1275 Gt Hillclimb Car. My First Non Road Build.

Some time in the early 90s I got fed up of keeping a hot Mini on the road I decided to build it up as a Mod prod hill car.
I booked a week off work ordered the short motor to suit my head paid for it and got ready to do the build.
Went down to collect the motor on a Friday and it was not ready. Ok no probs I will collect on Sunday I say.

Small problem the builder was getting Married on the Saturday morning. No probs he says come down after lunch and we will get it sorted. Well I ended up building a customers engine while mine was machined and assembled. Left the machine shop at 4 am and the builder went home showered and went of on his honeymoon. Him and his lass had been living together for ten years before the wedding so she was not supprised.
A few pictures.

Great pics mate mine still looks likes that just can't move on from that time

that's awesome! Sorry to go off, but, what arches are they? I'm looking for some like that for my gt :)

I like the 1/2" extension bar stuffed into the breather. 

 

All these race car threads you're starting have got me looking for spare bodyshells. 

that's awesome! Sorry to go off, but, what arches are they? I'm looking for some like that for my gt :)

Good question. IIRC they were Group 5s from Huddersfield before he really started as a business.

Looks superb I bet it is a great car for hillclimbs.

Sweet looking clubby :)

mate where did you get the front clubby lips from? im looking high and low for it..

mate where did you get the front clubby lips from? im looking high and low for it..

they were easy to get back then. Sorry no idea now.

Try absmotorsport.net

 

 

mate where did you get the front clubby lips from? im looking high and low for it..

they were easy to get back then. Sorry no idea now.

 

Edited by morley, 09 April 2015 - 04:28 PM.

Looks awesome! The old pictures are really cool. The subframe mods are clever, with the support bar around the top for the massive radiator.

Do you still own the car?

Long gone. Built the GTM next. See the topic in variants for that.

 

Try absmotorsport.net

 

 

mate where did you get the front clubby lips from? im looking high and low for it..

they were easy to get back then. Sorry no idea now.

 

 

 

thanks mate :)