139 replies to this topic

[george91]

i've just been helping my mate with his mk2 golf and thought the rad looked to be perfect for a front mount conversion on a mini my rad is 80mm deep 450mm wide and 270mm high. keeps it cool though lol doesn't reach above 60 on the road and in traffic will only ever get to 80. just tryed to get a picture but its raining will sort a photo out at weekend george... off to find your project thread



rich

Ahh thats good, glad you can confirm that for me, numbers can be a bit meaningless untill you actually get see it, i'll do a bit of measuring as that could be a serious possibility now. cheers rich

[george91]

Hay rich here's a link to an alloy mk2 golf rad i found, could be perfect for this conversion were talking about, where do you have your header tank for yours? and do you have to mount it at a certain level to the rad?

cheers, george

http://cgi.ebay.co.u...=item1c10c73b6f

Edited by george91, 19 March 2010 - 06:24 PM.

[1380rich]

looks allrite mate, is half the thickness of mine so should fit lol, my header tanks mounted on the front of the bulkhead/ inner wing. just above thermostat height seems to work well.


cheers rich

[josh.evans]

hi i think i saw your car on the a45 in northampton last year on a back of a truck in a esso petrol station looked ace if it was lol. sure it was as it was identical to yours

Josh

[1380rich]

cheers yeh that was mine... blew it up at santa pod love having breakdown cover with the insurance haha

[josh.evans]

i thought so i must say it looked stunning

[miniallsort]

great mini mate

[Rickus]

Hi i am quite new on here still trying to find my way around lol, i love the look of you mini mate you have done a nice job

i just wounderd what sort of BHP you were running in it?? i am also looking to build a fast road/ race 1380.

are you running a standard gear box??

cheers, Rick

[1380rich]

thanks for all the nice comments guys the motors a full race 1380, it recently did 138bhp at the wheels at only 7000 rpm .. pulls hard to 8500 but couldn't grip on the rolling road the gearbox is a 4 speed jack knight straight cut dog box

cheers, rich

[D1k1m4y]

PICUNTO avec dent.

[1380rich]

what???

[D1k1m4y]

the picanto that i drive
i am the guy on work experience. yes thats right the *eejit*

[1380rich]

lol ok .. wondered what yu were on aboot then

[1380rich]

got home from work to find the last bits for my management had been delivered bling!





rich

[Rickus]

WOW thats is a good amount of power, bet that mini flys lol

when running that sort of power are the standard drive shafts upto the job??

cheers rick