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Mini Mania Open House and Lawn Party
by Jerry (Siddhartha) Bradbury
What can transform a peaceful sylvan lawn in Gold Country into a carnival overnight? The annual Mini Mania Open House and Lawn Party of course! Those who were there got to see first hand all the eye candy, but for those who were not, the Mini's ranged from an electric Moke to a VTEC powered Classic, to Randy Steven's tricked out CVT to Robert Holt’s Purple Haze convertible to three full on Mini race cars: my sprint car, Jacques Andres' enduro car and Eric and Colin Herricks's rally car, and many in between.
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Race Report -USTCC

Infineon Raceway, April 11, 2008.
by Jerry (Siddhartha) Bradbury
My Mini has a new setup for this race. Speed parts from my sponsor Mini Mania have been added by my sponsor Bay Bridge Motors and USTCC sponsor Nitto has provided four brand new NT 01 tires. This will be my first official race with the US Touring Car Championship and I look forward to hitting the grid with more horsepower and quicker lap times.
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MINI Clubman Review

Published: 21st April 2008
The new MINI was launched in 2001, to much acclaim. Although bigger than the original Mini, what it lacked in rear legroom, it made up for in unusual styling and a vast array of personalisation elements, much loved by a local estate agent.

The MINI Clubman has the same raft of options but its main benefit is the extra length, which should make rear passengers happier.
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Front-end pulls left on sudden de-acceleration
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Front-end pulls left on sudden de-acceleration

    Created by: davidj6
Orig. Posting Date User Name Edit Date Msg No.
May-06-2008 05:27AM davidj6   838381
May-06-2008 05:23AM Prowordsmith   838378
May-06-2008 04:05AM fitz1tj   838356
May-05-2008 06:45PM davidj6   838319
May-05-2008 06:32PM GreenThumb   838316
May-05-2008 06:30PM wrenchhead   838314
May-05-2008 06:25PM tvanderh   838311
May-05-2008 03:52PM geoO   838269
May-05-2008 03:44PM davidj6   838264
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davidj6
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Posted: May-06-2008 05:27AM Reply
I don't think so - just a stock '72 1000.

Prowordsmith
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Posted: May-06-2008 05:23AM Reply
Just a thought - do you have an LSD?

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fitz1tj
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Posted: May-06-2008 04:05AM Reply
Maybe one the ball joints on the left side is not fully seated in the swivel hub. 

Nothing is so bad that you can't make it worse by doing something rash or going berserk.

davidj6
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Posted: May-05-2008 06:45PM Reply
I'll definately check the tie-rods. They are original and I did not replace the bushings because I was unable to remove the nuts. So these were just put back in their original position. I have not checked the alignment - I'll do a rough check to see how close it is.

GreenThumb
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Posted: May-05-2008 06:32PM Reply
Check the tie rods..

wrenchhead
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Posted: May-05-2008 06:30PM Reply

either toe in too far or maybe tie bar bushings,do you have adjustable tie bars?

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tvanderh
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Posted: May-05-2008 06:25PM Reply
Maybe a wheel bearing binding or caliper sticking?

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geoO
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Posted: May-05-2008 03:52PM Reply
Alignment done after front suspension rebuild?? If so, check brakes for pad contacting left disk. And you'd probably notice a severely under-inflated left tire. Under power or acceleration, all those would be overcome.

davidj6
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I recently rebuilt the front suspension with new cones, etc. on my 72 Mini 1000. It drives well but upon sudden de-acceleration (not from cruising) it pulls significantly to the left. If I didn't know the motor was sideways, I would think it had to do with torque on the engine. Driving normally the car doesn't pull and the steering is not loose.

Can anyone tell me what to look for to identify the cause?

Thanks so much!

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