Carbon '72 Mini C20XE Including Build Details

[DougieMc]

Hi Guys during our 2 year build we havent really had time to post up. Skunkworkz, Chris, myself and a load of other mates have been hard at it as you will appreciate below. Instead we've gathered a load of Photos and info through-out the build and have now loaded on page 11 of this thread.

This build has been kept under wraps since we started and this is the first time these pictures have been released.

Breif history is it was my Grandfathers car from new in 1972, it stayed in the family until 1991 when I sold it. Then in 2008 I found it again with only 120miles extra on the clock since I sold it, but in a sorry state, I then bought it back, which is where the fun began.

Enjoy......



2.0 16V C20XE Allspeed Kit
QED Jenvey Throttle Bodies
Emerald Management
Z20LET Injectors
Piper 286 Road/Race Cams
Ported, Milled & Polished Head
Power Speed Custom 4-2-1 Manifold, 2.5” Bore, 3” Tailpipe
Quaife LSD
ProAlloy Custom Radiator, Header Tank, Pipe work & Oil Catch Tank
SFS Silicone Hoses
Rocker Cover Smoothed and Colour Coded with Oil Filler Cap & Removed & Breathers Rerouted
Custom Carbon Fibre Plug Cover
Custom Thermostat and Sensors
8x13 Revolution Split Rims
175-50-13 Yokohama A048

Front - Hi-Lo’s & Spax Adjustable Shocks
Rear - Hi-Lo’s & Spax Adjustable Shocks with Rear Camber Kit
Wilwood Dual Master Cylinder / Pedal assembly
Metro Turbo 4 Pot Callipers

Repainted in Ford Imperial Blue
Standard Length Full Metal, Fully Removable Roundnose with Hidden Fixings
Custom Metal Bonnet with Removable Hinges
Carbon Fibre Roof Skin
Custom Carbon Fibre Mirrors & Internal Covers
Carbon Fibre Miglia Arches
Mk2 Pop Out Rear Windows
LED Number Plate Lights
Custom Red Rear Lights with LED Bulbs
Crystal Clear Headlights
Clear Flat Glass Front Indicators with LED Bulbs

Carbon Fibre Shell Seats
Schroth 4 Point Harnesses
Custom 2” Diameter 6 Point Rollcage
Custom Carbon Fibre Dashboard with Rollcage Fitment
Custom Carbon Fibre Steering Column Shroud with Illuminated Starter Button
Custom Carbon Fibre Instrument Surround
Custom Carbon Fibre Gear lever Surround & Linkage Tube
New Mini Style Illuminated Switches with Loops
ETB Digital Dash
Corsa B Electric Power Steering
Momo Quick Release Steering Wheel
Carbon Fibre Gearknob
Handbrake Moved 8” Back
Custom Carbon Fibre Pedals
Custom 2 Speed Heater with Sealed
Custom Carbon Fibre Heater Cover
Custom Carbon Fibre Door Cards
Custom Billet Door Handles & Window Winders
Custom Made Wiring Loom
White LED Interior Puddle Lighting
Retro Re-trims Carbon Fibre Leather Headlining & A,B & C Pillar Covers
Retro Re-trims Carbon Fibre Leather Handbrake & Gearlever Gators
Retro Re-trims Carbon Fibre Leather Boot kit
Custom Carpet & Mats


Original Pics - 1991 (First Owned)



In the Barn - 2008 (Found after 13 years)


Commence Chopping


After some welding....


Carbon Roof



Engine


Exhaust


Radiator


Bonnet


Completed

Edited by DougieMc on Thursday 17th November 20:57

[DougieMc]

Thank you for all the comments
Makes it all worth while

hogg said:

great car!!!! soon many nice parts, which look just right when all put togeath!!
where will we be seeing this on track? shows??

First of Many shows will be Sunday's London to Brighton Mini Run
Followed by many PH Events through out the summer

[DougieMc]

Muzzer said:

Awesome. Just awesome.

That steering wheel looks a bit uncomfortable on the hands though

hahaha we had the great unveiling of the Steering Wheel last weekend hahaha
More Comfortable now

[DougieMc]

Dave^ said:

Excellent work, but I have to ask...

Have you tallied up the bill yet?

Great My Wife has just read your post and is now asking questions hahahaaaaaa
Yep I have all the reciepts and will be adding it all up sometime in the near future ( Maybe)

[DougieMc]

MiniMan64 said:

Are you going to be Crystal Palace tomorrow evening mate? I'll keep an
eye out!

Nice car!

Nope sorry will be coming down on Sunday Morning Eeearrrllyyy

[DougieMc]

MiniMan64 said:

DougieMc said:

MiniMan64 said:

Are you going to be Crystal Palace tomorrow evening mate? I'll keep an
eye out!

Nice car!

