18 replies to this topic

[shnevpayne]

I know there are those who appreciate, and those who don't, chucking a Mini shell onto a 4x4 chassis....

Me I think they are brilliant, and whenever I see one... I gotta ask the who what when where and why..... 

But I'm yet to see an Estate/pickup done in this manner... Is it because of finding the right wheel based vehicle? Too much hassle anyway? Or is it just because no one ahs done it...yet...? 

Anyone else? Or is it just me....?

Peace x

[Red Riley]

Nope. Never been done.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[stuart bowes]

mini's are a bit like rule no.34

 

if you can think of it, someone's done it

 

AFAIK one classic method is to transplant the suzuki Vitara chassis

 

https://suminithecla...ini.weebly.com/

Edited by stuart bowes, 04 August 2022 - 05:51 PM.

[shnevpayne]

i knew it just..... i have this 4x4......

Edited by shnevpayne, 04 August 2022 - 05:55 PM.

[stuart bowes]

correction that one was a LJ80

[stuart bowes]

https://www.autotrad...=at_cars&page=1

 

may require some adjustment to fit..

Edited by stuart bowes, 04 August 2022 - 05:59 PM.

[nicklouse]

And some have been done to have 4wd.

 

if you think it has not been done it will have been done.

[nicklouse]

Nope. Never been done.

 

 

 

 

 

 

And here one family did the two pink ones.

[stuart bowes]

I once saw some videos of a scooby powered 4x4 mini, it was a monstrosity but technically it was still a mini

 

I suppose the question becomes where do you draw the line at 'it's not a mini anymore' which is a whole other debate 

[JDMRoverMini]

https://www.mini-men...le/mini-pickup/

[Tupers]

Someone did an estate body on a Subaru Justy 4WD floor pan years ago. I seem to remember the wheel bases are very close.

The old Fist Panda 4x4 is almost the same length as well.

[fokko]

Achim Korden, known from his "RingMini" (a Honda-powered Mini driven on the Nurburgring in Germany), has built a pickup with a 4wd system. I don't know what components he used, but maybe you can find out on his Facebook page/between his Facebook pictures: https://www.facebook...ringmini/photos. Now I'm reading this: https://hirundomotor...ject-squirrell/

and it seems he converted his saloon to 4wd as well, using a Honda CRV drive system.

[nicklouse]

And then there is BINKY and Börnie

Edited by nicklouse, 05 August 2022 - 08:54 AM.

[Ethel]

...Austin Ant, if you something less cosmetic & more mechanically similar.

 

 

It can seem like anybody & everybody's had a go 

[Mini Manannán]

Ah, Binky. We miss it now it's finished: https://www.youtube....7jO0PUSIlfe4Cjj