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Just got my Quiz question paper through from BMC so thought I would post it up on here, and enter it as part of the Trials-Forum Mini Owners Club team.

Heres the querstions:

Page 1

Page 2

Post your answers in here and we will try and compose a final answer sheet to be handed in before the 24th

Good luck

Andy @ BMC

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here we go then chaps....

straight off the top of my head.... without looking it up in the mass of books ive got....

these might not be correct, but im certain i have every single fast in my books at home....

part 1.

history

1.alec Issigonis

2. turkish/italian

3. alex moulton

4. 1959

5. £496

6. FLOOR PAN OVERLAP THE WRONG WAY ROUND

7. 1966

8. dunlop?

9. radford? wood and picket?

10. pass

11. ERA turbo

12. 3- morris cooper 7 slat, austin cooper 11 slat, standard

13. run inside metal strip?

14. amount the front wheel could turn.

15. 41

engine:

1. 28.3cc, both 12g295 AND 12g 206

2. 1 5/32''

3. +0.020'' which is 0.508mm. taking bore from 70.61 to 71.108

4. 127 (or is that intertia?) if not i THINK its 143

5. skinner union

brakes:

1. 2-twin pot

2. single leading shoe, as opposed to the twin leading shoe of later cars....

3. 7 inch, as opposed to the 7.5'' discs on cooper S models, and early GT's.

4. well mines got 4.....

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part 2.

suspension

1. camber, castor, toe, or if your fussy and toe isnt an angle, ackerman angles.

2. 2 camber and toe

3. rubber

4. cut the alloy trumpets down, instead of fitting hilos....

5. aaaaaaarrrrrrggggggghhhhhhh, didnt twin bolt finish in 73? if so, then its 2 i THINK, just the fronts... towers and floors were solid i THINK

gear box.

1. 4

2. 1st and reverse

3. lower (more revs at a given speed)

4. 3.44:1 iv got one in mine :) its perfect!

5. 3

random questions.

1. old english white :D

2. Paul Smith LE

3. 90mph

4. tax disc?

5. alloy inlet manifold, lcb type exhaust manifold. rc40 type exahust system.

6. saloon. clubman. van. pick up. clubman estate. moke. traveller

7. no idea

8. the italian job

9. unsure.....

10. 10 feet, half an inch

11. true

bmoc related questions....

1. earnie is a big gay bear, he has brown teeth and long blonde hair.

2. hendra? haha, the only newquay campsite i know :)

3. andys house and earnies cave

4. well.... it CERTAINLY wasnt andy.... earnie perhaps?

5. sadact UK-the red lion pub car park, every 2nd tuesday of the full moon

6. id guess its andy.... seeing as he wet himself at castle combe this year.... because he cant drive

7. andy mums dog

8. andy trying to start his shed up again.....

9. london and sussex MOC?

10. the one who drives a fiat.....

there we go andy.... feel free to check them all out, i reckon proabably 90% are right.....

let me know if any are wrong and ill find the right answers for you!

this was all from my head btw.... so excuse me if any details are wrong.... although i doubt many are B) im sad like that!

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hahahaha

i answer all the real questions, and andy answers the one gayboy question i didnt get.... i was going to put orange though.....

and i dont need a life.... ive got one.... as you can tell, it revolves around minis and this forum.... and i guess biking to a degree..... :)

i really do have a VERY large pile of mini history and race prep books.... although my uni collection is VERY poor :)

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