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[Mini-Dave]

Hello,

not really been into my mini for the past few months after buying a nissan 200sx

However after reading though my project page and fiddeling about with the car i fancy doing some more fiddeling/work/changes

only thing is i dont want to spend a great deal of money as its already taken enough!!! im quite capable of bodywork and all the rest...

Heres what ive done to it....... ignore the topic lol spec

Since then ive made a custom dash, depumperd the front and rear, and put a totally smooth fibre glass boot lid on.... think thats it

Oh and fit SC Drop gears


Id like to fit a 286kent cam, as i feel the sw5 is holding it back, how much would i be looking at for a good cond second hand on?

So please give any surjestions cozmetic ideas / interior set up / anything

Thanks

Heres a uptodate pic of there rear apart from the boot lid

Edited by Mini-Dave, 18 November 2008 - 07:26 PM.

[Mini-Dave]

no one ?


One option im considering now it so sell this one, then buy a rolling shell, and start a rear engined conversion....lol really fancy doing another project

[Deathrow]

That car is absolutely gorgeous, almost brings a tear to my eye.

Edited by Deathrow, 19 November 2008 - 09:30 PM.

[Mini-Dave]

ah why thank you lol perhaps you should buy it

the next one will be better! (i hope)

Cheers

[buddylove]

Looks great! Too bad, it would be too expensive to bring to the states.

[oli8925]

im with deathrow. looks beautiful and i dont even like de-bumpered minis generally! they just have to be spot on to look right and youve got it right there. id definitely buy it if i had the money for it and the insurance.

[Mini-Dave]

Thank you

anyone no of anyone thats fabricated a 106 GTI engine into the back of a mini ??

[Deathrow]

I'd probably have it off you if I had the money to prise between you and that car! But even then, I'd be abandoning my poor Elliot and I couldn't have that .

Thank you

anyone no of anyone thats fabricated a 106 GTI engine into the back of a mini ??

I don't know of anyone that's done it, I have thought about a 106 GTi lump in the front, never in the back. I'd imagine it'd be pretty sharp and those engines are very tunable.

[Deathrow]

Just out of interest, what are those arches and where did you get them? Oh, and how wide are those wheels?

[roofless]

keep this one - chuck an R1 in the front - I may be able to get you a full, ready to fit conversion for half normal costs including engine, diff and all drivetrain. basically no more complex than a subframe swap, a few wires and gear linkage to sort out.

way cheaper than an asthmatic 106 - and you keep your rear seats..............Oh, and faster too.

[jammiedodger26]

You make that sound soo easy Roofless...

[Mini-Dave]

roofless - thanks for the offer! kinda tempting, but its gotta be rwd im affraid!

Out of intrest what price would a mini like mine go for but with a standard 998 in the front and normal 8.4 discs with 12" mini lights


There group 5 arches from mini spares with 10" x 6" revolutions

[john1.2pearl]

but its gotta be rwd im affraid!

there was a mini in one of the mags a while back which had the r1 engine in the front but used a sierra diff to keep the car RWD cant remember which one though.... iirc it was white