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gianluigi
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12th Apr 06 at 21:05   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

How about a soft top conversion??
alistairolsen
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12th Apr 06 at 21:12   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

why would anyone bother with the metro turbo engine?
jr
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12th Apr 06 at 22:20   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

xe it
Jake
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12th Apr 06 at 22:21   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

quote:
Originally posted by alistairolsen
why would anyone bother with the metro turbo engine?


have you seen a mini with a metro turbo engine? Quick as fuck for what it is..
Robin
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12th Apr 06 at 22:21   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

quote:
Originally posted by alistairolsen
why would anyone bother with the metro turbo engine?


cos it bolts straight in and its an Autin engine, keeping it in the family

also, its good for about 180bhp, which is more than enough
Robin
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12th Apr 06 at 22:21   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

quote:
Originally posted by gianluigi
How about a soft top conversion??


idiot (dont do it)
jr
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12th Apr 06 at 22:22   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

yes what rob said, its doesnt go stright in rob because of the strange inlet arangment

but i still say xe it
Robin
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12th Apr 06 at 22:24   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

ok, so you have to box the bulkhead, but you have to do that for twin carbs anyway, so its no hassle

16XE is the way to do it, 20XE has been done
Jamie
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12th Apr 06 at 22:41   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Lad at work is putting a metro turbo engine in his mini


Maddness
stuartmitchell
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12th Apr 06 at 23:07   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

B16 engine

Other than that, mini cooper flared arches
chr15barn3s
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12th Apr 06 at 23:17   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

quote:
Originally posted by jr
xe it


Theres one near me with an xe in it
SVM 286
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12th Apr 06 at 23:47   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

K.A.D. gentlemen.

End of discussion.
Carl
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13th Apr 06 at 00:33   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Whatever you do get some of those deepdish mini wheels, they look immense.
Jules
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13th Apr 06 at 06:20   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

GRP5 wide spats (they are the little wheel arches btw), deepdish minilites, slammed to fcuk and sprayed in the Ford GT40 Gulf colour scheme (baby blue and orange)
JM_16v
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13th Apr 06 at 06:59   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

used to have a passion for mini so thought these might help

XE

http://www.16vmini.co.uk/



or rover v8

http://www.spagweb.com/v8mini/v8fools/index.htm






a few ideas
gianluigi
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13th Apr 06 at 08:10   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Good post JM, however my dad isn't keen on an engine conversion he liked the zeemax kits though
Jamie Walby
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13th Apr 06 at 08:21   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

ROver V8.

Luigi please can you do this please?

Please.
mattyross
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13th Apr 06 at 10:08   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

yes do it lol

(right click 'save target as')
firing the V8 into life
http://www.spagweb.com/v8mini/gallery/01/v8test/images/001_nearly.avi
http://www.spagweb.com/v8mini/gallery/01/v8test/images/002_carb.avi
http://www.spagweb.com/v8mini/gallery/01/v8test/images/003_start_s.avi

running it in
http://www.spagweb.com/v8mini/gallery/02/feb_run_02/v8min1.avi
http://www.spagweb.com/v8mini/gallery/02/feb_run_02/v8mini2.avi

wheelspin and reverse doughnut in street
http://www.spagweb.com/v8mini/gallery/02/02_dec_run/images/1st_2nd_out3.avi
http://www.spagweb.com/v8mini/gallery/04/04_jan_vids/images/doris_spins.avi


http://www.spagweb.com/v8mini/
gianluigi
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13th Apr 06 at 10:09   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

oh u absolute legend!!! i'll watch when im home!!!
mattyross
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13th Apr 06 at 10:10   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

no problem luigi
mattyross
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13th Apr 06 at 10:13   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

oh just realised JM_16v posted the same website
not to worry, that thing is unreal- DO ITT!!
Ry_B
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13th Apr 06 at 10:15   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

It's just asking for an XE....
gianluigi
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13th Apr 06 at 11:09   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/A-GENUINE-MINI-METRO-MG-TURBO-ENGINE_W0QQitemZ4629819204QQcategoryZ100916QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Tom
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13th Apr 06 at 12:12   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

What is this kad you speak of?

I'd either hyabussa or b16 it

The bussa you can stick in a space frame in the back can't you and rwd it

[Edited on 13-04-2006 by Tom]
Robin
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13th Apr 06 at 12:25   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

KAD make a 16v crossflow head, the head that the mini should have had after about 1980

google KAD mini and see what comes up


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