Cooper S, an original from the John Cooper Garages, production number 79, and allegedly previously owned by British rally driver, Alistair McRae! When following his life-long love of Mini’s Alex purchased this Cooper for […]

  2. Mini Cooper LE Sport 5 Reshell Project
    Categories: Restoration Projects

    Mini Cooper LE Sport 5 Reshell Project

    This Mini arrived with us in 2020 for a full restoration & had changed dramatically since new, change of paint work & interior, it was in a pretty poor state all round… It was quickly decided that a new Genuine British Motor Heritage Body Shell was needed due to the sorry state of the body. […]

  3. Top ‘Must Have’ Tools
    Categories: Mini Servicing

    Top ‘Must Have’ Tools

    Here at Mini Sport we understand the importance of a job done right. And that means, using the correct tools when working on your Mini! As a result, this will ensure both your safety when working on the car and that you’re doing the job correctly, ensuring your safety when behind the wheel of your […]

  4. How To: Adjust or Replace Ball Joints
    Categories: Mini Servicing

    How To: Adjust or Replace Ball Joints

    This blog has been put together to advise you on the steps to take to adjust or replace your Mini’s Ball Joints. With the front of the Mini jacked up and stabilised with axle stands under the subframe Remove the road wheel Loosen the ball joint nut (do not completely remove) Loosen the ball joint […]

  5. How To: Check / Replace Front & Rear Suspension & Shock Absorbers
    Categories: Mini Servicing

    How To: Check / Replace Front & Rear Suspension & Shock Absorbers

    A key part of any suspension system, having fully-working shock absorbers will ensure a smooth and safe drive. The pump-like devices keep a vehicle’s tyres in contact with the road by controlling the rebound of its suspension springs – as long as the tyres remain in contact with the road, steering, handling and braking will […]

  6. How To: Check Your Mini's Suspension
    Categories: Mini Servicing

    How To: Check Your Mini's Suspension

    On this blog we’re talking you through servicing your Mini’s Suspension! Drive your Mini, listening for bumps, bangs and squeaks – observe the harshness of the suspension operation and smooth operation of the steering including the returning to straight forward position after cornering. Walk round your Mini and observe the ride height – it should […]

  7. How To: Fit Moulton Smootha Ride
    Categories: Mini Servicing

    How To: Fit Moulton Smootha Ride

    Our experts at Mini Sport have put together this handy guide for you, on how to fit the Moulton Smootha Ride kit to your Mini! Mini Front Suspension:- Remove the front rubber suspension cones, alloy trumpets complete with knuckle joints and front shock absorbers, as per normal workshop manual procedures. Fit the new Moulton long […]

  8. Magic Mini Carpet!
    Categories: Classic Mini Interior

    Magic Mini Carpet!

    Magic Mini Carpet flies out of Mini Sport… One of our customers was delighted with his brand new Classic Mini Carpet, purchased from us for the bargain price of only £30, so much so that he shared the news a long with a photo of his fresh new Mini interior in a Classic Mini group […]

  9. Paddy Hopkirk MBE takes delivery of new Limited Edition MINI, named in his honour.
    Categories: Mini Sport News, Paddy Hopkirk MBE, 33EJB & Articles

    Paddy Hopkirk MBE takes delivery of new Limited Edition MINI, named in his honour.

    Northern Irish rally driver Patrick ‘Paddy’ Hopkirk MBE is among the first of just 100 customers in the UK to receive the MINI Paddy Hopkirk Limited Edition, named in his honour to commemorate his triumph at the 1964 Monte Carlo Rally in the classic Morris Mini Cooper S Mk1. When asked what the special edition […]

  10. Improve Mini Handling
    Categories: Mini Servicing

    Improve Mini Handling

    Driving excitement is in the DNA! The best thing about a Mini is the way it drives – fun, go-kart handling with a cheeky quality which is impossible to duplicate in today’s breed of cars. This helpful, simple guide will help keep your Mini’s natural handling at its best, or act as a guide on […]

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