Carbon '72 Mini C20XE Including Build Details
Discussion
About bloody time man
I have to say Dougie you standing next to the mini makes it look like a normal size car and not a mini per say lol
Looks fantastic mate now seeing it all come together, well bloody imprseed and I look forward 'trying' to get into the passanger seat for a spin
Well done mate, credit to the 'years' worth of work
must say thats a sad looking pic, the one in the barn......
I have to say Dougie you standing next to the mini makes it look like a normal size car and not a mini per say lol
Looks fantastic mate now seeing it all come together, well bloody imprseed and I look forward 'trying' to get into the passanger seat for a spin
Well done mate, credit to the 'years' worth of work
must say thats a sad looking pic, the one in the barn......
supra legend said:
Immense car, very well done to you. Sorry i haven't read all the replies but i have to ask how does it handle the power?
To be Honest we are still running it in, the London to Brighton run ended with 320 miles on the clock.The guys at Track N Road have mapped it only to 4500rpm until we have it run in then we will get it back to them for full power and the Figures.
We are looking at between 210 - 220BHP on a car that weighs around 700Kg hahahhaaaa
It drives nice at the moment really usable but you can feel the arms are going to be ripped off you with torque steer when finally at full power.
But thats where the fun lies.
The wide track does mean it doesnt like white lines etc but we were willing to give that one up purely for the look and the stance.
A Proper little go Kart is what it feels like
shalmaneser said:
Popped down to Madera drive after work on Sunday and saw this car, workmanship is flawless, well deserved win.
I was wondering though, do you Type R/Mini boys have many problems with cooling? The radiator is a hell of a lot smaller than in a Civic!
Beautiful car.
Thank youI was wondering though, do you Type R/Mini boys have many problems with cooling? The radiator is a hell of a lot smaller than in a Civic!
Beautiful car.
its a Vauxhall 2.0 Red Top so dont really know much about the Vtec ones
the rad and the exhaust manifold were the 2 big sticking points to make it fit into the standard length roundnose
most of the 16v Mini boys put a 90mm extended front end on (it makes it look like a limo at the front)
our main aim of the project was to make sure it fitted in the standard length after being told "It cant be done" challenge was set hahaha
anyway by going full custom on the rad made by the lads at Pro Alloy this was done rather than trying to fit a metro or Vauxhall rad into somewhere it didnt want to be
The result was the rad 45 deg over the transmission with custom ducts into the rad and out the back feeding out of the inner wing
so far working no probs even in the crazy Brighton traffic with the 2500 mini traffic jam lastweekend
DougieMc said:
shalmaneser said:
Popped down to Madera drive after work on Sunday and saw this car, workmanship is flawless, well deserved win.
I was wondering though, do you Type R/Mini boys have many problems with cooling? The radiator is a hell of a lot smaller than in a Civic!
Beautiful car.
Thank youI was wondering though, do you Type R/Mini boys have many problems with cooling? The radiator is a hell of a lot smaller than in a Civic!
Beautiful car.
its a Vauxhall 2.0 Red Top so dont really know much about the Vtec ones
the rad and the exhaust manifold were the 2 big sticking points to make it fit into the standard length roundnose
most of the 16v Mini boys put a 90mm extended front end on (it makes it look like a limo at the front)
our main aim of the project was to make sure it fitted in the standard length after being told "It cant be done" challenge was set hahaha
anyway by going full custom on the rad made by the lads at Pro Alloy this was done rather than trying to fit a metro or Vauxhall rad into somewhere it didnt want to be
The result was the rad 45 deg over the transmission with custom ducts into the rad and out the back feeding out of the inner wing
so far working no probs even in the crazy Brighton traffic with the 2500 mini traffic jam lastweekend
But your mini does look stunning in everyway and very nicely finished.
I think the only thing that would get me (although nicely executed on yours) is having to put 13x7's on it.
I always wanted some 10x6.5 M.B rims or KAD rims though if i remember correctly it would mess up the gear ratios... and cost a fortune.
DougieMc said:
shalmaneser said:
Popped down to Madera drive after work on Sunday and saw this car, workmanship is flawless, well deserved win.
I was wondering though, do you Type R/Mini boys have many problems with cooling? The radiator is a hell of a lot smaller than in a Civic!
Beautiful car.
Thank youI was wondering though, do you Type R/Mini boys have many problems with cooling? The radiator is a hell of a lot smaller than in a Civic!
Beautiful car.
its a Vauxhall 2.0 Red Top so dont really know much about the Vtec ones
the rad and the exhaust manifold were the 2 big sticking points to make it fit into the standard length roundnose
most of the 16v Mini boys put a 90mm extended front end on (it makes it look like a limo at the front)
our main aim of the project was to make sure it fitted in the standard length after being told "It cant be done" challenge was set hahaha
anyway by going full custom on the rad made by the lads at Pro Alloy this was done rather than trying to fit a metro or Vauxhall rad into somewhere it didnt want to be
The result was the rad 45 deg over the transmission with custom ducts into the rad and out the back feeding out of the inner wing
so far working no probs even in the crazy Brighton traffic with the 2500 mini traffic jam lastweekend
Interesting stuff, the rad looks a lot thicker than standard I'm sure and it's good new you're not experiencing any problems. Must sound a bit fruity on those bodies too.
shalmaneser said:
Yeah there were a few minis around town!
Interesting stuff, the rad looks a lot thicker than standard I'm sure and it's good new you're not experiencing any problems. Must sound a bit fruity on those bodies too.
yep rad is about 80mm thick and done by ProAlloy so super efficient with 2 tiny high power pans on the rear sucking through and out the ductInteresting stuff, the rad looks a lot thicker than standard I'm sure and it's good new you're not experiencing any problems. Must sound a bit fruity on those bodies too.
Yep the Throttlebody noise i Awesome and very addictive
Danp VRS said:
Stunning car, i cant stop looking at it ! Well done its amazing ive got a nice evo if you want to swap lol !!!!!
Haha Cheers but nopeI sold my 580BHP Porsche 996 Turbo X50 in November and this is the latest toy and I can confirm this is as much fun and probably draws more attention than the Pork did
(but the 996 will be replaced after a year of Mini fun but the Mini is for keeps)
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