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[BusaMini]

I am currently considering building a turbo hayabusa mini. I have been interested in bike powered cars for a few years and started scratch building my own track oriented car (I have a website www.projectlmp.com). However, for a number of reasons including lack of time, I have decided to tackle a slightly less adventurous project.

I am think of something along the lines of

. Mainly for road use (I have a shifter kart and BMW M3 race car for the track)
. Mid engined
. Turbo hayabsa with low boost giving around 250 to 280hp
. Custom independent rear end
. Coilover front suspension
. Disks all around
. Zeemax bodykit
. Carbon bonnet and boot lid
. Custom interior with some sound proofing
. Weight under 600 kgs

I already have a lot of the parts needed including a modied hayabusa and Velocity racing turbo kit.

A picture of the engine and powertec drive unit



A picture of the turbo kit



Going to start looking for a donor car. Will keep you posted

Paul

[Dom]

excellent, good luck.

[CharlieBrown]

Very Interesting.

As you have seen there are a couple of guys building bike engined minis on this forum, Im sure they will give you loads of help.

Have you got the mini yet?

[tom]

Have you thought about using a fibreglass shell?

www.framini.com

[Brawlyrox]

yikes, all you guys are nuts, but i love it... good luck with the project please keep us posted

[lewis]

nice! i like watching these get built

f 1 minis build huba huba

[marksmini]

wish i had the guts to make one..

there just the best,

reading what others is just about as far as i will get to haven one lol

good luck , and hopefully others should be able to help you if you come across any problems

[F1 Mini]

Great to see another Busa Mini being made. Are you doing the chassis yourself ? is there any kits in Canada ?

[miniman5]

get in there my freind! i bet that will go like nothing on earth! strip it rite out with loads of carbon fibre! should be awsome!!

[BusaMini]

A couple of answers to peoples questions:

F1 Mini: Are you doing the chassis yourself ?

I am custom building the chassis myself. I will be taking a lot of the lessons I learned from the sports racer project. I am going with an independent rear end as I have the most experience with this setup.

F1 Mini: is there any kits in Canada ?

Not that I am aware of.

tom: Have you thought about using a fibreglass shell?

I looked at that option but I am not very keen on standard fibreglass for stressed structures. I can see you having problems with fatique cracking and delaminating over time. I also bet it isn't much lighter than steel. There is also the question of how to mount the rear suspension/rollcage securely.

I have a couple of questions if anyone could help:

1) What is the front rollcentre height on a standard mini?

2) Does anyone know the distance from the center of the rear wheel to just behind the front seat at its most rearward position?

Thanks
Paul

[F1 Mini]

The top wishbone on a standard mini is set at quite a high angle so I would suspect that the roll centre is below ground...