RE: Minker K1: PH Carpool

[james280779]

I was trying to get hold of the Turbo technics twin turbo to fit into my TVR S (uses same ford engine). Proved too hard to find so ended up going the v6 Cosworth Route. was a little gutted I couldnt find a decent TT

[SpudLink]

Zad said:

T66ORA said:

Phil Dicky said:

Weren't Gartrac responsible for the RS1700T as well?...bet the youngster won't have a clue what one of those is

The RS1700T was a Boreham motorsport project, Gartrac did the 2.8i V6 rwd mk3 Escorts(G6).

Just an excuse to post:



Lots more pics of it here, including under-bonnet shots of the V6 http://retrorides.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=ge...

Looking like a baby Quattro. Very clean and original, just how I like em.

As Monkey Harris said recently, everything looks better with flailed arches.

[XRNik]

offspring86 said:

Google has returned this:

http://www.fordpower.org.uk/nik/mink.html

That is my old Sierra XR4x4 site, did a lot of research on these. Wonder how many are left as a lot of Minker engines ended up in standard cars.

It was always hard to verify originality and even Geoff Kershaw wasn't too sure how many got made in the end.

I had a drive in one of these many years ago and the power is amazing, we managed to seriously upset someone in a TVR Chimera, he couldn't keep up !!

I've got the original sales brochure from Turbo Technics knocking around at home somewhere

Edited by XRNik on Tuesday 14th May 12:49

[S3Swiss]

sidaorb said:

Much preferred this....

that brings back memories - a car dealer I worked for took one in and we used it as a run-around while the tax was still in the window - didn't get very far on a gallon of fuel but sure made it an interesting 10 miles or so!!! Think they were a Ford South Africa conversion? Mahoosive V8 with matching soundtrack. Kept the Cossy Sierra drivers on their toes - they would dismiss it as an XR4i.

[blade7]

XRNik said:

That is my old Sierra XR4x4 site, did a lot of research on these. Wonder how many are left as a lot of Minker engines ended up in standard cars.

It was always hard to verify originality and even Geoff Kershaw wasn't too sure how many got made in the end.

I had a drive in one of these many years ago and the power is amazing, we managed to seriously upset someone in a TVR Chimera, he couldn't keep up !!

I've got the original sales brochure from Turbo Technics knocking around at home somewhere

61 months, 1 post.

WTF, SERIOUS LURKING FELLA .

Edited by blade7 on Tuesday 14th May 18:23

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S3Swiss said:

that brings back memories - a car dealer I worked for took one in and we used it as a run-around while the tax was still in the window - didn't get very far on a gallon of fuel but sure made it an interesting 10 miles or so!!! Think they were a Ford South Africa conversion? Mahoosive V8 with matching soundtrack. Kept the Cossy Sierra drivers on their toes - they would dismiss it as an XR4i.

The XR8 sound nioe but they're relatively low power for a 5 litre - a smidge over 200bhp. They built around 250 for South African Touring Car racing. They do have the XR4-alike rear biplane spoiler but on a 5 door shell rather than the unique XR4i 3-door shell

[jdcob]

Wow got a nice collection of cars ! You haven't got any spare floor pans for the minker by any chance?????

[StottyZr]

Noel Edmonds driving turbo technics Minker

0-100 in 11seconds and 170mph

[turboshedxr4x4]

NISaxoVTR said:

Engine shot would have been nice as that is the key attraction after all. Interesting car even if I don't buy the 4.5 to 60. Maybe once, one time for a magazine, but that was probably a long, long time ago.

0-60 is about right
my twin turbo sierra does it in 4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrAeV1fQ6y0&fea...

Had mine at 165mph on the autobaun.was off the sierra 170mph clocks but sat nav was more accurate

[turboshedxr4x4]

NISaxoVTR said:

Engine shot would have been nice as that is the key attraction after all. Interesting car even if I don't buy the 4.5 to 60. Maybe once, one time for a magazine, but that was probably a long, long time ago.

0-60 is about right
my twin turbo sierra does it in 4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrAeV1fQ6y0&fea...

Had mine at 165mph on the autobaun.was off the sierra 170mph clocks but sat nav was more accurate

[turboshedxr4x4]

NISaxoVTR said:

Engine shot would have been nice as that is the key attraction after all. Interesting car even if I don't buy the 4.5 to 60. Maybe once, one time for a magazine, but that was probably a long, long time ago.

0-60 is about right
my twin turbo sierra does it in 4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrAeV1fQ6y0&fea...

Had mine at 165mph on the autobaun.was off the sierra 170mph clocks but sat nav was more accurate

[WebboVXR]

If you look closely you can see me sat in the passenger seat on this photo.

[WebboVXR]

Another old photo I found

[TREMAiNE]

WebboVXR said:

Another old photo I found

Awesome! Did your dad own the red one then? Or were you a very wealthy child

The white one in this article sold last year. £2,000 which was amazing considering the fact that the car was completely neglected and trashed and very rusty.

[WebboVXR]

Yeah my dad owned it from new to about 6 year old, turns out it was a minker k1 but was only a 2.8 single turbo,

Was still amazing tho