TECH SPEC
BODY
1972 Mini Clubman shell 2.5 inches removed
from pillars 2.5 inches removed from body,
modified fibreglass sports pack arches,
Clubman chrome bumpers, chrome mirrors,
door and boot handles, aftermarket Hella
rectangular headlamps, MkII/III taillights,
modified bonnet, doors and bootlid.
ENGINE
Austin 1300 GT, bored out 20 thou to 1293cc,
11 Stud large valve head converted to
unleaded, new valve guides, double valve
springs, 1.5 Hi lift roller tip rockers, 286 Kent
cam, electronic distributor, twin 1.5 inch SUs
with ram pipes. Duplex timing chain, uprated
electric fuel pump and fuel regulator/filter.
Maniflow manifold and twin box side exit
exhaust, alloy radiator, alloy overflow tank,
blue silicon hoses and electric fan.
TRANSMISSION
Standard 1300GT remote gearbox with four
cross pin diff with 3.44: final drive, quickshift,
Hardy Spicer output shaft and rally driveshafts.
SUSPENSION
Spax lowered shocks front and rear, red dot
cones and Hi-Los, modified front suspension
mounts (top and bottom), adjustable bottom
arms and adjustable tie bars with polybushes.
BRAKES
8.4 inch four-pot calipers and vented grooved
discs, remote brake servo, alloy Superfins,
adjustable radius arm brackets.
WHEELS & TYRES
Revolution 13x7 split rim alloys with
Yokohama 175/560 x 13 tyres.
INTERIOR
Newton Commercial Navy Blue carpet, Cobra
Classic GT seats, custom trimmed rear seat
and door cards to match front seats, late
model twin speed heater, late model six clock
dash repainted, cream clocks and aux gauges,
alloy door furniture.MINI SPRINT
fuel tanks residing in the boot are a neat
touch, another example of Ross thinking
things through and coming up with a
clever solution.
Despite much of the bodywork already
having been fabricated, Ross had still yet
to tackle the bonnet, don’t forget the
engine bay is 2.5 inch shallower than
standard here! “I modified the bonnet to
fit over the engine, but once I’d fitted the
twin SU carbs it wouldn’t close over the
dash pots so I made two small tear drops
to give them clearance,” Ross points out.
Luckily, this guy isn’t put off by these
small problems that suddenly arise! And
another tricky situation followed as the
next task was to cut and fit the glass. “It
took three windscreens before I finally
got the one I was happy with,” Ross
laughs, “the rear screen was also trickyoriginally from an Austin 1300GT and
needed a proper strip down and rebuild.”
A +20 thou overbore takes the A-series
up to 1293cc and it now benefits from a
286 Kent cam, hi-lift rockers and twin
1.5 inch SU carbs. The standard 1300GT
remote gearbox remains but Ross has
also added a four cross pin diff,
lightened and balanced f lywheel, Hardy
Spicer output shaft and rally driveshafts.TOO BLUE
“It’s a gentle upgrade rather than full
custom, but the overall package is
certainly lively enough,” Ross smiles.
The alloy radiator and overf low tank
along with the blue silicon hoses help to
brighten up the bay, while the Manif low
manifold and twin box side exit exhaust
sounds the nuts too. The cut down twinwidening and reshaping in order to sit
correctly on the modified shell.
Attention then turned to the chassis in
order to achieve that perfect stance. Both
subframes remain standard, and alloy
Superfins and adjustable radius arm
brackets have been added to the rear.
The suspension itself centres around
Spax lowered shocks with modified
suspension mounts all round, along with
red dot cones and Hi-Los. Adjustable
bottom arms and tie bars have also been
added, while polybushes help provide a
more reassuring drive. Those larger
diameter wheels also provide room for
bigger front brakes, something Ross has
taken full advantage of with four-pot
calipers with vented and grooved discs.
