an old shaped mini ?
Does any body own
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herps uk, chaos also very knowledgeable about them
aye get jonno on here.
he wont shut up
he wont shut up
f*** of jamie, was having a good convo.
Whats up?
mine aint to exciting, currently undergoing work lol.
J
Whats up?
mine aint to exciting, currently undergoing work lol.
J
i know its fun talking about hacking :slayer::slayer:
i had old mini before i could drive, it sat in garden an i would rev it an rev it, but then it go bang like j gp will if he do same.
but i still sold it for a proffit
like j gp will if he do same.but i still sold it for a proffit
i had old mini before i could drive, it sat in garden an i would rev it an rev it, but then it go bang
but i still sold it for a proffit
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my mam has a mini city 30 thousand miles on teh clock lovely little car iam thinking about getting one as a project car and cramming a suzuki swift engin ein it
Which swift engine? A 1 litre will hardly 'cram' it
would rather see a well sorted 1275 conversion rather than a swift conversion
Hope you are good with a welder, you will need it
would rather see a well sorted 1275 conversion rather than a swift conversion
Hope you are good with a welder, you will need it
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i was thinking out of the 1.3 gti ones
slap in a hyabusa twin turbo:slayer: or one without turbos :slayer: or one with an r1 in the front:slayer:
You can barely afford your own car without a job
You do know that the work wont come cheap, and i hope you have good technical knowledge if you are doing it by yourself
Is it a project car that you will be using yourself, if so, dont forget about insurance :idea:
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You cant just slap any old engine in any old car, in that case I would like the V12 from a Lamborghini Diablo in my Stilo please
Would the Swifts engine even fit in a mini, baring in mind a Swift is actually quite big compared to a mini :spin:
Would the Swifts engine even fit in a mini, baring in mind a Swift is actually quite big compared to a mini :spin:
Hmmmm I've never heard of one. Only thing people think about is Redtops, Vtec's and bike engines. Seem to be the easiest.
I really found this interesting http://www.theminiforum.co.uk/ don't really want to promote it. But it will probably put you off enough to stop thinking about it lol.
I really found this interesting http://www.theminiforum.co.uk/ don't really want to promote it. But it will probably put you off enough to stop thinking about it lol.
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I've got a mini, I've had it about 5 years now, I bought it for my now ex as her first car, it was going to be a quick MOT job then paint it pink:bang: but we split up about 3 weeks later and I decided to do a full concorse restro. 5 years later its still on its side, taking up a ramp in my mates garage. Sorry about that. still on the bright side, its been an interesting talking piece.
still on the bright side, its been an interesting talking piece.
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Ooh...a Wolseley
At leasts it looks like a Wolseley going off the grille badge Yeah, there are a few GTi'd Minis about. Not as many as the there are Redtops/VTECs though. Might be different now but AFAIK you can get conversion subframes for Redtops and VTECs (and be able to do away with the rubber suspension as well I think) but I'm not sure if you can get one for a GTi engine. That means a homebrew - not exactly something you want to be doing if you're a first timer.
Oh yeah, getting a semi decent insurance quote would be an absolute nightmare for a teenager!
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i will use it for my self eventually! oh and i researched and i think its easier to get the 998 sent off and re done
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my m8 had one with a metro turbo engine, can't say I was that impressed with it. You'd be better off just buying one and restoring etc.. mainly cos insurance will rape you if you do any engine stuff
