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[Tamworthbay]

Throttle cable's gonna be pretty long!

Short compared to a lot of stuff, even stuff like 911s would be significantly longer. Then think about something like a VW type 2, the cable is nearly 1 1/2 times as long as a mini! As for rear engined buses............

[darkcat]

Not in work today, so got a good few jobs done.

Ripped apart the spare old front subframe, cleaned all parts etc and built up the new rear front subframe, figured out a front mounting system for it, and fitted a temporary upper mount bar (until i get the roll cage started)
And built up the other 2 swivel hubs with all new ball joints, seals and bearings.

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[zuluaga63]

whaaat ! i want a fiver glass mini !!

[domdee]

looking forward to this build!

[darkcat]

Engine mounted (the front mounts will be revised once the cage is in)

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[darkcat]

And finally!

My Diff is complete.

I am running a standard mini diff open, lubed with dry chain lube - This is not a track car and i dont expect to be spinning up one wheel a lot so should do the job nicely - I could always swap it for a sealed quaif later on if it proves problematic.

This would have happened quicker, however drilling hardened steel is impossible, so i had to get it spark-eroded.

 

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[dribble]

keep up the good work dude. ;) 

[darkcat]

Drum roll.....


engine / diff / rear subframe complete

 

 

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[Willy_sa]

That looks great!

[Camshaft1982]

Nice work. That is going to be a lot of fun to drive.

Having a front subframe in the rear is going to make alignment adjustments rather easy as well.

[seancv1]

Looking good just waiting on an update !

[darkcat]

Its on hold a bit while a rebuild my daily mini's engine, nearly done  

[megamini_jb]

Hi, sorry if I've missed it... Where did you get the shell from? My dad is looking for one just like this

[darkcat]

AND I'M BACK IN THE ROOM!

so the daily mini took a LOT more work than i thought. 

anyhoo, now im back on the plastic one

more to follow............................
 

[MiniLandy]

Seem to have missed this, an interesting project!

 

One thing I can't help but think though, isn't having the engine mounted above the crownwheel going to put the centre of gravity quite high?