“The engine was already in the car
when I bought it,” Ross explains, “it wasCobra Classic GTs set the interior tone.Late six-clock dash has been
repsprayed metallic blue.BODY
1972 Mini Clubman shell 2.5 inches removed
from pillars 2.5 inches removed from body,
modified fibreglass sports pack arches,
Clubman chrome bumpers, chrome mirrors,
door and boot handles, aftermarket Hella
rectangular headlamps, MkII/III taillights,
modified bonnet, doors and bootlid.
ENGINE
Austin 1300 GT, bored out 20 thou to 1293cc,
11 Stud large valve head converted to
unleaded, new valve guides, double valve
springs, 1.5 Hi lift roller tip rockers, 286 Kent
cam, electronic distributor, twin 1.5 inch SUs
with ram pipes. Duplex timing chain, uprated
electric fuel pump and fuel regulator/filter.
Maniflow manifold and twin box side exit
exhaust,alloyradiator,alloyoverflowtank,
bluesiliconhosesandelectricfan.
TRANSMISSION
Standard1300GTremotegearboxwithfour
crosspindiffwith3.44:finaldrive,quickshift,
HardySpiceroutputshaftandrallydriveshafts.
SUSPENSION
Spaxloweredshocksfrontandrear,reddot
conesandHi-Los,modifiedfrontsuspension
mounts(topandbottom),adjustablebottom
armsandadjustabletiebarswithpolybushes.
BRAKES
8.4inchfour-potcalipersandventedgrooved
discs,remotebrakeservo,alloySuperfins,
adjustableradiusarmbrackets.
WHEELS& TYRES
Revolution13x7splitrimalloyswith
Yokohama175/560x 13tyres.
INTERIOR
NewtonCommercialNavyBluecarpet,Cobra
ClassicGTseats,customtrimmedrearseat
anddoorcardstomatchfrontseats,late
modeltwinspeedheater,latemodelsixclock
dashrepainted,creamclocksandauxgauges,
alloydoorfurniture.MINI SPRINT
fuel tanks residing in the boot are a neat
touch, another example of Ross thinking
things through and coming up with a
clever solution.
Despite much of the bodywork already
having been fabricated, Ross had still yet
to tackle the bonnet, don’t forget the
engine bay is 2.5 inch shallower than
standard here! “I modified the bonnet to
fit over the engine, but once I’d fitted the
twin SU carbs it wouldn’t close over the
dash pots so I made two small tear drops
to give them clearance,” Ross points out.
Luckily, this guy isn’t put off by these
small problems that suddenly arise! And
another tricky situation followed as the
next task was to cut and fit the glass. “It
took three windscreens before I finally
got the one I was happy with,” Ross
laughs, “the rear screen was also trickyoriginally from an Austin 1300GT and
needed a proper strip down and rebuild.”
A +20 thou overbore takes the A-series
up to 1293cc and it now benefits from a
286 Kent cam, hi-lift rockers and twin
1.5 inch SU carbs. The standard 1300GT
remote gearbox remains but Ross has
also added a four cross pin diff,
lightened and balanced f lywheel, Hardy
Spicer output shaft and rally driveshafts.TOO BLUE
“It’s a gentle upgrade rather than full
custom, but the overall package is
certainly lively enough,” Ross smiles.
The alloy radiator and overf low tank
along with the blue silicon hoses help to
brighten up the bay, while the Manif low
manifold and twin box side exit exhaust
sounds the nuts too. The cut down twinwidening and reshaping in order to sit
correctly on the modified shell.
Attention then turned to the chassis in
order to achieve that perfect stance. Both
subframes remain standard, and alloy
Superfins and adjustable radius arm
brackets have been added to the rear.
The suspension itself centres around
Spax lowered shocks with modified
suspension mounts all round, along with
red dot cones and Hi-Los. Adjustable
bottom arms and tie bars have also been
added, while polybushes help provide a
more reassuring drive. Those larger
diameter wheels also provide room for
bigger front brakes, something Ross has
taken full advantage of with four-pot
calipers with vented and grooved discs.
“The engine was already in the car
when I bought it,” Ross explains, “it was
Cobra Classic GTs set the interior tone.Late six-clock dash has been
repsprayed metallic blue.