Dutchy's Garage
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  • 1988 Rover Mini
    • Before the restoration
    • The Plans
    • The Halfcut Mini
    • The Restoration - 9 pages >
      • Page 1 - Stripping it down
      • Page 2 - Removing the panels
      • Page 3 - Cleaning & restoring parts
      • Page 4 - Cleaning & restoring parts (cont)
      • Page 5 - Preparing the body for paint
      • Page 6 - Painting the body red
      • Page 7 - The assembly begins
      • Page 8 - The engine is running
      • Page 9 - The finished product "The Beast"
      • Page 10 - Wheel changes & stereo fitout
    • Supercharging
    • Vtec project
    • I’m always tinkering....
  • 1961 Morris Mini
    • 2010 Subaru WRX - Donor vehicle
    • MiniRex
    • The Subframes & Chassis
    • Seats, Panels, Suspension, Steering
  • Comments / Questions

The Half cut Mini

In June 2010 I decided that it would be cheaper to purchase a half cut mini with a 1275 manual in it rather than just purchase the engine, this way it would come with all the extra components that I am sure I would be missing. To make this job more interesting the half cut mini is a 1994 Rover Mini with a 1275 SPI (Single Point Injection) engine.
The half cut came with everything as you can see below.
So not only did I have strip down my Mini but also the half cut. As I stripped it down I took heaps of photos and labeled every plug and wire to ensure I have something to refer back to as it was going to be a while before it would all go back together.
On the 12th August I started stripping down the 1275 engine so I could take the head to get ported & bigger inlet valves put into it.
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