Vini – the Powerflex V8 Mini

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Sealing the coolers to the front bumper for maximum efficiency

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CAD was used extensively for this project

(Cardboard Aided Design)

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Bosch Motorsport programmable ABS


Hiding lots of work under the double skinned floor

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Can you guess what it is yet?




Others would have used a P clip or a cable tie

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Diff cooler pump


Diff cooler (bottom left)


Diff cooler with thermostatic fan

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Brake bias adjustable pedal box


With footrest

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Can you guess what it is yet?


Yes, another brakeline securing bracket

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Just a gratuitous pic of brake line fittings

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How factory does that look?

Given this is a Subaru front crossmember, Subaru steering rack, the radiator is 40% larger, and we had to add three new coolers and a small matter of a V8 engine, we are still using loads of the clever, light and complex Mini bracketry and mountings






Power steering cooler

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How many coolers?

I honestly can't believe this is my car

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Gearbox oil cooler fittings are a push fit into the box so quite important they don't come out.

With this amount of attention to detail, they won't.

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Custom made driveshafts

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Modified hubs to accept Bosch Motorsport ABS sensors (or Kawasaki, whichever is cheaper)

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ITG kindly made us an air filter for the idle speed control vale to save plumbing it into the new air filter system

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Oil breather tank, modified wiper linkage, brake fluid reservoir, inlets, suspension strut tops

It's all getting a bit busy

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Custom dampers from Bilstein Motorsport

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Who takes this much care over the inside of the doors?

Take a bow www.edmotorsport.co.uk

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Custom rears from Alcon. 343mm x 28



same diameter front but 4mm thicker and larger pads

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Lifeline FIA plumbed in fire system