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#1 YoungUn

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Posted 06 December 2004 - 04:38 PM

also i was wondering, how easy is it to fit a roundnose backend to a van? as i like the size of mini vans yet dnt like how the back is just flat

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Posted 06 December 2004 - 04:50 PM

I think that is the great thing about the vans :grin:

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Posted 06 December 2004 - 05:55 PM

also i was wondering, how easy is it to fit a roundnose backend to a van? as i like the size of mini vans yet dnt like how the back is just flat

as in back end of a saloon on to a van?

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Posted 06 December 2004 - 06:05 PM

i think thats what he means

dont see the point really, the vans look fine as they are

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Posted 06 December 2004 - 06:14 PM

A waste of a van, and money, in my opinion!

It wouldn't really be a van after that, just a weird looking stretched saloon van. :saywhat:

I dread to hear your plans for this vehicle of yours, but no doubt you'll be having a bit engine in it? Under the bonnet of round noses arn't that big!

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Posted 06 December 2004 - 06:39 PM

Well, if it could be done it would need a lot of skill with the welder. And a fair bit of fabrication. Firstly I think the saloon rear end is narrower than the van. Then you'd need a new boot floor making up as the two floors are very different. You'd need to graft the two roof pressings together as again they are different shapes. I don't think the lower edge seams would line up where the saloon rear panel meets the body sides so there would be more fabrication there. And there would need to be a flange fabricated up the rear edge of the body side to weld the rear panel to, but this edge might well not be the right angle to meet the rear panel so that would need adjusting. All in all it's a lot of work to end up with what will basically be a stretched Mini with no access into the back, and a very odd way to go about it.

But it could end up being a great project if you really want to try. There aren't many good vans around to do this with, so you'd probably need to do a lot of repairs to any van you did find before you even start.

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Posted 06 December 2004 - 07:05 PM

well , it is alot of work and im not sure i would like to take it on now...

i will just have to think of how to Jazz-up the back end of a standard van... or just get a saloon and forget i mentioned this hehe sorry :fear:

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Posted 06 December 2004 - 07:33 PM

well , it is alot of work and im not sure i would like to take it on now...

i will just have to think of how to Jazz-up the back end of a standard van... or just get a saloon and forget i mentioned this hehe sorry :fear:

You seem to be wanting much more than you can do/afford... :fear:

A Mini is alot off hard work, and hard earned money for that reason, not just a little car that anything can be done with, inexpensively.

If you have big plans for such a Mini, then go for them. Just don't be expecting a cheap way around anything! If it's really what you want, then keep the idea in mind, and after a few years once the project is completed, it will be a pleasure to own.

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Posted 06 December 2004 - 11:05 PM

well i have always loved minis. and i dnt just want to do the little modifications that everyone does, i was wanting origonal.. and i have heard you can make yourself a sportscar for under 250 well i could sure make a better car than a lowcost using minis.

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Posted 07 December 2004 - 05:50 PM

u wont get a super mini for 250 mate if thats what your thinking.

a decent brake setup is triple if not quad that at least...nevermind the actual car, engine,suspension etc etc ....
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......if your thinking of making a beast mini for cheap...you will be suprised! at the cost....if not, ignore me!

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Posted 07 December 2004 - 11:29 PM

Yes and Lowcosts are complete rubbish. We had one come into the garage and it drove awful, not a bit sporty and nothing like a Lotus 7.
Its true about how much stuff costs, I've spent (excluding car + insurance) £571 on my car, and its no even a third of the way done yet.
My main advice to you is to learn more about how cars work in general, how much things cost and try and learn some of the skills you will need to accomplish the things you want to do.
Oh and (no offenece intended) get some taste. Saloon back end on a van! Are you having a laugh? 18s on any small car, let alone a mini look daft and gives you some unsprung masses that are far too heavy, causing all sorts of problems. Don't get railroaded into thinking that bigger rims are nessesscarily better by the Max Power boys and that cutting edge, plastic bodykits always look good, when most of the time they look awful, worse in a few years(voice of experience, I used to think like that too, shock horror).
I think there is a true enthusiast in you though, just need to mature a bit!

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Posted 08 December 2004 - 06:18 AM

i suppose you are right roadie, im still young, and i kind of admire how max power can get their everyday hatches to go quick! but i have loved minis ever since i can remember, i have read a hell of alot about them and cars in general giving me theory yet what i lack is probably the practical side of knowledge

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Posted 08 December 2004 - 04:28 PM

and i kind of admire how max power can get their everyday hatches to go quick!


I couldn't tell if you were being serious here or not, but 9 out of the 10 cars in max power have about 2 typical low key engine mods, - Ecotek valve, and a K & N filter... These do not make the cars go quick at all.. They are all usually standard 1.0, 1.1, 1.3, that are actually made slower due to all the weight of the bodykits!

You do get the random seriously modified car with engine mods in there sometimes, but usually the engine, gearbox, and suspension is kept standard!

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Posted 08 December 2004 - 05:02 PM

when i was your age i wanted a vauxhall calibra :rolleyes: Im sure alot of us were like that when younger

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Posted 08 December 2004 - 06:48 PM

Hee hee yeah, I wanted a MKI Astra GTE. My god, I thought they were the mutt's nuts! Lookin back (oh dear) I'm glad I became a MINI convert! :grin:




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