Concept sketch · workshop edition

The A-Series Setup Pack — Keith’s workshop sequences, written down.

The procedures you already teach on camera — torque references, tappet adjustment, ignition timing and SU carb setup — turned into printable garage cards you can read with greasy hands.

For standard 998cc + 1275cc Minis Built from Keith’s order of operations 17,900-subscriber workshop audience

A-series, at arm’s reachPaper-first guidance for the job in front of you.

01 · The snag

Manuals tell you the steps. They rarely give you the confidence.

Setup is the job every standard-998 or 1275 owner dreads getting slightly wrong. One uncertain step becomes another lost weekend: tappets again, timing again, carb again — or a rolling-road bill to recover a setup that drifted backwards.

The dense prose exists. What’s missing is the calm sequence beside the car: what comes first, what depends on what, and where to stop before guesswork gets expensive.

A permanent, written answer to “am I doing this bit right?” — not another comment thread to find later.

02 · The pack

What would live on the garage wall.

Six working modules, written in plain workshop language and organised in the order the spanners actually come out.

CARD 01

Torque-spec reference sheets

Head, rocker, flywheel, wheels and other common settings, compiled around Keith’s order of operations — not as a loose number dump — with a margin for his “mistakes I made” notes.

Final figures subject to Keith’s written vetting — cross-checked against published sources, cited with version notes.

CARD 02

Tappet-adjustment sequence

A clean before-you-start and working-order card for the tappet job: Keith’s sequence, the checks between stages, and the mistakes that make owners go round twice.

Final figures subject to Keith’s written vetting — cross-checked against published sources, cited with version notes.

CARD 03

Ignition setup — points + 123-type

The distributor and timing sequence, including the 123 programmable unit Keith runs, with his real-world notes on what to check before blaming the dizzy.

Final figures subject to Keith’s written vetting — cross-checked against published sources, cited with version notes.

CARD 04

SU carb setup sequence

Keith’s order of operations for a proper SU tune: one clear step after another, with the checks that stop one adjustment masking the next.

Final figures subject to Keith’s written vetting — cross-checked against published sources, cited with version notes.

REFERENCE 02

Parts & consumables reference

The fasteners, gaskets, oils and consumables that come up across the setup jobs — what Keith reaches for, what crosses over between jobs, and what’s worth keeping on the shelf before the spanners come out.

Final figures subject to Keith’s written vetting — cross-checked against published sources, cited with version notes.

FLOW 01–03

Fault-finding flowcharts

Three diagnostic paths for the moments that make an owner stare at the engine bay — engine won’t start, runs rough, or overheating — the quick triage before a rolling-road bill starts looking like the only answer. Each flow includes a clear “stop, call a tuner” exit where the next step needs proper equipment or experience.

Final figures subject to Keith’s written vetting — cross-checked against published sources, cited with version notes.

03 · Sample

A glimpse of the torque-spec sheet.

SAMPLE — ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY

TORQUE-SPEC REFERENCE · EXHIBIT

The numbers on the garage wall

Cylinder head — 10-stud 1275Per-stud working sequence

XX Nm — SAMPLE

Rocker shaftBeside the tappet card

XX Nm — SAMPLE

FlywheelOne setting, no guessing

XX Nm — SAMPLE

Wheel nutsQuick-reference column

XX Nm — SAMPLE

Illustrative layout only — not service instructions.No working setting appears until Keith vets it in writing.

04 · The deal

Keith’s knowledge. Keith’s product. Built around the workshop, not another filming schedule.

01Keith owns it outrightYour sequences, your name, your finished product.

02IGS builds and hostsIan handles the design, setup, hosting and checkout.

03Revenue share on every saleNo upfront cost and no product price decided on this sketch.

04No filming.Review the written material in your own time; I do the production.

The merch store already gives viewers 13 embroidered-on-demand garments at £15–£48, and 99 supporters × £3 gives them a light way to back the channel. This is the natural next rung: a useful workshop product made from the knowledge they already come to Keith for.

A Car & Classic listing cited a £18,150 1989 Mini restored by Keith and covered across 102 videos. That is the credibility here: the work is already documented. The pack simply makes the repeatable bits easier to carry into someone else’s garage.

Made to get grubby

Not a course. The checklist you wish was beside you the first time.

A small, practical product in Keith’s voice: honest about the mistakes, careful with the figures, and useful before the bonnet comes down.