12 replies to this topic

[wakky]

ho hard is it to change a clubby front in to what i would call a normal mini front.

heard theings about having to cut and shave bits off and fit a flip front, but is there any way of keeping the price down but making the mini looking tops.

chears

tim

[miniman5]

i have a suspision that teh bulck heads are differant, so it could be difficult.

[Jammy]

I believe you have to cut away the inner wings, but apart from that it should fit ok.

[miniman5]

yea, well theres the inner wings,wings and front pannel, youle also need all the other round nose bits, head lights indicator lenses and grille,


ohh and a bonnet might be nice missed that out!

[Sam]

Clubman to roundnose, are you mad? :gasp:

[minimadjonesy]

leave it as a clubman! don't kill it! if you want a round nose then buy a round nose! please!!

[clubman katie B.F]

why?

[mattvallins]

Subframe longer too in a clubby?

[Jammy]

No, subframes are same, at least they better be!!

[Purple Tom]

subframes are the same - bulkheads are the same.

Inner wings/wings and front panel are different.

[mattvallins]

OK, just wondered if they were different because I know its easier to fit a rover V8 to a clubby......

[Purple Tom]

thats usually more to do with the space higher up, because of the front end being a different shape. The V8 with a princess gearbox isn't much wider than an A-series at the bottom, but as you go up obviously it widens out because of the banks of cylinders, and then you gotta think about alternator, radiator etc - so the Clubby is much better suited to fitting a bigger engine.

Its nice to be able to set the timing on a Mini without taking the grille off - Clubbies all the way!!

[ed4ran]

mmm v8...............

.......but imagine the insurance :nugget: