Anyone know of my old zx12r mini?

Anyone know of my old zx12r mini?

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unclemark123

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878 posts

208 months

Tuesday 15th November 2011
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I built this car many moons ago, before z cars offered a kit. It ran and drove, but unfortunatly I had to sell it in haste due to a messy divorce.

Does anybody know of it's whereabouts?




unclemark123

Original Poster:

878 posts

208 months

Tuesday 15th November 2011
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unclemark123

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878 posts

208 months

Tuesday 15th November 2011
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Bert66

1 posts

128 months

Sunday 4th August 2013
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I know this is a two year old posting but:

Mark,
Do you know if the zx14 MOTOR is lot bigger or could one substitute it easily for the zx12? Do you have any pictures of the build? Especially the diff / rear suspension and the bare motor subframe?
Thanks, Bert in USA

dom9

8,068 posts

209 months

Tuesday 10th June 2014
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I'd love to see more pics of this build - looks very interesting!

unclemark123

Original Poster:

878 posts

208 months

Tuesday 10th June 2014
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Bert66 said:
I know this is a two year old posting but:

Mark,
Do you know if the zx14 MOTOR is lot bigger or could one substitute it easily for the zx12? Do you have any pictures of the build? Especially the diff / rear suspension and the bare motor subframe?
Thanks, Bert in USA
Hi Bert.
I have not got a clue if the zx14 motor is different, sorry. I will dig out some more pictures and post them. Are you building something similar?
I never did find out what happened to the car. Shame.

unclemark123

Original Poster:

878 posts

208 months

Tuesday 10th June 2014
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The front subframe was a modified mini subframe. I cut quite a bit of it out and bent/welded the tubular frame in.
My proudest achievement believe it or not was the wiring loom! I got the mini stalk cluster wired into the Kawasaki ecu. The indicators, lights and ignition.

The diff was a sierra cosworth LSD, the trailing arms were modified Sierra items. The rear subframe was custom made and bolted onto the Mini subframe mounts. Driveshafts were custom made.

dom9

8,068 posts

209 months

Tuesday 10th June 2014
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Great stuff - very interesting!

unclemark123

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878 posts

208 months

Tuesday 10th June 2014
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unclemark123

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878 posts

208 months

Tuesday 10th June 2014
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Bazzer1975

3 posts

71 months

Tuesday 15th December 2020
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Yep I know where it is it’s in my front garden

Bazzer1975

3 posts

71 months

Tuesday 15th December 2020
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Easternlight

3,427 posts

144 months

Tuesday 15th December 2020
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Wow!! Nine years to get an answer!

dom9

8,068 posts

209 months

Wednesday 16th December 2020
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Any plans for it?

unclemark123

Original Poster:

878 posts

208 months

Saturday 9th January 2021
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WOW!

I built and sold this car back around 2004. It's really sad to see it unfinished and in this state. How did it end up like this?

Tin Hat

1,371 posts

209 months

Sunday 24th January 2021
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dom9 said:
Any plans for it?
I think the neighbours will be praying for a visit from Alan Titchmarsh


kestral

1,733 posts

207 months

Tuesday 6th April 2021
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unclemark123 said:
WOW!

I built and sold this car back around 2004. It's really sad to see it unfinished and in this state. How did it end up like this?
Was it road legal?
I thought engine swops ended up witha Q plate?

Michael1999

2 posts

39 months

Tuesday 25th January 2022
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I own this car now, fingers crossed it'll run this weekend for the 1st time in over 15 years
Lots of new parts over the last year, new ECU, re made loom for the bike part of the car and will need to make a separate loom for the lights but that can come later
The fuel system isn't working properly at the moment due to a faulty regulator, that should arrive on Friday and hopefully once the Throttle body's have been cleaned up with fresh fuel I can get her running.

myvision

1,941 posts

136 months

Tuesday 25th January 2022
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Good luck!!
Let us know how you get on.

dom9

8,068 posts

209 months

Tuesday 25th January 2022
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Great thread resurrection! Good luck for the weekend!