Just bought this for a new project car. I already have a metro turbo engine just need to sort a decent gear box and a few other bits out, before getting it finished off.

Should be fun once it's completed

 

Love the wheels look realy good on the Mini

Alex F is the one to ask about parts ect he's we'll into his Minis

 

looks cool like it

 

thats class that cant believe its only had 2 replies

 

Mint!

 

Awesome, mate of mine had one of these, with a sequential box and everything, never went in it sadly though, it kept breaking clutches

He reshelled it into a pukka mille miglia body not long after, was super rapid then

 

Awesome, will watch this, As you know.. Im a mini freak too


Good luck

 

Nice one mate!

Will have to pop over and have a glance at this

You still brum way?

 

Yes mate, i'll get some updated pics over the weekend. Just collecting parts at the moment still.

 

Looks great so far mate, I've always had a soft spot for mini's they're cool as fuck

 

Here's a few pictures of the bits that i've put together so far, hopefully i'll get some good ones of the shell when i get it out of the garage.

Metro front mounted radiator and fan



Cylinder head ported to around 29cc on the combustion chambers & tapped for the heater matrix







Starmag 7x13 alloys, have two spares as two on the car are slightly buckled. Thinking of using them for slicks for 1/4 mile runs if they can be straightened out





Center console and gauges



Cosworth 2wd intercooler, actuator, pre-verto clutch slave cylinder, flywheel bolt & extended arm



Gaskets, braided master cylinder to slave cylinder hose & engine mounts



Lightened clutch back plate, AP rally plate, grey pressure plate & clutch release bearing



Spec-r breather tank



Ultra light flywheel with pre-engaged ring gear



Straight cut 1.1 drop gears



Central oil pick up pipe



Carbon fibre dash & clocks/gauges



I'll keep things updated as progress is made.

 

This should be wicked!

 

Cool project. Turbo Minis are cool.

Cars like this make want a Mini more.

 

Awesome

 

Love it. I would LOVE to have a proper Hardcore mini.
I think my mid life crisis toy would be a Z-Cars Mini with a bike engine in it.
Will follow this thread with much interest.

 

Looks promising

Its appearance is very similar to a turbo'd mini down the road from me

 

looks good!

You want to get yourself a MPi manifold gasket though - it will last longer


What spec are you planning for the engine?

Alex

 

I was under the impression the manifold gasket was a competition one bought from min-its.

Spec wise it's just a standard metro turbo block, t3 turbo and internals, going to be running mega jolt, did you get my pm?

Looking at getting a centre main strap fitted on the crank.

Got a tran-x cross pin diff ordered & on it's way.

Not chasing big numbers, but i don't want to destroy the gearbox on the first launch.

 

Used to have a bull nose mini turbo, would spin to wheels upto the red line in 4th and batter anything on the road. Still had 10inch wheels and drums on it. Ran it for about 18 months with the actuator pipe disconnected and it still didn't blow up (plenty of blow by tho!) Brilliant fun

 

Mini will rock, when i get rid of my sapph one day i will do a mini again

Looks Cock on

 

Cracking project

 

i done a mini turbo didnt last too long make sure you get it set up before you run it in, and with the bell nose minis i had to tka ethe heater out if you have to do this add a extra rad in there other wise you will see some overheating. nice car mate looks wicked wheels are the nuts

 

crazy car loving it

 

new engine?

 

Fucking love it!!!

 

Honest

Looks like it will be fun once done

 

does the metro engine go quite easily into these, or is it a big job?

and what kind of power will it be putting out when done? rough figure!?

wheels look different, but in a good way

 

Love it!! A real sleeper project!!

 

alex is that the engine for the one down the work shop ? , and this project looks kool

 

I'm hoping it's for this one, It looks like it is.

 

How mint is this.It will be a cracking car when its done.

 

This is absolutly your engine - the only other one I am building is blue!

The machine work has all measured up ok - the bores are very good! Only 0.25 thou difference between all four bores

For those asking about spec its currently:

1293cc
8.4:1 CR
modified head
stage 2 cam
4 bolt centre main

Depending on turbo - currently a T3 with a 0.25 exh housing, but I think it really needs a gt15 - it should do about 170bhp.

Alex

 

bright orange, caged with a stright cut box?

Are you sure?

 

ahh so this is the one down the workshop lol, glade to see ifs coming on havnt been up afRacing in a while, will pop down and see alex and have a lil looky

 

I thought we were going gt17?

 

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dry build done



timing casing needs modifying and then the head goes on

After that its rockers, rocker geomerty and clearances.... then it bolts onto the gearbox

 

Cool, looking good now

 

You Bugger, makes me want to get mine repaired now.

Looks really sweet, mines 1293 N/a Ex MBE race car.