21 replies to this topic

[captainjack15]

Oh right Ok fair enough!

I'll be interested to see too

[Kam]

i dont want to seem like i on here slagging off kits/work so im not going to state the kit used. not allspeed though..
i would like to see one in action though and compare it to the one i used to have.

Thats fair enough, but there isn't many companies offering a drive in drive out using another form of suspension setup for that sort of price so I think we can pretty much guess who it is

Out of interest, I know its slightly off topic but would like to hear what this new spaceframed setup is your now using? You say its no longer got mini suspension but still a vtec up front?

[zjohnsonua]

As far as halfshafts and suspension parts, the OEM mini suspension was designed with certain radii lengths in mind. When you move the engine and trans, you likely got new halfshaft geometry which affected your torque steer..

[MIGLIACARS]

It was watsons own rally i car i had it was fully spaced framed.
ive sold it now,
which is a bit of a releaf
as it wasnt the car i hoped it would be.
nearly twice the power of an race A series mini but 2 seconds a lap slower.
striaght line speed wow awesome but not like a normal mini on the corners. something just wasnt wright, tryed alsorts to get it on the pace to no avail.

im now back to A series, im my experience put up with the transmisson reliabilty probs and stick with a mini.

honda minis great on paper, great on the road im sure. but definatly not a competitive race car...

if you are wanting one, id do some shopping around before buying the first kit that comes along.

[billyboy83]

But a spaced framed mini would handle totally different from a normal mini any way as really its a different car under the shell ?

[wolfie]

Miglia racer Bill Sollis gives some good reviews and driving impressions of various Honda vtec engined Mini's on some of the Minifilms track test DVD's. He does however comment that the Metro based front subframe conversions do detract from the traditional Mini feedback and handling.........
http://www.minifilms...engineswap.html

yay my car!

[MIGLIACARS]

yes you are correct about the space framed one, but i was replying to KAM question.

also read the whole thread, my first mini vtec was so bad i sold the car.