Nope sorry will be coming down on Sunday Morning Eeearrrllyyy

Boooooooooo! Saturday night is the best bit of the weekend! I'll try and keep an eye out down at Maderia Drive but I don't usually walk the car park there.

Have a good run if I don't see you!

We are on the Highly modified Show n Shine area come and say hello

[DougieMc]

Excellent yep post them up as you can imagine it was manic yesterday I didnt even get a chance to take any photos and didnt really see much of the show.
But the result was Awesome we really were not expecting the Trophies and to be honest only done the Show N Shine to get a decent parking spot to show the car ( and to get out of CP early )
Most of the time was spent chatting and cleaning hahaaaa
Yep you should have came and said hello will be loads of other chances anyway going forward now were on the road.

Edited by DougieMc on Tuesday 18th May 22:02

[DougieMc]

Track_Cit said:

This has to be the collest mini ever! What do you do if it rains though with the hole in the bonnet?

Cheers
We had torrential rain onway back from Brighton on Sunday and it didnt miss a beat

[DougieMc]

Some Great Pix from Brighton















RESULTING IN THESE

Edited by DougieMc on Tuesday 18th May 22:08

[DougieMc]

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

[DougieMc]

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 you
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]

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 duct

Yep the Throttlebody noise i Awesome and very addictive

[DougieMc]

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 nope

I 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)

[DougieMc]

Cheers for the comments guys
Problem with a Bump is that the bump would have gone onto the wing aswell as the bonnet then with a gap down it for the bonnet to open it looks very very strange.
Some have been done like this with a 90mm extended front( Looks like a Mini Limo) and we were not fans of that so hence why the challenge was set to get it into a Standard length round nose.

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Chapppers said:

Oh I agree, and I'm not asking you to defend it. I'm sure it was a pain to keep it standard length.

No probs just explaining as having seen some of the other ways of doing it it was the best by far

Cheers for the comments

[DougieMc]

Cheers for that Mr Franz
shame the Vauxhall boys wouldnt let me enter car of the stand

[DougieMc]

Cheers for all the comments guys
I plan to bring it to the Wilton House Supercar meet ( If Im allowed in )

MiniMan64 said:

Got any video's of it yet?

Nope sorry no Vids yet
Now its run in we are going for the full map on the 13th August
So Videos should follow after that

FWDRacer said:

How much further forward is the Vauxhall lump compared to an A-series or K1100 headed A-series? Bet it will be ballistic in straightline - Mini's are about the bendy stuff too.

No criticism mind - the car and work are a credit to you...

....and respect to you for keep the standard bonnet - those other extended BOS just don't look right.

What would gramps have made of it now then eh?

The engine position is relatively the same as a A Series to the wheels but its the sheer size that is the problem and with the square rocker cover etc thats the prob especially as it protrudes to the wing aswell.
We have also subtley removed some extra breathers from the rockercover and the oil filler cap which some people wouldn't notice but the breather is also something that would come out straight through the middle of the bonnet.

greggy50 said:

16v a series max out at around 160bhp n/a I believe
This will probably be around 220bhp but with a lot more torque
They is a turbo'd 16v a series with 260bhp dont think it is road legal however
Stunning Car by the way makes my mini look like a piece of st and has made the allure of a bigger engine far more appealing :/

We originally were going A Series Turbo but then as you say 150BHP is on a Very Stressed unreliable engine and working for Vauxhall we thought why not go this way hence starting with a standard 150BHP bullet proof engine then taking it to a very comfortable 220BHP

Yep as mentioned above we are getting the final Map on the car on the friday then will be at Minis In the Park on Sunday.

clarksonisawilly said:

OP, were you/your car at the Retro show at Santa Pod last weekend? I saw a mini just like yours, looked truly amazing.

Yep we were in the Show n Shine and picked up another trophy for Best Engine
Not bad 5 trophies in 2 months

Google [bot] said:

clarksonisawilly said:

OP, were you/your car at the Retro show at Santa Pod last weekend? I saw a mini just like yours, looked truly amazing.

I don't reckon there's another Mini that looks 'just like that'.

The will better not be another one hahahaaaaaa.

[DougieMc]

JaymzDead said:

Just amazing, congrats on the awards guys. This car is kind of how I would've liked my Mini to turn out if I'd had the time and money! Can I ask, what colour is that?

Cheers its Escort Cosworth Imperial Blue ( Doesnt go with the Vauxhall Theme I know )
( And dont tell my boss as I work for Vauxhall )
Yep the Trophies keep flooding in 8 so far

[DougieMc]

Vidal Baboon said:

Dougie, can I ask how & what you used to bond the roof skin to the body?


Cheers

Cut the roof off except about 50mm all the way round then bond the roof to that with Windscreen Bonding and then seal round the drain channels

[DougieMc]

GraleEvo said:

That is absolutely fantastic! Are you going to be at Stanford Hall in September?

Yep will be there
Also Mini in the Park at Santapod this Sunday