Hey everyone! I'm looking into buying my first classic car (which will also be my first car). Being a bit of a classic car and speed freak ('round corners, not in a straight line). I'm thinking the mini is a perfect place to start getting into restoring and/or modding cars.
The issue I have is the quite strict laws of Denmark, more on these in a bit, but essentially what I want is a nice mini with some good speed in it. For this reason I would prefer to have a 1275cc engine over the 1000c or 850cc. However, Danish law states that for a car to recieve a more than 20% increase in horsepower, it must be 'technically identical' to another model, and 'supporting documents' must be there to back this up. I know that for example, the classic cooper s has different brakes than the mini 850/1000. These then would obviously need to be changed, but is there anything else that I'd need to change? Furthermore, does anyone know where I can find 'supporting documents' to make this build street-legal in Denmark? If anyone is interested, here's a shorted, translated, version of the relevant Danish law: http://pastebin.com/ttQ4xnZ5
Last but not least, if I were to attempt changing the motor of a mini 850 or 1000 to a 1275 engine, is there anything I should be aware of regarding the differences between the 850cc version and the 1000cc version (ie: which car would be easiest to use as a base)?
Seeing as this is my first post, I hope this made sense and is in the right place! Have a great day and thanks in advance .